Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson Reinstated by MLB

[ThomasL]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Even with the livelier ball, his 162 game averages would probably have come down some if he played into his late 30s or early 40s.

Jackson probably would have played until 1928-1930 much like Tris Speaker who I have always felt was a good comp for Jackson...

There is a book where the author tries to determine what the 8 men out would have done had they played full careers "It Ain't So" by Michael Lynch Jr. He goes into great detail. He has Jackson's career ending after the 1929 season with career 3457 hits, .351 ave, 1564 RBI and used Speaker as a predictor for Jackson

It is a fun book to read and a lot of work went into it...yes it is all conjecture but still fun to read...he has Lefty Williams winning 300+ games and Felsch being a HOFer...he has Weaver on the HOF bubble with his 2,900+ hits and .290 career ave. that ended in 1928.