I re-ran this to confirm.
Larry Jackson faced an absurd number of Hall of Famers in his career. One out of every 5.8 batters he faced THROUGHOUT HIS ENTIRE CAREER was a Hall of Fame position player (I removed pitchers).
He might be my choice for the most underrated AL/NL pitcher ever.
Larry Jackson faced an absurd number of Hall of Famers in his career. One out of every 5.8 batters he faced THROUGHOUT HIS ENTIRE CAREER was a Hall of Fame position player (I removed pitchers).
He might be my choice for the most underrated AL/NL pitcher ever.
Comments
13509 total PA against
2488 by HOFers
-163 by pitchers
2325 by HOF position players
= 17.21% of batters faced were HOF position players
(or 1 out of ever 5.8 batters)
Larry Jackson’s career? 1955–68. All NL.