NFL HoF

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Hunter's WAR ratings are affected by the fact that he was a modestly above average pitcher playing for the two big dynasties of the 1970's. If he had pitched for, say, the Indians in those years, he'd have ended up with a sub .500 career record and would be remembered as an inferior pitcher to Luis Tiant. I give him credit, he ended up in two great situations in his career, but pound for pound, Mark Buerhle has been a better pitcher than he, and I'm only 40 percent sure he'll ever make the HOF.

To Crown - so what if the average WAR seasons for Sandberg and Whitaker were just barely slanted in Sandberg's favor, it doesn't change the fact that one of them was inducted on their second ballot and the othe was dismissed with like seven votes his first year of elibility. They were, for all intents and purposes, basically the same player playing in the exact same era.

Ridiculous. Hunters first 3 years were with the KC A's which was a dreadful franchise. Even during the A's run they only won 100 games once winning 93, 94, and 90 the other 3 years. If you want to use WAR as your only evidence then you should know better than trying to also use a players teams against him.