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Originally Posted by the 'stache
Bill Mazeroski has the highest dWAR of any second baseman in history, and only Ryne Sandberg and Roberto Alomar have more Gold Gloves than Mazeroski's eight.
I'm not saying that Maz was a slam dunk Hall of Famer, but I really think it's unfair to say that Maz gained induction because of one home run. Second base is rarely a big offensive position. While he wasn't known for his offense, he's 16th all time in home runs at his position, and both he and Maris hit .260 for their career.
Maris had two great MVP seasons, but never reached an All Star level in any other season (5 + WAR is generally considered All Star level. His third best is 3.9 in 1964). And post season? Maz was a career .323 hitter in the playoffs with a .944 OPS, while Maris hit .217 with a .667 OPS.
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jim kaat has a billion gold gloves and isnt in, that argument falls flat. eventually you have to do something on offense as a hof 2nd baseman and mazeroski didnt.
All you have to do to realize that maz got in because of his one homerun is to take it away. if he didnt hit that one homerun to win the world series, but instead hit one in another world series game where the outcome was already decided, would he be in? Very obviously not.