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Posted By: Paul

I think most baseball historians agree that many Negro League players who aren't in the Hall of Fame would have made it if only they had been allowed to play in the majors. But I wonder if the reverse is true. Are there any Negro League Hall of Famers who would not have been elected to the Hall if they played their entire career in the majors? I've always thought that this might be the case with Monte Irvin. He played in the major leagues from age 30-37. You wouldn't expect him to rack up record breaking numbers in that short period of time. But we do know what other Hall of Famers did from age 30 to age 37, and Irvin's record does not compare favorably to many of them.