He was a seven-time All-Star. Another 10 hit .299, but the average rounded up to .300. Only 40 of those 77 cross over onto . 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. His numbers are at least equal to Hall of Fame peers Jim Rice and Andre Dawson, and his character on and off the field is exemplary. Walker batted .357 between 1997 and 2001, leading the National League in batting three of the four years in which he was eligible. That can happen when you play during the same time as Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Duke Snider, Roberto Clemente and Frank Robinson. Almost every eligible candidate who had a career .300 batting average, 2,500 hits and 300 home runs has been enshrined. Wood received 29 votes in the 1947 Hall of Fame voting, the most of any player who still hasn't been elected. He hit 136 homers over his final five seasons after hitting just 159 the previous 10 seasons. 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. Bridges was a fine pitcher for the Tigers starting in 1930 and running right up until he was called into service for World War II in 1944. 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. For a nine-year period in the 1980s, Murphy wasunarguablyone of the best all-around players in the National League. Magee was one of 10 pre-1943 players who came under consideration for enshrinement in 2008, but he fell short. The plaque dedicated to Sanford 'Sandy' Koufax at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New . Votto (.307) is one of only 11 active players with a career average of .300 or better over 500 or more games, a list headed by Detroit's Miguel Cabrera and Houston's Jose Altuve, both of whom. He received 55 votes in the 2012 Hall of Fame voting, his first year on the ballot. Cooper was a main cog in the great Brewers teams of the 1980s, batting third in the lineup behind Hall of Famers Paul Molitor and Robin Yount. But the truth is he ended up having a productive career after all. Groat won the 1960 batting title with a .325 average and was a five-time All-Star. He led the league in the category five times, including 1919 and 1920 when he registered WHIPs below 1.000. McCormick won 265 games over just 10 seasons, topping the 40-win mark twice. The big draw for Maris' Hall of Fame case is obviously his 61 home runs in 1961. He finished with 399 career home runs, 2,333 hits and six top-10 MVP finishes. The Cobra won two batting titles with the Pirates (1977-78) and won the 1978 NL MVP award. 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. Franco led the league in saves three times and was a four-time All-Star. That's no small task when his staffmates were Hall of Famers Eddie Plank, Chief Bender, Herb Pennock and Stan Coveleski. He finished with 283 wins, the second-highest total of any modern pitcher not elected to the Hall of Fame who is eligible. Note: Players are eligible for the Hall of Fame five years after they retire. 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. Bartell received MVP votes in six seasons, finishing as high as sixth in 1937. After his playing career ended Buck became a scout for the Cubs, signing Lou Brock for the team. He is second all time in saves with 424, the most ever by a lefty pitcher. NL in hits in 1999 with 206. He finished fifth in the AL MVP voting on three separate occasions. However, the high intensity took its toll physically on Martin, who only played over 100 games five times in his career. For medical advice, always consult your medical doctor. 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 batted over .300 10 times and finished with a career average of .308. Gonzalez was suspected of steroid abuse and was named in Jose Canseco's book Juiced. "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. In the era between 1965 and 1990, Foster was the only player to hit 50 home runs. A rare switch-hitting catcher, Simmons held the National League record for switch-hit home runs at any position when he retired with 182. Johnson hit for good average on top of his power as well, batting over .290 nine times. Ichiro is only renting space on this list. 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. He also didn't thrive in the postseason, going 0-2 with an 8.44 ERA in four games. Garvey was a durable player who played in 160 or more games nine times and won four Gold Glove awards at first base. 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. The best argument Trammell supporters have in their quest for his enshrinement is that many people feel Trammell was superior to Ozzie Smith, a contemporary of his who waltzed into Cooperstown on the first ballot with 91.7 percent of the vote. Batting average: .440, Hugh Duffy, 1894 . The fact that Carter and Fisk were elected and Simmons lasted just one year on the ballot is just wrong. Even for people who think Smith was better than Trammell, it wasn't as much as their Hall of Fame ballot gaps suggest. Joe Morgan, Frankie Frisch, Eddie Collins, Roberto Alomar and Craig Biggio have led the way. He is also one of the few multiple MVP winners who has been left out of Cooperstown. Suttles earned five All-Star nods as part of a 23-year Hall of Fame . He consistently received between 25 to 30 percent of the votes on the Hall of Fame ballot, peaking in 1988 when he finished sixth with 39.3 percent. He consistently finished in the top 10 for Hall of Fame voting, but he never cracked the 30 percent barrier. He won the batting title in 1913 and 1914 while also displaying average power and speed and playing excellent defense. Bill Mazeroski was a career .260 hitter. He led the American League in at-bats seven times and took advantage to pile up over 2,700 hits only 37 of which were home runs. More about data coverage Share & Export But others are there for good. Mattingly made six straight All-Star games, won three Silver Slugger awards and nine Gold Gloves, a record for AL first basemen. In fact, when Grich led the American League in home runs in 1981, he became the first second basemen to do so since Nap Lajoie in 1901. Hell be a first-ballot inductee for the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class. . He had a WHIP under 1.200 an incredible 12 times during his career. In the World Series, he hit .529 in a four-game sweep at the hands of the Reds. 