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Posted By: Hankron

I don't think that there's a problem with 'overated' statistics themselves (strikeout total, saves, # or 360 slam dunks per game), but that some statistics are taken way too seriously. A strikeout is an important tool, especially with the bases loaded and the game tied-- but seasonal strikeout totals shouldn't be ranked on par with Win-Loss and ERA. To me that the traditional 'shoe-in' requirements for Hall of Fame induction is 300 wins and 3000 strikeouts is somewhat bizarre (the bizarreness being with the second number, not the first).