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Originally Posted by VandyCards
Yeah, if Rivera had played for any other team, he wouldn't be a HOFer.
People generally don't know how to evaluate closers, or what makes a good one. Longevity is hard, I suppose, but Rivera did worse on pure save conversion than average. I think someone broke down his numbers by actually close saves (one run leads in 1-2 innings, rather than the absurd 3 run lead save) and it was similarly unimpressive.
Great gentleman, great guy, but not a particularly transcendent pitcher.
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I think team is irrelevant. Trevor Hoffman and Lee Smith routinely played for mediocre teams and logged more saves than just about anyone in history. Meh.
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