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From: halle@hou2b.UUCP (J.HALLE)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Maris for Hall of Fame?
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Date: Fri, 20-Dec-85 10:23:11 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 20 10:23:11 1985
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This is not a comment on Maris but on the use of lifetime stats.
In the Football Hall of fame there is a quarterback with a so-so
completion percentage, about 10-20% more interceptions than TD
passes, and an overall rating that is about average.  Furthermore,
his team usually had losing seasons.  Another QB that is NOT in the
Hall of Fame is the lifetime leader in many categories:TDs, yards,
and probably other stuff.  The only knock I know of is that he lost
three Super Bowls.  So lifetime stats need not be important.  The
intangibles often mean more.

(If you haven't figured out who these two guys are, each one has done
Monday Night Football on ABC.)