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Part 3 - The Lists
The
True Hall of Famers - The Five Levels of Greatness
The
Hall of Fame Pitchers - The Four Categories of Excellence
The
20 Best Careers at Each Position
The
Hall of Famers Who Do Not Have HOF Numbers
The
Position Players with HOF Numbers – Not Yet in the Hall
The
Pitchers with HOF Numbers – Not Yet in the Hall
The
144 Best Players of the Modern Era (1920 to Present)
The
Complete CAWS Ranking for Position Players
The
Complete CAWS Ranking for Pitchers
The 144 Best Players of the Modern Era
Michael
Hoban, Ph.D.
Why 144?
Well, how many players do you think from the
modern era
of baseball actually posted Hall of Fame numbers during their playing
careers? The answer is 144.
Yes, that is the exact number of players who
have posted
Hall of Fame numbers on the playing field in the modern era according
to the
CAWS CAREER GAUGE. One hundred (102) of
those are position players and forty (42) are pitchers.
I am defining the “modern era” as 1920 to the
present. That would exclude all 19th
century players. It also excludes those
who played in the “deadball era (1901-1919)” such as Ty Cobb and Honus
Wagner.
According to the CCG (as indicated above),
there are
only 102 position players who have posted HOF numbers on the playing
field in
the modern era. (A player must have
played for at least ten full seasons to have a CAWS score.) Here are those players.
The
List of the 102 Position Players from the Modern Era with HOF Numbers
Bold = Hall of Famer
Italic =
Active Player in 2017
CV
=
Core Value (sum of win shares for 10 best seasons)
CAWS =
Career Assessment/Win Shares
= CV +
.25(CWS – CV)
CWS
CV
CAWS
1. Babe Ruth
RF
756
460
534
2.
Barry Bonds
LF
707
427
497
3. Willie Mays
CF
642
389
452
4. Mickey Mantle
CF
565
399
441
5. Stan Musial
LF
604
378
435
6. Ted Williams
LF
555
394
434
7. Hank Aaron
RF
643
356
428
8. Rogers Hornsby
2B
502
381
411
9. Lou Gehrig
1B
489
384
410
10. Joe
Morgan
2B
512
341
384
CWS
CV
CAWS
11. Mel
Ott
RF
528
335
383
12.
Albert Pujols
1B
469
347
378
13. Alex
Rodriguez
SS
498
330
372
14. Mike
Schmidt
3B
467
338
370
15. Frank
Robinson
RF
519
316
367
16. Pete Rose
LF
547
307
367
17. Rickey
Henderson
LF
535
308
365
18. Eddie
Mathews
3B
450
333
362
19. Jimmie
Foxx
1B
435
325
353
20.
Joe DiMaggio
CF
387
325
341
21.
Carl Yastrzemski
LF
488
286
337
22. Gary
Sheffield
LF
430
305
336
23. Paul
Waner
RF
423
304
334
24. Reggie
Jackson
RF
444
296
333
25. George
Brett
3B
432
296
330
26. Craig
Biggio
2B
428
294
328
27. Frank
Thomas
DH
405
301
327
28.
Arky Vaughan
SS
356
308
320
29. Miguel Cabrera
1B
388
295
318
30.
Wade Boggs
3B
394
291
317
31. Chipper
Jones
3B
423
281
317
32. Willie
McCovey
1B
408
285
316
33. Dick Allen
1B
342
304
314
34. Eddie
Murray
1B
437
273
314
35. Cal
Ripken Jr
SS
427
276
314
36. Robin
Yount
SS
423
278
314
37. Jeff
Bagwell
1B
388
287
312
38. Al
Kaline
RF
443
268
312
39. Derek Jeter
SS
415
275
310
40. Ken
Griffey
Jr
CF
403
278
309
41. Johnny
Mize
1B
339
296
307
42. Charlie
Gehringer
2B
383
280
306
43. Paul
Molitor
DH
414
270
306
44. Duke
Snider
CF
352
289
305
45. Tim
Raines
LF
390
275
304
46. Harmon
Killebrew
1B
374
279
303
47. Billy
Williams
LF
374
279
303
48. Roberto
Alomar
2B
375
278
302
49. Luke
Appling
SS
378
275
301
50. Yogi
Berra
C
375
276
301
CWS
CV
CAWS
51. Al
Simmons
LF
375
276
301
52. Jim
Thome
1B
392
270
301
53. Mark McGwire
1B
342
283
298
54. Dave
Winfield
RF
415
259
298
55. Johnny
Bench
C
356
277
297
56. Robinson
Cano
2B
334
285
297
57. Roberto
Clemente
RF
377
269
296
58. Manny Ramirez
LF
394
263
296
59. Ryne
Sandberg
2B
346
278
295
60. Tony
Gwynn
RF
398
269
294
61. Joe
Cronin
SS
333
275
290
62. Rafael
Palmeiro
1B
387
257
290
63. Willie
Stargell
LF
370
263
290
64. Rod
Carew
2B
384
257
289
65. Harry
Heilmann
RF
356
267
289
66. Ron
Santo
3B
324
275
287
67. Goose
Goslin
LF
355
263
286
68. Mike
Piazza
C
325
273
286
69.
Lance Berkman
1B
311
276
285
70.
