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FuzzyRussianHat · 08-15-2024, 01:49 PM

South Asia Baseball added two players into the Hall of Fame in 2011 with left fielder Amoda Shah leading the way at 98.3%. Pitcher Jalal Mohammad joined him, narrowly breaching the 66% requirement with 67.5% on his second try. Also above the 50% mark was 1B Sunil Lamichhane with 59.2% on his third ballot and C Kumar Patel at 57.5% on his fourth try. No players were dropped following ten failed tries in 2011.

Amoda Shah – Left Field – Ho Chi Minh City Hedgehogs – 98.3% First Ballot

Amoda Shah was a 6’0’’, 200 pound left-handed left fielder from Bhiwandi, India; a city of around 870,000 people within the greater Mumbai region. Shah simply socked dingers and had one of the strongest bats in the world during his run. He topped 50+ homers nine times and smacked 30+ in all of his full seasons. Shah especially raked against righties (1.064 OPS, 190 wRC+) with merely decent stats against lefties (.742 OPS, 115 wRC+).

Shah’s contact skills and his eye were both average at best and he struggled significantly with strikeouts. He was very much boom or bust, but any contact would be very hard as almost 60% of his career hits went for extra bases. Shah could find the gap with around 30-40 doubles/triples most years. He was also far faster on the basepaths than you’d expect from a big bopper with very good speed and baserunning skills.

Defensively, Shah spent the majority of his time in left field and graded as a firmly above average defender there. He had rare starts in center field, but was poorly suited for that spot. His durability was great for much of his career, playing 150+ games each year from 1992-2003. Shah was likeable and his towering dongs made him a massive superstar.

Shah emerged seemingly out of nowhere, signed as an 18-year old by Bangkok in June 1989. He debuted for the Bobcats in 1991 at age 20 with 56 games and only 10 starts. Shah was a full-time starter in 1992 and made a massive impact. He led the Southeast League in runs, homers, total bases, slugging, OPS, and wRC+. His 59 home run, 8.3 WAR effort earned a Silver Slugger as a designated hitter and a second place in MVP voting.

He did even better in 1993 with 64 home runs, which was only three short of the then single-season record. Shah led in strikeouts again, but also had the most total bases with the best slugging and OPS in SEAL. This earned his second Slugger (his first in LF) and his first MVP. All six of his full seasons with Bangkok were worth 6+ WAR.

Shah won additional Silver Sluggers with Bangkok in 1994, 1995, and 1997 along with a Gold Glove in 1997. He took second in 1995 and 1997 MVP voting. Shah led in homers and RBI in 1997 and would lead in slugging four times with Bangkok. The Bobcats earned wild card berths in 1994, 1996, and 1997; but could never get beyond the first round.

Although his full pro career was in SEAL, Shah was a superstar back home in India after an impressive 1993 World Baseball Championship. In 23 games, he had 24 hits, 21 runs, 12 homers, and 23 RBI, helping India to its first-ever championship berth. They fell to Canada in the final ultimately. From 1993-2005, Shah had 130 games and 107 WBC starts with 86 hits, 67 runs, 15 doubles, 34 home runs, 69 RBI, a .216/.308/.534 slash, 142 wRC+, and 3.8 WAR.

In total with Bangkok, Shah had 955 hits, 632 runs, 187 doubles, 324 home runs, 700 RBI, a .277/.347/.639 slash, 173 wRC+, and 49.3 WAR. He was extremely popular in Thailand, but the Bobcats couldn’t keep with the massive money Shah would likely get in free agency. Thus, he left after 1997 and tested the waters at only age 27.

In this era, Ho Chi Minh City and Ahmedabad were the two dynasties who almost exclusively scooped up all the big free agents of the era. Shah ended up in Vietnam with an eight-year, $12,000,000 deal with the Hedgehogs. This would ultimately be his signature and most famous run.

Shah immediately made a massive impact, becoming the single-season home run king in his debut with 70 homers. He only held the top spot two years, but Shah’s season still is one of only nine in SAB history with 70+ as of 2037. He also led in runs and posted both league and career highs in RBI (140), total bases (405), slugging (.713), OPS (1.069), wRC+ (195), and WAR (9.8). Shah won his second MVP and sixth Silver Slugger.

HCMC won its eighth SEAL pennant in 12 years, but lost in the 1998 SAB Championship to Ahmedabad. Shah was underwhelming in the postseason with only 0.4 WAR in 14 starts. He made up for it in 1999, winning LCS MVP with a 9 home run, 20 RBI, 1.284 OPS, 264 wRC+, 1.8 WAR effort in 17 starts. Ho Chi Minh City again fell in the SAB Championship to Ahmedabad.

