He was a six-time All-Star and won 20 games three times. Joe Morgan, Frankie Frisch, Eddie Collins, Roberto Alomar and Craig Biggio have led the way. He is second all time in saves with 424, the most ever by a lefty pitcher. He still holds the Reds' franchise records for most wins by a righty with 161, and his 579 games pitched ranked eighth in NL history when he retired in 1945 after a 15-year career. Morris is in a race against time and semantics in his quest to make it to Cooperstown. Morris' case is buoyed by excellent performances in the 1984 and 1991 postseasons when he anchored the Tigers' and Twins' staffs to World Series titles in those respective years. McGwire's candidacy is obviously tainted by his steroids admissions, and it could keep him out of the Hall of Fame altogether. He topped 20 wins for the Browns in four consecutive seasons, maxing out at a league-leading 27 wins in 1921. Garvey will likely be a strong Veterans Committee candidate years down the line. Colavito was also an excellent outfielder, possessing one of the greatest throwing arms in the game. By the time it came to vote for Freehan in 1982, his numbers paled in comparison to those catching at the time. The revolutionary surgery that now bears his name was only supposed to provide John with a normal life without pain, not a return to Major League Baseball. 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. Pinson's career is somewhat overshadowed by the contemporaries he played against as an outfielder in the 1960s and 1970s. Below is the list of 254 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2,000 hit milestone during their career in MLB. What is the highest career batting average for an MLB player who is not in the Hall of Fame? | Brian Kersey/Getty Images Take the case of former Phoenix high school legend, Paul Konerko. The two-time World Series winner finished his career with 2,182 hits and two injury-plagued seasons at the end of his career dropped his lifetime average below .300 to .296. Tiant twice led the league with ERAs under 2.00, but he also had five years with an ERA over 4.00. 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. I don't think Votto catches him in the power numbers even with 8 . As a player, Palmeiro should have received automatic first-ballot induction into Cooperstown after compiling over 3,000 hits and 500 home runs in his 20-year career. Cramer played a total of 20 seasons from 1929 to 1948 and had long stints with the As, Red Sox and Tigers. He was the 1978 NL MVP, won two World Series titles and received MVP votes in nine seasons, finishing in the top five of the voting five times. Predictably, he ran into arm trouble after that and his career numbers suffered as a result. Like Dale Murphy, he consistently gets dinged for having too short of a peak. Top 3 Seaons. The 1945 NL MVP, Cavarretta played more seasons with the Cubs than anybody in the 20th century. He batted .298 for his career and won multiple Silver Slugger and Gold Glove awards. In 2012, his second year, Bagwell received 56 percent of the vote to finish in third place. With such a rich history and so many different eras that exist in stark contrast of each other, baseball lends itself to some great arguments. Belle has a laundry list of reasons why this happened, so he has nobody to blame but himself, but there's no denying his ability as a player before his career was cut short by injuries. NEW! It is not quite a three-hour drive from Caton to Cooperstown. Simmons was an eight-time All-Star despite playing his career in the National League alongside Carter and Johnny Bench. Still, he finished his career with a .303 average and six All-Star games. That is clear from his numbers: a .312 batting average and a .418 on . His 11 Gold Gloves are more than any first basemen in MLBhistory. Although he was overshadowed by the big home run hitters of the era, Kuenn held his own as a terrific all-around player. Ryan was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1999. Hodges' 370 homers might not stand as too impressive today, but when he retired it marked the league's fourth-best career total. The others are Randy Johnson, Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax. July 20, 2019. Bagwell led the NL in home runs in 1996, scored 100 runs nine times and drove in 100 runs eight times. Notes: A minimum of 1,000 career games played and 1,000 career at-bats are needed to make this list, raw averages are presented to further clarify the one-thousand greatest career batting averages of all-time, and a bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season. George Kell was a 10-time All-Star and hit more than .300 nine times. Batting average: .440, Hugh Duffy, 1894 . Harder spent 20 seasons hurling for the Indians and was at his best in the mid-1930s. 1. Dave Kingman Home Runs: 442 A terrific run-producer, Cooper led the league in RBIs twice and doubles twice. Teixeira was a gifted defensive first baseman and is one of the best switch-hitters of all time. At the time of his retirement, Williams was the National League's all-time home run leader with 251. He received MVP votes