The total was higher than Orlando Cepeda, Ron Santo and Bill Mazeroski. He won the batting title in 1913 and 1914 while also displaying average power and speed and playing excellent defense. He went 208-126 with a 2.92 ERA and twice led the league in complete games, shutouts and saves. Hodges consistently finished in the top five in Hall of Fame balloting throughout his career. During a time when the game was dominated by Greg Maddux, Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens and Pedro Martinez on the mound, Brown wasn't that far off from those hurlers. Uh, let me try to explain. In 2012, his second year, Bagwell received 56 percent of the vote to finish in third place. 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. The golden mark is a WAR of 100 or better, with just 25 players reaching or surpassing that figure. The 1978 AL Rookie of the Year played all 19 years of his career with the Tigers. HR Rank All Time. 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. During that time he made the all-star game every year, hit more than .300, and hit more than 35 home . By the age of 27, Clark had four top-five finishes in the NL MVP voting, including a second-place finish in 1989. That came 10 years after he clubbed 51 for the Giants in 1955, the longest stretch between 50-homer seasons for any player. But when he was at his best, Reynolds could pitch with anybody. However, the big man known as "Mule" also batted for a high average, regularly hitting between .300 and .400 each season. An incredibly consistent and clutch performer, Williams is one of the most accomplished switch-hitters of all time. He finished with 2,445 career hits and a career .303 average. 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. Beltran becomes eligible for the Hall in 2023, and his case will be among the most controversial in recent memory due to his involvement in the Astros sign-stealing saga. He was only a tiny bit better than Billy Mueller. It is usually reported to three decimal places and pronounced as if it were multiplied by 1,000: a player with a batting average of .300 is "batting three-hundred." A point (or percentage point) is understood to be .001. 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. This is the first story in a three-part series about . While he was one of the best players in the league during that time, he didn't maintain that excellence for a long period of time. The two-time AL MVP finished his career with 434 home runs and a career batting average of .292. Groat was also the 1963 MVP runner-up to Sandy Koufax. Brown won 21 games in 1992 and had an ERA under 3.00 six times during the steroids era. His Hall of Fame candidacy peaked in 1995, his third year on the ballot. Allen is a divisive figure when it comes to the Hall of Fame debate. That can happen when you play during the same time as Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Duke Snider, Roberto Clemente and Frank Robinson. (Photo by JOHN G. MABANGLO/AFP via Getty Images). | Brian Kersey/Getty Images Take the case of former Phoenix high school legend, Paul Konerko. He eclipsed 240 innings pitched in seven of his nine full seasons and had a career record of 187-111. That is clear from his numbers: a .312 batting average and a .418 on . + - Indicates Hall of Famer. Indeed, only 33 men are members of the elite 3,000-Hit Club. Negative racial/anti-Semitic, or religious stereotypes are prohibited. He also didn't have a great batting average. Franco holds the record for most game pitched in the National League with 1,119 over his 21-year career. 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. 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. He is responsible for one of the game's greatest accomplishments, though, pitching back-to-back no-hitters in 1938. 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. Herman was an excellent hitter in the 1920s and 1930s, even if he never did really break through to the elite level. 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. He is hurt by the fact that he really only played 11 full seasons in the major leagues. Palmeiro topped 30 home runs 11 times and batted over .300 six times. At the time of his retirement, he held the major league record for games played and was in the top 10 in RBI, doubles and extra-base hits. 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. Incidentally, Hodges finished fourth again in 1980, this time ahead of nine future Hall of Famers. His best season on the Hall of Fame ballot came in 1960, when he received 45 Hall of Fame votes, a total higher than 27 future Hall of Famers. He had four top-four finishes in Cy Young award voting, winning the award unanimously in 1988. Starting Pitcher: Roger Clemens Roger Clemens hurls a pitch in his rookie year with the Red Sox in 1984. 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. 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. Backup: Ken Singleton 8) Ted Simmons -- Catcher Starting in 1953, Pierce made the All-Star game seven out of the next nine years and received MVP votes in five seasons. Yost was also prolific at drawing walks, leading the American League six times in his career. 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. Joe Morgan, Frankie Frisch, Eddie Collins, Roberto Alomar and Craig Biggio have led the way. After his playing career ended Buck became a scout for the Cubs, signing Lou Brock for the team. Johnson hit for good average on top of his power as well, batting over .290 nine times. He was the starting pitcher in the 1956 All-Star Game on a team featuring Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra. Martin was a key member of the Gashouse Gang Cardinals and was known as one of the team's spark plugs thanks to his raucous play on the diamond. 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. 