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Old 07-27-2004, 05:25 PM   #1
sebastian0622
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Fred McGriff: Hall of Fame?

Career stats:
- .284 avg/.377 OBP/.509 SLG/.886 OPS
- 493 HR
- 2490 H, 1550 RBI, 1305 BB/1882 K

Pros/Leaderboard Appearances
- Nobody with 493 or more home runs has ever NOT been elected to the HoF.
- 4th among active players in career total bases.
- Led league in HR twice, among top 4 leaders eight times.
- Top 10 in slugging % for 7 straight years (88-94), average finish was 4.3 on the SLG leaderboard during that time.

Cons
- No MVP awards
- Overshadowed by other great offensive 1B of the era
- Is not in the 500 HR club and is looking for work
- Not a good defensive player

Baseball Reference similar players:

Willie McCovey (889) *
Willie Stargell (883) *
Rafael Palmeiro (863)
Andres Galarraga (855)
Billy Williams (849) *
Jeff Bagwell (829)

*denotes Hall of Famer

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