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Originally Posted by packs
Do you think Hernandez was better than Don Mattingly? Mattingly has 9 gold gloves to his 11, 6 all star games to his 5, matches him with an MVP but retired in less seasons with almost the same amount of hits, more homers, more rbi's, a higher OPS, more total bases and a higher batting average while playing for worse teams. At his peak he crushed Hernandez in every way and Mattingly is not in the HOF.
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Yes, I think Hernandez was better. Hernandez's career WAR was 60.4 while Mattingly's was 42.4. Hernandez's WAR in his best seven consecutive years was 41.3 while Mattingly's was 35.7. Hernandez's WAR in his best season was 7.6 while Mattingly's was 7.2. As far as some of the raw numbers, those were due to a favorable ballpark and league for offense.