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Originally Posted by BMW
Here's the probably the five best comparisons, based on his HRs and length of career:
Ralph Kiner - 10 seasons, but hit 369 HR. He was elected to the HOF by the Vets.
Roy Campanella - 10 seasons, 242 HR. Elected to the HOF, and was injured to end his career. But the injury was not baseball related.
Dick Stuart - 10 seasons, 228 HR. Fans at Fenway gave him an ovation when he cleanly fielded a hot dog wrapper that blew onto the field on a windy day. Played in Japan for two seasons, being one of the first players to attempt to return to the MLB after doing so. Not in the HOF.
Bob Horner - 10 seasons, 218 HR. Played in Japan for one season. Never played in the minor leagues. Not in the HOF.
Wally Berger - 11 seasons, 242 HR. The real Wally hit .300-242-898 over his career. Not in the HOF.
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INteresting comparisons. I wonder where the real Berger fit on the all time and season leaderboards when he retired, or more to the point, when they were voting for him.