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VanillaGorilla · 12-20-2012, 04:21 PM

2012 has been reached! What a long strange trip it has been.....

Posts will follow with charts and thoughts and observations and modifications from the original approach. I have been very pleased with how this model has worked. I will be tweaking the metric modifiers for a subsequent run. I won't do any new inductions on a new run until the RL Class of 2013 is announced.

HOFers Robin Roberts and Bobby Doerr join the league in 2012.

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George R Stone gets in during his first year of eligibility. He did get a First Ballot Screening, but did not meet that threshold. He enters, like Kirk Gibson, with his HOFs number just squeaking above the current Hall average.

Stone was drafted by the Dodgers 4th overall in 1990. He didn't sign with them. In 1991 he was taken with the 9th pick, again, by the Dodgers. They came to terms and he played with them through the 2001 season before leaving as a Free Agent.

From 1994 to 2000, the Dodgers made the post season every year. In 1996 and 1997 the Dodgers captured WS titles. These were the only seasons Stone played in the WS. He is the first player to be inducted into the Hall from these teams.

He retired following the 2006 season with 2522 hits and 205 HRs. His career slash line is a nice 312/387/444 for a npa OPS+ of 122. Stone also stole 426 bases in his career.

His best season came in 1996 when he batted .360 with 20 HRs. He finished second in the NL batting race to some guy named Musial.

Stone is a floor breaker. He was an All Star 4 times.

Black Ink: 3
Gray Ink: 46
HOFm: 120.5
HOFs: 49

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And the final inductee before the end of the world is Ross Youngs.

Youngs was not a computer selection, and I find that to be very appropriate. After all, if I liked how the computer selected HOFers, I wouldn't be doing this in the first place.....

I also think it is cool that the final (for now) HOFer is a RL HOFer.

Ross Youngs was selected by Oakland as the 5th player taken in the 1975 draft. He went to 6 AS games and won 4 GGs as a RFer before retiring in 2001.

Youngs collected 200 hits in each of his first 4 seasons. He finished his career with 2934 hits and 220 HRs. His slash line is 293/373/432, npa OPS+ 125.

Youngs, like Stone, squeeks in with a number slightly above the Hall average in the HOFs category. It is interesting to note that Youngs got his needed HOFs points from his career totals in hits and XBH while Stone got his from the average categories. Two different types of careers, both getting points as RFers,but both get in by that same measure.

In 62 post season games, Youngs hit .313. He won a WS with the 1987 Dodgers which featured fellow HOFers Rogers Hornsy, Willie Stargell, Ken Williams, and Jair Jurrjens.

In what is a beautiful modeling of RL, Youngs had his best season in his Free Agent year of 1985 when he slashed 319/405/466 for a npa OPS+ of 147.

Youngs stole 246 bases in his career. He is a floor breaker.

Black: 7 (5)
Gray: 92 (115)
HOFm: 107.5 (72)
HOFs: 50 (32)

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A note on the floor breakers. All hitters entered since Hank Aaron in 2009 have been floor breakers getting in on HOFs numbers. In a 30 team environment, the Ink became scarce. I expected this, but I didn't think it would be as scarce for HOF entrants as it has been. There are no players on the spreadsheet that have been reviewed with either Ink number close to what BBREF lists as RL HOF average. This RL average is slightly less than this Hall's average.

12-20-2012, 04:21 PM	#131
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371	Class of 2012: Stone, Youngs 2012 has been reached! What a long strange trip it has been..... Posts will follow with charts and thoughts and observations and modifications from the original approach. I have been very pleased with how this model has worked. I will be tweaking the metric modifiers for a subsequent run. I won't do any new inductions on a new run until the RL Class of 2013 is announced. HOFers Robin Roberts and Bobby Doerr join the league in 2012. ------------------------------------------ George R Stone gets in during his first year of eligibility. He did get a First Ballot Screening, but did not meet that threshold. He enters, like Kirk Gibson, with his HOFs number just squeaking above the current Hall average. Stone was drafted by the Dodgers 4th overall in 1990. He didn't sign with them. In 1991 he was taken with the 9th pick, again, by the Dodgers. They came to terms and he played with them through the 2001 season before leaving as a Free Agent. From 1994 to 2000, the Dodgers made the post season every year. In 1996 and 1997 the Dodgers captured WS titles. These were the only seasons Stone played in the WS. He is the first player to be inducted into the Hall from these teams. He retired following the 2006 season with 2522 hits and 205 HRs. His career slash line is a nice 312/387/444 for a npa OPS+ of 122. Stone also stole 426 bases in his career. His best season came in 1996 when he batted .360 with 20 HRs. He finished second in the NL batting race to some guy named Musial. Stone is a floor breaker. He was an All Star 4 times. Black Ink: 3 Gray Ink: 46 HOFm: 120.5 HOFs: 49 ---------------------------- And the final inductee before the end of the world is Ross Youngs. Youngs was not a computer selection, and I find that to be very appropriate. After all, if I liked how the computer selected HOFers, I wouldn't be doing this in the first place..... I also think it is cool that the final (for now) HOFer is a RL HOFer. Ross Youngs was selected by Oakland as the 5th player taken in the 1975 draft. He went to 6 AS games and won 4 GGs as a RFer before retiring in 2001. Youngs collected 200 hits in each of his first 4 seasons. He finished his career with 2934 hits and 220 HRs. His slash line is 293/373/432, npa OPS+ 125. Youngs, like Stone, squeeks in with a number slightly above the Hall average in the HOFs category. It is interesting to note that Youngs got his needed HOFs points from his career totals in hits and XBH while Stone got his from the average categories. Two different types of careers, both getting points as RFers,but both get in by that same measure. In 62 post season games, Youngs hit .313. He won a WS with the 1987 Dodgers which featured fellow HOFers Rogers Hornsy, Willie Stargell, Ken Williams, and Jair Jurrjens. In what is a beautiful modeling of RL, Youngs had his best season in his Free Agent year of 1985 when he slashed 319/405/466 for a npa OPS+ of 147. Youngs stole 246 bases in his career. He is a floor breaker. Black: 7 (5) Gray: 92 (115) HOFm: 107.5 (72) HOFs: 50 (32) --------------------- A note on the floor breakers. All hitters entered since Hank Aaron in 2009 have been floor breakers getting in on HOFs numbers. In a 30 team environment, the Ink became scarce. I expected this, but I didn't think it would be as scarce for HOF entrants as it has been. There are no players on the spreadsheet that have been reviewed with either Ink number close to what BBREF lists as RL HOF average. This RL average is slightly less than this Hall's average.