"Here are Alan Trammell?s and Derek Jeter?s neutralized offensive numbers.
Trammell: .289/.357/.420
Jeter: .307/.375/..439
Jeter was a better hitter. But it was closer than you might think. They had similar strengths offensively. At their best, they were .300 hitters with some power and some speed. Both lost deserving MVP awards to players who hit a lot of home runs and had a lot of RBIs. Jeter played in a historically high scoring time which inflated his numbers. Trammell played in a low-scoring time, which depressed his. So their actual numbers diverge. Plus Jeter was much more dependable which is no small thing. Jeter played in 300-plus more games. He played 140-plus games in 15 seasons. Trammell because of injuries and such managed only eight 140-game seasons.
But Trammell has his advantages too ? namely defense. Trammell was a much, much, much, much, much, much ? can?t put ?much? in here enough times ? much better defensive shortstop.
By Baseball Reference?s defensive WAR Trammell was 22 wins better than a replacement shortstop. Jeter was nine runs worse.
By Fangraphs, Trammell was 76 runs better than a replacement shortstop. Jeter was 139 runs worse."
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/02/15/derek-jeters-great-but-lets-compare-to-alan-trammell/
