Greatest DH in history

[tycobb420]

Frank in the Top 10 of offensive cats: 165x

Edgar in same Top 10 offensive cats: 120x

but remember the big Hurt got most of that by playing 1st base,Martinez was a DH for a lot longer.

Frank: 2322 career games, 971 at 1b 1351 at DH
Edgar: 2055 games, 592 at 3b or 1b 1463 at DH

 

[hellifino]

but remember the big Hurt got most of that by playing 1st base,Martinez was a DH for a lot longer.

Frank: 2322 career games, 971 at 1b 1351 at DH
Edgar: 2055 games, 592 at 3b or 1b 1463 at DH

you may be right, but it just seems that Martinez has been a DH a lot longer than Thomas.When one thinks of Martinez, it's usually as a DH, where as Thomas it's 1b, but I can't argue with the stats.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I was always surprised Edgar wasn't a DH from the onset. He was a horrible 3B.

 

[tycobb420]

Big Frank-8 Edgar-7

 

[beez]

Not to pro long this but how many of his DH games came after the White Sox?

 

[Mitchrapp]

Does it matter? Or our you saying his numbers were much better at 1st than as a DH? Maybe a valid point.

 

[beez]

Mitch[/color]]Does it matter? Or our you saying his numbers were much better at 1st than as a DH? Maybe a valid point.

Not saying but I am asking...If he played a lot of DH post white sox and a lot of 1b as a Chicago player then the DH arguement is a bit skewed.

Lets say he hit .315 with 350 hrs a white sock, but then hit .285 with 150 hr as a DH, I'd say Martinez is a better DH.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Like I said, Valid point. But then many players you'd have to split up like that.

 

[beez]

While you're right, I'm not sure other guys would have as much of a disrepancy. Thomas played a ton of games at both and it seems no one here really knows if they think of him as a DH or 1b. Where other guys you have a general idea of what position their high level of production came from, you know?

 

[tycobb420]

9-9 and time is winding down...

 

[tycobb420]

Thomas up 10-9. Little over an hour to go.

 

[spockmaster]

Thomas is one of the few white sox i never despised. i mean, i hated it when he beat us, but he was such a good player. kinda like how i cant truly hate thome cause he's such a great guy.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Yeah I liked Thomas too. While other players were roiding up he managed to regress the natural way, by getting older.

 

[byco42]

I evened the score with a vote for Edgah.

 

[spockmaster]

~29% of Martinez' career games were in the field vs ~42% of Thomas', but since they were both DHes for the majority of their careers, id say we should treat them about the same in this regard.

 

[tycobb420]

10-10 tie...a few mins to go b4 the tiebreaker.