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Originally Posted by packs
I don't disagree. He was average at best in his first baseman role. But that was still a third of his career.
Posey did not play a third of his career out of the position and neither did Molina, Piazza or most other catchers.
If Mauer had retired at 30 after his time as a catcher had come to an end, would he have a stronger or weaker case for the HOF? I think his counting stats still help him. He'd have 105 home runs, just over 600 RBIs and just over 1,400 hits if he hadn't played those last 5 years as a first baseman and DH.
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His increased career stats from playing 5 years at first certainly help him. Without them, his stats are generally below Posey except for a higher batting average. It looks like their WAR would be almost identical.