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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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Significantly greater production is expected from a 1B than a catcher. Mattingly is up .001 in batting, .003 in OPs, has 30 more hits. These are not good talking points. Mattingly's frame of comparison is first baseman, not catchers.
Also, his name is Mauer.