Lee Smith and Harold Baines elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Dec 10, 2018 19:32:38 GMT
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Dec 10, 2018 19:32:38 GMT
Dec 10, 2018 19:22:41 GMT @crimeboss said:
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
Smith May have been used more than a guy like Bruce Sutter or Kent Tekulve, but he still ended his career as the all-time leader. He’s still number 3 only behind Rivera and Hoffman. That means something and he should have been elected on the writers’ ballot.