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Spring Cleaning - Graph of the Day – HOF Careers Stopped by Injury

I have several article/projects I began previously, but never published/finished. This week I will publish several as I don't see myself going back to them to finish them to original level I wished. I was thinking of just deleting them, instead I am hoping someone may find the work useful.

A comment on a Royals message board stated that Bo Jackson was a first ballot Hall of Famer if he hadn't been side lined by injuries. While that statement is completely untrue, heck Zack Greinke accumulated more WAR last season than Bo did in his career, there were some hitters who were on place for HOF career when injuries cut that short. Here are how Bo and 5 other injury prone hitters compare to other Hall of Famers:

 

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