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Message: [QUOTE="RSHERMVIKES, post: 3761931, member: 2251"] A committee of some sports writers, fans, ex-players, put statistics together that showed Thurman Munson in seasons and/or career has stats EQUAL TO OR BETTER than Carlton Fiske, Johnny Bench (considered by many as the greatest catcher of all time), and other catchers in the Hall of Fame! You can't compare pitcher's to catcher's, or infielders to outfielders etc. But in the comparison of catchers to catchers Thurman holds his own or passes the others! I can't find the article that stated the above but they listed Thurman, Fiske, Bench, and 2 other catchers (that at 73 I can't recall)! If I find the article I will post it here. And mentioned above Don Mattingly is in the same boat as Thurman! Harold Baines made the Hall of Fame through the Veterans Committee and Baines compared to HofF outfielders comes up short! A good but not great player! [/QUOTE]