Jackie not a HOF'er by the Numbers? by WAR he's 12th all-time at 2b, with the 6th best 7 year peak at the position. He has an MVP and finished top 10 3 other times and was viewed as one of the great defensive 2b of his era if not all time. ROY, 6x All-Star. He's 3rd All-time in 2b OPS, 8th in OPS+. He led the league in OBP once, Batting once (different years) and SB twice. His late start in the majors accounts for his lack of counting stats, but he's clearly one of the 10 best 2b ever and to me that's a HOF'er. Forget the color barrier for a minute his counting stats would've been negatively impacted by his service in WWII also, and that service was commonly accounted for by voters.
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