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In response to "As much as I like Raines and think he should be in the Hall, his career is eerily similar to Kenny Lofton." by ML

It's 'similar' in the context that Lofton's his 2nd comp, but it's not that similar based on this measure.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Jan 6 '16, 14:20

Raines got on base 4,000 times with 2600 hits and 1300 walks. Lofton got on base about 3400 times with 2400 hits and 900 walks.

That's an entire extra season of your lead-off hitter getting on base.

Lofton's OPS+ is 107, Raines was 123. That's 16% better for Raines.

Lofton was the better fielder, but was he that much better? I don't think so.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/raineti01.shtml (www.baseball-reference.com)

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It's less an argument against Raines and more an argument that Lofton should have gotten better treatment by Hall voters. - ML Jan 6, 14:21 3
- Agreed. Kevin Brown is the pitching version. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 14:27 2
  - *clink* - ML Jan 6, 14:28 1
    - Brown falling off the ballot, while Smoltz and Glavine strolled in made me wonder what in the hell voters see. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 14:34

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It's 'similar' in the context that Lofton's his 2nd comp, but it's not that similar based on this measure.

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