Raines didn't hit for power and played mostly for unglamorous teams. That hurts a lot. Too, his numbers don't seem to bear out election at least based on the Baseball Reference metrics where he falls short in every category.
Hall Of Fame StatisticsPlayer rank in (·)
Black Ink Batting - 20 (107), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray Ink Batting - 114 (182), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Monitor Batting - 90 (193), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards Batting - 47 (103), Average HOFer ≈ 50
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