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In response to "Fun with stats: Hank Aaron has more hits than Boggs, more doubles than Cal and more triples than any active player. " by Krusty

People don’t realize how great he was. He was a different level of consistent.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Sep 3 '23, 07:13

NL All-Star outfields for most of the 50’s/60’s.

Mays, Aaron, Clemente.

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I did not know this -- he has less MVP awards than Roger Maris. - Will Hunting Sep 3, 07:39 10
- Yeesh. Why do I think he wasn't as well respected by the press as he should have been. I don't know much about the attitudes -- (edited) - Krusty Sep 3, 07:41 9
  - a fun podcast would be to look back at moments like Bobby Thompson's HR through the Moneyball lens and speculate what dumb shit an Analytics Guy would - hollywood big shot Sep 3, 09:09 2
    - "Well, I wouldn't change a thing given we cheated for months on end just to get to that moment." -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 3, 09:12 1
      - “Tom Kelly pulls Jack Morris after the 6th inning of Gm 7, setting up Ron Gant and David Justice’s back to back HRs in the 8th to win the 1991 WS” -- nm* - hollywood big shot Sep 3, 09:20
  - I'm looking at baseball-reference --- it's not so much like they're ignoring him -- just others were brilliant as well. - Will Hunting Sep 3, 07:50 5
    - True, they had some absolutely amazing players at that time and then you have to account for career years where guys destroy the league. -- nm - Krusty Sep 3, 07:56
    - For giggles to see how voting has changed, look up the 1984 AL MVP award. Note where the WAR leader finished. -- (link) - Will Hunting Sep 3, 07:55 3
      - Wow, dead last for Cal. -- nm - Krusty Sep 3, 07:58 2
        
        Think nowadays how much money a 23yr old Ripken would be offered after WAR of 4.7, 8+, 10+...a ROY, MVP, and WS title - Will Hunting Sep 3, 08:05 1
        
        Plus defense and at a premium position as well. He'd get all the monies. -- nm - Krusty Sep 3, 08:09
He was consistently great for 20 years. His stats each season don't jump off the page. I think he topped out at 140ish RBI's in a season and 47 HRs. - Krusty Sep 3, 07:18 1
- Yeah, I remember it being a big deal when Ripken hit 20 homers for like 10 years in a row. Aaron did it for 20 - Will Hunting Sep 3, 07:23

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