John won 20 games three times, all post-surgery, and was an All-Star on four occasions. He was a key piece in four World Series titles for the Yankees, delivering numerous clutch hits along the way. From 1984 to 1989 "Donnie Baseball" was the most prolific hitter in baseball. Allen is a divisive figure when it comes to the Hall of Fame debate. Mattingly batted over .300 in each of his first six full seasons, leading the AL in 1984 with a .343 average. This is the first story in a three-part series about . Arguably the best designated hitter of all time, Martinez was very similar to Baines but with a little bit more hardware. Negro League data is not complete. He still remains one of the top five home run-hitting catchers of all time. Career: 24 years (1984-2007) Teams: Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Houston Astros Although his case was one of 10 reviewed by a special committee in 2008, Ferrell's numbers fell short. Top 3 Seaons. There are not a ton of pitchers in the Hall of Fame - the elections of Glavine and Maddux brings the total to 77 beginning with the inaugural class of 1936. He went 24-8 for the A's, winning the CY Young award and MVP in the American League. Oliver was a six-time All-Star, received MVP votes in 10 different seasons and won the 1982 batting title when he hit at a .331 clip. now in the modern age batting average is deemed pretty meaningless by Saber metrics. Hodges' case for the Hall of Fame is interesting because he is a player whose value went beyond the numbers he put up. He had enough support to stay on the Hall of Fame ballot for the maximum of 15 years, garnering 88 votes in 2008, his final year. He retired following the 1993 season with eight All-Star Game selections, 773 starts (second all-time to Cy Young) and the lowest hits-per-nine-innings-pitched ratio (6.56) of any pitcher in history. He was up for Hall of Fame consideration in 2008, but he fell short of enshrinement once again. Cross was a deadball era standout from 1887 to 1907, who played most of his career in Philadelphia. That came 10 years after he clubbed 51 for the Giants in 1955, the longest stretch between 50-homer seasons for any player. Be respectful even if you disagree. He was only a tiny bit better than Billy Mueller. During his time with the White Sox, Minoso was a seven-time All-Star who finished fourth in the MVP voting on four different occasions. Ryan racked up over 2,500 hits playing mostly for the Chicago Colts as the 19th century came to a close. Johnson's career numbers were hurt by a late start, as he didn't make his debut until he was 27 years old. Not for me. Please check your email for a confirmation. He drove home 1,707 runs while scoring 1,524 times. At the time of his retirement, Williams was the National League's all-time home run leader with 251. His best years came between 1983 and 1987 when he made all five of his All-Star appearances, won four Silver Slugger and three Gold Glove Awards. McInnis received eight votes for the Hall of Fame in the 1949 balloting, more than 23 other players that year who were eventually elected to the Hall. He has three top-three finishes in MVP voting and placed sixth in 1978. Cramer played a total of 20 seasons from 1929 to 1948 and had long stints with the As, Red Sox and Tigers. He might never have been a superstar, much of a defender, or someone I'd seriously consider voting into the Hall of Fame, but with 150 more hits, he'd probably have been a first ballot inductee. Garvey was even better in the postseason, holding a .338 average and 11 home runs in 55 games. He went 208-126 with a 2.92 ERA and twice led the league in complete games, shutouts and saves. Reynolds got his start in the majors as a solid pitcher for the Indians in the 1940s. Damon is no longer on the writers Hall of Fame ballot, but his consistency and starring roles on both Red Sox and Yankees title teams might get him in one day. Only four players who are eligible for the Hall of Fame and not enshrined have more hits than Buckner's 2,715. Incidentally, Hodges finished fourth again in 1980, this time ahead of nine future Hall of Famers. A number of baseball's best hitters have come close to garnering 3,000 base hits over their major league careers. 