Going through my queue, I was surprised out how well he comes out on closer examination. I'll run through what that examination showed:
His 289 career win shares is good for 17th place among the second basemen discussed in the latest BJHA
The 90 win shares he got in his best three years is the 13th best total among that same list of second basemen.
The 130 win shares he earned in his best five consecutive years is good for 15th in that list of second basemen
He had the second most win shares of any middle infielder of the 1910'a
His gray ink total is excellent for a second baseman, 110th of all time
He had pop in his bat as can be seen by the fact he finished in the top five in slugging percentage five times.
To me, that resume says he was HOF caliber. Yet, we almost never hear about him, especially as an unrecognized great. What gives?
Jim Albright
His 289 career win shares is good for 17th place among the second basemen discussed in the latest BJHA
The 90 win shares he got in his best three years is the 13th best total among that same list of second basemen.
The 130 win shares he earned in his best five consecutive years is good for 15th in that list of second basemen
He had the second most win shares of any middle infielder of the 1910'a
His gray ink total is excellent for a second baseman, 110th of all time
He had pop in his bat as can be seen by the fact he finished in the top five in slugging percentage five times.
To me, that resume says he was HOF caliber. Yet, we almost never hear about him, especially as an unrecognized great. What gives?
Jim Albright
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