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Posted By: PeterP

Well, as it regards Oliva, the one difference I see between him and Koufax is that Koufax absolutely dominated the National League for the last 4 years of his career, along with two great seasons the two previous seasons. Oliva had some great numbers but didn't dominate. Also, consider that there were many more great hitting outfielders when Oliva played than pitchers when Koufax played, so Oliva gets lost in the shuffle a little.

However, this doesn't necessarily mean Koufax belongs in the Hall, either.