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Ryan Howard...HOF?

Howard is certainly a controversial figure in the saberworld.  One one hand, he puts up great counting stats and very good rate stats.  On the other hand, his counting stats overshadow his rate stats in the minds of the general public.  We are all homers here (for the most part) so we love to see him get accolades (deserved or not).

Anyway, based on his baseball-reference stats and their Hall of Fame statistics, Howard looks like a sure lock.  Of course, he could break the system (which wouldn't surprise me, but check the numbers.

 

Black Ink Batting - 17 (131), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray Ink Batting - 60 (410), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Monitor Batting - 72 (247), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards Batting - 23 (491), Average HOFer ≈ 50

He also has a ROY, an MVP and a 2nd and 5th place finish.  He is a lock to get a top 5 this year if he continues to produce and is likely to add to his grey ink numbers.  If Fielder tails off, then he could take the lead in RBI.  Pujols leads him in HRs, but with the Cards running away with the division, there is little to no need for most teams to pitch around him (like teams in his division).

I am not saying his is going to make the HOF.  Probably not, but he sure is looking good on these HOF stats.



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If you don’t mind explaining, what is Black ink, Gray Ink, and the other stuff? Or do you have a link to somewhere where i can read about it? Thanks

by Ben16 on Sep 3, 2009 5:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

HOWARD FOR HOF!!!!

"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra

by 49er16 on Sep 7, 2009 2:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Depends where he ends up in regards to homers

That is the one stat that often over rides the others. If he ends up a 500+ guy and stays away from steroid/HGH/supplement controversies he will go to the hall. Maybe not first ballot, but he would get there.

by Cormican on Sep 9, 2009 12:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The ROY, the MVP, & and the Ring will help as well. The writers always like that stuff.

by JasonB on Sep 14, 2009 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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