One of the more interesting facets of baseball history is when we see a glut of good players at specific positions during certain periods of history. This always creates a bit of a conundrum for voters and baseball historians alike. On the one hand, players should be measured against a Hall of Fame standard. That folly acknowledges that there will be periods where there are no worthy players and periods where there will be a number of worthy players.
On the other hand, there is a school of thought that a Hall of Famer should be head and shoulders above the rest.