NATIONAL LEAGUE
1985
RUNS CREATED RC
1 Dale Murphy 129
2 Tim Raines 126
3 Willie McGee 124
4 Pedro Guerrero 120
5 Ryne Sandberg 117
T6 Mike Schmidt 111
T6 Dave Parker 111
8 Tom Herr 107
T9 Keith … Finish Reading
Jim Rice Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
Jim Rice is the center of probably the biggest current Hall of Fame controversy involving a hitter. He’s also probably going to get in in two years. Interestingly, a lot of Rice’s backers claim that … Finish Reading
I wanted to note something that some people may not be aware of… The presence of directly comparable players on the Hall of Fame ballot tends to depress the vote totals for all. For example, two pitchers we’re all familiar … Finish Reading
Before Dale Murphy moved to the position, Andre Dawson was the best centerfielder in the National League, taking over from Lee Mazzilli and Cesar Cedeno.
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SEASON
1976-1985
CFRUNS CREATED YEAR RC
1 Dale Murphy 1983 130
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The question of Dale Murphy‘s Cooperstown candidacy is primarily a philosophical one. There is no question that his peak years were of a Hall of Fame caliber; no player with a clearly superior peak is not in, and those … Finish Reading
I am going to refer to a set of Bill James-invented and -inspired standards in some future articles. Explanations for all are available at Baseball Reference.
Black-Ink Test
Gray-Ink Test
Hall of Fame Career Standards Test
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The Keltner List was developed by Bill James as a device to evaluate a player’s Hall of Fame candidacy. In The Politics of Glory James says that it is probably his favorite tool to do that. (You can read about … Finish Reading
I was going to make it the first item in my “book club” but I never got around to it. Anyway, you’ll see where I was coming from, and covers many of the arguments I made and will make.
The … Finish Reading
Note the new category. Let’s get Murph where he belongs, okay?
Most Runs Created, 1980-1989:
CAREER
1980-1989
RUNS CREATED RC
1 Rickey Henderson 1078
2 Dwight Evans 1049
3 Eddie Murray 1045
4 Dale Murphy … Finish Reading
