Interesting question that I heard the other day and thought I would pass it on.
Who was the better Reds shortstop.....Barry Larkin or Dave Concepcion?
Barry Larkin
Dave Concepcion
Interesting question that I heard the other day and thought I would pass it on.
Who was the better Reds shortstop.....Barry Larkin or Dave Concepcion?
If you think small, you'll go nowhere in life.
Larkin.
I'm not old enough to have seen DC play so all I have to go by are statistics. Offensively Larkin trumps him in about every single category except for sacrifices and IBB. All of this in about 800 fewer at bats.
Defensively they look to be right about the same but like I said, I haven't seen DC play other than the highlight films I have seen.
Larkin, simply because of offense. Both were great defenders in their day, but Larkin could hit. His MVP trophy is reason enough for him.
But Concepcion has those gold gloves. Even though Larkin might have the better offensive numbers, wouldn't Concepcion have the edge with his defensive stats?
If you think small, you'll go nowhere in life.
Not if he played at the same time as Ozzie.Originally Posted by Krusty
Larkin was more athletic then Davey.
Larkin, no doubt
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Larkin's defense was GG caliber. He has so few Gold Gloves because he was a contemporary of Ozzie Smith.
And there's no way Concepcion's glove made up for the extra runs Barry Larkin created.
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You've got it right.
I loved the way Davey played SS, and he defined the way SS was played on astroturf. Personally, I think he belongs in the HoF.
But Larkin was better, across the board, than Davey. I think Larkin is a for sure HoF (probably not first ballot), and Davey, hopefully will be a Veterans Committee selection someday.
Good question, but it's like asking "who's prettier? Catherine Zeta Jones or Keira Knightley"
sorry we're boring
Catherine Zeta Jones (This would be a much more enjoyable question to research
Good question, but it's like asking "who's prettier? Catherine Zeta Jones or Keira Knightley")
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Head - Larkin
Heart - Concepcion
Head wins.
The both deserve to be in the HoF in my completely biased opinion.
Were is Chico Ruiz? "Bench me or trade me"....ranks right up there with "Give me liberty or give me death"
This is a two part question and answer,IMO. Davey was the best defensively and Larkin was easily the best offensively. How's that for copping out on answering.
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Larkin, by far.
Whitey Richardson was far superior.
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Larkin, by far. Davey's stick was pretty awful when he came up and he eventually became a competent MLB hitter. Larkin's offense was stellar. And I'd call their defense equal. I don't think Larkin ever got the appropriate kudos for his defense. He was phenomenal in the field. We really got spoiled as Reds fans with the decades of quality SS play.
And this is from a guy who thought Kurt Stilwell was the future and couldn't understand why they played this Larkin guy.
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