[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by Jlighter

Sorry, but you could not be more wrong. Your looking year to year instead of an entire resume. Chipper Jones has hit over 450 home runs while batting over .300. Willie Stargell(first ballot) can't make that claim. Eddie Murray(first ballot) can't make that claim. He also comes in at 50 for all time OBP. Above Joe D. Above Rod Carew(first ballot). Above Joe Morgan(first ballot). Above Honus Wagner. And just above Rickey Henderson(first ballot). Mix in the likability of Chipper and you got yourself a first ballot. Plus as of yet no Roids.

In regards to your Joe D not being a first ballot remark. At the time they had a large backlog of players who deserved to be in the Hall, but weren't because the Hall wasn't around till 1939. Jimmie Foxx didn't get in until the sixth.

+1