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Posted By: Scott Elkins

However, I meant to start the "top ten" at the year 1936 - when the Hall of Fame actually started electing in players (boy, those first five sure belong!!!!). You are correct - if someone started at 1900, you would have the same mess we have today, except in reverse. Instead of mediocre players from recent years in the Hall, we would have them from the 19th Century!

I still disagree with you regarding the players of the future - if they can't break the top ten of those criteria, they really are not among the elite of Baseball! Maybe pitcher would start working a little more - less days rest - just like the old days! They would certainly have to if they wanted in the Hall of Fame someday!

The only mistakes I see with my criteria is probably the following should be added:

pitchers:
win/loss percentage

hitters:
hits

That would make it "THE TOP TEN, WHEN A PLAYER RETIRES STARTING IN 1936 IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES":

Pitchers:
win/loss percentage
strikeouts
wins
ERA

Hitters:
Average
HR's
RBI
Hits

We would then have a TRUE Hall of Fame!