Funny thing is, even if the only number I provided was a combination of walks and singles, I did mention walks, where they aren't very close
Also mentioned league environment, even if the only number I provided was how they did compared to the league environment
So again, you are completely correct. I provided numbers that paint a clearer picture of what the players were doing, not the specific numbers where they were far different
Raines walks per 162 games: 86; Ichiro: 47 -- and again, for a leadoff hitter a walk is extremely close to being equal to a single, so all those 200 hit seasons aren't really far superior to helping the team as 280 hit plus walk seasons
League OPS for the NL in the 1980s: .717; AL the past 10 years: .749 -- which means far less runs scored, which means each run the Expos scored did more to help them win than each run the Mariners scored
They both reached base at very similar rates, slight edge to Raines. Looking at extra base hits and steals, Raines moved around the bases at a slightly better rate. Even from the leadoff spot and despite the lower slugging percentage, perhaps all those singles mean Ichiro is slightly better at helping his teammates move around the bases
If someone wants to say the defensive difference is enough to make Ichiro the better player, that's fine. Either way it's close
Despite how completely stupid the writers have become Ichiro will make the Hall-of-Fame on the first ballot. Despite how much the once great standards have been destroyed in just the past 10 years, Ichiro will absolutely deserve to be in the Hall-of-Fame