Maybe the one with the lower stats is a better player stuck on a bad team. Someone once asked Dale Murphy ( a really good player on a really bad Braves team) once, "How do you feel about not getting the MVP award?"
Murphy said, "I don't deserve it. I'm sure they could have finished last without me."
Dale Murphy was the first person to come to mind when I read this article. What a classy guy. Not many around like him any more. I have a bat autographed by him hanging behind my desk.