Hank Robinson, 1915

Hank does not have a starter rating for his SOM 1915 card. But he started 15 games and completed 6. Mmmm...another SOM mistake.

But SOM does thousands of hours of research for each season so can that be

I think I prefer some of these decisions. Robinson as a RP-only is a usable RP in many situations. As an SP/RP, wouldn't be worth as much.

Agreed, SOM mistakes can be fruitful.

He's not alone. Many of the historic SP/RP who ended up with great stats while starting only a few games only received a RP card or were simply not carded at all.

A number of old timers had their SP ratings removed in order to provide enough RP-only cards for the early card set. These are slowly being replaced as the cadillac cards are added. A sensible compromise, to me.

I am not sure why they still have the 3 pure relievers rule, though. Most starter-reliever cards are priced to be unusable at all but the unlimited cap.