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. John won 20 games three times, all post-surgery, and was an All-Star on four occasions. Herman's best seasons came in 1929 and 1930 when he combined to hit .387 over the two-year span. He batted .398 that season and led the league with a .465 on-base percentage. Herman was an excellent hitter in the 1920s and 1930s, even if he never did really break through to the elite level. 10-07-2016, 07:41 AM. Nettles was a superior defender who finished fifth and sixth in the American League MVP voting in 1977 and 1978, respectively. He received more votes than six eventual Hall of Famers. Oliver accumulated 2,743 hits in his career. The 1945 NL MVP, Cavarretta played more seasons with the Cubs than anybody in the 20th century. HR Rank All Time. He has increased his totals in each of the past three elections and was up to 48.7 percent in 2012. 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 in due to situations of their own making. He also held the record for most hits and doubles by a catcher with 2,472 and 483, respectively. In 1910, he led the A's to a World Series title with a 31-9 record and a 1.30 ERA. 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. Through Aug. 13, 2020, 203 qualified players had batting averages over .300. He was the 1997 NL MVP after hitting .366 with 49 home runs, 130 RBI and 33 stolen bases. 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. From 1946 to 1950, he won 20 games four times, leading the league with 24 wins and 28 complete games in 1948. "Bad Bill" Dahlen's career was split between the 19th and 20th centuries, but it qualifies here since he played more games in the 1900s than he did the 1800s. Incidentally, Hodges finished fourth again in 1980, this time ahead of nine future Hall of Famers. 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. 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. He won eight Gold Gloves and had four MVP top-10 finishes. He is responsible for one of the game's greatest accomplishments, though, pitching back-to-back no-hitters in 1938. 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. Belle may have been a jerk and got caught with a corked bat, but the fact that he had just two meek representations on the Hall of Fame ballot before being dropped is a crime. The most recent no-hitter by all 30 MLB teams. Reynolds got his start in the majors as a solid pitcher for the Indians in the 1940s. Gonzalez racked up his total over 19 seasonas and 10,531 major league plate appearances and led the. 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. Some players are kept out because of theirtemperament, some didn't have a long enough peak and others are just totallyunderappreciated. He won three Gold Glove awards and is known for having one of the great outfield arms of all time. Garvey received 42.6 percent of the vote, more than eventual Hall of Famers Jim Rice, Bruce Sutter and Ron Santo. Buckner won the 1980 NL batting title as a member of the Chicago Cubs and had two seasons of 200+ hits. Mullane was anambidextrous pitcher who compiled 284 wins from 1881 to 1894. 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. Bold indicates active player. When Cone was on his game, there were few pitchers with better stuff during his era. Oliver had perhaps his best year in 1982 when he led the National League in hits, doubles, runs batted in, and batting average, was an All Star, and finished third in Most Valuable Player voting. 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. He topped 50 home runs four times and finished with 583 career homers. His 2,139 hits as a Cub were second only to 19th century legend Cap Anson on the Cubs' all-time list. 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. Along with Hank Greenberg, Bridges is the only other Tiger to appear in four World Series. 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. It is not quite a three-hour drive from Caton to Cooperstown. 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. Yost was also prolific at drawing walks, leading the American League six times in his career. 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. Ask away and we will do our best to answer or find someone who can.We try to vet our answers to get you the most acurate answers. 01, 2023, 6:00 a.m. 9. Backup: Ken Singleton 8) Ted Simmons -- Catcher He made eight straight All-Star games and received MVP votes in each of those years. Pete Browning-.341 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. According to not in WC! Look for your favorite MLB slugger in this impressive list of baseball's top 500 career batting leaders. He batted .298 for his career and won multiple Silver Slugger and Gold Glove awards. Trammell was selected by baseball historian Bill James as the ninth-best shortstop of all time (h/t MLB.com), ahead of 14 players enshrined in Cooperstown. A. (Photo by JOHN G. MABANGLO/AFP via Getty Images). He is one of only four pitchers to strike out 300 batters in a season three times since 1900. Stephens was one of the top hitting shortstops of the 1940s and received MVP votes for nine straight seasons from 1942 to 1951. If there was a Hall of Fame for baseball names, Shocker would be an unquestioned first-ballot entry. Hes first eligible for Cooperstown in 2024. Stephens led the AL in RBI twice and home runs once, but his production fell off considerably after the age of 29. 