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So it's Hank, Honus and ... in the NL West? Greatest player from current NL West teams?

Tony Gwynn (SDP) 7 (4.76%)
Randy Johnson (ARI) 7 (4.76%)
Willie Mays (NYG/SFG) 111 (75.51%)
Jackie Robinson (BRK/LAD) 18 (12.24%)
Larry Walker (COL) 4 (2.72%)
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Mick Doherty - Wednesday, September 05 2007 @ 01:24 PM EDT (#173912) #

Sorry, Larry Walker -- you may get some Canadian-bias votes, but in the words of a great Sesame Street tune, "One of these things is not like the others ..."

Four pantheon players and "just" a Hall of Famer!

jerjapan - Wednesday, September 05 2007 @ 07:31 PM EDT (#173936) #
I'm surprised Jackie Robinson isn't getting more support.  Sure Mays has the fabulous, long career, and had tons more power, but Robinson's career numbers would've looked much better without the late start to his major league debut and close to the entire league gunning for him.  Not to mention that whole colour barrier thing - I've just got to break away from statistics in this case. 
christaylor - Wednesday, September 05 2007 @ 07:53 PM EDT (#173937) #
While Robinson broke the colour barrier, it isn't as if Mays had an easy ride as black man in MLB during his career... I never got to see Mays play, but I read "Say Hey" as a kid and have had nothing but respect for him since.
Mike Green - Thursday, September 06 2007 @ 09:12 AM EDT (#173953) #
By the way, I'd make the separations as Mays, Robinson and Johnson, and Gwynn and Walker. 
Mick Doherty - Friday, September 07 2007 @ 08:11 PM EDT (#174072) #

Gwynn's 10 "Most Similar" players according to BBRef include include guys like Carew, Boggs, Clemente, Sisler ... I think that qualifies as "pantheon."

Senor Green, I challenge thee!

Mike Green - Friday, September 07 2007 @ 10:46 PM EDT (#174080) #
All right, Monsieur Doherty.  Gwynn's most similar though is Zack Wheat.  Wheat is very similar in many ways.  Line drive hitter, who had his best years after age 33 when the lively ball era arrived.  Somehow "pantheon" and "Zack Wheat" don't really go together in my consciousness, but it might be semantics.

Among rightfielders, there is a top 4 of Ruth, Aaron, F. Robby and Ott.  That would end my pantheon.  Then you've get the next group including Clemente, Kaline, Winfield and Gwynn.  Walker is behind these guys only because of in-season durability.  At his peak (i.e when he was healthy for a full season), Walker was at least even with them.
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