by A.J. Coltrane
Fangraphs has a feature that allows you to compare the career value of major league hitters in graph form. For example, here’s Dale Murphy, Kirby Puckett, and Andy Van Slyke.
They were more comparable than I might have guessed.
Or how about Wade Boggs, Tony Gwynn, Rod Carew, and Ichiro?
That one illustrates the greatness of Boggs — he’s significantly better than some good company.
Last one — since we’ve been on the subject lately: Edgar Martinez, Frank Thomas, and Jim Thome. Note that Edgar was the most valuable every season from age 32-38. (Try sticking Bob Horner into the 4th slot and see what that looks like.)
Fun stuff.
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