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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
He doesn't fare so well using the more modern metrics. Using JAWS he is only the 19th rated 1st baseman, and if I recall correctly, Bill James called him the most overrated player ever.
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He doesn't have a super long prime, but his 7 year WAR peak is 7th All-Time among 1st baseman.
His biggest sin analytically, is that he didn't walk very much.
Different position, but he seems to profile very closely offensively to Ichiro, if Ichiro hadn't stuck around so long and junked a lot of his lifetime analytical averages. Tony Gwynn also comes to mind.