Posted By:
jay wolt"the only reason buck didn't have hall of fame #'s was because his career was cut short by being banned, collins would not have had the numbers either if he would have been banned"
ERIC - Not so sure I agree!
Weaver played 9 full season and hit .300 once and that was right on the nose, his career average was .272
In Collins first 9 season he hit .300 seven times and averaged about .335
as many of those seasons he hit in the .340's and as high as .365
He was a bonafide star when he signed w/ the White Sox and he made his own contract for the higher $ than his teammates alienating himself from them.
Granted Collins wouldn't have played 25 seasons and got well over 3300 hits
if his career was cut short, but in the same span as Weaver he hit 50-60 points higher. We'll never know if Weaver would have improved on his average if he played longer....jay