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Originally Posted by D. Bergin
You can probably add Fred Lynn to that list to. Had a relatively long career, but injuries robbed him of a lot of stats. You would have thought he was going to be a lock by his mid-twenties.
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I would also maybe add Smokey Joe Wood as borderline HOFer for Boston.
He had a very short career, with only 11 years in the League, but he had some big numbers. He was an absurd 34-5 in 1912 and he ranks 15th all-time in both career winning % (.6724) as well as ERA+ (146) (including Negro League leaders). He actually has a better career ERA+ than Clemens, who is right behind with 143.