{"id":10652,"date":"2011-01-10T13:07:50","date_gmt":"2011-01-10T20:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seamheads.com\/?p=10652"},"modified":"2011-01-10T13:07:50","modified_gmt":"2011-01-10T20:07:50","slug":"just-how-good-was-bert-blyleven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/10\/just-how-good-was-bert-blyleven\/","title":{"rendered":"Just How Good was Bert Blyleven?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bert Blyleven is in the Hall of Fame at last!!\u00c2\u00a0 It took fourteen years on the ballot to do it but the writers finally saw the light.\u00c2\u00a0 This was a true victory for sabermetrics<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c as recognized in the following clip from the Associated Press.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The great curveballer won 287 games, threw 60 shutouts and is fifth with 3701 strikeouts.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 This was his 14th<\/sup> time on the ballot and his career stats have gotten a boost in recent years by sabermetricians who have new ways to evaluate baseball numbers.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n

Why have I been saying for years that Bert deserved to be in the Hall?\u00c2\u00a0 Because there has never been any question that he has Hall of Fame numbers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bill James\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Win Shares system is the most comprehensive tool available to understand how good a season<\/strong> a player had.\u00c2\u00a0 It includes offensive and defensive contributions and adjusts for all relevant factors.\u00c2\u00a0 The CAWS Career Gauge (Career Assessment\/Win Shares) uses win shares to measure how good a career<\/strong> a player had.<\/p>\n

According to the CAWS Gauge, Blyleven has two solid credentials<\/strong> for induction into the Hall.\u00c2\u00a0 First, Bert is one of only twenty-three (23) pitchers in modern times (since 1920) who have accumulated 300 career win shares in the major leagues.\u00c2\u00a0 And the CAWS Gauge suggests that any pitcher who has 300 win shares deserves to be in Cooperstown. <\/strong>And, now that Bert has been elected, every pitcher with this distinction who has been eligible has been inducted. <\/strong>Here are those pitchers (Clemens, Maddux, Johnson and Glavine are not yet eligible).<\/p>\n

The first number is career win shares, the second is core value (the win shares for the ten best seasons) and the third is the CAWS score [CAWS = CV + .25(CWS \u00e2\u20ac\u201c CV)].\u00c2\u00a0 Bold print indicates the player is in the Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Player<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nYears<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nCWS<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nCV<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nCAWS<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lefty Grove<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1925-1941<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n391<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n301<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n324<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roger Clemens<\/span>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n		1984-2007<\/span><\/td>\n432<\/em><\/span>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n		260<\/span>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n		303<\/em><\/span>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warren Spahn<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1942-1965<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n412<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n259<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n297<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tom Seaver<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1967-1986<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n388<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n255<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n288<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greg Maddux<\/span>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n		1986-2008<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n398<\/span>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n		246<\/span>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n		284<\/span>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gaylord Perry<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1962-1983<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n369<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n243<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n275<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bob Gibson<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1959-1975<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n317<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n258<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n273<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steve Carlton<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1965-1988<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n366<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n240<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n272<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phil Niekro<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1964-1987<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n374<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n235<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n270<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robin Roberts<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1948-1966<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n339<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n246<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n269<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jim Palmer<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1965-1984<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n312<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n252<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n267<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carl Hubbell<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		1928-1943<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n305<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		248<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		262<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fergie Jenkins<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1965-1983<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n323<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n233<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n256<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Randy Johnson<\/span>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n		1988-2009<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n326<\/span><\/td>\n230<\/span>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n		254<\/span>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bert Blyleven<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1970-1992<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n339<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n218<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n248<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eppa Rixey<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1912-1933<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n315<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n217<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n242<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Red Ruffing<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1924-1947<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n322<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n212<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n240<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Early Wynn<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1939-1963<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n309<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n217<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n240<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ted Lyons<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1923-1946<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n312<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n210<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n236<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tom Glavine
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		1987-2008<\/span><\/td>\n314<\/span><\/td>\n203<\/span><\/td>\n231<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nolan Ryan
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		1966-1993<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n334<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n191<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n227<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Don Sutton
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		1966-1988<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n319<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n187<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n220<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dennis Eckersley
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		1975-1998<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n301<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n183<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n213<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

The second credential that establishes Blyleven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s place in the Hall is that his was the #16 best career by a starting pitcher in modern times. <\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

Check the list above and you will find fourteen pitchers ranked above Bert.\u00c2\u00a0 There is one missing since he did not earn 300 win shares in his great career \u00e2\u20ac\u201c but he certainly did have HOF numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Player<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nYears<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nCWS<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nCV<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nCAWS<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bob Feller
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		1936-1956<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n292<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n239<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n252<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

With the 2011 ballot, Bert Blyleven has finally been granted his rightful place in the shrine in Cooperstown.\u00c2\u00a0 After a long wait, appropriate recognition for a great pitching career.<\/p>\n

Michael Hoban, Ph.D. is a retired professor of mathematics.\u00c2\u00a0 His new book, A GOOD CAWS: A Hall of Fame Handbook <\/strong>will be available soon.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bert Blyleven is in the Hall of Fame at last!!\u00c2\u00a0 It took fourteen years on the ballot to do it but the writers finally saw the light.\u00c2\u00a0 This was a true victory for sabermetrics \u00e2\u20ac\u201c as recognized in the following clip from the Associated Press. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The great curveballer won 287 games, threw 60 shutouts and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,4235],"tags":[2482,4399,6322,6323,1740,1963,4626,10420,4387,12778,12685,1389,21230,1212,6324,2103,2435,4388,12684,4570,12688],"class_list":["post-10652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prof-hobans-hall-of-fame-blog","category-top-stories","tag-bert-blyleven","tag-bob-gibson","tag-bold-print","tag-career-assessment","tag-career-stats","tag-cooperstown","tag-core-value","tag-fourteen-years","tag-gaylord-perry","tag-gibso","tag-glavine","tag-greg-maddux","tag-hall-of-fame","tag-lefty-grove","tag-relevant-factors","tag-roger-clemens","tag-th-time","tag-tom-seaver","tag-true-victory","tag-warren-spahn","tag-warren-spahn-1942"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10652\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}