| I'm not sure your method really works; it seems to put too much emphasis on peak year and longevity (e.g., a pitcher could have had a long, mediocre career with one great season). My main reason for thinking this is that the results don't really line up with reality. A few examples: Mussina over Palmer for the O's; no Eddie Collins for the Chisox?; no Tris Speaker or Jim Thome for the Indians; the Tigers are a mess - no Gehringer, no Heilmann, no Crawford (Fidrych was great for one year); Amos Otis and Mark Gubicza over Greinke (another great one year guy) for the Royals; the Angels had good hitters like Salmon and Anderson that should be ahead of Dean Chance (one great year); the A's should have Ricky Henderson on here; the Braves are a mess - Spahn, Mathews, Phil Niekro, Chipper Jones, Maddux/Glavine/Smoltz; Bill Rhines? Where's Bench, Bid McPhee, Larkin? Likewise for the Pirates, Ed Morris? Stargell, Waner, Traynor, even Kiner; for the Giants, its got to be someone like Ott, Hubbell, or even McCovey over Rusie. It just doesn't pass the smell test. |