Shah was less dominant in 1999, but still repeated as MVP and won another Silver Slugger with a league best 118 runs scored, plus 53 homers. In 2000, he had a career and league-best 126 runs scored while smacking 65 homers with 9.5 WAR. Shah won his eighth and final Slugger, but was second in MVP voting as Dhuna Itar broke his homers record with 74.

However, 2000 saw Ho Chi Minh City win its second-ever SAB Championship, getting one over on Ahmedabad. Shah was a bit off in 2001 with a mere 40 home runs, but smacked 54 and 51 in the next two years with 6+ WAR both years. HCMC was upset in the LCS in both 2001 and 2002.

From 2003 to 2005, Ho Chi Minh City had a SAB Championship three-peat, winning 118, 122, and 121 games in their epic seasons. This gave Shah four SAB title rings for his impressive career. He wasn’t called upon to be “the guy” as much in this run, but still delivered plenty of power. In 89 playoff starts, Shah had 75 hits, 50 runs, 11 doubles, 26 home runs, 57 RBI, a .230/.300/.534 slash, 138 wRC+, and 3.0 WAR.

Shah became the career home runs leader later in his career, becoming the first to reach 700 home runs in 2005. That year, Shah also was the third to reach 1500 career RBI. His HCMC teammate Tirtha Uphadhyaya passed him as the homers leader about two years later. Shah would fall down the leaderboards a bit as a new group emerged in a higher offense SAB.

His tallies also didn’t reach their full heights due to injuries. In 2004, Shah missed six weeks to a fractured hand. Then in August 2005, he suffered a broken bone his elbow that ended his season and kept him out of the playoffs. 2005 was also the end of his Ho Chi Minh City contract and unexpectedly ended his career.

In December, Shah suffered a setback in his elbow which forced his retirement from the game at only age 35. With Ho Chi Minh City, he had 1070 hits, 809 runs, 183 doubles, 405 home runs, 855 RBI, 267 stolen bases, a .259/.333/.625 slash, 165 wRC+, and 50.1 WAR.

Shah’s final stats had 2025 hits, 1441 runs, 370 doubles, 101 triples, 729 home runs, 1555 RBI, 679 walks, 478 stolen bases, a .267/.339/.632 slash, 169 wRC+, and 99.4 WAR. As of 2037, Shah is 20^th in WAR among position players, seventh in homers, and 23^rd in RBI. He also has the sixth highest slugging percentage among Hall of Famers.

There were other great home run hitters in that era and the later years in SAB that overshadowed his final tallies. But Shah’s incredible power was something to behold in the 1990s and early 2000s, making him a major superstar beloved in multiple countries. He was an easy headliner for the 2011 Hall of Fame class for SAB at 98.3%.

Jalal Mohammad – Starting Pitcher – Kolkata Cosmos – 67.5% Second Ballot

Jalal Mohammad was a 5’11’’, 185 pound right-handed pitcher from Kurumbalur, India; a town of only 21,000 in the southern Tamil Nadu state. Mohammad had terrific stuff led by a dominant 99-101 mph fastball. He had above average movement, but his control was mediocre at best. Mohammad’s arsenal included a good cutter and curveball, plus an okay slider and changeup. But the fastball, when on target, was among the most impressive in the game.

Mohammad had very good stamina and was a decent defensive pitcher. Teammates and coaches were often critical of him for a poor work ethic and a lack of leadership skills. Mohammad generally just let his fastball carry him to success despite his other flaws.

He threw hard even from a young age, which earned the attention of Indian scouts. Kolkata grabbed a teenaged Mohammad in June 1988 and officially debuted him in 1993 at age 21. He only had 30 innings that year, but showed great potential. Mohammad was a full-timer in 1994 with mixed results, leading the Indian League with 99 walks. Still, he did well enough to earn Rookie of the Year honors.

Mohammad had a good 1995, the missed much of 1996 to a sore shoulder. He bounced back with a third place in 1997’s Pitcher of the Year voting. This saw his lone ERA title at 1.73 along with a career best 7.5 WAR. He matched the WAR total in 1998 and again was third in voting. Mohammad also made history in 1998 with SAB’s third-ever perfect game, striking out 11 on September 8 against Hyderabad.

1998 saw Kolkata end an eight-year playoff drought. They had three straight berths from 1998-2000 with their best performance being an Indian League Championship Series loss in 1999. Mohammad had an unremarkable 4.22 ERA in 21.1 career playoff innings. He also had a 3.51 ERA over 48.2 innings for India in the World Baseball Championship from 2001-2004.

