(03-16-2021, 06:08 PM)Phogge Wrote: Two HOFamers. If Rafer had won two golds maybe but had a short career. Waners’ carried their team on their backs for years.
"Big Poison" Paul Waner was a doubles machine, 602 in his career. 200+ hits in eight seasons. "Little Poison" Lloyd Waner wasn't quite as accomplished but made the HoF anyway.
To me, it's still the DiMaggios. All three brothers made multiple all star teams. And if Lloyd Waner makes the HoF (voted in by Vet's Committee), then Dom DiMaggio should as well.
Here's the career stat lines for Lloyd Waner and Dom Dimaggio. Both were excellent OFs with multiple seasons leading their respective leagues in putouts, assists, double plays and range factors. But just one's in the HoF:
Dom DiMaggio: 298/.383/.419/.802, 33.1 Career WAR in 11 seasons
Lloyd Waner: .316/.353/.393/.747, 27.9 Career WAR in 18 seasons
BTW, both Waners and all three DiMaggios played for the San Francisco Seals. Both Waners were on the 1925 Seals and there was at least one Waner on the Seals between 1923 and 1927. Vince and Joe arrived at the Seals a few years later in 1932 when they were 19 and 17 years old, respectively.
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