Can you name the Most Overrated and Underrated MLB Players of All-time (as of Spring 2007) as named by Jayson Stark? by mitchconn

Can you name the Most Overrated and Underrated MLB Players of All-time (as of Spring 2007) as named by Jayson Stark?

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THIS LIST IS DIRECTLY FROM JAYSON STARK'S GREAT 2007 BOOK "THE STARK TRUTH". ALL ASSESSMENTS ABOUT THESE PLAYERS WERE SUPPORTED BY DEEP INTERPRETATION OF THEIR CAREER NUMBERS. READ THIS BOOK!
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Position	Player	Teams Played for
Overrated Catcher		Padres, Marlins, Reds, Phillies, Blue Jays, Cubs, Giants, Royals, Pirates
Underrated Catcher		Yankees, Mets
Overrated First Baseman		Dodgers, Padres
Underrated First Baseman		Tigers
Overrated Second Baseman		Dodgers, Yankees, White Sox, A's
Underrated Second Baseman		Astros
Overrated Third Baseman		Twins, Indians, Yankees, Padres, Braves, Expos
Underrated Third Baseman		Cubs, White Sox
Overrated Shortstop		Yankees
Underrated Shortstop		Reds
Overrated Left Fielder		Cubs, Cardinals
Underrated Left Fielder		Reds, Orioles, Dodgers, Angels, Indians

Position	Player	Teams Played for
Overrated Center Fielder		Braves, Dodgers, Rangers, White Sox, Yankees
Underrated Center Fielder		Dodgers, Mets, Giants
Overrated Right Fielder		Padres, Yankees, Angels, Blue Jays, Twins, Indians
Underrated Right Fielder		Cardinals
Overrated Right-handed Starting Pitcher		Mets, Angels, Astros, Rangers
Underrated Right-handed Starting Pitcher		Indians
Overrated Left-Handed Starting Pitcher		Brooklyn & LA Dodgers
Underrated Left-Handed Starting Pitcher		Red Sox, Yankees, Braves
Overrated Relief Pitcher		Cubs, Red Sox, Cardinals, Yankees, Orioles, Angels, Reds, Expos
Underrated Relief Pitcher		White Sox, Pirates, Yankees, Padres, Cubs, Giants
Overrated Designated Hitter		Yankees, White Sox
Underrated Designated Hitter		Mariners

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Most Overrated/Underrated Baseball Players Quiz

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Created Oct 8, 2011 in Sports
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	mitchconn:	Oct 4th, 2011 at 19:51 GMT	1 point
	This list is directly from Jayson Stark's great 2007 book "The Stark Truth". Any disputes about these players can be explained away by the great statistics. You should read it!

	tarheel3350:	Oct 9th, 2011 at 00:03 GMT	1 point
	this quiz was already made you basically copied it word for word

	twarner50:	Oct 9th, 2011 at 00:53 GMT	1 point
	I don't have this book, but I'd be interested in finding out how he thinks Ron Blomberg is overrated.

	chriskotx:	Oct 9th, 2011 at 01:22 GMT	0 points
	The most under-rated baseball player of all time has to be Roger Parks a pitcher/outfielder who won 48 games on the mound while batting .431 with 76 homeruns and 208 RBI's in 1949 to lead the St. Louis Browns to the World Series. Never heard of him have you? See there?

	raltfillisch:	Oct 9th, 2011 at 02:20 GMT	3 points
	I am interested in how he thinks that Yogi Berra, Frank Robinson, Bob Feller and Hank Greenberg are underrated, especially Yogi and Feller.

	midnightdj:	Oct 9th, 2011 at 03:15 GMT	2 points
	Statistics do indeed say Koufax is "overrated". Reality says otherwise. Like raltfillisch, I also question why Stark thinks Berra, Robinson, Feller and Greenberg are "underrated"...Superstars all, they are universally hailed as such.

	twarner50:	Oct 9th, 2011 at 04:45 GMT	2 points
	If there are any stats that say Koufax is overrated, I'd like to see them. (Note: I'm pretty SABR-inclined and involved with stats). Seriously, though, does ANYONE think Ron Blomberg was anything special?

	tommyk17:	Oct 9th, 2011 at 05:45 GMT	2 points
	How are Sandy Koufax and Nolan Ryan overrated?

	mitchconn:	Oct 9th, 2011 at 14:18 GMT	1 point
	I didn't realize someone did this list already. Rats! Here are some quick stats about Koufax: despite the fact he had perhaps the greatest 6-year stretch of any pitcher to end his career, his career was 12 years long. First 6 years of is career: 36-40 record, nearly 13 baserunners per 9 innings, 5.3 walks per 9 and a 4.10 ERA. Second-worst ERA in all of baseball from 1955-1960. For Nolar Ryan: Lowest winning pct (.526) and highest walk rate (4.67) of all 300-game winners. Only two 20-win seasons (out of 27), zero Cy Youngs, Top 3 in the Cy Young just 3 times.

	midnightdj:	Oct 9th, 2011 at 21:32 GMT	0 points
	mitchconn: THAT'S why I said the stats say Koufax is overrated, buyt this man dominated the NL like few others for those few years...with an elbow so decimated by arthritis he couldn't lift his hand to his face to shave after he pitched. This man had more guts than the rest of the league combined...THAT'S why stats don't always tel the real story. Koufax was an EXTRAORDINARY pitcher, "stats" be DAMNED! Stark is an idiot if he thinks he is overrated!

	midnightdj:	Oct 9th, 2011 at 21:45 GMT	1 point
	Btw...Koufax won the Cy Young THREE times, in 1963, 1965 and 1966 at a time when only ONE award was given...not one for each league!

	mitchconn:	Oct 10th, 2011 at 14:31 GMT	1 point
	@midnightdj: No doubt about it, Koufax had INSANE numbers in his last 6 seasons. Stark prefaces almost every "overrated" section by saying his book is supposed to distinguish what a player was from what he wasn't. His point on Koufax was that for the first half of his career he was well below average. It really is a great book, tho, You will clearly enjoy readng it.

	twarner50:	Oct 11th, 2011 at 18:45 GMT	1 point
	In defense of Koufax, during the "bad" 6 years of his career, he posted ERA+ ratings of 136, 83, 107, 92, 105, and 101. So yeah, I don't think he was necessarily "overrated," given that most baseball fans already know he was simply average for the first half of his career. Nolan Ryan is overrated though, I will support Stark on that.