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 I added a few things to the HoF spreadsheet:  Pick Drafted, IFA year, signing bonus, total salary earned throughout their career and total earnings with signing bonus.  I know I am missing any signing bonus when added to a free agent contract.  This is just for Hall of Famers!!!

Stickball Hall of Fame Spreadsheet

Most Money Earned (Signing bonus and Salary)

                                             Total Earned

1.  Willie Gonzalez               $349.976 mil

2.  Antonio Charleston          $253.332 mil

3. Juan Hernandez                 $242.274 mil

4. RJ Santana                         $203.953 mil

5. Tom Moore                        $203.157 mil

Most by Positional Players

1. RJ Santana                        $203.953 mil

2. Angel Chavez                   $189.704 mil

3. James Kwon                     $189.295 mil

4. Placido Pelaez                  $188.462 mil

5. Yeico Johnson                  $178.307 mil

Most by Pitchers

1. Willie Gonzalez                $349.976 mil

2. Antonio Charleston           $253.332 mil

3. Juan Hernandez                 $242.274 mil

4. Tom Moore                        $203.157 mil

5. Rigo Delgado                    $193.098 mil

Lowest Total Salary for a Hall of Famer

1. Jesus Duran                     $51.149 mil

2. Carl Lee                          $57.035 mil

3. Bruce Sandberg              $60.983 mil

4. Fautino Saenz                 $61.183 mil

5. Dan Porter                       $64.328 mil

Lowest Draft Pick to be a Hall of Famer

1. Carl Lee        Pick 40

2. Bruce Sandberg    36

3. Sean Woodson      31

4. Pete Pryor             24

5. Geoff Reuschel     22

Lowest IFA Signing Bonus to be a Hall of Famer

1. Fautino Saenz               $6.5 mil

2. Albert Franco                $10.6 mil

3. Emmanuel Belliard       $11 mil

4. Yunesky De Los Santos $11 mil

5. Emilio Tavarez               $12.7 mil

Meet Your Hall of Famers: Clarence Paul

 

Bio:   Clarence Paul was born in Waseca, MN (Pop. 9,410 located 70 miles south of Minneapolis, MN).  From his Waseca home, he traveled 25 miles east to Mankato East Senior High School (Nickname: Cougars). Paul helped lead Mankato East to back-to-back AAA State Titles (AAA is the second biggest classification in Minnesota).  His Senior year broke the state strike out record recording 101 in just 45 innings.  He was also an All-State Hockey player his Senior year.

Draft: Was the 2nd pick in Season 33 by Washington DC (Saffron). 

Scout Paul McKnight- “Has a live arm with a deceptive delivery.  A very high priority coming from a left-hander.  A few minor adjustments to mechanics could lead to great control.  An all-star in the waiting.”

Career: Clarence Paul was drafted in Season 33 by Washington DC and made his MLB debut in Season 36. He played 18 of his 23-year career in Washington DC, finishing the final 5 years in Vancouver.  During his career, he won 3 Cy Young Awards (39, 40, 47), and was a 9-time All-Star. He threw a no-hitter in Season 40 and won a World Series Championship with Washington DC in Season 43. His first Cy Young award in Season 39 was his best season.  In that season he had 20 wins to just 4 losses and threw 232.2 innings.  He had a career high 232 k’s, a .192 OAV, 0.89 WHIP and 1.97 ERA. Over his Career he accumulated 277 Wins over 3779 Innings in which he posted 3541 k’s, .224 OAV, 1.11 WHIP and 2.72 ERA. He holds single season records for Washington DC in OAV .192 (39), ERA 1.79 (36), Strikeouts 232 (39), WHIP 0.89 (39), and Wins 21 (40).  He also has Career records for OAV .219, ERA 2.57, Strikeouts 3049, WHIP 1.07, and Wins 240 for Washington DC.

Speech Highlight- “I have been blessed to accomplish all most everything in baseball.  A lot of people have helped me along the way.  I owe a great deal to all my coaches and teammates.”