There is a lot to dissect when you are speaking about the career of Stephon Marbury, who as a player put up some impressive numbers.  The Point Guard had seven seasons with a PER over 20, would have the most Assists in the 2003/04 Season and averaged 19.3 Points per Game.  “Starbury” would go to two All-Star Games and was twice a Third Team All-NBA selection.  That is the positive part but, in the NBA, he left nothing but scorched earth behind him.  He wanted out of Minnesota, the team that drafted him as he allegedly disliked being in Kevin Garnett’s shadow.  He played well in New Jersey but couldn’t take them to the playoffs and the Point Guard they traded him for (Jason Kidd) took them all the way to the Finals.  His tenure in New York resulted in multiple clashes with coaches and the Knicks rarely were good while he was there.  He did however become a leader, team player and champion in the Chinese League, but that probably won’t factor much in the overall Hall of Fame calculation.

Howie Pollet was on the verge of becoming a star prior to going to serve his country in World War II.  He was named an All Star in 1943 and actually enlisted for service that day though he played enough games for his 1.75 ERA to win that title. 

If you look predominantly at Wins and Losses than you have to wonder why someone with a record of 94 and 125 is so high on this list, but we are a lot smarter than we used to be in regards to those two stats then we used to be and even back in the 1890’s baseball fans knew that Theodore Breitenstein was a very good Pitcher.

Taking over the Centerfield job from Willie McGee, Ray Lankford would have a good career with the St. Louis Cardinals where he had 1,479 Hits showing off a nice blend of power and speed.  Lankford had six seasons of 20 or more Stolen Bases and also had the same amount of 20 Home Run Seasons with 250 and 228 in total in those to categories for the Redbirds.  The National League leader in Triples in 1991 and 1997 All-Star had three top ten finishes in Offensive bWAR but his rank is lowered to his high amount of Strikeouts.

Lankford entered the Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2018.