Just did Mays. So far, him and Schmidt are the only two that have stayed the same as their actual OPS+.
Mays is 10 points behind DiMaggio. How large of a gap is that? I guess what I'm wondering, how much better does Mays have to be in areas other than hitting (I'm not saying he even is), for him to make up that ground, and go ahead overall?
Because as it looks right now people have been either overrating Mays' offense or underrating Dimaggio's offense...or both.
I know you're going bring up the longevity thing, and how stats decline over time and what-not. I've done both their best 10 seasons and DiMaggio wins 1.63 to 1.58. He also creams him in SLGeff.
Mays was a great player. I have him in my top 5 but I'm starting to question that.
Size isn't everything in baseball, we know that. But consider that Mays is listed at 5'10", 170lbs and Kenny Lofton is listed at 6'0", 180lbs. Mays was fast, and built well for his size. Great hitter, great speed, quick bat.
He has a ton of AB.
He's 38th on the all-time AB/HR list. Guys ahead of him include Strawberry, Branyon, Cecil Fielder, Buhner, Sexon, Piazza, Giambi, Kittle.
True, he has a lot of AB. Number 11 on the all-time list, up there with contact hitters and compilers. I don't know, just scratchin' my head over here. I know Matt had Mays as a very good but over-rated defensive center-fielder, in part, because he just hung around a bit too long.
What say you? Am I being too harsh on Willie?
Mays is 10 points behind DiMaggio. How large of a gap is that? I guess what I'm wondering, how much better does Mays have to be in areas other than hitting (I'm not saying he even is), for him to make up that ground, and go ahead overall?
Because as it looks right now people have been either overrating Mays' offense or underrating Dimaggio's offense...or both.
I know you're going bring up the longevity thing, and how stats decline over time and what-not. I've done both their best 10 seasons and DiMaggio wins 1.63 to 1.58. He also creams him in SLGeff.
Mays was a great player. I have him in my top 5 but I'm starting to question that.
Size isn't everything in baseball, we know that. But consider that Mays is listed at 5'10", 170lbs and Kenny Lofton is listed at 6'0", 180lbs. Mays was fast, and built well for his size. Great hitter, great speed, quick bat.
He has a ton of AB.
He's 38th on the all-time AB/HR list. Guys ahead of him include Strawberry, Branyon, Cecil Fielder, Buhner, Sexon, Piazza, Giambi, Kittle.
True, he has a lot of AB. Number 11 on the all-time list, up there with contact hitters and compilers. I don't know, just scratchin' my head over here. I know Matt had Mays as a very good but over-rated defensive center-fielder, in part, because he just hung around a bit too long.
What say you? Am I being too harsh on Willie?
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