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Originally Posted by Vintageclout
If Joe Maurer is a Hall of Famer, than Don Mattingly should likewise be inducted into the HOF. His lifetime numbers best Maurer (Avg, OPS, HRs, RBIs, Hits, etc.), and along with Keith Hernandez, he was one of baseball’s greatest all-time defensive first baseman. Peak value, Mattingly was better than Maurer due to his superior power (Maurer only hit 20+ homers in one season), and Maurer never knocked in more than 100 runs in a single season! I don’t believe Maurer is a true Hall of Famer, BUT IF HE IS, Mattingly clearly deserves to be enshrined in Cooperstown because he was the better player.
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One is known for being a catcher, the other for being a first baseman. Mauer compares more favorably to Hall of Fame catchers based on JAWS than Mattingly does among Hall of Fame first basemen.
I’d put Hernandez above Mattingly, actually.
Now, if Mauer spent his whole career at first base, it’d be hard to think he measures up, but different positions have different standards.