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Originally Posted by The Nasty Nati
looking at these stats it does make you think Jackson is overvalued and Speaker, Lajoie, and Collins are way undervalued.
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I think you're forgetting though that essentially, those three are just PLAYERS, while Jackson is considered a LEGEND.
He has the mystique from the infamy of the 1919 World Series, he's prominently featured in a classic film many consider the greatest baseball movie of all-time, Cobb stated he was the greatest hitter in history, Ruth modeled his swing after Joe, and he has arguably one of the best nicknames in all of sports.
All of this must factor into his "value".