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Originally Posted by Aadik
Eh, perhaps you should check b-r before making claims like that. Doby had a Career OPS + of 136, and a RC/27 of 6.80 - while playing CF. He was in top 7 for slugging in his league for 8 straight years, and top 10 in OPS for 9 straight years. HOF CF's with that resume don't come along that often. The career value arguement is about the only thing that can be held against him, but I refuse to reward a player's Hall's credential for being essentialy average beyond a point.
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Maybe you should check the other players in the Hall of Fame before you make claims like that. Maybe you should also read my posts. I said he was a very good player. Anyway, I'll discuss Doby's career without resorting to thinly-guised personal attacks:
You're right, Doby has a career OPS+ of 136, which ties him for 97th on the all-time list. His longevity is nonexistent. He played ten quality years and one poor one. He finished with downright poor counting stats for a Hall of Famer: 1515 hits, 253 HR's.
To me, a guy with half the longevity/career stats of others who were left out of the Hall--all the while being the 97th most feared hitter in history--is a perfect example of how it isn't the Hall of Vorp. Doby got in for other considerations as much or more so than he got in for his performance. That was my original point. It still stands as a valid point IMO.