So who was better ( Kaline or Clemente) ?

G1911 · #1 09-20-2022, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by packs

Good call on the games played didn’t look as close from afar.

I don’t always like WAR but to compare both for the same time period:

Kaline - 15.5 from 1968 to 1972
Clemente - 33.2 from 1968 to 1972

If the argument is that Clemente was better 1968-1972, I would agree, though I'm not really a fan of WAR as the arbiter, it has a lot of value opinions in it I doubt everyone agrees with. Especially the defensive component, which is where a lot of this gap comes from.

Now run 1955-1959

packs · #2 09-20-2022, 04:24 PM

No don’t get me wrong I’m not diminishing Kaline. I was commenting on the idea that Clemente probably had a few more big seasons in him had he not died. I don’t feel like he was on the same path as Kaline. Though Clemente could have just as easily gotten hurt in 1973 and never been the same.

Anything can happen with what ifs.

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