I made a little ERA+ calculator in order to take a deeper look at some of the great players from Capra. Of course, I can’t normalize for ballpark, so it’s quite imperfect, but by normalizing for league my eyes have been opened on some players. First, I did all the Hall of Famers: Name ERA+ Peak ERA+ (Season) CYA’s Brett Tracy 163 194 5 10 Rick Christensen 151 182 20 5 Trenidad Espinosa 140 185 12 1 Kelly Grace 139 194 17 1 David Wanatabe 139 251
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