Lee Smith and Harold Baines elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Dec 10, 2018 19:22:41 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2018 19:22:41 GMT
Dec 10, 2018 3:39:42 GMT @crimeboss said:
It's easy to be an all-time leader when no one is even close in opportunities. Nope.
As I stated above, the save was a new stat that wasn't used nearly as much. Lee Smith is more a product of timing than anything else.
1969-1979 (First 11 years of the save stat): 8209 league saves
1980-1990 (First 11 years of Smith's career): 10592 league saves
1969-1979 (First 11 years of the save stat): 8725 complete games
1980-1990 (First 11 years of Smith's career): 5184 complete games
1980-1990 (First 11 years of Smith's career): 5184 complete games
Prior to Smith's time, the game was managed differently.
1969-1981 (First 13 years of save stat): 9716 league saves
1982-1994 (First 13 years of Smith's closer career): 13295 league saves
1969-1981 (First 13 years of save stat): 9786 complete games
1982-1994 (First 13 years of Smith's closer career): 5151 complete games