If you had a stat like Win Shares (well, that includes defense too) which includes the running game, I suspect Biggio would score much better. Bill James said that Biggio was one of the greatest players of his time because he could do so many things well. Think about Biggio’s incredible ability to avoid hitting into double plays during the height of his career. If I recall, he went a whole season without a GIDP.

Also, OBP doesn’t include HBP, which discriminates against Biggio’s strength at getting on base somehow anyhow. Biggio is 16th all time at “times on base,” a stat which includes HBP, and ranks him higher than such OBP specialists as Wade Boggs.

Finally, Biggio played farther past his prime than just about anybody on your table. That undoubtedly hurt him, considering his atrocious OBP late in his career. At his peak, I would take Biggio as the best offensive player in Astros history. But it would be close with Bags at his prime.

By the way, I loved Alou as a hitter. Astros’ fans don’t give him enough credit. I hated it when Drayton let Alou go sign with the Cubs. But Alou’s defense was terrible after his knee surgery.

widely regarded as a pitchers park, how much did it hurt biggio and bagwell? It probably hurt their slugging abilities more than their ability to get on base, but it’s something to consider.