1. Smith's case is based on being very good and compiling stats over an 18-year career. Reaching 3,000 hits, in our opinion, is a benchmark of true greatness that few will ever achieve. He went 24-8 for the A's, winning the CY Young award and MVP in the American League. Here are three players who hit 400 HRs and won't make it into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Because of this and a quick downfall to his production after age 35, Hodges amassed only 1,921 hits. 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. During that time he made the all-star game every year, hit more than .300, and hit more than 35 home . As Freehan's career was ending, catchers like Johnny Bench, Carlton Fisk and Gary Carter ushered in a new era of catcher. The three-time All-Star went 217-191 for his career. 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. Torre's best showing on the ballot came in his final year of eligibility when he finished ninth with 105 votes. Dark received constant moderate support during his 15-year run on the MLB Hall of Fame ballot, frequently drawing more support than current Hall of Famers Bill Mazeroski, Richie Ashburn and Nellie Fox. Although his case was one of 10 reviewed by a special committee in 2008, Ferrell's numbers fell short. O'Doul had one of the greatest offensive seasons in major league history in 1929 when he set a National League record with 254 hits. O'Doul actually is in the Baseball Hall of Fame, just not the one in Cooperstown. Out of all eligible players, only Vada Pinson and Harold Baines have had more and not been voted into the Hall of Fame. For a short period of time in the mid-to-late 1980s, Mattingly was on the short list of the best players in the game. In terms of overall productivity, the sweet spot for the average Hall of Famer is a WAR between 50 and 70. 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. Beltre put up amazing numbers before retiring after the 2018 season. As shown in Table 5, seven former members of the Career .300 Hitters Club finished their major-league careers with .296 batting averages. Minoso is a player whose importance transcends hisaccomplishmentson the diamond. Brown was named in the Mitchell Report as a possible steroid user, but no hard evidence surfaced about his use. Colavito was a great power hitter and run producer in the 1950s who received surprisingly little support in his Hall of Fame candidacy. Some will be coming off this list soon. Groat was also the 1963 MVP runner-up to Sandy Koufax. However, in his prime, he made seven straight All-Star games, had eight top-20 MVP finishes, won three Gold Gloves and three World Series titles. 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. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. 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. Glasscock got his start during baseball's infancy in 1879 as a shortstop for the Cleveland Blues. He had four top-four finishes in Cy Young award voting, winning the award unanimously in 1988. By. McGwire was a 12-time All-Star, finished in the top seven in MVP voting seven times and was the 1987 Rookie of the Year after belting 49 home runs, an MLB-record for rookies. 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. Lolich won three games in the series, out-dueling Bob Gibson during his signature season in Game 7 to win the series for the Tigers. With Ron Santo's election to the Hall of Fame, many now feel that Boyer is the best third baseman not enshrined in Cooperstown. 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. Although he never reached an elite level, he did stick around to compile some impressive stats. Caruthers pitched for three teams from 1884 to 1892 and was a two-time 40-game winner. In five years, he will enter the Hall of Fame as one of the . What is the highest career batting average for an MLB player who is not in the Hall of Fame? 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 . Ryan authored his sixth no-hitter in 1990 and followed with his seventh a year later at the age of 44. Mays was a sidearming spitball pitcher who pitched for four teams in the early 20th century. Two of those former members came close to Emeritus Member status Ivan Rodriguez and Albert Pujols. He finished with 2,445 career hits and a career .303 average. 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. Despite the tragedy, Mays had a very productive 15-year career. Hodges' case for the Hall of Fame is interesting because he is a player whose value went beyond the numbers he put up. One of the great crimes in modern Hall of Fame balloting is that Bill Freehan received just two votes in 1982, his only year on the ballot. His play on the field, though, is worthy of enshrinement. His 583 steals still ranks 20th all time. Career: 24 years (1984-2007) Teams: Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Houston Astros By Jim McLennan @AZSnakepit Apr 11, 2012, 11:00pm EDT. During his eight seasons in pinstripes, he went 131-60 with a 3.30 ERA. 300 career average used to be an important part of an Hall of fame career. Pinson was a very good all-around player, though, even if he wasn't in the class of those immortals. McNally was part of one of the great pitching staffs of all time along with Jim Palmer, Mike Cuellar and Pat Dobson. 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. Be respectful even if you disagree. He played for five teams over 22 years and was a well-respected, professional hitter everywhere he went. McGwire's at-bats were must-watch TV for nearly a decade, and he fully captivated the nation for a summer in 1998. 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