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Originally Posted by packs
I'll toss a vote to Arky Vaughan. Baseball Reference has him ranked as the 4th best shortstop of all time, behind only Wagner, Arod and Ripken. A nine time all star, batting champion, and lifetime 300 hitter. He averaged 6.9 WAR per 162 games over his career but is largely anonymous when people talk about the best shortstops of all time.
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Arky Vaughan is one of my top 2 underrated players of all time. The other is Johnny Mize .312/.397/.562 OPS+ 158 and his numbers (and counting stats) would have been higher if he hadn't missed 3 prime years to WWII. His first full season back was his famous 51 HR / 42 strikeouts season. And Stan Musial cards are ridiculously undervalued for a top 10 all time player.