I believe this player is over rated. Doesn't mean he wasn't good, just gets more hype than he deserves. That said not everything comes down to the stats you mentioned. You could compare Ozzie Smith or Johnny Bench with those stats and they would appear to fall short. I am not trying to give it away but his postseason stats seem to be the selling point with your "mystery" player. That one month of play apparently has more significance to some people than the previous 6 months.
In any case if it took Larkin 3 years then I don't believe this person should go any quicker, but he will because of the publicity around him.
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