Re: More on HOF - Why Not Blyleven?
Black Ink: Pitching - 16 (128) (Average HOFer ~ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 239 (23) (Average HOFer ~ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 50.0 (36) (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 120.5 (67) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.
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Just based on a quick look at the numbers, it's pretty clear to me that he belongs in the hall of fame. These scores are from baseball-reference.com.
Agree, it's a separate argument that maybe many of these pitchers don't belong.... but in comparison to pitchers already there.... he's better than a lot of them. Read Rob Neyer.
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