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LetsGoBucsWillie Stargell doesn't get the credit he should. He played in one of the most pitcher dominant eras and spent the first eight years in a pitcher friendly park.
Clemente once estimated that Stargell had about 400 balls caught on Forbes Field warning track.....now thats undoubtedly an overstatement but consider that Forbes field left center was 457 feet and 436 to center. Stargell undoubtedly lost 10-15 home runs a year in Forbes Field.
The other thing that has always impacted his perception is that he never played in 150 games in a year, in fact only 6 times did he even break 140.
One other interesting thing about Stargell is that he never walked 100 times in a season, despite the fact that he sometimes was intentionally walked 20-25 times. 937 walks in his career and 227 intentional.
Stargell and Rice seem to be forgotten due to the era they played in.