A Short Career and the HOF
December 19, 2007 by Michael Hoban · Leave a Comment
According to the NEWS HOF Gauge, only eighty-four (84) position players in the 20 th
century have attained
There have only been eleven position players during the 20 th century who have attained a NEWS score of at least 255 despite having played fewer than 1800 games.And all eleven of these players have been elected to the Hall.Here they are.(The first number is games played while the second is the NEWS score.)
Player | Games | NEWS |
---|---|---|
Joe DiMaggio
|
1736 | 341 |
Elmer Flick
|
1483 | 283 |
Earl Averill
|
1668 | 271 |
Hank Greenberg
|
1394 | 263 |
Lou Boudreau
|
1646 | 261 |
Bill Terry
|
1721 | 261 |
Larry Doby
|
1533 | 260 |
Jackie Robinson
|
1382 | 257 |
Mickey Cochrane
|
1482 | 256 |
Kirby Puckett
|
1783 | 256 |
Bill Dickey
|
1789 | 255 |
As you can see, Joe D and Elmer Flick had a NEWS score better than 280.But the NEWS Gauge says the other nine also have
Now, what about a player like Don Mattingly who some fans may feel also had a short but great career?Mattingly played for fourteen seasons and does satisfy the criterion for games played – he played in 1785 games.But when you look at his numbers, you find that he comes up a bit short.He had a NEWS score of 247.So, he is not one of the 93 (84 + 9) position players who have definite
For more information on the NEWS HOF Gauge, see BASEBALL’S BEST: The TRUE Hall of Famers on this site.