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jay behrensI just ran some rough numbers:
Killer hit .256 when the league BA during his career was .246
Mac hit .263 when the league BA during his career was .264
Killer hit 573 HR when the average player hit 14.6 HR/year
Mac hit 583 HR when the average player hit 17.6 HR/year
Even though Mac's raw numbers may be comperable to Killer's, when you adjust for league average, he's really not that impressive. Killer also has the benefit of having played several positions other than firstbase during his career. He came up as a secondbaseman, then moved to third before finally ending up first and DHing at the end.
Also, Mac never won an MVP and finished top 5 in the voting only 3 times. Killer had one MVP and finished in the top 5 in voting 6, 3 of those in the top 3.
Jay
I like to sit outside, drink beer and yell at people. If I did this at home I would be arrested, so I go to baseball games and fit right in.