in eight seasons, finishing in the top 10 in six of those years. Suttles earned five All-Star nods as part of a 23-year Hall of Fame . Mays was the pitcher who hit Ray Chapman in the head with a pitch, killing the popular Cleveland Indian in a game in 1920. There are a lot of players who are on the outside looking in, despite being superior to some players who are already enshrined. Schilling should be in the Hall, but he. career 300 hitters not in hall of fame. A number of baseball's best hitters have come close to garnering 3,000 base hits over their major league careers. The very worst position player ever selected to the Hall of Fame was Tommy McCarthy, a 19th-century outfielder. . His 583 steals still ranks 20th all time. But when he did play, Sain was among the best for a short period for the Boston Braves. However, the big man known as "Mule" also batted for a high average, regularly hitting between .300 and .400 each season. He won three batting titles, led the AL in hits five times and had two runner-up finishes in MVP voting. Hodges' case for the Hall of Fame is interesting because he is a player whose value went beyond the numbers he put up. He finished in the top 10 in MVP voting in each of his first four full seasons and six times overall. Browning compiled a .341 batting average over 13 seasons starting in 1882. 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. Career statistics/162: .306 BA, 7 HR, 79 RBI, 5 . Blue burst onto the scene as a 21-year-old in 1971, his first full season in the majors. Minimum of 1000 IP, 3000 PA, 500 games (fielding, 500 IP for Ps), 200 stolen base attempts (catchers) or 80 stolen base attempts (baserunners only since 1951) or 100 decisions for career and active leaderboards for rate statistics. He currently ranks 12th and is 18 hits away from tying Paul Molitor, who currently occupies 10th place. Raines' candidacy has been gaining momentum in the past few seasons, and it seems that one day he will take his place in Cooperstown. Simmons may not have the hardware of Hall of Fame catching peers Gary Carter and Carlton Fisk, but he really isn't that far off. 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. Because of this and a quick downfall to his production after age 35, Hodges amassed only 1,921 hits. Smith's case is based on being very good and compiling stats over an 18-year career. He still holds a number of Dodgers franchise records, and at the time of his retirement, his .532 slugging percentage was the fourth-best in NL history. The list includes everyone from John Kruk, a 10-year veteran who hit .302, to Tigers legend Ty Cobb, who hit an MLB-record .366. He was a six-time All-Star and a three-time top-five MVP finisher. Even though he hasn't played a Major League game in 109 years, Van Haltren still holds the National League record for reaching base in 60 straight games, accomplishing the feat in 1893. Miguel Cabrera leads a group comfortably over .300 He received MVP votes seven times, finishing second in 1987. Herman's best seasons came in 1929 and 1930 when he combined to hit .387 over the two-year span. He was the Cy Young award runner-up twice and had two other top-eight finishes. now in the modern age batting average is deemed pretty meaningless by Saber metrics. One of the great power and speed combination players of all time, Bonds was just the second player to ever hit 300 home runs and steal 300 bases in a career, joining Willie Mays in that group. 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. Two of those former members came close to Emeritus Member status Ivan Rodriguez and Albert Pujols. He was an eight-time All-Star, six-time Silver Slugger Award winner and won three Gold Gloves. Here are some more .300+ hitters who aren't in the Hall: Lefty O'Doul-the man hit .349 in his career! "Rowdy Richard" Bartell's career started just as Ty Cobb's was ending, but Bartell carried Cobb's legacy of playing the game with reckless abandon. Parrish was considered one of the top all-around catchers of the 1980s along with Gary Carter, Carlton Fisk and Ted Simmons. Although he didn't have the quickness of Johnny Bench, Boone was incredibly durable and was the only catcher who consistently placed in the top 10 for defensive WAR for the better part of two decades. Despite being just a part-time player over his final five seasons, Staub amassed 2,716 career hits, falling 184 short of 3,000 and a probable place in Cooperstown. How does a world-class base stealer with 3,023 career hits not qualify for the Hall of Fame? Tiant made three All-Star games and had two top-10 MVP finishes. While he wasn't a superstar on the level of contemporaries like George Brett or Mike Schmidt, he wasn't far off from players like Jim Rice and Andre Dawson. Mattingly made six straight All-Star games, won three Silver Slugger awards and nine Gold Gloves, a record for AL first basemen. In terms of overall productivity, the sweet spot for the average Hall of Famer is a WAR between 50 and 70. Vizquel had a borderline Hall of Fame case, but thats gone after the sexual harassment and domestic abuse allegations that have been recently leveled