I'd say Joe DiMaggio is similar. He's an all-time great, but there are many better players with less renown. You could make a case for Pete Rose too. In a way

I'd say Joe DiMaggio is similar. He's an all-time great, but there are many better players with less renown. You could make a case for Pete Rose too. In a way Jeter's career is a cross of those two. His triple slash is similar to Rose, and he's also among the hits and plate appearance leaders. And like DiMaggio, he was the face of a Yankees dynasty.