Committee Chairman
July 31 Update: Notinhalloffame MLB Cup Standings.
It is with great pleasure that we continue the third annual Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Season Cup, and let us explain how this works:
With every single regular season game, we anointed the best five players in the game with descending points, 5-4-3-2-1.
We knew the following:
- The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points easier that elite players on loaded squads.
- In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, and overall favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throwing less innings than in previous generations. This also is true for closers, which is not made for this process.
- Please remember, that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year, and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way did, as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination.
At present 963 (up from 945 last week) players have generated at least one Cup Point.
So, MLB players! Get your agents to work winning this into your contracts!
This is the eleventh update, with standings as of the morning of July 31.
1. Shohei Ohtani: Los Angeles Angels, Designated Hitter & Pitcher: (Ranked #1 last week)
170 Cup Points, 104 Games, 1.63 Cup Points per Game, 39 Home Runs, 81 Runs Batted In, 12 SB, .302/.403/.680, 7.8 bWAR & 9-5, 3.43 ERA, 156 SO, 1.069 WHIP.
The Notinhalloffame Cup is built for Ohtani, who can compile points in two different avenues; the only one who can do so. Ohtani continues to grow the gap between himself and his nearest competition, and we can’t see him losing the Cup. After cooling off on the mound, Ohtani had his best start of the year this past week, but is still the league leader in H/9 (5.9), and is third in Strikeouts (156). With his bat, Ohtani is the current American League leader in Home Runs (39), Triples (7), Walks (66), OBP (.403), Slugging (.680), OPS (1.083), OPS+ (187) and Total Bases (266), while also being second in RBIs (81), Runs (81) and seventh in Batting (.302). The AL MVP is his to lose, and we don’t think he will.
2. Ronald Acuna: Atlanta Braves, Outfield: (Ranked #2 Last Week)
130 Cup Points, 103 Games, 1.26 Cup Points per Game, 24 Home Runs, 61 Runs Batted In, 51 SB, .335/.416/.578, 5.4 bWAR.
Acuna leads all National League batters in Stolen Bases (51), Runs Scored (93), Total Bases (238), OPS (.994) and bWAR (5.1). He is also second in Batting (.335) and Slugging (.578) and is third in OBP (.416).
3. Freddie Freeman: Los Angeles Dodgers, First Base: (Ranked #4, Last Week)
116 Cup Points, 104 Games, 1.12 Cup Points per Game, 21 Home Runs, 73 Runs Batted In, 13 SB, .329/.409/.575, 4.7 bWAR.
Freeman has the NL lead in Doubles (35), OPS+ (162) and Total Bases (228), while also currently placing second on Slugging (.575) and OPS (.984), OPS+ (164) and Total Bases (228). He is also third in bWAR (4.7) and Batting (.329) and sixth in RBIs (73).
4. Juan Soto: San Diego Padres, Outfield: (Ranked #5, Last Week)
115 Cup Points, 106 Games, 1.11 Cup Points per Game, 20 Home Runs, 64 Runs Batted In, 6 SB, .266/.420/.503, 4.1 bWAR.
Soto is the National League leader in Walks (97) and is second in OBP (.420) and fifth in OPS (.923).
5. (TIE) Matt Olson: Atlanta Braves, First Base: (Ranked #9 Last Week)
112 Cup Points, 103 Games, 1.09 Cup Points per Game, 35 Home Runs, 88 Runs Batted In, 1 SB, .259/.361/.584, 3.4 bWAR.
Olson has the National League lead in both Home Runs (35), RBIs (88) and Slugging (.584). He is also third in OPS (.945).
5. (TIE) Mookie Betts: Los Angeles Dodgers, Outfield: (Ranked #3, Last Week)
112 Cup Points, 99 Games, 1.12 Cup Points per Game, 27 Home Runs, 68 Runs Batted In, 7 SB, .277/.383/.560, 4.6 bWAR.
Betts has had a great summer, where he made his seventh All-Star Game. In the National League, he is currently fourth in bWAR (4.6) and OPS (.942), fifth in Slugging (.560) and eighth in OBP (.383). He also holds top ten ranks in Total Bases, Runs, Doubles and Walks.
