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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Jay, I appreciate the Rice comparison as I grew up a baseball fan in the 70s. However, Rice, while a great player of his era, only had 40 HRs or more 1 year in his career. He had some fantastic years but not on the level that Koufax did during his hot period. Rice never led the league in hitting, never won a Triple Crown, etc. Close comparison but not that close in my opinion. That being said, I have a hard time understanding why Billy Williams belongs in the HOF and not Rice.