500. He batted .298 for his career and won multiple Silver Slugger and Gold Glove awards. Of the 244 Hall of Famers, 83 fall in this range. And replacing him with Jose Abreu, who just posted a 137 wRC+ and is a career .292/.354/.506 hitter is an unbelievable win for this front office. It is usually reported to three decimal places and pronounced as if it were multiplied by 1,000: a player with a batting average of .300 is "batting three-hundred." A point (or percentage point) is understood to be .001. He received Cy Young award votes in five seasons, winning it in 1994. He made seven straight All-Star games in the 1980s and has three top-seven MVP finishes. There's a legitimate case for him to garner support on the Hall of Fame ballot. Buckner won the 1980 NL batting title as a member of the Chicago Cubs and had two seasons of 200+ hits. He led the National League in batting in 1890 and was credited with being among the first shortstops to give defensive signals and backup second base on throws. Wood received 29 votes in the 1947 Hall of Fame voting, the most of any player who still hasn't been elected. However, the big man known as "Mule" also batted for a high average, regularly hitting between .300 and .400 each season. April 18, 2022 . The fact that Carter and Fisk were elected and Simmons lasted just one year on the ballot is just wrong. When Bill Veeck brought him back to the White Sox for a two-game stint in 1980, he became the first player to appear in five different decades and also became the last active former Negro League baseball player. Claim to fame: One of the first longtime designated hitters to build some support for Cooperstown, Baines hit .289 lifetime with 2,866 hits and 384 home runs. Palmeiros steroid use led to everyone discounting his monstrous numbers. A young and promising Derringer was traded from the Cardinals to the Reds in 1932 for Hall of Famer Leo Durocher, and he would go on to become one of the great Reds pitchers of all time. In the nine years prior to World War II, Travis had compiled a .327 average, topping .300 in eight of the nine seasons he played. Browning compiled a .341 batting average over 13 seasons starting in 1882. However, once he got to the Yankees in 1947 his career took off. The four-time Gold Glove winner finished with a .977 fielding percentage, which ranks 23rd all time at shortstop. HR Rank All Time. McNally may have had a short peak with the Baltimore Orioles, but what a peak it was. Sain received support for the Hall of Fame in 1975 when he received 123 votes in his final year on the ballot. DiMaggio played just 11 years for the Red Sox, but had a big impact as the team's everyday center fielder playing next to Ted Williams. He topped 20 wins for the Browns in four consecutive seasons, maxing out at a league-leading 27 wins in 1921. Hes never been close to being considered a bona fide Hall of Fame candidate, though. Richardson was a clutch World Series player and still remains the only player from a losing team to win the World Series MVP. He finished fourth in the MVP voting that year behind Hall of Famers Paul Waner, Frankie Frisch and Rogers Hornsby. In 1956 he received more votes than 14 future Hall of Famers, including Leo Durocher, Phil Rizzuto, Joe Sewell, Ernie Lombardi and Bobby Doerr. He will earn a salary of $32 million for the 2023 season, the Tigers will buy out his 2024 option for $8 million, and he will retire. | Brian Kersey/Getty Images Take the case of former Phoenix high school legend, Paul Konerko. Reynolds made five All-Star games and had two top-three MVP finishes. He batted .370 in 1993 and hit an NL-best 47 homers and 150 RBI in 1996. Murphy was hurt by a severe drop-off in production after the age of 31. He is one of only four pitchers to strike out 300 batters in a season three times since 1900. While he wasn't a home run hitter, Grace was a prolific doubles hitter, topping 500 for his career. He grades well in baseball-reference.com's Hall of Fame Career Standards. Lopat didn't have the longevity to be seriously considered for the Hall of Fame. His career average of .320 ranks fifth. In 1971, he finished fourth with 180 votes, better than 12 future Hall of Famers. In fact, his highest single-season average was just .267, and he once hit .159 in nearly 500 plate appearances. However, he remarkably made it back, and he was better than before. Parrish was considered one of the top all-around catchers of the 1980s along with Gary Carter, Carlton Fisk and Ted Simmons. The general rule is that 3,000 career hits is an automatic ticket to induction in the Hall of Fame and that generally remains the case, though there are a handful still on the outside looking. Although he never really had that true great season, he was the mark of consistency for two decades. Colavito was also an excellent outfielder, possessing one of the greatest throwing arms in the game. He received MVP votes seven times, finishing second in 1987. Please seek professional guidance. Hernandez was the 1979 MVP for the Cardinals and finished in the top 10 of MVP voting three straight years for the Mets. He batted over .300 seven times and was known