"The purpose of this exercise is not to argue who should or should not be in, because at the end of the day it is subjective to those members of BBWAA. What we can do is see how these players have faired in comparison to their peers. It is easy to say "well if player X is in, then this player should be in"."
"We could spend an entire article just explaining these measurement tools, but let's keep it short and sweet. If you want further explanations on the measurements, you can see them here. In a nutshell, black-ink is league leading stats. Gray-ink is similar but accounts for being in the top ten. Both of these are slightly flawed since it is easier to lead a league before the leagues expanded."
"There is the Hall of Fame Monitor test that tries to assess how likely a player will get in, with one-hundred being a "good possibility". Then, there is the Hall of Fame Career Standards Test which another test used by accumulating points based on key stats. The average HOFer is fifty. Another newer test is to look at WAR. Love it or hate it, we can still use it as a piece of the puzzle."
Andruw Jones's Hall of Fame vote prompted a look at Atlanta Braves who had solid careers but lacked enough votes for induction. Several statistical tools provide comparative context: black-ink counts league-leading stats, gray-ink counts top-ten finishes, the Hall of Fame Monitor scores likelihood (with 100 indicating a good possibility), the Hall of Fame Career Standards Test assigns points toward a 50-point HOF average, and WAR provides a modern evaluation metric. Dale Murphy posted two MVP awards, an 18-year career with a .265/.346/.469 slash line, 46.5 bWAR, and finished two home runs shy of 400.
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