against him. In making this list, players were not penalized for admitting steroid use or rumored steroid use. Magee was one of 10 pre-1943 players who came under consideration for enshrinement in 2008, but he fell short. His 288 home runs ranked eighth in MLB history at the time of his retirement. By. There were two main rules in making this slideshow. One of Wood's most incredible stats is that in 1,434 career innings pitched, he allowed just 10 home runs. Another 10 hit .299, but the average rounded up to .300. Gonzalez was suspected of steroid abuse and was named in Jose Canseco's book Juiced. However, while Smith was an excellent and feared closer, he doesn't have the hardware you'd expect. When Cone was on his game, there were few pitchers with better stuff during his era. His .564 slugging percentage ranks 14th all time. Sain received support for the Hall of Fame in 1975 when he received 123 votes in his final year on the ballot. Unlike Barry Bonds or Roger Clemens, people aren't lining up to say that McGwire was a Hall of Fame player before he took steroids. Staub was an excellent player early in his career, and by the age of 27, he was already a five-time All-Star. His 390 home runs ranks among the best for third basemen. For eight straight years he made the AL All-Star team and finished in the top 20 for AL MVP voting. Johnson played just 13 years, but topped 100 RBI eight times, 100 runs six times and 25 home runs six times. 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. 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. His best representation on the Hall of Fame ballot came in 1981 when he received 62 votes, which was more than Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski and just shy of Orlando Cepeda's total. He has three top-three finishes in MVP voting and placed sixth in 1978. That can happen when you play during the same time as Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Duke Snider, Roberto Clemente and Frank Robinson. Maris' lifetime numbers simply don't stack up, as he tailed off dramatically after the age of 29. He was a mainstay in the Cubs' rotation for 16 years and accumulated 201 wins in his career. Oliver was a career .303 hitter over 18 seasons and won the 1982 NL title with the Expos as a 35-year-old. Arguably the best designated hitter of all time, Martinez was very similar to Baines but with a little bit more hardware. Pujols will obviously make the Hall of Fame one day, but right now the biggest question is if he reached the top 10 for most hits ever. 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. When he was good, he was excellent, but in the end Tiant was too inconsistent to merit serious Hall of Fame consideration. The Hall of Fame case for Keith Hernandez starts with his brilliant glove-work at first base. Hell be a first-ballot inductee for the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class. Baines was a pure hitter who would be a phenomenal candidate for the Hall of Compilers if there ever was such a thing. The Worst Starts To Hall Of Fame Careers. The highest batting average for an ELIGIBLE player is Lefty O'Doul, 6th place overall, at .3493. He won seven Gold Gloves behind the plate and led the league in games played at catcher and assists as a catcher six times each. Well, we've got Shoeless Joe Jackson in 4th place overall at .3558, but he's technically ineligible because of his role in the Black Sox scandal. By Jim McLennan @AZSnakepit Apr 11, 2012, 11:00pm EDT. The fact that Carter and Fisk were elected and Simmons lasted just one year on the ballot is just wrong. . Guidry turned in one of the great pitching seasons of all time when he went 25-3 in 1978 with a 1.78 ERA. Groat won the 1960 batting title with a .325 average and was a five-time All-Star. Beltre put up amazing numbers before retiring after the 2018 season. Reynolds got a late start to his MLB career and pitched in only 12 full seasons. Kaat was a classic compiler thanks to an incredible 25-year major league career. Only Johnson won more games in a season since Wood's 34 wins in 1912. That being said, here are the top 100 eligible players not in the MLB Hall of Fame. Dave Orr-hit .342 but only played 8 seasons, so he isn't eligible for the Hall. For the kind of player Raines was, that should not keep him out of the Hall of Fame. Please seek professional guidance. Ortiz ranks first among all players who spent 50% of their career at designated hitter in home runs, RBIs and doubles (632). Negro League data is not complete. 10-07-2016, 07:41 AM. He ranks second in hits, walks, runs scored and slugging percentage . Although he was never a serious threat to make the Hall of Fame, it's surprising that he lasted just one year on the ballot before being removed after getting a mere 19 votes in 1991. Lopat didn't have the longevity to be seriously considered for the Hall of Fame. Thome played 22 years in the league. There just is no way to pick and choose who definitely did use steroids, who didn't and just what kind of impact they had on their play. 