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Put another way - of all the guys whose careers are over, and were played entirely in the integrated era, Mantle is 2nd in OPS+. To a steroid guy. Mantle was an incredibly great player who somehow is also underrated. Last edited by Tabe; 07-17-2018 at 09:25 PM. |
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Bill James ranked Mantle 6th.
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How long ago?
Mantle isn't even in the top 10 all time hitters. Let alone when you include pitchers. |
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2002 I believe. I would not rank him quite that high myself, but Bill James certainly knows a lot about baseball.
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Bill James also had a center field bias at the time. Four of his top 6 were centerfielders.
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Then again, maybe the best all around players tend to be center fielders. Look at me, I can be, center field.
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Again, 7th all-time in OPS+, 6th if you only count retired guys. And he played, by far, the most valuable defensive position of the 6. And was good at it. * - Yes, I am accounting for pitchers. Last edited by Tabe; 07-19-2018 at 12:36 AM. |
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