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First, 1974 was not Ron Santo's last year with the Cubs. He was on the Sox that year. It was his last year in baseball. (If you're curious, comparing A's/Cubs years, Santo leads 272 AVG, 139 HR, 574 RBIs to Bando's .265 Avg, 128 HR, and 524 RBIs. Santo also had more RC and fewer outs).
Santo won five Gold Gloves. Bando won zip.
Bando's offensive prime was 1969-74. Santo's offensive prime was, well, depending on how you want to slice it either 1964-67 or 1963-9. His peak was definately 1964-7.
If you think that defensive value cancels out park factor (I'm not sure it would) then Santo's post-peak value was equal to Bando's peak value.
Santo also played over 200 more games.
Hey doofus, from 1977-1981, Captain Sal hit just .250 with 50 HR and 243 RBI. Over that same time span, Butch Hobson hit .251 90 and 360. Should Hobson go in before Bando?
Let's see: Santo's best 5 years by OPS+:
164, 161, 153, 146 ,138 (career 125)
Williams: 176 (80 games or so), 140, 137, 133 , 128 (career 113)
100 rbi seasons: 4 each
triple crown stats: Santo: .277-342-1331
Williams: .268-378-1218
You know Williams is better than I thought- not nearly as good as Santo in context, but still a pretty good career
Santo games played during those 5 years - 161, 155, 161, 164, 133
William games played - 76, 112, 145, 105, 157
No, they really aren't very similar. I realized you said that, but quoting OPS+ outside of context is pretty misleading.
Sure, compare one guy in his prime to another in his down years. I mean, Hal Trosky was better than Ruth in the years they overlapped, send Hal to the Hall! Maybe the fact that Ron Santo was an annual all-star and MVP candidate before 1968 is a tad bit relevant? Maybe there are other things in life besides triple crown stats? Maybe this author should go play a roto game with 5th graders.
Oh yes, Matt Williams had better HR and RBI. In the 1990s. Gee, maybe a few other guys did OK in the 90s too.
and mike crudale
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