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Originally Posted by ClementeFanOh
Hi John- yes, Ozzie was a wonderful one-dimensional player (okay, I'll give another 1/2 dimension for being a steady but not monstrous stolen base guy). I actually "like" him, but again the term "overrated" is key. Why isn't Dave Concepcion in the Hall, by the way? Eerily similar offensive stats, same position, GREAT defensive player, led the 76 Reds in Game Winnings RBIs, similar tenure in MLB, on 2 WS winners. Concepcion is a wonderful player who is not "overrated". And don't get me started on Phil Rizzuto being in the Hall...
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Ozzie's lifetime overall WAR was almost double Concepcion's (which includes his offensive production also being more valuable). He had a lot better plate discipline and stole almost twice as many bases.
Defensively, Concepcion was exceptional. But he can't compare to Ozzie's numbers there either. Then again, no one can!