Lou Brock
LF
348
264
285
71. Vladimir Guerrero RF
333
269
285
72. Frankie
Frisch
2B
366
256
284
73. Gary
Carter
C
337
263
282
74. Adrian
Beltre
3B
381
248
281
75. Darrell Evans
3B
363
253
281
76. Barry
Larkin
SS
347
258
280
77. Jimmy Wynn
CF
305
269
278
78. Richie
Ashburn
CF
329
257
275
79. Jeff Kent
2B
339
252
274
80.
Brooks Robinson
2B
356
247
274
81.
Carlos Beltran
CF
370
240
273
82. Carlton
Fisk
C
368
240
272
83. Bobby Grich
2B
329
253
272
84. Earl
Averill
CF
280
268
271
85. Stan Hack
3B
316
256
271
86. Ernie
Banks
SS
332
247
268
87. Hank
Greenberg
1B
267
262
263
88. PeeWee
Reese
SS
314
246
263
89.
Ivan Rodriguez
C
345
234
262
90. Joe
Torre
C
315
244
262
CWS
CV
CAWS
91. Lou Whitaker
2B
351
232
262
92. Lou
Boudreau
SS
277
255
261
93. Bill
Terry
1B
278
255
261
94. Larry
Doby
CF
268
257
260
95. Ted Simmons
C
315
240
259
96. Alan
Trammell
SS
318
238
258
97. Jackie
Robinson
2B
257
257
257
98. Mickey
Cochrane
C
275
250
256
99. Kirby
Puckett
CF
281
247
256
100. Bill
Dickey
C
314
235
255
101. Gabby
Hartnett
C
325
229
253
102. Ozzie
Smith
SS
325
226
251
The
List of the 42 Pitchers from the Modern Era with HOF Numbers
Bold = Hall of Famer
CV
=
Core Value (sum of win shares for 10 best seasons)
CAWS =
Career Value =
CV
+ .25(CWS – CV)
Starting Pitchers: CAWS = 230 (30)
CWS
CV
CAWS
1. Lefty Grove
(1925-1941)
391
301
324
2.
Roger Clemens
(1984-2007)
432
260
303
3. Warren Spahn
(1942-1965)
412
259
297
4. Tom Seaver
(1967-1986)
388
255
288
5. Greg
Maddux
(1986-2008)
398
246
284
6. Gaylord Perry
(1962-1983)
369
243
275
7. Bob Gibson
(1959-1975)
317
258
273
8. Steve Carlton
(1965-1988)
366
240
272
9. Phil Niekro
(1964-1987)
374
235
270
10. Robin
Roberts
(1948-1966)
339
246
269
11. Jim
Palmer
(1965-1984)
312
252
267
12. Carl
Hubbell
(1928-1943)
305
248
262
13. Fergie
Jenkins
(1965-1983)
323
233
256
14. Randy
Johnson
(1988-2009)
326
230
254
CWS
CV CAWS
15. Bob
Feller
(1936-1956)
292
239
252
16. Bert
Blyleven
(1970-1992)
339
218
248
17. Burleigh
Grimes
(1916-1934)
286
231
245
18. Hal
Newhouser
(1939-1955)
264
234
242
19. Eppa
Rixey
(1912-1933)
315
217
242
20. Red
Ruffing
(1924-1947)
322
212
240
21. Early
Wynn
(1939-1963)
309
217
240
22. Juan
Marichal
(1960-1975)
263
229
238
23. Carl Mays
(1915-1929)
256
230
237
24. Ted
Lyons
(1923-1946)
312
210
236
25. Stan
Covaleski
(1912-1928)
245
231
235
26. Tom
Glavine
(1987-2008)
314
203
231
27. Jim Bunning
(1955-1971)
257
221
230
28. Don
Drysdale
(1956-1969)
258
221
230
29. Wes Ferrell
(1927-1941)
233
229
230
30. Bucky Walters
(1931-1950)
258
220
230
Pitchers with 300 Win Shares
but CAWS < 230 (3)
Nolan Ryan
334
191
227
Don Sutton
319
187
220
Dennis Eckersley
301
183
213
Pitchers
with a CAWS Score of 180 with fewer than 2400 Innings Pitched (7)
Pedro Martinez
2297
224
200
206
Mariano Rivera
1211
255
175
195
Sandy Koufax
2324
194
190
191
Hoyt Wilhelm 2254
256
168
190
Goose Gossage
1809
223
173
186
Roy Halladay
2297
194
183
186
Dizzy Dean
1967
181
180
180
For Rivera, Koufax,
Wihelm, Gossage and Dean, these are career numbers.
For Pedro Martinez
and Roy Halladay, they each achieved this benchmark after thirteen
seasons
(Pedro in 2004 and Halladay in 2010).
Lee Smith
1289
198
152
164
Mariano Rivera
belongs in this group also – but he is already included in a group
above. Of course, he is
unquestionably the best
“relief pitcher” in baseball history.
Michael Hoban, Ph.D is Professor Emeritus of mathematics at the City University of N.Y. He has been an avid baseball fan for over 60 years and has become a serious baseball analyst, since joining SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) in 1998. He is the author of five baseball books including: DEFINING GREATNESS: A Hall of Fame Handbook (Booklocker, 2012) BASEBALL'S COMPLETE PLAYERS (McFarland: 2000) and FIELDER'S CHOICE (Booklocker: 2003).
