Was Mike Tiernan a Star?
 

Posted By: <b>Paul</b><p>An Old Judge card of Mike Tiernan just closed on ebay for under $100. (I forgot to bid). I looked up his stats and saw that they were pretty impressive, though his career was short. I was just wondering if he was regarded as a star during his career. Or is he one of those players with just a flashy stat or two that comes from playing in a different era?

Was Mike Tiernan a Star?
 

Posted By: <b>Mark</b><p>Paul, I bid on Tiernan (glad you forgot to bid!) as a direct result of discussions on this board about how he was a near-HOFer. This statician actually considers Tiernan the 64th best batter of all-time: <a href="http://www.pupress.princeton.edu/chapters/s7932.pdf" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.pupress.princeton.edu/chapters/s7932.pdf</a><br />

Was Mike Tiernan a Star?
 

Posted By: <b>Paul</b><p>As Homer Simpson would say "D'oh!".<br /><br />But I am a little suspicious of someone who would rank Tiernan above Anson.