7. Rafael Devers: Boston Red Sox, Third Base: (Ranked #6 Last Week)
110 Cup Points, 99 Games, 1.10 Cup Points per Game, 25 Home Runs, 76 Runs Batted In, 2 SB, .261/.329/.517, 1.9 bWAR.
Devers remains a surprise being so high as he was not in the All-Star Game, nor was considered a significant snub. He and is currently third in the AL in Home Runs (25), and fourth in Runs Batted In (76) and Slugging (.517).
8. (TIE) Corbin Carroll: Arizona Diamondbacks, Outfield: (Ranked #7, Last Week)
109 Cup Points, 101 Games, 1.09 Cup Points per Game, 21 Home Runs, 57 Runs Batted In, 32 SB, .282/.351/.541, 4.3 bWAR.
Carroll is running away with the National League Rookie of the Year Award, despite some solid competition. At present, the young Outfielder is sixth in the National League in bWAR (4.3), and is in the top ten in Slugging (.541), OPS (.902), Runs (76) and Stolen Bases (32).
8. (TIE) Luis Arraez: Miami Marlins, Second Base: (Ranked #8, Last Week)
109 Cup Points, 100 Games, 1.09 Cup Points per Game, 3 Home Runs, 51 Runs Batted In, 1 SB, .377/.425/.473, 4.2 bWAR.
Arraez is the runaway leader in Batting Average (.377) and is also the National League leader in Hits (146) and On Base Percentage (.425). He also has a very impressive Slugging Percentage (.473) for a player with only three Home Runs.
10. Kyle Tucker: Houston Astros, Outfield: (#10, Last Week)
102 Cup Points, 104 Games, 0.97 Cup Points per Game, 18 Home Runs, 70 Runs Batted In, 19 SB, .299/.380/.511, 3.1 bWAR.
Tucker made his first top ten appearance last week and in the NL is fourth in OBP (.380) and OPS (.890), fifth in Slugging (.514) and eighth in Batting (.299). He is also in the top ten in Home Runs, RBIs and Hits and is third in Power/Speed # (18.5).
Nobody fell out of the top ten.
Our next update will be the afternoon of August 6.
Our All-Time Top 50 Pittsburgh Steelers have been revised to reflect the 2022 Season
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top 50 Pittsburgh Steelers.
As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, the Steelers were unable to make the playoffs, but they had two defensive players that made significant jumps on the list.
As always, we present our top five, which was not affected by the last season:
1. Joe Greene
2. Jack Lambert
3. Mike Webster
5. Jack Ham
You can find the entire list here.
Defensive End, Cameron Hayward, advances six spots to #22. He enters 2023 on a six-year Pro Bowl streak.
Former Defensive Player of the Year, T.J. Watt, moved to #28 from #33. He added another Pro Bowl last season.
We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.
Our All-Time Top 50 New York Giants have been updated to reflect the 2022 Season
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top 50 New York Giants.
As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, the Giants finally turned the corner to become a competitive NFL team, but they are young and the franchise is old. This resulted in no changes in the Top 50, but we always acknowledge that the past season was taken into account.
As always, we present our top five, which was not affected by the last season:
3. Rosey Brown
4. Mel Hein
You can find the entire list here.
We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.
Our All-Time Top 50 New Orleans Saints have been revised to reflect the 2022 Season.
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top 50 New Orleans Saints.
As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, the Saints were unable to make the NFL playoffs, but there was more activity on this list than any of other NFL franchises that we revised this summer.
As always, we present our top five, which was not affected by the last season:
1. Drew Brees
2. Jahri Evans
4. Willie Roaf
You can find the entire list here.
The Top Five did not change, but should it have? We seriously considered propelling Jordan over Roaf for the four hole, and if he has another Pro Bowl caliber year, it will be difficult to not pull the trigger in 2024.
Running Back, Alvin Kamara, continues his upward climb, inching up one spot to #8. The six-year veteran missed the Pro Bowl for the first-time last year and enters 2023 with 8,888 Yards From Scrimmage.
Another Running Back, Mark Ingram, also went up by one spot, and is at #21. He is New Orleans’ all-time leading rusher, but retired in the off-season.
Linebacker, DeMario Davis, advances to #33 from #40. Last year, he became an AP All-Pro for the fourth straight year,
Right behind Davis, is Right Tackle, Ryan Ramczyk. He went up two to #34.
It is notable that active Saints, Offensive Guard, Andrus Peat and Cornerback, Marshon Lattimore, remained in their ranks at #41 and #42 respectively.
We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.