Class of 2049 (1977): Clark, Carew, McJames
Will Clark enters on the First Ballot Standard in his first year of eligibility.
A 3 time MVP, Clark won 5 batting titles. He led the league in hits 5 times. He had at least 225 hits in each of those years. A 5 time All-Star, he won 5 GGs at 1B. Then the injuries began to arrive. He remained a servicable player, but one who had limited availability until he retired in 2043.
Clark was selected as the 7th player overall by the Colorado Rockies in 2027. In 2028 he broke in by hitting .353 with 46 HR and 137 RBI to take Rookie of the Year honors and his first MVP.
An injury limited him to 116 games in his sophomore season, but he still scored 100 runs and drove in 96 in that time.
In 2030 he played in all 158 games. He batted .375 with 63 HRs and 156 RBI to become the 8th player to win the triple crown. He had an OBP of .459 and a SLG of .756 which gave him a npa OPS+ of 229 and his second MVP.
In 2031 he again hit 63 HRs. He did this while carrying a batting average of .413! He led the league in that stat, and he led the league in RBI with 161, bt was 2 HRs off the league leader's pace to narrowly miss his second consecutive triple crown. He did pick up his second consecutive MVP, though as this season gave him a npa OPS+ of 244. He collected a league high, and career best, 260 hits. This was the most hits in the league since the schedule was reduced to 158 games.
Having not made a post season in Colorado, he left in 2034 to join Jacksonville as a Free Agent. He hit 42 HRs and drove in 123 while batting .347. His npa OPS+ was 190. He went to the post season for the first time, but fell in the LCS. Then the injuries came about in number and frequency.
He was a solid player for the rest of his career, but no awards came after this 2034 season.
He finished his career with 2364 hits (t-82nd, Dick Allen), 455 HRs (70th, 3 more than Ed Bailey), 1415 RBI (73rd, 3 ahead of Bob Robertson), and 1364 runs scored (75th, 1 more than Vic Saier). His career slash line of 316/389/567 (22nd/65th/35th) gave him a npa OPS+ of 158. He ranks 25th on the All-Time OPS list.
Black Ink: 82 (13)
Gray Ink: 155 (94)
HOFm: 295 (84)
HOFs: 57 (42)
Gorilla Composite: 7.3 (2.5)
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Rod Carew is the 35th player to be inducted into both OOTP Halls, the 29th RL HOFer to be inducted here, and the 11th RL HOFer to be inducted into both.
A member of the inaugural class in the previous HOF, Carew entered the league in 2026 after being drafted by the Tigers with the 7th selection in the 2025 draft.
Carew batted .318 for his career (t-17th), collected 3250 hits (10th), but surprisingly never won a batting title.
He did win Rookie of the year as he exploded on the scene batting .344 and posting what would be career highs in hits (227) doubles (58), HR (16), RBI (103), and slg (.520).
Playing his entire career with a 158 game schedule, he collected 200 hits in a season 6 times. His 162 game average for hits is 205.
In 2034 Carew's Tigers knocked out Will Clark's Jacksonville Tribunes in the LCS as the Tigers went on to claim the WS crown. Carew is the first member of this Tiger team to be enshrined in the HOF.
He left the Tigers following the 2040 season and signed with the Rangers. At age 35 he batted .344 while collecting223 hits in 2041.
In 2042, at age 36, he hit .341 and collected 213 hits.
A 6 time All Star, Carew hit 644 doubles in his career (12th). He scored 1564 times (27th, 5 more than Mark McGwire) and drew 1106 walks (75th, 2 more than Ty Cobb). His career OBP of .383 is tied for 99th best All Time. He posted a career npa OPS+ of 124.
Carew enters in his first year of eligibility with HOFm and HOFs numbers above the Hall average.
Black Ink: 10 (42)
Gray Ink: 112 (148)
HOFm: 186.5 (242)
HOFs: 63 (55)
Gorilla Composite: 3.7 (5.3)
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Doc McJames was the third player in 2009 draft (Mets). As a 19 year old rookie, in 2010, he posted an 11-4 mark with 173 Ks in 128 2/3 IP after being shelved for 3 months by an April hamstring pull. His OOTP ERA of 2.24 was good for a npa ERA+ of 188.
In 2011 he was completely healthy and won the Cy Young Award as he struck out 362 men in 265 innings. Only one other pitcher since 1977 (Pud Galvin, 384 in 2019) has struck out more men in a season. He compiled a 19-13 record and his OOTP ERA of 2.33 equated to a npa ERA+ of 176.
In 2014, McJames appeared in his only WS. He did not fare well, as he went 1-3 in the post season and the Mets fell to the Yankees in a Subway Series.
For his career, McJames had 3507 strikeouts (17th) in 3272 IP (70th). He won 212 games (40th, 2 ahead of Fergie Jenkins and Mike Moore)vs 156 losses and had an OOTP ERA of 3.47 (npa ERA+ 128).
McJames appeared on 5 All Star squads.
Doc McJames enters on the Veteran Standard.
Black Ink: 23
Gray Ink: 119
HOFm: 113.2
HOFs: 41
Gorilla Composite: 2.6
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