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JimiI think Tim Raines should be in the HOF. You might have read somewhere that Raines reached base more times in his career than Tony Gwynn, and that's true: 3,977 times for Raines, 3,955 for Gwynn. Did you know Raines reached base 503 more times than Dawson? That Raines is 41st on the all-time list and Dawson is 96th?
You might have read somewhere that Dawson finished his career with a .323 on-base percentage -- exceptionally low for a 1980s outfielder/Hall of Fame candidate -- and that's true, too. Did you know Dawson's .482 career slugging percentage isn't anything special, either? Did you know Dawson's 119 career OPS-plus (OPS adjusted for league and home field) is worse than Raines' 123? Did you know that for all the talk about Dawson's impressive combination of power and speed, Raines stole nearly 500 more bases and is 3rd all-time? In my mind he may very well be the greatest lead off hitter of all-time not named Henderson.
Playing in Montreal certainly didn't help those players though for sure. Though Rice only got 30% of the vote back in his first year.
Who knows....
Jimi
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