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Originally Posted by packs
I third Larry Doyle. He was the greatest National League second baseman to ever play in the majors when he retired. He led all National League second baseman in just about every offensive statistic. I feel like the best player at their position for a generation should be in the Hall of Fame.
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Exactly. I know a lot of people don't consider Evers a Hall of Famer anyway, but it is interesting to look at their stats side by side. Unless I am missing something, Evers is the only NL 2nd baseman in the Hall that was a true contemporary of Doyle.
Average
Doyle .290
Evers .270
At Bats
Doyle 6509
Evers 6134
Runs
Doyle 960
Evers 919
Hits
Doyle 1887
Evers 1658
Doubles
Doyle 299
Evers 216
Triples
Doyle 123
Evers 70
Home Runs
Doyle 74
Evers 12 (Doyle hit 13 in 1911 alone)
RBI
Doyle 793
Evers 538
Stolen Bases
Doyle 298
Evers 324
I don't believe you can put someone in the Hall just because they are better than one other player that is already in. I'm just saying it is interesting to compare these two since they were such rivals (Cubs vs. Giants).