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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
Michael
Hoban, Ph.D.
The Modern Era – 1920 to Present - 7
Pitchers
1.
CAWS = 230
CWS CV
CAWS
Roger Clemens (1984-2007) 432 260 303
Carl Mays (1915-1929) 256 230 237
Wes Ferrell (1927-1941) 233 229 230
Bucky Walters
(1931-1950) 258 220 230
2.
Pitchers with 180 CAWS in fewer
than 2400 Innings
Mariano Rivera
1211 255 175 195
Roy Halladay (through 2010) 2297 194 183 186
3.
Pitchers with a 160 CAWS in fewer than 1500 Innings
Lee Smith
1289 198 152 164
The Deadball Era – 1901 to 1919 - 3
Pitchers
Wilbur Cooper (1912-1926) 266 239 246
Jack Powell (1897-1912) 287 227 242
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).
