Oracle of Baseball - Most Linked Players

Oracle of Baseball

Most Linkable Players / Least Linkable / Active Most Linkable / Active Least Linkable

Player	Avg. Distance
Minnie Minoso	3.0003
Warren Spahn	3.0239
Early Wynn	3.0245
Curt Simmons	3.0546
Tommy John	3.0869
Dave Philley	3.0948
Phil Cavarretta	3.1053
Granny Hamner	3.1153
Elmer Valo	3.1167
Brooks Robinson	3.1204
Cal McLish	3.1218
Phil Niekro	3.1239
Gil Hodges	3.1328
Mickey Vernon	3.1364
Bob Kennedy	3.1421
Yogi Berra	3.1481
Joe Nuxhall	3.1523
Hank Majeski	3.1635
Pete Runnels	3.1693
Jim Perry	3.1701
Hoyt Wilhelm	3.1735
Billy Pierce	3.1751
Bobo Newsom	3.1769
Gaylord Perry	3.1786
Eddie Miksis	3.1787
Bobby Shantz	3.1788
Bob Miller	3.1854
Tug McGraw	3.1858
Fred Norman	3.1863
Ed Kranepool	3.1865
Jim Kaat	3.1878
Frank Robinson	3.1882
Vern Stephens	3.1884
Bobby Thomson	3.1887
Robin Roberts	3.1893
Willie McCovey	3.1915
Jim Hegan	3.1917
Steve Carlton	3.1923
Nellie Fox	3.1939
Bert Haas	3.1946
Johnny Cooney	3.1966
Whitey Lockman	3.1980
Walker Cooper	3.1987
Johnny Schmitz	3.1990
Bill Wight	3.1992
Bob Elliott	3.1998
Dick Donovan	3.2013
Moe Drabowsky	3.2021
Rollie Hemsley	3.2030
Hank Sauer	3.2044
Stan Musial	3.2055
Jim Wilson	3.2061
Ron Fairly	3.2071
Juan Pizarro	3.2074
Virgil Trucks	3.2098
Rusty Staub	3.2102
Lindy McDaniel	3.2106
Johnny Berardino	3.2107
Ernie Banks	3.2108
Floyd Baker	3.2113
Dick Schofield	3.2113
Marv Grissom	3.2116
Eddie Robinson	3.2123
Deron Johnson	3.2125
Smoky Burgess	3.2126
Gene Woodling	3.2131
Mike Fornieles	3.2156
Willie Jones	3.2157
Del Ennis	3.2159
Matty Alou	3.2169
Jim Busby	3.2173
Hoot Evers	3.2183
Joe Niekro	3.2189
Orlando Pena	3.2190
Bob Feller	3.2198
Johnny Vander Meer	3.2198
Vic Davalillo	3.2210
Orlando Cepeda	3.2213
Ron Kline	3.2213
Phil Masi	3.2219
Jose Cardenal	3.2222
Vic Wertz	3.2223
Murry Dickson	3.2225
Rick Wise	3.2225
George Kell	3.2230
Pee Wee Reese	3.2230
Gil Coan	3.2244
Del Crandall	3.2250
Dizzy Trout	3.2257
Carl Yastrzemski	3.2266
Wally Post	3.2273
Randy Gumpert	3.2274
Felipe Alou	3.2279
Eddie Fisher	3.2281
Luis Aparicio	3.2285
Del Rice	3.2306
Chris Cannizzaro	3.2313
Birdie Tebbetts	3.2325
Al Benton	3.2327
Sherm Lollar	3.2353

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