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VanillaGorilla · 12-08-2012, 01:35 PM

In the RL HOF a no brainer 3000 hit guy entered along with a pitcher who showed flashes of brilliance early in his career and materialized into a legitimate HOFer, much to the surprise of the teams that let him go, thinking he was done.

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Zack Wheat is a no brainer First Ballot inductee. Chosen 14th in the 1976 draft, he played in the bigs through the 1996 season, retiring in 1998. In 1996 he made 161 PAs, hit .307 and posted a respectable 100 npa OPS+. He hit 1 HR in that final season. That put his career total at 400.

Along the way to, and including, that final season, he picked up 3634 hits, stole 354 bases, slashed 322/372/507 for a npa OPS+ of 145. In a rarity for the age, he played his entire career with the Phillies, winning 3 World Series titles with them.

In his rookie 1977 season, he hit .371 rapping out 244 hits (career best, 32nd All Time) to win ROY honors. Only 16 other players have ever had more in a season (lots of repeaters, as one would expect).

In 9 of his first 10 seasons he managed to get 200 or more hits. He won 2 MVPs in that span. However, his best statistical seasons, 1980-81, he did not win the MVP. In 1980 he hit a career high .381. In 1981 he hit a career high 40 HRs. His npa OPS+ for those two seasons was 189 and 187.

Wheat made 10 All-Star games and won 2 GGs in LF.

He was a team mate with previous HOF inductee Hank Thompson on all three WS winning teams in 1978, 1983, and 1988. HOFer Rogers Hornsby was on the 1983 squad.

Wheat's numbers in each metric exceeded the Hall average.

Black Ink: 61 (8)
Gray Ink: 228 (227)
HOFm: 341 (98)
HOFs: 68 (48)

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Jair Jurrjens has been felled by injuries in the real world. I guess there they use "realistic" settings. Here, he put up a GREAT career, and it is good to see him find entry into the Hall.

Jurrjens won 366 games in his career, which ties him for 7th place with Greg Maddux. He lost 296. That gives him a .553 win%. He notched 3344 strikeouts while posting an OOTP ERA of 3.44 which is a npa ERA+ of 109.

He was selected with the 4th pick by the Phillies in 1965. He was traded to the Cardinals before the arrival of classmate Zack Wheat, and did not win a WS with the Phillies, though he appeared in 2 post seasons with them.

In 1987, at the age of 41, he won 23 games for the Los Angles Dodgers to win the Cy Young Award. He posted a 2.92 OOTP ERA in the year of the Juiced Ball. That was good for a npa ERA+ of 138.

In the post season he went 3-0 in 4 starts, winning 2 WS games to capture his only ring. He was a team mate of HOFers Rogers Hornsby, Willie Stargell, and Ken Williams.

He retired following the 1989 season.

That Jurrjens did not get in on his First Ballot screening as a 300/3000 pitcher was stunning. The Ink numbers are very scarce in the expansion era, and Jurrjens did not have enough of them to get the FB call.

Jurrjens enters with both of his HOF numbers above the Hall average.

Black: 9
Gray: 134
HOFm: 184
HOFs: 58

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ADD: Babe Ruth won his 6th consecutive HR title in 2003. He hit 74 and posted a 213 npa OPS+ with Safeco as his home field. In 7 complete seasons since being converted from a pitcher, Ruth has hit 487 HRs. What George Herman Ruth could have done with body armor and the cream....

ADD: RL HOFers Bert Blyleven, Cal Ripken, and Eddie Murray join the league in 2004.

12-08-2012, 01:35 PM	#112
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371	Class of 2004: Wheat, Jurrjens In the RL HOF a no brainer 3000 hit guy entered along with a pitcher who showed flashes of brilliance early in his career and materialized into a legitimate HOFer, much to the surprise of the teams that let him go, thinking he was done. ------------------ Zack Wheat is a no brainer First Ballot inductee. Chosen 14th in the 1976 draft, he played in the bigs through the 1996 season, retiring in 1998. In 1996 he made 161 PAs, hit .307 and posted a respectable 100 npa OPS+. He hit 1 HR in that final season. That put his career total at 400. Along the way to, and including, that final season, he picked up 3634 hits, stole 354 bases, slashed 322/372/507 for a npa OPS+ of 145. In a rarity for the age, he played his entire career with the Phillies, winning 3 World Series titles with them. In his rookie 1977 season, he hit .371 rapping out 244 hits (career best, 32nd All Time) to win ROY honors. Only 16 other players have ever had more in a season (lots of repeaters, as one would expect). In 9 of his first 10 seasons he managed to get 200 or more hits. He won 2 MVPs in that span. However, his best statistical seasons, 1980-81, he did not win the MVP. In 1980 he hit a career high .381. In 1981 he hit a career high 40 HRs. His npa OPS+ for those two seasons was 189 and 187. Wheat made 10 All-Star games and won 2 GGs in LF. He was a team mate with previous HOF inductee Hank Thompson on all three WS winning teams in 1978, 1983, and 1988. HOFer Rogers Hornsby was on the 1983 squad. Wheat's numbers in each metric exceeded the Hall average. Black Ink: 61 (8) Gray Ink: 228 (227) HOFm: 341 (98) HOFs: 68 (48) -------------------- Jair Jurrjens has been felled by injuries in the real world. I guess there they use "realistic" settings. Here, he put up a GREAT career, and it is good to see him find entry into the Hall. Jurrjens won 366 games in his career, which ties him for 7th place with Greg Maddux. He lost 296. That gives him a .553 win%. He notched 3344 strikeouts while posting an OOTP ERA of 3.44 which is a npa ERA+ of 109. He was selected with the 4th pick by the Phillies in 1965. He was traded to the Cardinals before the arrival of classmate Zack Wheat, and did not win a WS with the Phillies, though he appeared in 2 post seasons with them. In 1987, at the age of 41, he won 23 games for the Los Angles Dodgers to win the Cy Young Award. He posted a 2.92 OOTP ERA in the year of the Juiced Ball. That was good for a npa ERA+ of 138. In the post season he went 3-0 in 4 starts, winning 2 WS games to capture his only ring. He was a team mate of HOFers Rogers Hornsby, Willie Stargell, and Ken Williams. He retired following the 1989 season. That Jurrjens did not get in on his First Ballot screening as a 300/3000 pitcher was stunning. The Ink numbers are very scarce in the expansion era, and Jurrjens did not have enough of them to get the FB call. Jurrjens enters with both of his HOF numbers above the Hall average. Black: 9 Gray: 134 HOFm: 184 HOFs: 58 ---------------------- ADD: Babe Ruth won his 6th consecutive HR title in 2003. He hit 74 and posted a 213 npa OPS+ with Safeco as his home field. In 7 complete seasons since being converted from a pitcher, Ruth has hit 487 HRs. What George Herman Ruth could have done with body armor and the cream.... ADD: RL HOFers Bert Blyleven, Cal Ripken, and Eddie Murray join the league in 2004. Last edited by VanillaGorilla; 12-08-2012 at 01:57 PM.