I'm sorry, but this whole exercise is silly. Chipper Jones was a great player in his day, and is a worthy Hall of Famer. That being said, anybody claiming he is a better third baseman than Michael Jack Schmidt needs to take off their rose colored glasses.
Though baseball lends itself to statistical analysis more than any other professional sport, it is folly, in my opinion, to merely compare career numbers when attempting to make an argument for or against any particular player's greatness. Why? Because doing so eliminates context. The context of the eras the players under consideration played in cannot be overlooked, and it too often is. There is no logic in saying "player x got more total bases than player y, therefore they were a better player". Ah, no.
When I gauge a player's greatness, I compare them against their peers. Because while Mike Schmidt and Home Run Baker both played third base, and both are in Cooperstown, dismissing Baker's accomplishments merely based on a look at his career numbers would be a disservice to the game.
I will post a more in depth analysis a little later.
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