Re: Most Overrated Baseball Players of All-Time
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He also had a much higher peak
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If I understand the way you are using peak, this is simply untrue. McGwire had 4 consecutive seasons in which he posted an OPS of 1.110+, slugged .650, and walked more than 100 times. In the three partial seasons that surrounded those his numbers were similar. Thomas's peak was sustained for a few more seasons, but you can hardly say he had a much higher peak.
Thomas did manage to see more playing time than McGwire, but he definately was not a "much better" baseball player.
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McGwire's peak is what, 95-99?
Frank Thomas's peak was from the time he came up in August of 1990 until 1997. He was never below 3rd in the AL in Adj. OPS+, leading thrice. In 5 of those saesons, he was in the top 10 in games played. The only time he got less than 600 PA was in 1994, and that was, well, you know the story. He lead the league in Games Played. He won 2 MVPs in this stretch.
Average EqA for Mark McGwire, 95-99: .360
Aveage EqA for Frank Thomas, 91-97: .367
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