The best non-Hall of Famer at every position The Baseball Writers’ Association of America haselected the three newest Hall of Famers, with Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer officially getting the call on Tuesday and joining manager Jim Leyland -- previously elected by the Contemporary ...
The Giants departed New York for San Francisco before the 1958 season, and by that point, each of these five Hall of Famers had been retired for at least 10 years. (The last one standing was Ott, who mashed 511 homers between 1926-47.) Of course, it was easier to have a great ...
Predicting 40 active future Hall of Famers From Hall of Fame locks to rookies we can dream on, here's which current stars could eventually make it to Cooperstown. David Schoenfield » He looked like a plus left fielder with the tools for center who just didn't play there, ala Carl Craw...
WAR is Wins Above Replacement. fWAR is short for Fangraphs WAR. This installment features a lot of iconic guys, some of the greatest to ever do it. Unless I counted wrong, there are 21 Hall of Famers on this quiz, with 5 more on the ballot currently. There are even a few guys here...
the Hall. He's worse in career WAR, and at the bottom line, Minoso's JAWS score ranks him as the 23rd-best left fielder of all time. He's ahead of some Hall of Famers, such as Jim Rice and Heinie Manush, but his inclusion would lower the standards of the position in that ...
Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, and Ty Cobb become the first class of Baseball Hall of Famers. Johnson was the only star to not appear on 90% of ballots cast, while Cobb led all five players, garnering nomination from 98.2% of voters. The Hall would not hav...
During that era — one dominated by Hall of Famers Mike Piazza and Ivan Rodriguez — the skills needed at backstop were clearly defined. “Could you throw guys out, how did you do blocking the ball and could you hit with power?” Servais said. “That’s how the position was...
The comps are even more promising when you look at the select group of catchers that could hit and run like Realmuto. Without exception they remained well-above-average hitters. The five Hall of Famers above remained productive and durable through their early 30s. The remaining two catchers are...
Hall of Famers Dave Winfield and Jim Thome were among the Clemente Award winners introduced on the field before highlights of the 15-time All-Star's life and career played on the large video board in center field. Players and coaches from both teams — all wearing Clemente's No. 21, as...
Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, and Ty Cobb become the first class of Baseball Hall of Famers. Johnson was the only star to not appear on 90% of ballots cast, while Cobb led all five players, garnering nomination from 98.2% of voters. The Hall would not hav...