![]() ![]() Lynn finished that magical year with 47 doubles which is still the American League rookie record. His rookie year ranks as the sixth best by Baseball Reference WAR and by OPS+ at 7.4 and 162 respectively. Only eleven rookies in the modern era have ever hit better than Lynn’s. He started the year scorching hot and never cooled down. Both played amazing defense, but give me the guy who drove the ball like Lynn.ġ975 wasn’t Lynn’s best statistical season - that honor falls to his 1979 campaign - but it is the season that most Red Sox fans remember him for. ![]() That said, he is also the all-time leader in doubles and was eclipsed by Lynn in that category as well. Speaker gets a pass for the home runs to some degree because all of his time playing for the Red Sox was during the Deadball Era. 347/.430/.483 with just five home runs and 121 doubles. Over a very similar sample size of 423 games at Fenway, Speaker hit. A lot has been made over the years of how perfect Lynn was for Fenway Park. The smoking gun for my case is Lynn vs Speaker at Fenway Park. I already have my leadoff guy and it’s hard to imagine putting Speaker and his modest home run power elsewhere. 430 OBP at Fenway, but Speaker spent the majority of his career hitting in the three hole. Not only is that mark higher than Speaker’s. 464 at Fenway Park, making him completely perfect for this task. As you already know, Wade Boggs made my all-time roster as the third baseman and as he did for the majority of his career, he will be batting leadoff for this team. On the surface there isn’t a great argument for Lynn over Speaker.įor me, though, the case for Lynn over Speaker comes down to fit at Fenway Park and fit in the all-time Red Sox roster starting lineup. I focus heavily on his defense in my all-time roster article on him. Speaker is considered to be one of the greatest center fielders of all time. Lynn won four Gold Glove awards and was considered an excellent center fielder. Both players have one MVP and one batting title. Lynn accumulated just under 50 FanGraphs WAR over his career. ![]() Speaker is, having been elected in 1937 as part of the second class ever inducted. Making the case for Fred Lynn over Tris Speaker for the starting spot in center field is one that requires a substantial amount of explaining. Honors: 1975 American League MVP, 1975 American League Rookie of the Year, 9x All-Star, 1979 American League Batting Title, 4x Gold Glove ![]()
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