for having fantastic range at shortstop. He led the league in the category five times, including 1919 and 1920 when he registered WHIPs below 1.000. Schuerholz also scored . Here are the best Hall of Fame candidates at each position. Staub may have cost himself an enshrinement when he chose to return to the Mets to mentor young players in a part-time role rather than seeking full-time work elsewhere late in his career. He consistently finished in the top 10 for Hall of Fame voting, but he never cracked the 30 percent barrier. Maris' lifetime numbers simply don't stack up, as he tailed off dramatically after the age of 29. He was the 1980 National League batting champion and is one of only 16 players since World War II who have played in four decades. Parker was not only a feared hitter who won two batting titles, but he was also one of the top defensive outfielders in the game. The Hall of Fame case for Keith Hernandez starts with his brilliant glove-work at first base. Stanton. Root was allegedly the pitcher who gave up Babe Ruth's "called shot," which often overshadows an excellent career. During that time he made the all-star game every year, hit more than .300, and hit more than 35 home . If there was a Hall of Fame for baseball names, Shocker would be an unquestioned first-ballot entry. However, his ability as one of the game's top sluggers cannot be denied. Oliva was a terrific hitter for the Twins in the 1960s and 1970s. Indeed, only 33 men are members of the elite 3,000-Hit Club. Despite his longevity, Baines never won a World Series, never led the league in a major category and the only major award he won was the Silver Slugger award in 1989. Claim to fame: Quietly, Oliver may have been one of the best hitters of the 1970s and '80s, amassing 2,743 hits and a .303 lifetime batting average, hitting above .300 eleven of his 18 seasons. Tiant twice led the league with ERAs under 2.00, but he also had five years with an ERA over 4.00. Evans played tremendous defense at third base and belted 414 career home runs, but received just eight votes the only year he appeared on the MLB Hall of Fame ballot. That is clear from his numbers: a .312 batting average and a .418 on . Torre's best showing on the ballot came in his final year of eligibility when he finished ninth with 105 votes. A-Rods unpopularity with the public and his suspensions for PED use means hell likely require a ticket to visit Cooperstown for the forseeable future. Morris' best argument for enshrinement may be that he was the American League's winningest pitcher of the 1980s and the respected staff ace for a lengthy period of time. Mays was the pitcher who hit Ray Chapman in the head with a pitch, killing the popular Cleveland Indian in a game in 1920. Like Dale Murphy, he consistently gets dinged for having too short of a peak. Even for people who think Smith was better than Trammell, it wasn't as much as their Hall of Fame ballot gaps suggest. While all of those marks were eventually broken, there was no question that at the time of his retirement, he was one of the greatest hitting catchers of all time. Oliver bounced around on seven different teams during his career, but wherever he went, he flat out hit. Everyone has their own opinion. Hodges lost three years early in his career to World War II, causing his breakout as a player to be delayed until he was 25 years old. Playing in the infield with Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez and Johnny Bench, Concepcion was a nine-time All-Star who also won two Silver Slugger awards. Yost was a supremely talented defender who set American League records for third basemen in career putouts, assists and total chances by the end of his career. Clark was a six time All Star and borderline Hall of Famer. He ranked fifth in all-time hits when he retired. Starting Pitcher: Roger Clemens Roger Clemens hurls a pitch in his rookie year with the Red Sox in 1984. https://thelistwire.usatoday.com/lists/20-mlb-players-with-the-most-hits-not-in-the-hall-of-fame-pete-rose-joey-votto-cooperstown/, These players have a lot of hits, but no plaque, The fastest 40 times in NFL combine history, In memoriam: Celebrities who have died in 2022, 50 largest cities in the United States by population 2022, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. First, a player had to play a majority of their games in the 1900s. Career: 133 OPS+, 61.8 WAR ( Wins Above Replacement) 5-time All-Star 4-time Gold Glove Award Winner 3-time Silver Slugger Award Winner Career OPS of .953 is the 15th-best in MLB history (minimum 7,500 plate appearances) Led N.L. Teixeira was a gifted defensive first baseman and is one of the best switch-hitters of all