From 1975-1981 George Foster's averages per 162 games are:
.297 BA
38 HR
126 RBI
99 Runs scored
149 OPS+
Garvey's best 7 year run 1974-1980:
.311 BA
24 HR
106 RBI
88 Runs scored
130 OPS+
Cecil Cooper best 7 year run 1977-1983
.316 BA
26 HR
109 RBI
99 Runs Scored
137 OPS+
Kent Hrbek 1984-1990
.288
30
102
86
134 OPS+
Seems those arguments about Garvey being a run producer belong to someone else. Foster has him beat in old school measurements and sabermetric measurements during their peaks that happened at basically the exact same time. Cooper has him beat too.
Garvey's peak isn't that special and there are guys who are not in the HOF that have just as good or better peaks. Foster and HRbek are also both two time WS champions.
Dwight Evans is really the player from that era that has the best case to be inducted.
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