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Posted By: peter chao

Guys,

I wanted to qualify my prior statement about Dizzy Dean's monster 1934 season. Dizzy as a member of the Gas House Gang won 30 games in that year.

My personal bias is that if a ballplayer has a short career and make it into the Hall of Fame, he better have a couple of seasons where he absolutely is the best. For example Dizzy Dean in 1934 and 1935. Or Sand Koufax for a 5 year period.

For a lengthy career it isn't that important to have monster seasons, it's possible to get in when you simply hit the cumulative numbers. For instance, Nolan Ryan and Phil Niekro.

Peter