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Yep hes already has | 3 | 7.32% | |
No way ! | 20 | 48.78% | |
Sure but needs more seasons of the same | 17 | 41.46% | |
Whos mike trout? | 1 | 2.44% | |
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Here is Roberto. Black Ink Batting - 23 (90), Average HOFer ≈ 27 Gray Ink Batting - 154 (82), Average HOFer ≈ 144 Hall of Fame Monitor Batting - 231 (32), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 Hall of Fame Standards Batting - 51 (83), Average HOFer ≈ 50 And here is Hank. Black Ink Batting - 76 (8), Average HOFer ≈ 27 Gray Ink Batting - 408 (2), Average HOFer ≈ 144 Hall of Fame Monitor Batting - 421 (3), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 Hall of Fame Standards Batting - 75 (9), Average HOFer ≈ 50 There's a great deal of, what's the word, romance around Clemente, perhaps because of his flair and charisma, perhaps because of his early death. But the numbers just aren't there. In 2003 Bill James ranked him something like 70th on his all time list. I would put him a lot higher than that, but he isn't anywhere close to Aaron IMO.
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There is no romance around Clemente. He was regarded as the best player in baseball in the late 60s/early 70s after Mays and Mantle were in decline. There are plenty of quotes from that era including a 1968 article in Sport where he was chosen the best player in baseball by MLB GMs. There are even a quotes from Aaron (who was upset that others thought Clemente was better) such as "When you're second best, you try harder." from a 1967 article. If anything, Clemente doesn't get the respect that he deserves from modern analysts who never saw him play. |
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There's no romanticism involved. The guy was a fantastic player. He didn't hit home runs by choice. He felt that he helped his team more by hitting for average that going for home runs. He put the success of the team first. To suggest that he couldn't hit home runs like Aaron is silly. He tailored his game for the park he played most of his games in. But his power is legendary.
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