Most overrated players

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Guys you think you think are overrated in their careers

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Dave Winfield
Tony Gwynn
Ozzie Smith
 
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Dbake005 said:
Some people overrate no hitters and act as if he is up near the best pitcher of all time.

He isn't.
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5714 strike outs and 7 no hitters both MLB records. Also has the most 1 hit games and 2 hit games all time. His # is retired by 3 teams and he was 1st ballot HOF. Pretty damned good and I don't see how that guy is overrated.
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No one will argue my Tony Gywnn name drop?

Damn you all.
 
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VolBeef88 said:
5714 strike and 7 no hitters both MLB records. Also has the most 1 hit games and 2 hit games all time. His # is retired by 3 teams and he was 1st ballot HOF. Pretty damned good and I don't see how that guy is overrated.
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Your rebuttal was to point out no hitters?

He's not in the 'best pitcher of all time' conversation, and some act like he is.
 
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VolBeef88 said:
5714 strike and 7 no hitters both MLB records. Also has the most 1 hit games and 2 hit games all time. His # is retired by 3 teams and he was 1st ballot HOF. Pretty damned good and I don't see how that guy is overrated.
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There's a reason he threw seven no hitters with no perfect games in there.

He couldn't get the ball across the plate.

He has a CAREER 4.67 BB/9. His WHIP was 1.25. A very good pitcher usually has that at 1.15. His best bWAR was 7.5 and for his career 77.4.

I won't be an ingrate. He's a great pitcher, and I will say Hall of Famer.

But here's his biggest indictament. In 27 years, he NEVER won a Cy Young. At no point did the voters say "Alright, there is no doubt Nolan Ryan is the best pitcher in baseball."

That says something.
 
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Dbake005 said:
Your rebuttal was to point out no hitters?

He's not in the 'best pitcher of all time' conversation, and some act like he is.
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You tell me why he is overrated. And if no hitters are nothing then why are they so few and far between? And it's not like the guy had 1 or 2 or even 3! The guy had 7!!! The next closest all time is 3! And he has the most 1 hit and 2 hit games of all time.
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zjcvols said:
There's a reason he threw seven no hitters with no perfect games in there.

He couldn't get the ball across the plate.

He has a CAREER 4.67 BB/9. His WHIP was 1.25. A very good pitcher usually has that at 1.15. His best bWAR was 7.5 and for his career 77.4.

I won't be an ingrate. He's a great pitcher, and I will say Hall of Famer.

But here's his biggest indictament. In 27 years, he NEVER won a World Series. At no point did the voters say "Alright, there is no doubt Nolan Ryan is the best pitcher in baseball."

That says something.
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1969 ring a bell?
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TBrown said:
Easily mark McGwire. No brainer.
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He wasn't a very good defender by any stretch, but the dude put up a wRC+ of 157 for his career, better than guys such as Willie Mays, Frank Robinson, Mel Ott, and Hank Aaron.
 
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Tony Gwynn is a 15x all star and a lifetime .338 hitter. Was a helluva fielder in his early days if I remember correctly. Don't see how he is overrated
 
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