Perfect comps
by FTLOTC on Feb 16, 2010 4:54 PM EST
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PrintIt appears that Bagwell and ARod were/are the exact same hitter:
Check out some other interesting comps after the break (All data from Rally's WAR database).
Mike Cameron and Johnny Damon were both born in 1973 and broke in as rookies in 1995.
Here's a few other spot-on comps:
(Chipper, that is.)
Now for some defense. In his 9 best seasons, Griffey Jr. saved as many runs as Dunn has given up during his career (Defensive runs is the sum of TotalZone + OF arm + Position adjustment):
Finally, Rickey Henderson gained as many runs with his base-running as Harmon Killebrew forfeited with his glove:
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Oh man
This is wonderful stuff! Alomar/Lofton is going to be interesting. Will we see an outcry after Lofton getting around 70% of the vote on his first try?
Guess no on both counts…
I was stunned by the number of people who called Lofton a Hall of Famer at Baseball Fever when I first went there.
I was also stunned by their relatively low opinion of Alomar.
This is some pretty good evidence they were on to something (not that I advocate looking at WAR and wiping your hands clean).
From what I heard it is more the other way (if we are talking robbie). I think people think Robbie is more of a HOFer than Lofton (and I follow the indians too where we have talked about this on SB Nation). The reason they do favor Robbie is positional value (there are not a lot of great 2nd basement but a plethora of great CFs). I do think robbie has a shot at the HOF, but I also think that Lofton deserves a look.
I don’t know the website baseball fever, but I am stunned a little by the stupidity of sorts by the ppl.
That's awesome because I always have Appling and Larkin really close to eachother.
Have since before even Rally’s WAR was up.
At hitting. He brough a lot more value with his glove.
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by Satchel Price on Feb 17, 2010 9:21 AM EST up reply actions
In 2/3 of a career...
I think that curve will change in the next few seasons.
1989-1990 (minors): 710 AB, 6 HR, HR every 118.33 AB
1991: 554 AB, 15 HR, HR every 36.93 AB
1992: 586 AB, 18 HR, HR every 32.56 AB
1993: 535 AB, 20 HR, HR every 26.75 AB
1994: 400 AB, 39 HR, HR every 10.26 AB
Granted, in 1994 he was entering his prime, but it’s pretty ridiculous how he went from hitting a homer every 118.33 AB in the minors to hitting a homer every 10.26 AB four years later in the majors. This obviously isn’t any kind of proof or an exact science. But, given we are talking about the steroid era, this guy was absolutely jacked, and he admitted to taking Andro, it makes me pretty suspicious.
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