He retired early. Thats the sticking point. Who else retired with those numbers?

Feb 25, 2021
4:09:24pm

CaliWG All-American

Nobody retires voluntarily after posting those kind of numbers except Ted Williams. I guess hanging on for years after you've stopped producing so you can achieve a benchmark is important?

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POLL: Is this player a Hall of Famer?

CaliWG

2/25/21 3:33pm

TNT always thinks there is an agenda when the players name is not listed

TNT

2/25/21 3:36pm

TNT is more astute than people think

CaliWG

2/25/21 3:36pm

Did you just call him a donkey?

TNT

2/25/21 3:37pm

Only if that donkey is letting one rip

CaliWG

2/25/21 3:39pm

No, not as a first baseman. Need more offense for a first baseman to make it.

Scratch

2/25/21 3:39pm

Stats of a 1B that everyone considers a solid Hall of Famer

CaliWG

2/25/21 3:48pm

Longevity is important, and it's absurd to claim that everyone believes Cepeda

Scratch

2/25/21 3:51pm

Doesn’t matter. Compare him to all other HOF 1Bs, not just the lowest bar.

TCuz

2/25/21 3:53pm

He retired early. Thats the sticking point. Who else retired with those numbers?

CaliWG

2/25/21 4:09pm

And yet his WAR7, which only measures peak years, is his lowest benchmark.

TCuz

2/25/21 4:14pm

You can't have it both ways; you can't rely on rate stats if a player retired

Scratch

2/25/21 4:15pm

They retired at the same age of 36

CaliWG

2/25/21 4:18pm

Who are you talking about? I'm confused; your statement above was "who else

Scratch

2/25/21 4:22pm

Who else has hurt their HOF case on the basis of advanced metrics by retiring?

CaliWG

2/25/21 5:05pm

If he's a Giant, no.

StantonMac

2/25/21 3:41pm

Based on the comparisons there, I'd say borderline NO.

volleyjiver

2/25/21 3:47pm

Seasons above HOF Averages: BA (8), OBP (12), SLG (13), OPS (12), OPS+ (10)

CaliWG

2/25/21 4:03pm

Sadly no he is not

bluelands

2/25/21 3:48pm

His HOF trajectory fell off once he got out of AAAA

shimmy

2/25/21 3:57pm

Will Clark?

RC Vikings

2/25/21 3:57pm

I do have to say he’s a better candidate than Tim Lincecum, so you’re making progress on these polls!

TCuz

2/25/21 4:02pm

I love Will Clark. I always wonder why he retired, especially when he tore it

BYUheaven

2/25/21 4:23pm

He had a young boy at the time with autism

bluelands

2/25/21 4:30pm

I loved that Will Clark swing, he and Junior Griffey.

BYUfan92

2/25/21 8:02pm

As a kid I asked him for an autograph. He said no. I never liked him after that.

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