Mohammad led the IL in strikeouts and innings pitched in both 2000 and 2001, as well as in WAR in 2001. 2000 would be his lone Pitcher of the Year win with his 383 strikeouts ranking as the eighth-best single season as of 2037. His 387 Ks in 2001 is tied for third most. 2001 also marked the end of his time with the Cosmos.

Kolkata would go onto retire Mohammad’s #13 uniform. With the Cosmos, he had a 120-84 record, 2.43 ERA, 1859.2 innings, 2545 strikeouts, 584 walks, 128 ERA+, and 40.7 WAR. Few teams had the money or interest needed for Mohammad and he ended up sitting out all of 2002. He returned to the game at age 31 in 2003 on a two-year, $2,720,000 deal with Dhaka. The Dobermans had won the Southeast Asia League pennant in 2002.

2003 notably saw a no-hitter against Kuala Lumpur on August 7 with 16 strikeouts and 3 walks. He struck out 300+ for the sixth time, but also posted a career worst 3.64 WAR. Dhaka missed the playoffs in both 2003 and 2004.

Mohammad had a better ERA and WAR in 2004, but an elbow strain put him out for the final two months. With Dhaka, he finished with a 3.19 ERA, 23-17 record, 375 innings, 528 strikeouts, 116 ERA+, and 7.6 WAR. Mohammad was unsigned in 2005 and retired that winter at only age 33.

The final stats saw a 143-101 record, 2.56 ERA, 2234.2 innings, 3073 strikeouts, 721 walks, 220/289 quality starts, 63 complete games, 21 shutouts, 126 ERA+, and 48.3 WAR. The rate stats were quite good and as of 2037, he has the 22^nd best ERA of any SAB pitcher with 1000+ innings. The accumulations were quite low with a short career and he ranks 63^rd in pitching WAR as of 2037.

Working in Mohammad’s favor was a perfect game, one ERA title, and one Pitcher of the Year award. He missed the cut with a debut at 62.8%, but enough voters were impressed with his resume to get him in on the second ballot. Mohammad only narrowly crossed the 66% requirement at 67.5%, but that made him the second member of SAB’s 2011 Hall of Fame class.

