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History & Hall of Fame

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Should the Number of Hall of Fame Inductees Increase as the League Size Increases?

We recently established that the Hall of Fame Percentage (percentage of times at bat and innings pitched performed by a Hall of Famer) isn't constant over time. But should it be? Should league expansion mean more Hall of Famers?

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There's a Hall of Famer in Every Lineup

One percent of all Major League players become Hall of Famers. But not all Major Leaguers are equal. In terms of playing time, Hall of Famers actually account for closer to 10% of all playing time.

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Two-Sport Athletes: A Sabermetric Review

Beyond the Box Score took a look into the statistics of two-sport athletes, in an attempt to realize whether or not they would have plaques in Cooperstown had they focused their entire professional lives on baseball.

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The Top-Ten Worst Players in Baseball History

Beyond the Box Score researched players who were career sub-replacement level players, and ended up with a list of players who quite possible are baseball's worst of all-time.

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When FIP Won't Buy Wins

There's been an unhealthy amount of discussion in the mainstream media recently over the quality of Cliff Lee's 2012 season. Heading into yesterday's game against the Mets, Lee was still winless...

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The Hall of wWAR: Updated for Baseball-Reference's WAR

Now that Baseball-Reference updated its WAR framework, the Hall of wWAR follows suit. Twenty players were bumped from the Hall to make room for twenty new players.

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A Statistical Look into Satchel Paige's Dominance

Satchel Paige's career has inspired a lot of myth and legend, but Baseball-Reference's data now allows us to see some of statistics behind those stories

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Their Iconic Season was not their Most Valuable

Many players have posted "iconic" seasons—the season you think of when you think of them (like Roger Maris in 1961 or Lefty Grove in 1931). But in many cases, these were not necessarily their most valuable seasons.

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Bo Belinsky of No-Hit Fame

In honor of Jered Weaver, a deeper (Saber-slanted) look is taken into the work of the man who threw the Angels' first no-hitter, Bo Belinsky

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Using Wins Above Average to Identify Compilers

One nice thing about Wins Above Average (which I first posted about last week) is that it makes it easier to identify "compilers".

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