A large part of what I did with the catcher position is profile every player outside of the Hall of Fame that was within 80 percent of the median Hall of Fame catcher. I’ll do the same with first basemen, but there are always a few names that are left out. I call these guys the “what abouts” as in “what about this guy?” I dedicated a part of the last book to this and probably should continue because I get these questions frequently.
Admittedly, it is a delicate balance. On the one hand, I am openly saying these guys are not fits for the Hall of Fame and that can seem disrespectful to some pretty good ballplayers.