08-15-2024, 01:49 PM	#1522
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,728	2011 SAB Hall of Fame South Asia Baseball added two players into the Hall of Fame in 2011 with left fielder Amoda Shah leading the way at 98.3%. Pitcher Jalal Mohammad joined him, narrowly breaching the 66% requirement with 67.5% on his second try. Also above the 50% mark was 1B Sunil Lamichhane with 59.2% on his third ballot and C Kumar Patel at 57.5% on his fourth try. No players were dropped following ten failed tries in 2011. Amoda Shah – Left Field – Ho Chi Minh City Hedgehogs – 98.3% First Ballot Amoda Shah was a 6’0’’, 200 pound left-handed left fielder from Bhiwandi, India; a city of around 870,000 people within the greater Mumbai region. Shah simply socked dingers and had one of the strongest bats in the world during his run. He topped 50+ homers nine times and smacked 30+ in all of his full seasons. Shah especially raked against righties (1.064 OPS, 190 wRC+) with merely decent stats against lefties (.742 OPS, 115 wRC+). Shah’s contact skills and his eye were both average at best and he struggled significantly with strikeouts. He was very much boom or bust, but any contact would be very hard as almost 60% of his career hits went for extra bases. Shah could find the gap with around 30-40 doubles/triples most years. He was also far faster on the basepaths than you’d expect from a big bopper with very good speed and baserunning skills. Defensively, Shah spent the majority of his time in left field and graded as a firmly above average defender there. He had rare starts in center field, but was poorly suited for that spot. His durability was great for much of his career, playing 150+ games each year from 1992-2003. Shah was likeable and his towering dongs made him a massive superstar. Shah emerged seemingly out of nowhere, signed as an 18-year old by Bangkok in June 1989. He debuted for the Bobcats in 1991 at age 20 with 56 games and only 10 starts. Shah was a full-time starter in 1992 and made a massive impact. He led the Southeast League in runs, homers, total bases, slugging, OPS, and wRC+. His 59 home run, 8.3 WAR effort earned a Silver Slugger as a designated hitter and a second place in MVP voting. He did even better in 1993 with 64 home runs, which was only three short of the then single-season record. Shah led in strikeouts again, but also had the most total bases with the best slugging and OPS in SEAL. This earned his second Slugger (his first in LF) and his first MVP. All six of his full seasons with Bangkok were worth 6+ WAR. Shah won additional Silver Sluggers with Bangkok in 1994, 1995, and 1997 along with a Gold Glove in 1997. He took second in 1995 and 1997 MVP voting. Shah led in homers and RBI in 1997 and would lead in slugging four times with Bangkok. The Bobcats earned wild card berths in 1994, 1996, and 1997; but could never get beyond the first round. Although his full pro career was in SEAL, Shah was a superstar back home in India after an impressive 1993 World Baseball Championship. In 23 games, he had 24 hits, 21 runs, 12 homers, and 23 RBI, helping India to its first-ever championship berth. They fell to Canada in the final ultimately. From 1993-2005, Shah had 130 games and 107 WBC starts with 86 hits, 67 runs, 15 doubles, 34 home runs, 69 RBI, a .216/.308/.534 slash, 142 wRC+, and 3.8 WAR. In total with Bangkok, Shah had 955 hits, 632 runs, 187 doubles, 324 home runs, 700 RBI, a .277/.347/.639 slash, 173 wRC+, and 49.3 WAR. He was extremely popular in Thailand, but the Bobcats couldn’t keep with the massive money Shah would likely get in free agency. Thus, he left after 1997 and tested the waters at only age 27. In this era, Ho Chi Minh City and Ahmedabad were the two dynasties who almost exclusively scooped up all the big free agents of the era. Shah ended up in Vietnam with an eight-year, $12,000,000 deal with the Hedgehogs. This would ultimately be his signature and most famous run. Shah immediately made a massive impact, becoming the single-season home run king in his debut with 70 homers. He only held the top spot two years, but Shah’s season still is one of only nine in SAB history with 70+ as of 2037. He also led in runs and posted both league and career highs in RBI (140), total bases (405), slugging (.713), OPS (1.069), wRC+ (195), and WAR (9.8). Shah won his second MVP and sixth Silver Slugger. HCMC won its eighth SEAL pennant in 12 years, but lost in the 1998 SAB Championship to Ahmedabad. Shah was underwhelming in the postseason with only 0.4 WAR in 14 starts. He made up for it in 1999, winning LCS MVP with a 9 home run, 20 RBI, 1.284 OPS, 264 wRC+, 1.8 WAR effort in 17 starts. Ho Chi Minh City again fell in the SAB Championship to Ahmedabad. Shah was less dominant in 1999, but still repeated as MVP and won another Silver Slugger with a league best 118 runs scored, plus 53 homers. In 2000, he had a career and league-best 126 runs scored while smacking 65 homers with 9.5 WAR. Shah won his eighth and final Slugger, but was second in MVP voting as Dhuna Itar broke his homers record with 74. However, 2000 saw Ho Chi Minh City win its second-ever SAB Championship, getting one over on Ahmedabad. Shah was a bit off in 2001 with a mere 40 home runs, but smacked 54 and 51 in the next two years with 6+ WAR both years. HCMC was upset in the LCS in both 2001 and 2002. From 2003 to 2005, Ho Chi Minh City had a SAB Championship three-peat, winning 118, 122, and 121 games in their epic seasons. This gave Shah four SAB title rings for his impressive career. He wasn’t called upon to be “the guy” as much in this run, but still delivered plenty of power. In 89 playoff starts, Shah had 75 hits, 50 runs, 11 doubles, 26 home runs, 57 RBI, a .230/.300/.534 slash, 138 wRC+, and 3.0 WAR. Shah became the career home runs leader later in his career, becoming the first to reach 700 home runs in 2005. That year, Shah also was the third to reach 1500 career RBI. His HCMC teammate Tirtha Uphadhyaya passed him as the homers leader about two years later. Shah would fall down the leaderboards a bit as a new group emerged in a higher offense SAB. His tallies also didn’t reach their full heights due to injuries. In 2004, Shah missed six weeks to a fractured hand. Then in August 2005, he suffered a broken bone his elbow that ended his season and kept him out of the playoffs. 