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. career 300 hitters not in hall of fame. Paul Konerko A sold-out crowd cheers for Paul Konerko of the Chicago White Sox as he is honored during a pre-game ceremony. He finished first or second in fielding percentage for 13 of his 19 major league seasons. Only 40 of those 77 cross over onto . His wins total is among the highest of anybody not elected to the Hall of Fame. "Indian Bob" is one of the great underrated players of the 1930s and 1940s, lost in the shuffle of playing at the same time as Joe DiMaggio, Jimmie Foxx, Mel Ott, Lou Gehrig and Hank Greenberg. He consistently finished in the top 10 for Hall of Fame voting, but he never cracked the 30 percent barrier. When Smith retired, he was the game's all-time saves leader and topped the list in games finished. He finished with 399 career home runs, 2,333 hits and six top-10 MVP finishes. Pierce is a tremendously underrated pitcher who hurled mostly for the White Sox over an 18-year, post-WWII career. He played five years in the NA before the league morphed into the National League. He was an eight-time All-Star, six-time Silver Slugger Award winner and won three Gold Gloves. 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. Strikeouts thrown by a pitcher in a career, 5,714, Nolan Ryan, 1966-93 . He didn't get his start until he was 26 and lasted just 12 years in the bigs, compiling a 166-112 record. Mattingly made six straight All-Star games, won three Silver Slugger awards and nine Gold Gloves, a record for AL first basemen. Since McCarthy was not BETTER than any other Hall of Famer, he also has a "zero" in front of his name. Stephens led the AL in RBI twice and home runs once, but his production fell off considerably after the age of 29. He finished his career with a .307 batting average. 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. Here are the 25 best hitters in Major League Baseball history. His support waned from there, though. His .564 slugging percentage ranks 14th all time. He was a seven-time All-Star. One of Wood's most incredible stats is that in 1,434 career innings pitched, he allowed just 10 home runs. He had a WHIP under 1.200 an incredible 12 times during his career. 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. Kaat was a classic compiler thanks to an incredible 25-year major league career. Boone was arguably the greatest defensive catcher of a generation that also included Hall of Famers Gary Carter and Carlton Fisk. NL in hits in 1999 with 206. He still remains one of the top five home run-hitting catchers of all time. He got moderate support for his Hall of Fame candidacy, peaking in 1988 when he finished fifth in the voting with 43.1 percent, better than Hall of Famers Ron Santo and Bill Mazeroski. a . McInnis received eight votes for the Hall of Fame in the 1949 balloting, more than 23 other players that year who were eventually elected to the Hall. He never led the league in any major categories, but was still a very productive leader and beloved player on the great Brooklyn Dodger teams of the 1950s. 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. Garvey was a remarkably consistent and clutch performer for the great Dodgers teams for over a decade in the 1970s and 1980s. Derringer went on to make six All-Star games for the Reds and had two top-four finishes in NL MVP voting. During his eight seasons in pinstripes, he went 131-60 with a 3.30 ERA. That's no small task when his staffmates were Hall of Famers Eddie Plank, Chief Bender, Herb Pennock and Stan Coveleski. Bill Mazeroski was a career .260 hitter. He scored over 100 runs in seven straight season and topped 100 RBI in five of those years. He won the National League pitching triple crown in 1918 and finished with a career record of 178-137. Doug Clark to be inducted in WMass Baseball Hall of Fame. 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. Garvey received 42.6 percent of the vote, more than eventual Hall of Famers Jim Rice, Bruce Sutter and Ron Santo. When Cone was on his game, there were few pitchers with better stuff during his era. 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. 7) Ken Griffey Jr.: 630 500th HR: June 20, 2004 Over his final seven seasons, he topped 130 games played just once. But the truth is he ended up having a productive career after all. 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. Out of all eligible players, only Vada Pinson and Harold Baines have had more and not been voted into the Hall of Fame. Kuenn won the AL Rookie of the Year in 1953, then led all shortstops in putouts and assists the following year. Along with Hank Greenberg, Bridges is the only other Tiger to appear in four World Series. He won the 1994 MVP award and finished in the top 10 in the voting five other times. Of the 244 Hall of Famers, 83 fall in this range. By. Predictably, he ran into arm trouble after that and his career numbers suffered as a result. Hernandez played first base with the range of a middle infielder. Parker falls short of the magic numbers needed for induction, though. Heres a look at the 20 most prolific hitters who arent in the Hall of Fame. 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. Discussion of suicide or self-harm is not tolerated and will result in an immediate ban. Shocker was a workhorse for the Browns and Yankees from 1916 to 1928. The three-time 20-game winner finished his career with a 170-91 record for a .651 winning percentage, good for 27th all time. He lasted just five years before falling off after getting just 4.8 percent of the vote in 2011. Bonds . He ranks higher than pitchers like Catfish Hunter, Don Drysdale and Jim Bunning in that category. He ranks second in hits, walks, runs scored and slugging percentage . During his time with the White Sox, Minoso was a seven-time All-Star who finished fourth in the MVP voting on four different occasions. Allen played during the pitching-dominated 1960s and 1970s and still managed to top a 1.000 OPS three times. He received MVP votes in eight seasons, finishing in the top 10 in six of those years. He finished with 254 career wins, finished in the top five in Cy Young voting five times and won 20 games three times. McGwire's candidacy is obviously tainted by his steroids admissions, and it could keep him out of the Hall of Fame altogether. 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. 