All-Underrated (last 25 yrs)

[Rob]

Rob Deer was kinda underrated. Most people only looked at that .220 career BA.

[Handlebar McSkullet]

I know this has been said but Albert Belle... If he wasnt bipolar, he would be in the hall of fame.

[CardsFanInChiTown]

Glenallen Hill.

 

 

That reminds me of Eduardo Perez. His ability to mash left handed pitching made him a useful guy to stash on your bench.

[treebird]

Glenallen Hill.

 

 

I mean seriously, he hit a ball on top of a building.

 

He hit a homerun while in the process of stepping into the batter's box.

 

wasn't it a line drive over the first baseman while stepping into the box?

[jyoung55]

Glenallen Hill.

 

 

I mean seriously, he hit a ball on top of a building.

 

He hit a homerun while in the process of stepping into the batter's box.

 

wasn't it a line drive over the first baseman while stepping into the box?

 

Nope. HR. There was a thread on it last year or so... perhaps Jon has the video? I already checked on youtube.

[SouthSideRyan]

Glenallen Hill.

 

 

I mean seriously, he hit a ball on top of a building.

 

He hit a homerun while in the process of stepping into the batter's box.

 

wasn't it a line drive over the first baseman while stepping into the box?

 

The check swing broken bat was the coolest one.

[Skyballer]

Matt Holliday.

 

Please tell me I'm not the first.

[shnsajax]

this will make me feel ashamed...but john kruk was a very good baseball player. but no one knows him for that, they know him as the obnoxious dumbass loudmouth on espn, and rightfully so.

 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+

+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
10 Seasons    1200 3897  582 1170 199 34 100  592  58 31 649 701  .300  .397  .446  133 1737  12  43  83   2  92

 

I'm not ashamed. I always thought he was a very good ballplayer with a very good bat and I always liked him as a ballplayer.

 

He is more like that redneck friend of yours who is a whole lot of fun to hangout with when your drinking, however when your sober he gets annoying pretty fast.

[UK1679666180]

Pedro Guerrero, Kent Hrbek, and most underrated of my youth...

 

Al Oliver.

[KingKongvs.Godzilla]

Vladimir Guerrero, Larry Walker, and John Olerud

 

Historically...Randy Johnson....isn't put into top pitcher talks but he's one of the most dominant of all time.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Rusty Greer

[Mephistopheles]

I'll make another suggestion and I fully expect to be slammed on this one: Adam Everett.

[NewUserName]

I actually think Lance Berkman has always been underrated

[Yestheydo]

Bobby Abreu was underrated, til everyone started talking about how underrated he was; now he's overrated.

 

Also, I've never seen a great player as vilified by his own fans as Adam Dunn.

[Tracer Bullet]

Historically...Randy Johnson....isn't put into top pitcher talks but he's one of the most dominant of all time.

 

Really? Seems like I hear frequently from ESPN talking heads that RJ is one of the best lefties of all time. Not saying he's necessarily overrated, but I would say he gets plenty of respect from the media/fans.

[RynoRules]

Pedro Guerrero, Kent Hrbek, and most underrated of my youth...

 

Al Oliver.

 

Oooh, good ones.

 

Oliver's career: .303 .344 .451 121 (ops-plus)

 

Guerrero: .300 .370 .480 137 (!!)

 

Hrbek: .282 .367 .481 127

 

You could argue that Guerrero is the most underrated hitter since WWII. Look at these OPS-plus numbers for the prime yrs of his career:

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/guerrpe01.shtml

[Bull]

I'll make another suggestion and I fully expect to be slammed on this one: Adam Everett.

 

you mean you want somebody to slam you so you can throw your preloaded statistics at them in an attempt to make them look or feel dumb.

 

 

That said, I'd like to see your argument, as a first glance shows me a career OPS+ of 69.

[Bull]

Luis Gonzalez

 

.284 .368 .482 120

[CubinNY]

Paul O'Neil

[Derwood]

Paul O'Neil

 

i already mentioned him. so yeah, i agree

[MPC]

Pedro Guerrero, Kent Hrbek, and most underrated of my youth...

 

Al Oliver.

 

Oooh, good ones.

 

Oliver's career: .303 .344 .451 121 (ops-plus)

 

Guerrero: .300 .370 .480 137 (!!)

 

Hrbek: .282 .367 .481 127

 

You could argue that Guerrero is the most underrated hitter since WWII. Look at these OPS-plus numbers for the prime yrs of his career:

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/guerrpe01.shtml

 

I saw Pedro Guerrero play for the Sioux Falls Canaries in one of the minor independent baseball leagues in the mid-90's.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I'll make another suggestion and I fully expect to be slammed on this one: Adam Everett.

 

I think that depends on who's doing the "rating". On the whole I don't think he's underappreciated.

[Brendan]

i can't remember how valued he was or how he was paid, so this might not fit. but, will clark's career line: 303/384/497 ops+ 138

with a career high of: 333/431/580 ops+ 175

[fromthestretch]

How about Brian Downing (at least offensively)?

 

Career 122 OPS+. with a .370 OBP.

[NewUserName]

Jack Clark and Amos Otis.