Baseball hall of fame

[Byebyemermaid]

Does anyone on this board think David Wells or Kenny Rogers belong in the hall of fame?

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Byebyemermaid

Does anyone on this board think David Wells or Kenny Rogers belong in the hall of fame?

Only if they pay admission.

[Byebyemermaid]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Only if they pay admission.

Sniper here is the reason i posed such a ridiculous question.David Wells has either 4 or 6 more wins than Catfish Hunter and 16 less losses.Kenny Rogers is similar and both have a better percentage than Catfish.Wells pitched a perfect game as did Catfish and has i think 1 less championship than Hunter.I agree neither Wells or Rogers belongs in.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Byebyemermaid

Sniper here is the reason i posed such a ridiculous question.David Wells has either 4 or 6 more wins than Catfish Hunter and 16 less losses.Kenny Rogers is similar and both have a better percentage than Catfish.Wells pitched a perfect game as did Catfish and has i think 1 less championship than Hunter.I agree neither Wells or Rogers belongs in.

Hunter did win 20 games for 5 straight years at least. Baseball-reference.com uses four different measurements of a players accomplishment and then compares each of them to HOF level.

Black Ink - average HOF is 40
Gray Ink - average HOF is 185
HOF Standards - average HOF is 50
HOF Monitor - > 100 means likely HOFer

Here are Hunter's numbers:
BI: 20
GI: 151
HOFS: 42
HOFM: 131.5

Here are Rogers' numbers:
BI: 2
GI: 87
HOFS: 30
HOFM: 66

And Wells:
BI: 24
GI: 123
HOFS: 40
HOFM: 88

So Hunter is far below average for a HOF but according to their index he does belong. Rogers isn't even close, Wells is close but still has a ways to go which is unlikely at his age.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Hunter did win 20 games for 5 straight years at least. Baseball-reference.com uses four different measurements of a players accomplishment and then compares each of them to HOF level.

Black Ink - average HOF is 40
Gray Ink - average HOF is 185
HOF Standards - average HOF is 50
HOF Monitor - > 100 means likely HOFer

Here are Hunter's numbers:
BI: 20
GI: 151
HOFS: 42
HOFM: 131.5

Here are Rogers' numbers:
BI: 2
GI: 87
HOFS: 30
HOFM: 66

And Wells:
BI: 24
GI: 123
HOFS: 40
HOFM: 88

So Hunter is far below average for a HOF but according to their index he does belong. Rogers isn't even close, Wells is close but still has a ways to go which is unlikely at his age.

I agree...both good pitchers but not HOFers. Besides which the next few years are gonna be crowded with candidates...most much more deserving!

[slotdirt]

Catfish Hunter is right up there with Tinkers and Evers as the most undeserving players with plaques in Cooperstown.