5 Tool Player

[insidethewrapper]

How many players in the Hall of Fame were 5 tool players (hit for average, hit for power, great fielder, great arm and had speed ) ? I can't think of many that were truly 5 tool players ? Please list your suggestions.

The one that comes to mind for me is Willie Mays.

[Robextend]

I think the closest I can come up with is an active player: Ken Griffey Jr.

[quinnsryche]

Frank Robinson, George Brett, Dave Winfield, Reggie Jackson off the top of my head. Hard to say about the deadball guys, the power power is hard to judge.

[White Borders]

How 'bout Joe Morgan.

[pgellis]

The newly elected Andre Dawson.

[insidethewrapper]

Most players are eliminated because of the speed (SB) factor. Frank Robinson only 204 SB's. I thought of Al Kaline ( 399 HR, 3000 hits, great fielder and great arm from rightfield, but only 137 SB's). I thought he was faster than that ( 4 out of 5). Was Reggie a great fielder and did he have a great arm ? I don't remember .

[Robextend]

I don't think Reggie was a great fielder.

[Irwin Fletcher]

Mickey Mantle? Hit didn't steal a lot of bases, but was very efficient when he did. Also, I can't speak to the strength of his throwing arm, but it's my understanding that he was a solid centerfielder before injuries wore him down.

Jackie Robinson? He wasn't a power hitter, but his .474 career SLG is pretty respectable.

[PolarBear]

Mays was my first thought. Wagner comes to mind as well. He may not be considered a great power hitter, but take it in the context of the dead ball era. Check out his numbers on stolen bases and times caught. I was surprised at his numbers.

[JK]

They arent in the hall of fame, but I'd submit that there are several five toolers in todays game (beyond the obvious such as ARod): Hanley Ramirez, Ryan Braun, Chase Utley, David Wright and Evan Longoria to name a few.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Here's my "Great 8" in no particular order:

Aaron
Mays
Mantle
Winfield
Honus
Charleston
Dihigo
"Pop" Lloyd

[mannybb24]

Cristobal Torriente

[Chris Counts]

He's not in the Hall of Fame, but Minnie Minoso was a five tool player. Yes, he hit only hit 186 home runs, but he played half his games in spacious Comiskey Park. And when he retired, remarkably, he was the White Sox all-time home run leader ...

[Kawika]

It's a new decade. Time for Minnie Minoso to un-retire.

[Jim VB]

Minnie was also a 5 Decade player!

(7 if you count the St. Paul Saints!)

[Kawika]

This from Wikipedia:
"Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso Arrieta, commonly referred to as Minnie Miñoso (mean-YO-so, commonly pronounced minn-OH-so by media) (born November 29, 1925 in Havana, Cuba[1]), is a former star left fielder in Major League Baseball."
All this time I thought it was Min-OH-so. Sure enough, on the back of the Caramelo Deportivo, his name has a little thingie (a tilde, I believe) above the ene. Who knew?

[JasonL]

Ryne Sandberg
with the possible exception of hitting for average on a consistent basis. everything else seemed to be there.
thoughts?