What's with the love for Gil Hodges? Here's a game, guess which line belongs to which player. The first number is plate appearances, the second is home runs, the third is OPS+ (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage, adjusted to take home park into account, and compared to league average, 100 is dead average each year, higher is better), and wins above replacement.
8657, 473, 138, 44
7137, 293, 128, 38
8102, 370, 120, 45
7809, 339, 134, 39
7914, 377, 139, 52
8230, 340, 137, 53
And here's the names in a different order: Kent Hrbeck, Boog Powell, Jack Clark, Gil Hodges, Carlos Delgado, and Norm Cash. See if you can match the line to the name.
That's a bunch of similar players right there. None of them are in the hall of fame, and none of them have much of a chance.
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