Barry Larkin (2nd baseman Cincinnati Reds) and Ron Santo (3rd baseman Chicago Cubs) were inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame this past week.
I'm not going to get into whether they each deserve to be but what I find bizarre is why did it take so long for Santo to get in?
Was Larkin that much "better" or "dominant" than Santo who needed to get in posthumously through the Veterans Committee?
Here's how each player stacks up against the 235 HOFamers in select categories:
Home runs:
Santo 35th (above HOF avg.)
Larkin 63rd
Runs:
Santo 103rd
Larkin 66th (above HOF avg.)
Batting average:
Santo: 126th
Larkin: 94th
Hits:
Santo: 89th
Larkin: 79th
OPS:
Santo: 82nd
Larkin: 93rd
WAR:
Santo: 48th (above HOF avg.)
Larkin: 47th (above HOF avg.)
Walks:
Santo: 33rd (above HOF avg.)
Larkin: 55th
Stolen Bases:
Santo: 143th
Larkin: 29th (above HOF avg.)
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