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FuzzyRussianHat · 02-08-2025, 06:46 PM

The Asian Baseball Federation didn’t induct any players into the Hall of Fame in 2025 for the first empty group since 2020. Only two were above 50% with SP Laith Saleh at 55.7% on his third ballot and 3B Tomas Pataki with 52.9% on his ninth try. The best debut was SP Wepa Khan with 44.3%. No other debuting players even cracked 15%.

1B/RF Atlaf Aslam was notably dropped after ten failed ballots, ending at 43.9% after barely missing the 66% requirement in his 2016 debut at 62.5%. He hovered around the 40-60% range for the rest of his run. Aslam had towering power as a three-true outcomes guy, but was actively bad at most non-slugging tasks. He also lost some accumulations as he spent four years in the middle of his career in MLB.

In ABF, Aslam had three Silver Sluggers and an MVP, 1273 hits, 884 runs, 262 doubles, 519 home runs, 1046 RBI, 639 walks, 2092 strikeouts, .229/.318/.558 slash, 176 wRC+, and 57.0 WAR. Aslam was a league leader five times in homers, including an impressive 66, 64, 69 run from 1999-2001 with Rawalpindi. He also came back to win the ABF title with the Red Wings in his final year of 2010. Aslam was the third member of the 500 home run club, but he was considered too weak at the other parts of the game and didn’t quite have the longevity that the voters wanted.

LF Ramazan Olcay also fell off after ten ballots, ending at only 11.0% with a peak of 49.8% in 2020. He had a 14-year career and had the rare feat of winning three championships with three different teams (2004 Bursa, 2007 Istanbul, 2009 Karachi). Olcay was a solid playoff performer with 4.6 WAR and 132 wRC+ over 120 games. He was reliably steady in the regular season, but never won a Silver Slugger and generally wasn’t’ a league leader.

Olcay had 1968 games, 1978 hits, 1171 runs, 442 doubles, 100 triples, 312 home runs, 993 RBI, 465 walks, 735 stolen bases, .282/.341/.506 slash, 149 wRC+, and 83.1 WAR. As of 2037, he is 37^th in WAR among position players. Olcay was a great all-around talent who advanced stats recognize, but he wasn’t quite amazing enough at any one thing to get the voters’ attention.

02-08-2025, 06:46 PM	#2051
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,807	2025 ABF Hall of Fame The Asian Baseball Federation didn’t induct any players into the Hall of Fame in 2025 for the first empty group since 2020. Only two were above 50% with SP Laith Saleh at 55.7% on his third ballot and 3B Tomas Pataki with 52.9% on his ninth try. The best debut was SP Wepa Khan with 44.3%. No other debuting players even cracked 15%. 1B/RF Atlaf Aslam was notably dropped after ten failed ballots, ending at 43.9% after barely missing the 66% requirement in his 2016 debut at 62.5%. He hovered around the 40-60% range for the rest of his run. Aslam had towering power as a three-true outcomes guy, but was actively bad at most non-slugging tasks. He also lost some accumulations as he spent four years in the middle of his career in MLB. In ABF, Aslam had three Silver Sluggers and an MVP, 1273 hits, 884 runs, 262 doubles, 519 home runs, 1046 RBI, 639 walks, 2092 strikeouts, .229/.318/.558 slash, 176 wRC+, and 57.0 WAR. Aslam was a league leader five times in homers, including an impressive 66, 64, 69 run from 1999-2001 with Rawalpindi. He also came back to win the ABF title with the Red Wings in his final year of 2010. Aslam was the third member of the 500 home run club, but he was considered too weak at the other parts of the game and didn’t quite have the longevity that the voters wanted. LF Ramazan Olcay also fell off after ten ballots, ending at only 11.0% with a peak of 49.8% in 2020. He had a 14-year career and had the rare feat of winning three championships with three different teams (2004 Bursa, 2007 Istanbul, 2009 Karachi). Olcay was a solid playoff performer with 4.6 WAR and 132 wRC+ over 120 games. He was reliably steady in the regular season, but never won a Silver Slugger and generally wasn’t’ a league leader. Olcay had 1968 games, 1978 hits, 1171 runs, 442 doubles, 100 triples, 312 home runs, 993 RBI, 465 walks, 735 stolen bases, .282/.341/.506 slash, 149 wRC+, and 83.1 WAR. As of 2037, he is 37^th in WAR among position players. Olcay was a great all-around talent who advanced stats recognize, but he wasn’t quite amazing enough at any one thing to get the voters’ attention. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)