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Originally Posted by Topps206

I would say Dahlen is more worthy because advanced metrics favor him at a touger position in a tougher era.

I think Blyleven is one of the best pitchers ever. Gossage is one of the best relievers ever. I think that someone can quietly put up a Hall of Fame career. Just because they weren't always in the spotlight or not seen/marketed as a major star does not negate their worthiness to me.

That's a great point about doing it quietly. Those guys were certainly very good players. Part of it, for me, is finding guys that were at one point, a dominant performer leading their position. I just don't see that with Blyleven. He won 20 games only once, never won a Cy Young (and was only ever in the top five in voting three times), was only a two-time All-Star, etc. I do think there's value in some of the advanced metrics like WAR, WHIP, etc., where he excelled a little and he was one of the best strikeout pitchers of his generation, too. Very good pitcher that was certainly understated as you mentioned. I just think it gets hard when you're comparing him to others that maybe didn't pitch as long, but were more dominant over a shorter stretch.