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Originally Posted by alaskapaul3
What about Graig Nettles and The Penguin?
Neither were even close to Schmidt who completely overshadowed them, but both over 300 HR and 6x AS and 3B are underrepresented in the HOF.
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I think you can throw Buddy Bell and Ken Boyer in with those guys to.
I think unfortunately they're all just a hair off for various reasons.
Nettles is the 12th (11th if you kick out Edgar Martinez who is lumped in with the 3rd Baseman) ranked 3B All-Time on Baseball Reference according to JAWS and WAR, which you think should be enough to get him in, but the lack of Awards and the .248 batting average will always drive voters crazy.
Buddy Bell has the Golden Gloves but lacks the power stats voters love at that position.
Cey profiles maybe slightly better then Nettles and Bell offensively, but nowhere in his or Bell's stratosphere, defensively.
Boyer has all the hardware including an MVP, but a relatively short prime.