time. While his career .263 average is not too impressive, the .394 OBP and .588 slugging percentage more than make up for it, especially when we add his 584 career homers. In the World Series, he hit .529 in a four-game sweep at the hands of the Reds. He was the starting pitcher in the 1956 All-Star Game on a team featuring Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra. He also won five Gold Gloves, had two top-three MVP finishes and ended his career with 200 home runs, when that meant something as a catcher. But when he did play, Sain was among the best for a short period for the Boston Braves. The three-time All-Star went 217-191 for his career. However, as we'll see, he was an underrated performer as an offensive player. He batted .300 in six seasons between 1971 and 1980 and was a power threat for a catcher, topping 20 home runs six times as well. When the Cubs legend retired in 1947, he was arguably the best National League third baseman outside of Pie Traynor. Its taken him a bit to reach both the magic numbers of 3,000 and 500, but he seems determined to get there. All four won at least 20 games in 1971. He finished with 399 career home runs, 2,333 hits and six top-10 MVP finishes. Brown won 21 games in 1992 and had an ERA under 3.00 six times during the steroids era. Second, a player has to be eligible for induction. Dark was a solid player during the post-World War II era in the National League who later went on to become an excellent manager. His career spanned the dead-ball and live-ball eras, exemplified by his league-leading home run totals of 12 (1916) and 41 (1923). Blue never did reach those heights again, but he still made six All-Star games and received Cy Young votes in five seasons. As of this writing, Cabrera was also just one homer away from No. Pete Browning-.341 average. Palmeiro topped 30 home runs 11 times and batted over .300 six times. His best season on the Hall of Fame ballot came in 1960, when he received 45 Hall of Fame votes, a total higher than 27 future Hall of Famers. His wins total is among the highest of anybody not elected to the Hall of Fame. Bonds was a two-time Gold Glove winner and had two top-five finishes in MVP voting. Some will be coming off this list soon. He finished with 2,445 career hits and a career .303 average. Parrish was one of the keys to the Tigers' 1984 World Series team, finishing third in the AL with 33 home runs that year. Raines' role as a part-time player over his last six years caused him to miss out on reaching 3,000 hits, as he fell short with 2,605. However, once Hershiser reached the age of 30, health issues set in and curtailed what could have been a Hall of Fame career. He batted over .300 10 times and finished with a career average of .308. The total was higher than Orlando Cepeda, Ron Santo and Bill Mazeroski. A terrific lead-off hitter and defensive center fielder, Lofton's excellence was overshadowed by the home runs and steroids which came to dominate baseball in the late 1990s. He also was one of the first power-hitting leadoff hitters, setting a MLB record with 35 career leadoff homers, a record that has since been broken. By the age of 27, Clark had four top-five finishes in the NL MVP voting, including a second-place finish in 1989. Needless to say, he won the NL MVP that season. Bagwell has been on the Hall of Fame ballot for two years and if trends hold up, he should find himself in Cooperstown one day. The 1985 AL MVP was a prolific run-producer for the Yankees until a bad back sabotaged his power and longevity. The three-time 20-game winner finished his career with a 170-91 record for a .651 winning percentage, good for 27th all time. Dave Kingman Home Runs: 442 That's no small task when his staffmates were Hall of Famers Eddie Plank, Chief Bender, Herb Pennock and Stan Coveleski. Despite his 119-121 record, Vander Meer consistently received over 20 percent of the votes in Hall of Fame balloting throughout hiseligibility. Don Mattingly was a New York Yankee his entire career and would definitely be in the hall of fame if not for his back problems that developed later in his career. But others are there for good. The year before he left, Travis led the AL with 218 hits and batted .359, two points higher than Joe DiMaggio in his year of "The Streak." Schilling should be in the Hall, but he. Rose has more hits than anyone whos ever picked up a bat, but his decision to bet on baseball has kept him the sports most famous living outsider. He was a seven-time All-Star. Martin was a key member of the Gashouse Gang Cardinals and was known as one of the team's spark plugs thanks to his raucous play on the diamond. There are a lot of players who are on the outside