Who really belongs in the Hall of Fame?

James Dutch Gainor

NHL: 1927-33, 1934-35; 7 seasons, 1 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
51G, 56A for 107P in 246 games
Era: Gainor is not in the Top 25 in any category for his era[2. Minimum 200 games]
82-game average: 17G, 19A for 35P
3-year peak (1928-31): 44-game average of 14G, 14A for 28P
Playoffs: 2G, 1A for 3P in 22 games
Adjusted: 103G, 207A for 310P
Adjusted 82-game average: 34G, 69A for 103P
Dominance Quotient: Gainor never led a team
Traded twice in his prime.

NHL: 1925-39; 14 seasons, 4 quality as a forward,[1. By modern PPG standards] all 6 seasons quality as defence[2. By Defensive Point Shares]
140G, 156A (14th All Time at his retirement) for 296P (18th) in 592 games (6th); 47 PS (23rd)
At his retirement, Siebert was 14th All Time in GPG, 10th in APG and 12th in PPG[3. Minimum 500 games, 21 qualifying skaters]
Era: Siebert is 6th in Goals, GPG, Points and OPS, 5th in Assists, APG and PPG, 1st in DPS, 4th in PS and Games[4. Of the 7 skaters to play in at least 550 games between 1925 and 1939]
82-game average: 20G, 21A for 41P
3-year peak (1929-32, playing LW): 44-game average: 17G, 17A for 34P
Playoffs: 7G, 5A for 12P in 49 games
Adjusted: 248G, 503A for 753P
Adjusted 82-game average: 34G, 70A for 104P
If the qualifier is set to 500 games, Siebert is 23rd All Time in Adjusted PPG
Traded thrice.

NHL: 1939-44; 1945-52; 1953-54; 13 seasons, 10 quality
Totals:
- 219G (18th All Time at his retirement),
- 324A (4th) for
- 543P (6th) in
- 566 games;
- 48.9 PS
At his retirement, Bentley was 8th All Time in GPG, 3rd in APG, and 4th in PPG
Era: Bentley is 5th in Goals, 3rd in GPG, 2nd in Assists, APG and PPG, 4th in Points, 6th in OPS, 10th in PS and 16th in Games[2. Of the 18 players to play in at least 550 games between 1939 and 1954]
82-game average: 32G, 47A for 79P
3-year peak (1942-46): 48-game average of 31G, 35A for 66P
Playoffs: 9G, 8A for 17P in 23 games
Adjusted:
- Hockey Reference:
  - 260G, 468A for 728P
  - Adjusted 82-game average: 38G, 68A for 105P
  - If the qualifier is set to 500 games, Bentley is 21st All Time in Adjusted PPG
- VsX:
Traded once at the very end of his career.

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NHL: 1919-22, 1925-26; 4 seasons[1. 1 quality by DPS]
17G, 15A for 32P in 68 games
Matte didn’t play enough for an 82-game average
3-year peak (1919-22): 24-game average of 7G, 6A for 13P; 1.1 PS
No NHL Playoffs
Adjusted: 20G, 67A for 87P
Adjusted 82-game average[2. This is a joke]: 24G, 81A for 105P
Traded twice in his prime within the NHL, then traded out of the NHL, waived once.

NHL: 1926-39; 13 seasons, 6 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
153G (20th All Time at his retirement), 179A (7th) for 332P (12th) in 582 games (7th); 44.4 PS
At his retirement, Thompson was 13th All Time in GPG, 5th in APG and 8th in PPG[2. Minimum 500 games played, 22 qualifying players]
At his retirement, Thompson was 22nd All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Era: Thompson is 5th in Goals and GPG, 3rd in Assists, 2nd in APG, 4th in Points, PPG and OPS, and 6th in PS and Games[3. Of the 7 players to play in at least 550 games between 1926 and 1939]
82-game average: 21G, 25A for 47P
3-year peak (1935-38): 48-game average of 19G, 22A for 41P
Playoffs: 11G, 11A for 22P in 48 games
Adjusted: 271G, 482A for 753P
Adjusted 82-game average: 38G, 68A for 106P
If the qualifier is set to 500 games, Thompson is 19th All Time in Adjusted PPG
Traded once in his prime.

NHL: 1919-27; 8 seasons, 4 quality[1. By modern PPG standards]
77G (18th All Time when he was traded out of the NHL), 34A (19th) for 111P (20th) in 211 games (11th); 12 PS
82-game average: 30G, 13A for 43P
3-year peak (1920-32): 24-game average of 13G, 8A for 22P
No NHL Playoff appearances
Adjusted: 115G, 159A for 274P
Adjusted 82-game average: 45G, 62A for 106P
Traded once during his prime, traded out of the NHL.

NHL: 1926-32; 6 seasons, 2 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
67G, 33A for 100P in 228 games; 22.4 PS
Era: Gagne is 21st in Goals, 19th in GPG, 24th in PPG, 23rd in OPS and 39th in Games[2. Of the 53 players to play in at least 200 games between 1926 and 1932]
82-game average: 24G, 11A for 36P
3-year peak (1926-29): 44-game average of 14G, 5A for 19P
Playoffs: 2G, 1A for 3P in 11 games
Adjusted: 132G, 165A for 297P
Adjusted 82-game average: 47G, 59A for 107P
Traded four times in his prime, and multiple times outside of the NHL.

NHL: 1917-19, 1924-26; 4 seasons, 2 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
26G, 10A for 36P in 71 games; 1.5 PS
Skinner never played 3 straight seasons in the NHL
NHL: Playoffs: 1A for 1P in 2 games
Adjusted: 39G, 54A for 93A
Traded within the NHL once near the end of his career, traded out of the NHL in his prime.

NHL: 1926-40; 14 seasons, 11 quality[1. By Defensive Point Shares]
Totals:
- 105G,
- 179A (7th All Time at his retirement) for
- 284P (21st) in
- 550 Games (13th),
- 51.4 PS (4th)
At his retirement, Shore was 21st in GPG, 4th in APG and 12th in PPG[2. Minimum 500 games – 25 qualifying players]
At his retirement, Shore was 10th All Time in Offensive Point Shares and 3rd in Defensive Point Shares
Era: Shore is 8th in Goals, GPG and Points, 3rd in Assists, 1st in APG and DPS,[3. Ahead by over 17 DPS] 6th in PPG, 5th in OPS, 2nd in PS and 10th in Games[4. Of the 10 skaters to play in at least 550 games between 1926 and 1940]
82-game average: 16G, 27A for 43P
3-year peak (1928-31): 44-game average of 14G, 15A for 28P
Playoffs: 7G, 12A for 19P in 55 games
Adjusted:
- Hockey-Reference:
  - 196G, 525A for 721P
  - Adjusted 82-game average: 29G, 78A for 107P
  - Per game: Shore is 18th All Time in Adjusted PPG if the requirement is set at 500 games
- VsX:
Traded once in the NHL at the end of his career.