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. Its taken him a bit to reach both the magic numbers of 3,000 and 500, but he seems determined to get there. Mattingly batted over .300 in each of his first six full seasons, leading the AL in 1984 with a .343 average. 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. With Clark in the fold, it's easy to think that another World Series flag, or two, would be flying at Kauffman. Ryan racked up over 2,500 hits playing mostly for the Chicago Colts as the 19th century came to a close. In fact, his highest single-season average was just .267, and he once hit .159 in nearly 500 plate appearances. By the time it came to vote for Freehan in 1982, his numbers paled in comparison to those catching at the time. Cone didn't compile big career numbers since he battled injuries for many years, but he matches up with the best in some of his individual years. Root was allegedly the pitcher who gave up Babe Ruth's "called shot," which often overshadows an excellent career. 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 . He was the Cy Young award runner-up twice and had two other top-eight finishes. Suttles earned five All-Star nods as part of a 23-year Hall of Fame . Evans averaged just 18 home runs a season between 1976 and 1984. McInnis was a fine defender who set numerous fielding records as a first baseman. His .688 winning percentage ranks fifth all time. Only five hitters have a higher career batting average with at least 10,000 PA since 1945: Tony Gwynn (.338), Wade Boggs (.328), Rod Crew (.328), Stan Musial (.328), and Roberto Clemente (.317). He only led the league in saves four times in his 18-year career, and his 3.03 career ERA isn't sparkling for a closer. From age 26 to 28, DiMaggio served during World War II, losing three peak seasons serving overseas as many players of his era did. Still, he should have gotten a little more support on the Hall of Fame ballot. Brown was a six-time All-Star and finished in the top six in Cy Young voting five times. 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. Published: Mar. Still, he finished his career with a .303 average and six All-Star games. The 1985 AL MVP was a prolific run-producer for the Yankees until a bad back sabotaged his power and longevity. How does a world-class base stealer with 3,023 career hits not qualify for the Hall of Fame? In 1910, he led the A's to a World Series title with a 31-9 record and a 1.30 ERA. His 1,330 walks ranks 36th all time and his 606 stolen bases ranks fifth. But others are there for good. Mays was a sidearming spitball pitcher who pitched for four teams in the early 20th century. Pete Browning-.341 average. McInnis was an excellent, fundamentally sound first baseman in the early part of the 20th century for the A's and Red Sox. There's a legitimate case for him to garner support on the Hall of Fame ballot. Playing during a time when second basemen weren't asked to even think about home runs, Grich hit with the power of a corner infielder while playing Gold Glove-caliber second base for the Orioles and Angels. One of the great clutch hitters of his era, Martinez finished with a .312 career average and topped 500 doubles and 300 homers in his 18-year career. Hernandez was the 1979 MVP for the Cardinals and finished in the top 10 of MVP voting three straight years for the Mets. Hall of Fame Voting: Lou Whitaker : in his first year of eligibility in 2001 received a mind-boggling 2.9% vote, falling short of the minimum 5% vote, thus eliminating him from the ballot. Morris' best argument for enshrinement may be that he was the American League's winningest pitcher of the 1980s and the respected staff ace for a lengthy period of time. The two-time AL batting champ made seven All-Star games and won five Silver Slugger awards. He won just 43 games over his final seven seasons. Richardson played just 12 years in the major leagues, appearing in the World Series in seven of them. Vander Meer had a losing record over the course of his career, and that will likely keep him out of the Hall of Fame. Another 10 hit .299, but the average rounded up to .300. The brother of Hall of Fame catcher Rick Ferrell, Wes was a workhorse pitcher mostly for the Indians and Red Sox before World War II. 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. His 288 home runs ranked eighth in MLB history at the time of his retirement. He finished with a career record of 193-121 but had an ERA of 4.04. Reynolds got his start in the majors as a solid pitcher for the Indians in the 1940s. Blue burst onto the scene as a 21-year-old in 1971, his first full season in the majors. Reynolds made five All-Star games and had two top-three MVP finishes. He was the 1980 National League batting champion and is one of only 16 players since World War II who have played in four decades. He had more than 300 strikeouts in a . 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. He drove home 1,707 runs while scoring 1,524 times. Baines was a pure hitter who would be a phenomenal candidate for the Hall of Compilers if there ever was such a thing. Although he never reached an elite level, he did stick around to compile some impressive stats. However, while Smith was an excellent and feared closer, he doesn't have the hardware you'd expect. Votto's career .303 batting average and career .932 OPS also is good enough to be a HOF. Grace batted over .300 nine times and over.295 three more times. 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. The fact that Carter and Fisk were elected and Simmons lasted just one year on the ballot is just wrong. Injuries sapped him of his production over the last half of his career so most of his Hall of Fame resume was built with both the Phillies and Cardinals before the age of 32. He was a key member of the Yankees during the Mickey Mantle era. The year before he left, Travis led the AL with 218 hits and batted .359, two points higher than Joe DiMaggio in his year of "The Streak." He led the NL in home runs four times. He was a six-time All-Star and a three-time top-five MVP finisher. Williams got moderate support on the Hall of Fame ballot on a few occasions. 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. 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