2005 was also the end of his Ho Chi Minh City contract and unexpectedly ended his career. In December, Shah suffered a setback in his elbow which forced his retirement from the game at only age 35. With Ho Chi Minh City, he had 1070 hits, 809 runs, 183 doubles, 405 home runs, 855 RBI, 267 stolen bases, a .259/.333/.625 slash, 165 wRC+, and 50.1 WAR. Shah’s final stats had 2025 hits, 1441 runs, 370 doubles, 101 triples, 729 home runs, 1555 RBI, 679 walks, 478 stolen bases, a .267/.339/.632 slash, 169 wRC+, and 99.4 WAR. As of 2037, Shah is 20^th in WAR among position players, seventh in homers, and 23^rd in RBI. He also has the sixth highest slugging percentage among Hall of Famers. There were other great home run hitters in that era and the later years in SAB that overshadowed his final tallies. But Shah’s incredible power was something to behold in the 1990s and early 2000s, making him a major superstar beloved in multiple countries. He was an easy headliner for the 2011 Hall of Fame class for SAB at 98.3%. Jalal Mohammad – Starting Pitcher – Kolkata Cosmos – 67.5% Second Ballot Jalal Mohammad was a 5’11’’, 185 pound right-handed pitcher from Kurumbalur, India; a town of only 21,000 in the southern Tamil Nadu state. Mohammad had terrific stuff led by a dominant 99-101 mph fastball. He had above average movement, but his control was mediocre at best. Mohammad’s arsenal included a good cutter and curveball, plus an okay slider and changeup. But the fastball, when on target, was among the most impressive in the game. Mohammad had very good stamina and was a decent defensive pitcher. Teammates and coaches were often critical of him for a poor work ethic and a lack of leadership skills. Mohammad generally just let his fastball carry him to success despite his other flaws. He threw hard even from a young age, which earned the attention of Indian scouts. Kolkata grabbed a teenaged Mohammad in June 1988 and officially debuted him in 1993 at age 21. He only had 30 innings that year, but showed great potential. Mohammad was a full-timer in 1994 with mixed results, leading the Indian League with 99 walks. Still, he did well enough to earn Rookie of the Year honors. Mohammad had a good 1995, the missed much of 1996 to a sore shoulder. He bounced back with a third place in 1997’s Pitcher of the Year voting. This saw his lone ERA title at 1.73 along with a career best 7.5 WAR. He matched the WAR total in 1998 and again was third in voting. Mohammad also made history in 1998 with SAB’s third-ever perfect game, striking out 11 on September 8 against Hyderabad. 1998 saw Kolkata end an eight-year playoff drought. They had three straight berths from 1998-2000 with their best performance being an Indian League Championship Series loss in 1999. Mohammad had an unremarkable 4.22 ERA in 21.1 career playoff innings. He also had a 3.51 ERA over 48.2 innings for India in the World Baseball Championship from 2001-2004. Mohammad led the IL in strikeouts and innings pitched in both 2000 and 2001, as well as in WAR in 2001. 2000 would be his lone Pitcher of the Year win with his 383 strikeouts ranking as the eighth-best single season as of 2037. His 387 Ks in 2001 is tied for third most. 2001 also marked the end of his time with the Cosmos. Kolkata would go onto retire Mohammad’s #13 uniform. With the Cosmos, he had a 120-84 record, 2.43 ERA, 1859.2 innings, 2545 strikeouts, 584 walks, 128 ERA+, and 40.7 WAR. Few teams had the money or interest needed for Mohammad and he ended up sitting out all of 2002. He returned to the game at age 31 in 2003 on a two-year, $2,720,000 deal with Dhaka. The Dobermans had won the Southeast Asia League pennant in 2002. 2003 notably saw a no-hitter against Kuala Lumpur on August 7 with 16 strikeouts and 3 walks. He struck out 300+ for the sixth time, but also posted a career worst 3.64 WAR. Dhaka missed the playoffs in both 2003 and 2004. Mohammad had a better ERA and WAR in 2004, but an elbow strain put him out for the final two months. With Dhaka, he finished with a 3.19 ERA, 23-17 record, 375 innings, 528 strikeouts, 116 ERA+, and 7.6 WAR. Mohammad was unsigned in 2005 and retired that winter at only age 33. The final stats saw a 143-101 record, 2.56 ERA, 2234.2 innings, 3073 strikeouts, 721 walks, 220/289 quality starts, 63 complete games, 21 shutouts, 126 ERA+, and 48.3 WAR. The rate stats were quite good and as of 2037, he has the 22^nd best ERA of any SAB pitcher with 1000+ innings. The accumulations were quite low with a short career and he ranks 63^rd in pitching WAR as of 2037. Working in Mohammad’s favor was a perfect game, one ERA title, and one Pitcher of the Year award. He missed the cut with a debut at 62.8%, but enough voters were impressed with his resume to get him in on the second ballot. Mohammad only narrowly crossed the 66% requirement at 67.5%, but that made him the second member of SAB’s 2011 Hall of Fame class. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)