looking in, despite being superior to some players who are already enshrined. Also of note here, because this is the era in which we live, the steroids issue must be addressed. Staubs numbers arent quite Hall of Fame level, but his longevity (23 years) is off the charts. He made seven All-Star games during his career. Overall, he received MVP votes in eightdifferentyears and won three Gold Gloves. He finished with 2,210 career hits and played excellent defense. Freehan was unquestionably one of the top catchers in the American League, as he made 10 straight All-Star games from 1964 to 1973. Garvey will likely be a strong Veterans Committee candidate years down the line. Garvey was a durable player who played in 160 or more games nine times and won four Gold Glove awards at first base. While he was one of the best players in the league during that time, he didn't maintain that excellence for a long period of time. During that time, Harder made four straight All-Star games. It is hard to argue that Beltran's resume is not Hall of Fame-worthy. Baseballs collusion case in the mid-80s brought an early end to his career. The big draw for Maris' Hall of Fame case is obviously his 61 home runs in 1961. Hall of Fame Batting Register | Baseball-Reference.com Hall of Fame Batting Register Average Batting HOFer's stats include batters and player inductees only. His career total of 1,614 walks ranks 11th all time. A sturdy third sacker, listed at 6-foot-4 and 245 pounds during his playing career, Rolen - just the ninth third basemen elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA - played 17 seasons from 1996 through 2012, splitting his time between the Phillies, Cardinals, Blue Jays and Reds. McGriff has been on the Hall of Fame ballot for three seasons and saw decent support in 2012, garnering 23.9 percent of the vote, his highest total. Smith had a long, productive career and while he was never great, he was often very good. Travis played in just 226 games after returning from the war, though, batting just .241 over that time. And the adage seems to hold true since every player who has 3000 hits and has been eligible for the Hall of Fame has been elected (with the exception of Rafael Palmeiro who has been . This slideshow ranks the top 100 players who are eligible for Hall of Fame induction, but they currently do not have that plaque in Cooperstown. In terms of overall productivity, the sweet spot for the average Hall of Famer is a WAR between 50 and 70. Considered one of the top dead-ball era players not in the Hall of Fame, Daubert was an excellent all-around players for the Brooklyn Superbas and Cincinnati Reds in the early 20th century. Wood led the Red Sox to the 1912 World Series behind a record of 34-5. A rare switch-hitting catcher, Simmons held the National League record for switch-hit home runs at any position when he retired with 182. He finished with 283 wins, the second-highest total of any modern pitcher not elected to the Hall of Fame who is eligible. Colavito topped 30 homers seven times, including a league-leading 42 in 1959. That being said, here are the top 100 eligible players not in the MLB Hall of Fame. He finished fifth in the AL MVP voting on three separate occasions. Despite being just a part-time pitcher over his final seven seasons, Harder won 223 games in his career and is the only eligible player who has pitched at least 20 seasons for one club who is not in the Hall of Fame. The 1960 National League MVP teamed with Bill Mazeroski to form one of the best defensive middle infields of his era. The 3,000 Hits Club is a collection of Major League Baseball players who have recorded 3,000 or more regular-season hits during their big league career. Suttles earned five All-Star nods as part of a 23-year Hall of Fame . The others are Randy Johnson, Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax. Note: Players are eligible for the Hall of Fame five years after they retire. Batting average: .440, Hugh Duffy, 1894 . You won't find Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe or Eddie Cicotte on this list. Ferrell pitched 85 complete games over a three-year span in the mid-1930s. Marty Dobrow | Special to MassLive. Herman's best seasons came in 1929 and 1930 when he combined to hit .387 over the two-year span. McCarthy had 170 Win Shares but only 14.6 WAR, for a Hall of Fame Value of 228.4. In the era between 1965 and 1990, Foster was the only player to hit 50 home runs. For the kind of player Raines was, that should not keep him out of the Hall of Fame. Kaat was a classic compiler thanks to an incredible 25-year major league career. Abreu is the perfect compliment to the talent on this roster, giving the