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VanillaGorilla · 07-31-2013, 03:48 AM

Gavvy Cravath was the first player selected in the 2044 draft. He went to play for the Reds. Cravath enters in his first year on the ballot on the First Ballot Standard at the age of 48.

Cravath does not enter the draft pool until he is 25 years-old and does not play his first regular season game until he is 26. In spite of this, he has put up HOF careers in each of the three leagues I have run working this HOF model.

Cravath's 2050 career hits included 413 doubles, 45 tiples, and 654 HR (13th, one more than Fred McGriff). He drove in 1639 runs (31st) and scored 1524 times (21st, between Dan Brouthers and Al Rosen). His 1168 career walks is one fewer than Jim Gentile and rank him 18th All Time.

Cravath posted an incredible slash line of 304/408/669 (*/ 20th, 0.0001 behind Jackie Robinson/ 4th) which gave him an enormous career npa OPS+ number of 177. Cravath enters the HOF 4th on the career OPS list, ahead of every other retired player.

Gavvy Cravath is the answer to a great trivia question for this alternate reality (as he is IRL). Who is the only player to win three consecutive MVPs for three different teams? That be Gavvy.

In 2054, in his Free Agent season with Cincy, Cravath belted 62 HR and drove in 137 while batting .327 in 127 games.

He signed a big one year deal in 2055 with San Diego and had an absolutely amazing season. He slashed 375/493/971 for a freaking npa OPS+ of 268.

He would have won a batting title, and these would be league records for OBP and SLG, however, Cravath didn't have enough PAs to qualify for those.

Not even close. He played in only 76 games, yet he hit 48 HR and drove in 98 runs and led the league in VORP playing in less than half a flippin season.

What would happen if he played a full season...say 150 games?

Well, he answered that question in 2056, now as a Marlin, he ripped 83 HR and drove in a single-season league record 199 runs. 302/396/792 npa OPS+ 206 for the slash.....none too shabby.

He also powered a stacked Marlins squad (no HOFers, yet, but there will be plenty) to a WS win.

Cravath played in 12 All Star games.

Black Ink: 27 (46)
Gray Ink: 138 (110)
HOFm: 229 (50)
HOFs: 67 (23)

Gorilla Composite: 4.8 (3.3)

Using the standards in place for this HOF and applying them to RL, Cravath should be in the RL HOF. My personal opinion is that it is a travesty that he is not. Deacon White?!? OK, I can buy him....but not before Gavvy.

I may be slightly biased since he has entered all three of my OOTP HOF. Al Rosen is the only other eligible player who has made all three who is not in Cooperstown. I would vote for him, also.

07-31-2013, 03:48 AM	#94
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371 Blog Entries: 2	Class of 2068: Cravath Gavvy Cravath was the first player selected in the 2044 draft. He went to play for the Reds. Cravath enters in his first year on the ballot on the First Ballot Standard at the age of 48. Cravath does not enter the draft pool until he is 25 years-old and does not play his first regular season game until he is 26. In spite of this, he has put up HOF careers in each of the three leagues I have run working this HOF model. Cravath's 2050 career hits included 413 doubles, 45 tiples, and 654 HR (13th, one more than Fred McGriff). He drove in 1639 runs (31st) and scored 1524 times (21st, between Dan Brouthers and Al Rosen). His 1168 career walks is one fewer than Jim Gentile and rank him 18th All Time. Cravath posted an incredible slash line of 304/408/669 (*/ 20th, 0.0001 behind Jackie Robinson/ 4th) which gave him an enormous career npa OPS+ number of 177. Cravath enters the HOF 4th on the career OPS list, ahead of every other retired player. Gavvy Cravath is the answer to a great trivia question for this alternate reality (as he is IRL). Who is the only player to win three consecutive MVPs for three different teams? That be Gavvy. In 2054, in his Free Agent season with Cincy, Cravath belted 62 HR and drove in 137 while batting .327 in 127 games. He signed a big one year deal in 2055 with San Diego and had an absolutely amazing season. He slashed 375/493/971 for a freaking npa OPS+ of 268. He would have won a batting title, and these would be league records for OBP and SLG, however, Cravath didn't have enough PAs to qualify for those. Not even close. He played in only 76 games, yet he hit 48 HR and drove in 98 runs and led the league in VORP playing in less than half a flippin season. What would happen if he played a full season...say 150 games? Well, he answered that question in 2056, now as a Marlin, he ripped 83 HR and drove in a single-season league record 199 runs. 302/396/792 npa OPS+ 206 for the slash.....none too shabby. He also powered a stacked Marlins squad (no HOFers, yet, but there will be plenty) to a WS win. Cravath played in 12 All Star games. Black Ink: 27 (46) Gray Ink: 138 (110) HOFm: 229 (50) HOFs: 67 (23) Gorilla Composite: 4.8 (3.3) Using the standards in place for this HOF and applying them to RL, Cravath should be in the RL HOF. My personal opinion is that it is a travesty that he is not. Deacon White?!? OK, I can buy him....but not before Gavvy. I may be slightly biased since he has entered all three of my OOTP HOF. Al Rosen is the only other eligible player who has made all three who is not in Cooperstown. I would vote for him, also.