The BBWAA Report Card for the 21st Century: Part 4
July 14, 2011 by Michael Hoban · 4 Comments
In Part 1 of this series, I indicated that the BBWAA (Baseball Writers Association of America) has been quite successful since 2001 in their selection of major league players for induction into the Hall of Fame. Of the eighteen inductees from 2001 through 2011, sixteen do indeed have Hall of Fame numbers according to the […]
The Kaline: Establishing a Mendoza Line For Hall of Famers
August 17, 2010 by Curt Hitchens · 7 Comments
Introduction The purpose of this study is to establish a Mendoza Line for Hall of Fame hitters. After looking at the lifetime statistics of current Hall of Famers, Al Kaline began to stand out from the crowd. His .297 batting average, 3,007 hits, and 399 home runs seemed to be benchmarks for elite hitters. This […]