Astros a right-handed bat that can slot in between two great left-handed hitters in Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker. !rogermaris.com, Maris' career batting average was .260, which is minuscule compared to other greats like Hank Aaron and Ted Williams who both surpassed .300, that number being considered to be the gold standard for a hitter. During his eight seasons in pinstripes, he went 131-60 with a 3.30 ERA. He won three batting titles, led the AL in hits five times and had two runner-up finishes in MVP voting. Mays hit his 500th blast during a career-best 52-homer campaign for the Giants in 1965. Playing in Coors Field at the height of the steroid era, Galarraga couldn't help but put upmonstrousseasons. Caruthers pitched for three teams from 1884 to 1892 and was a two-time 40-game winner. He ended his career with a .293 average and 1,977 hits. Raines' candidacy has been gaining momentum in the past few seasons, and it seems that one day he will take his place in Cooperstown. Allen was a feared slugger and clutch hitter whose .534 slugging percentage was the best of any non-Hall of Fame member until Albert Belle came along. a . He was a six-time All-Star and twice finished in the top 10 in MVP voting. He was one of the better fielding second basemen of his time. He made eight straight All-Star games and received MVP votes in each of those years. At times, Tiant was one of the great clutch pitchers of his generation. The 3,000-hit club is the group of 33 batters who have collected 3,000 or more regular-season hits in their careers in Major League Baseball (MLB), achieving a milestone "long considered the greatest measure of superior bat handling" and often described as a guarantee of eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame.. Cap Anson was the first to do so, although his precise career hit total is . Walker was a phenomenal all-around player, and for a five-year period during the peak of the steroid era, Walker had some of the best seasons the game had seen. For medical advice, always consult your medical doctor. Bartell didn't have the hitting prowess of Cobb, but he did have a fine career nevertheless. He finished with 254 career wins, finished in the top five in Cy Young voting five times and won 20 games three times. 10-07-2016, 07:41 AM. He retired early at the age of 36, and if he hung on as long as some of his more accomplished outfield peers, he could have easily gotten to 3,000 hits. He had more votes than players like Ralph Kiner, Chuck Klein, Lefty Grove and Lloyd Waner. Research by Baseball Almanac. However, the high intensity took its toll physically on Martin, who only played over 100 games five times in his career. Yet while Rice and Dawson were elected to the Hall of Fame, Parker only received 24.5 percent of the vote in his second year on the ballot and went down from there. Only 40 of those 77 cross over onto . He won the 1994 MVP award and finished in the top 10 in the voting five other times. Not only was he able to go far to his left and right, but he charged the bunt as well as anyone and had range back into foul territory. He topped 50 home runs four times and finished with 583 career homers. Beltran becomes eligible for the Hall in 2023, and his case will be among the most controversial in recent memory due to his involvement in the Astros sign-stealing saga. He topped 30 home runs eight years in a row, peaking at 50 in 1995. He was a mainstay in the Cubs' rotation for 16 years and accumulated 201 wins in his career. Evans was an outstanding all-around right fielder who possessed one of the game's greatest throwing arms. One of the best and longest-running arguments fans like to get involved with revolves around the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. Ryan was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1999. Dunn finished his career with a lowly .234 batting average. Hall of Famers Jake Beckley, Sam Crawford, Rogers Hornsby, Willie Keeler, Frank Robinson, and Al Simmons were all within 100 hits of the mark when they hung up their spikes. Morris has increased his votes in each of the past five years, peaking in 2012 at 66.7 percent to finish second behind Barry Larkin. Herman was an excellent hitter in the 1920s and 1930s, even if he never did really break through to the elite level. His play on the field, though, is worthy of enshrinement. He has finished no worse than eighth in Hall of Fame voting in his three years on the ballot, topping 32 percent each time. He made eight straight All-Star games and 10 overall, was the 1974 NL MVP and had four other top-six finishes and had 200 hits six times. 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