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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

It seems to me that a fair measure of a player's performance are those values which are expressed as a percentage (ie. batting average, slugging pct., ERA, etc.). This is an indicator of significant achievement without necessarilly much longevity.

So, employing the Kofax rule of approximately six seasons are sufficient to prove exemplary performance, it seems reasonable to include in the hall all players who achieved a batting average of >.340 and a ERA of <2.30.

The players who match this criteria include:

Joe Wood
Orval Overall
Will White
Ed Reulbach
Lefty O'Doul
Dave Orr
Pete Browning

Why not include them? Is Early Wynn a better pitcher, or Luke Appling a better hitter than any of these?