Top 32 tournament Gehrig vs Helton

[obxyankeefan]

Top 32 players ranked by BRWAR(as of 6/18/15).

1basemen Bracket is:

1 L Gehrig 6
32 J Giambi 0

16 J Beckley 0
17 T Helton 7

8 F Thomas 8
25 B Terry 0

9 J Thome 7
24 G Sisler 1

4 C Anson 3
29 N Cash 4

13 W McCovey 5
20 D Allen 0

5 R Connor 1
28 F McGriff 12

12 E Murray 10
21 J Olerud 3

3 J Foxx 15
30 L Berkman 0

14 M Cabrera 10
19 K Hernandez 7

6 J Bagwell 9
27 J Clark 1

11 J Mize 4
22 H Greenberg 6

2 A Pujols 12
31 M Teixeira 0

15 M McGwire 5
18 H Killebrew 17

7 D Brouthers 6
26 T Perez 2

10 R Palmeiro 9 higher seed
23 W Clark 9

1 L Gehrig
17 T Helton

8 F Thomas
9 J Thome

29 N Cash
13 W McCovey

28 F McGriff
12 E Murray

3 J Foxx
14 M Cabrera

6 J Bagwell
22 H Greenberg

2 A Pujols
18 H Killebrew

7 D Brouthers
10 R Palmeiro

 

[obxyankeefan]

Lou Gehrig Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com
Gehrig beat Jason Giambi 6-0

Todd Helton Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com
Helton beat Jake Becklay 7-0

 

[obxyankeefan]

People will yell about the Coors Field advantage, but I still think Helton was a great player. Just not in the same class as Gehrig though.

 

[MilkSpiller22]

People will yell about the Coors Field advantage, but I still think Helton was a great player. Just not in the same class as Gehrig though.

Agreed, Helton was great... There is some coors effect, but at least his road numbers were decent enough... His Road OBP is still a .386 and .855 OPS... That would still rank as a top 32 first baseman... And most players were better at home...

But no matter how you cut it, Gehrig was much better...

 

[Erie Warrior]

People will yell about the Coors Field advantage, but I still think Helton was a great player. Just not in the same class as Gehrig though.

He was a great player. However, he played at Coors Field during the Steroid era. That is going to hurt his case more than anything.

 

[Cedrique]

"You ever think what a coincidence it is that Lou Gehrig died of Lou Gehrig's disease?"

-Christopher Moltisanti