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Build Your Own Hall of Fame

150 years of baseball. 20,000+ careers. Pick your ballot from the data. WAR, peak value, postseason performance, and the arguments that never end.

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The forces behind every pitch, every swing, every season. Free.

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit .272 in the first half and .188 in the final 200 PA. The projections say it gets worse. The Cubs aren't ready.

The Injury Epidemic

UCL surgeries are up 25% since 2019. Velocity keeps climbing. The sport is breaking its own arms, and the incentive structure rewards the pitches that cause it.

Slider usage surged from 15% in 2015 to 25% in 2025, making it baseball's most dominant pitch — and a leading driver of elbow injuries.

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