He's about as borderline as borderline can get. Defensive metrics don't help him at all.
Lack of walks also hurts a lot of his more analytical stat lines that contribute to his WAR and OPS+ rates.
I do think if he had put up the same stats in the 60's-70's, instead of the 70's-80's......he'd probably be in by now.
He's one of those guys like Cecil Cooper or Bill Madlock or Carney Lansford, that the term "professional hitter" was made for.
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