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Johnny Mize gets in as the final inductee on the First Ballot standard.

His 647 HRs puts him 20th on the All-Time list. His 1856 RBI ranks him 27th on that career list.

A steal as the 20th pick overall by the San Diego Padres in 1985, Mize played in the majors from 1986 through 2006. He retired in 2007.

For his career, he collected 2975 hits as he posted a career slash line of 303/390/562 that was good for a npa OPS+ of 158. This 158 number is also Mize's career OPS+ in RL.

He won the Barry Bonds Balko Award (MVP) twice, and appeared in 15 AS games. Amongst HOF hitters, only Tex Erwin, Rogers Hornsby, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Frank Robinson, and Willie Stargell appeared in more AS games.

He collected 200 hits in a season 5 times. He hit 50 Hrs in a season 3 times. From 1992 through 1999, he drove in at least 100 runs each season. In only one of those years did he not also score 100 runs.

With the Indians in 1997 he hit 56 HRs, for his career high. Plying for the Dodgers in 1998, he again hit 56 HRs.

Both of his MVP Awards came with the Padres. In 1988 he hit .322 with 32 HRs and 112 RBI. In 1990 he tallied marks of .315/40/118 playing home games at the Murph. His npa OPS+ numbers for those years were 175 and 179, respectively.

Mize played in the post season 6 times, but he never appeared in a WS.

Of his 9 most similar players, 4 of the 5 that are eligible are in the HOF.

Mize won a GG at 1B and he won one batting title.

Black Ink: 30 (50)
Gray Ink: 221 (202)
HOFm: 305 (175)
HOFs: 65 (47)

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Johnny Mize is often a forgotten great. He served 3 years in WWII that would have been peak seasons. Without these three seasons, he still managed to pile up 50 Black Ink points and 202 Gray Ink points. Truly amazing. Having him join this Hall as the final inductee is fitting and proper.