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. He was up for Hall of Fame consideration in 2008, but he fell short of enshrinement once again. At the end of his career, he ranked in the top five for American League right-handed batters in career RBI, runs, total bases, slugging and walks. He ranks higher than pitchers like Catfish Hunter, Don Drysdale and Jim Bunning in that category. Before that, O'Doul had some great seasons as a left fielder after being converted from a pitcher at the age of 31. 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. He finished with just 275 career homers and a .260 batting average. An incredibly consistent and clutch performer, Williams is one of the most accomplished switch-hitters of all time. McInnis was an excellent, fundamentally sound first baseman in the early part of the 20th century for the A's and Red Sox. White was the first-ever batter in National Association history. 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. Research is still ongoing and we'll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. In an era dominated by the long ball, Grace was a consistent .300 hitter who played an outstanding defensive first base. Here are the best Hall of Fame candidates at each position. That came 10 years after he clubbed 51 for the Giants in 1955, the longest stretch between 50-homer seasons for any player. Hodges consistently finished in the top five in Hall of Fame balloting throughout his career. His peak came in 1967 when he finished with 29 percent of the vote, ahead of 10 future Hall of Famers, including pitchers Hal Newhouser and Bob Lemon. career 300 hitters not in hall of fame. Harder may never have been a dominant pitcher, but he was incredibly reliable over a career that started while Babe Ruth was in his heyday and ended after World War II. Bullying, racism, personal attacks, harassment, or discrimination is prohibited. Murphy was hurt by a severe drop-off in production after the age of 31. O'Doul actually is in the Baseball Hall of Fame, just not the one in Cooperstown. 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. career 300 hitters not in hall of fame . Look for your favorite MLB slugger in this impressive list of baseball's top 500 career batting leaders. Mattingly batted over .300 in each of his first six full seasons, leading the AL in 1984 with a .343 average. All other pitchers in that category who are eligible are in the Hall of Fame as well. Ryne Sandberg : in his first year of eligibility in 2003 received 49.2% of the vote and gets enshrined in 2005 in his third year on the ballot receiving 76.2 . 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 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. Reynolds made five All-Star games and had two top-three MVP finishes. He finished with 2,445 career hits and a career .303 average. Evans averaged just 18 home runs a season between 1976 and 1984. For medical advice, always consult your medical doctor. He's 30 hits short of 2,500, 12 homers short of 300, nine points short of a career .300 batting average (he was above the mark until 2009), five points short of a .400 on-base percentage (he. Some players are kept out because of theirtemperament, some didn't have a long enough peak and others are just totallyunderappreciated. His career average was .300 and he ranks as the sixth-best first baseman in Florida history in Baseball State by State. Stephens also was an AL All-Star seven times. Dunn finished his career with a lowly .234 batting average. Despite his 119-121 record, Vander Meer consistently received over 20 percent of the votes in Hall of Fame balloting throughout hiseligibility. During that time he made the all-star game every year, hit more than .300, and hit more than 35 home . His Hall of Fame case remains one of the most controversial and hes been bypassed by the Veterans Committee four times. Along with Hank Greenberg, Bridges is the only other Tiger to appear in four World Series. Backup: Ken Singleton 8) Ted Simmons -- Catcher Franco holds the record for most game pitched in the National League with 1,119 over his 21-year career. There has been a "rule of thumb" in baseball for quite some time that any player who accumulates 3000 hits in his career will be elected to the Hall of Fame. Bagwell's numbers are there, and he passes the eye test as a dominant player in his era, but the cloud of steroids has kept him out so far, right or wrong. Sure, it was a different era, but those are some incredible numbers. He also didn't have a great batting average. Freehan was unquestionably one of the top catchers in the American League, as he made 10 straight All-Star games from 1964 to 1973. Bill Mazeroski was a career .260 hitter. The two-time World Series champion finished with 2,326 career hits. Vander Meer had a losing record over the course of his career, and that will likely keep him out of the Hall of Fame. 