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Originally Posted by stevew
I mean I guess Joe Mauer was good?
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He's an interesting case. His JAWS puts him fairly easily as he ranks 7th among catchers and surpasses the average HoF catcher in every category they measure.
In his 10 years as a catcher he triple slashed .323/.405/.469 with elite defense at a premium defensive position. Comparing his career to Yogi he had 27 less hits and nearly identical OPS and OPS+
When you think of Mauer you generally don't think HoFer, but when you break down his career I think he falls on the safe side of getting in fairly comfortably. I think what drags him down in people's minds is playing in Minnesota, never winning a postseason series, and his league average run as a first baseman to close out his career.