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Originally Posted by Topps206
Not the best argument against Magee in my opinion. He's 40th all time in WAR four outfielders, yet there are more than 40 enshrined in the Hall.
Black ink - 35
Average Hall of Famer - 27
Gray ink - 210
Average Hall of Famer - 144
Only player to lead his league in RBIs four times and isn't in the Hall. This was in the Deadball Era.
He often gets compared to Wheat. While I think Wheat was the better player, that's no excuse to snub Magee.
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RBI's is a terrible way to judge individual production as it is contingent on the actions of his teammates to get on base.
IMO, there are people with less production in, but they shouldn't have been inducted either (Jim Rice, Goose Goslin, Monte irvin)
But, I am a small hall person, others want more in, I can see the argument (and Magee is as worthy as Jim Rice IMO)