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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.
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)
The Modern Era – 1920 to Present - 22 Players
CWS CV
CAWS
Albert Pujols
1B 469 347 378
Alex Rodriguez
SS 498 330 372
Pete Rose
LF 547 307 367
Miguel Cabrera
1B 388 295 318
Dick Allen
1B 342 304 314
Derek
Jeter
SS 415 275 310
Mark McGwire
1B 342 283 298
Robinson Cano
2B 334 285 297
Manny Ramirez
LF 394 263 296
Rafael Palmeiro
1B 387 257 290
Lance Berkman
1B 311 276 285
Adrian Beltre
3B 381 248 281
Darrell Evans
3B 363 253 281
Jimmy Wynn
CF 305 269 278
Carlos Beltran
CF 370 240 273
Bobby Grich
2B 329 253 272
Stan Hack
3B 316 256 271
Lou Whitaker
2B 351 232 262
Ted Simmons
C 315 240 259
The Deadball Era – 1901 to
1919 -
3 Players
CWS CV
CAWS
Sherry Magee
LF 354 272 293
Joe Jackson
LF 294 290 291
Bill Dahlen
SS 394 250 286
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).