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. Only four players who are eligible for the Hall of Fame and not enshrined have more hits than Buckner's 2,715. Cavarretta got excellent support in Hall of Fame balloting in the 1970s, peaking in 1975 when he received 35.6 percent of the vote. Note: Players are eligible for the Hall of Fame five years after they retire. He was a key pitcher on the great A's teams of the 1970s and finished his 17-year career with a record of 209-161. If McGriff's totals continue to trend upward, he could gain a groundswell of support, especially without the specter of steroid abuse holding him back. 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. Hes never been close to being considered a bona fide Hall of Fame candidate, though. Some argue that he is the best player not enshrined in Cooperstown, while his detractors say he didn't play long enough and his surly attitude turned off a lot of people. The star of the 1931 World Series, Martin was a four-time All-Star and twice was a top-10 MVP player. It was the same year that Old Hoss Radbourn won 59 games. There's a legitimate case for him to garner support on the Hall of Fame ballot. Brown has a better winning percentage than Bob Gibson, Steve Carlton and Don Drysdale, and his strikeout-to-walk ratio is better than Ton Seaver, Warren Spahn, Nolan Ryan, Gibson and Carlton. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. 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. Lolich enjoyed a solid career spent mostly with the Detroit Tigers, but his exploits in the 1968 World Series are his legacy. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images). Overall, he received MVP votes in eightdifferentyears and won three Gold Gloves. Indeed, only 33 men are members of the elite 3,000-Hit Club. 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. McNally was part of one of the great pitching staffs of all time along with Jim Palmer, Mike Cuellar and Pat Dobson. 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. Rube Marquard was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1971. Bagwell has vehemently denied taking steroids, but that hasn't stopped voters from having their doubts. The golden mark is a WAR of 100 or better, with just 25 players reaching or surpassing that figure. The two-time AL batting champ made seven All-Star games and won five Silver Slugger awards. He had set a major league record with 59 straight scoreless innings, and in four of his first five full seasons, he had an ERA of 3.06 or lower. He had a WHIP under 1.200 an incredible 12 times during his career. He is one of only four pitchers to strike out 300 batters in a season three times since 1900. He was a four-time All-Star and received MVP votes in eight consecutive seasons from 1938 to 1945. But when it came to hitting towering shots, no one was better than "Big Donkey." 1 1. Before dying in a plane crash, Munson was the 1970 Rookie of the Year, 1976 AL MVP, a seven-time All-Star and a leader on the 1977 and 1978 Yankees' World Series championship teams. A rare switch-hitting catcher, Simmons held the National League record for switch-hit home runs at any position when he retired with 182. Arguably the greatest fielding pitcher of all time, Kaat won 16 Gold Gloves, the most at any position until he was topped by Greg Maddux, who won 18. Belle had three straight top-three finishes in the MVP voting, including a second-place finish in 1995 when he was far superior to that year's winner, Mo Vaughn. Total WAR. (Photo by JOHN G. MABANGLO/AFP via Getty Images). But not many . There were a few seasons in the 1910s where Coombs was one of the top pitchers on the Philadelphia A's. Like many others,. If Wood didn't sustain an injury to the thumb on his pitching hand in 1913, he very well could have been mentioned along with Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson as the top pitchers of baseball's early years. 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. Here are three players who hit 400 HRs and won't make it into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. His career total of 1,614 walks ranks 11th all time. At the time of his retirement, only Harmon Killebrew and Jimmie Foxx had more home runs in the American League by a right-handed hitter. He has finished no worse than eighth in Hall of Fame voting in his three years on the ballot, topping 32 percent each time. Minoso is a player whose importance transcends hisaccomplishmentson the diamond. Just 16 hitters have a career .300 average with 10,000-plus PA; Ichiro stole 509 bases in his career. He finished fourth in the MVP voting that year behind Hall of Famers Paul Waner, Frankie Frisch and Rogers Hornsby. 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. 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. From 1973 to the conclusion of the 2017 season, only nine players appeared in 1,000 or more games at DH. The 10-time All-Star won the NL MVP in 1974 and led the NL in hits in both 1978 and 1980. Its taken him a bit to reach both the magic numbers of 3,000 and 500, but he seems determined to get there. He topped 30 home runs eight years in a row, peaking at 50 in 1995. 01, 2023, 6:00 a.m. 9. 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. Whitaker was a solid all-around player for the Tigers, but never really excelled in any one area on an elite level. 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