Since the very first Baseball Hall of Fame vote in 1936, the results have been steeped in controversy and arguments. It has been almost 100 years, and voting mostly remains an exercise ranging from polite disagreement to contentious bickering. That felt particularly true in the past decade, as the electorate argued publicly for or against polarizing candidates like Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling. They're all off the ballot -- for the first time since 2012 -- but there is no shortage of players to debate and numbers to analyze before the results are revealed on Tuesday.
Between the lingering questions from the PED era and the blurred line of what makes a Hall of Famer that has increased partially because of some surprising veteran's committee selections in recent years, it has become harder than ever to compare players directly to each other.