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Originally Posted by Joshchisox08
Of course this would be biased then.......
What about Konerko? Border line numbers, won ALCS MVP, as well as a ring..... Can't say the same for Trammel or Whitaker
McGriff?
Baines?
Raines?
Larry Walker? (Please spare the whole Colorado crap)
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A lone World Series ring and an ALCS MVP really carry no weight in Hall voting.
And, while I'm not the biggest fan of WAR, it's a good quick-reference starting place, and there's no way Paul Konerko and his 27.6 career WAR even sniff the Hall.
A 5.0 WAR or higher is considered an All Star season. Konerko's best seasons were a 4.7 (2010), a 4.0 (2005), and then a 2.9 (2006). Yes, his defense was terrible (career -18.9 dWAR), but his offense wasn't all that hot, either (career 32.6 oWAR). His numbers are clearly inflated by the era he played in.
Beyond WAR, he never led the league in any major statistic. He never won a Silver Slugger. He placed in the top 10 of MVP voting twice in a 17 year career.
JAWS has him as the 86th ranked first baseman of all-time. Pass.
And what's the "spare the Colorado crap" mean, that we should ignore the incredible boost hitters get at Coors?
In his MVP season of 1997, Larry Walker's splits were pretty even. But they started to veer off into the abyss after that.
In 1998, he won the NL batting title hitting .363. He hit .418 at home, and .300 on the road.
In 1998, he again won the NL batting title, hitting .379.
At Coors Field, he hit .461 with 26 HR and 71 RBI. His slash line was .531/.879/1.410.
Everywhere else, he hit .286 with 11 HR and 45 RBI. His slash was .375/.519/.894.
Yes, let's overlook that 516 point OPS disparity.
In 2001, Walker again won the NL batting title, hitting .350.
At Coors Field, he hit .406.
Everywhere else, he hit .293.
It's like whenever anybody says "oh, Carlos Gonzalez is one of the best hitters in the game!"
Hmm. In 2015, his splits:
At Coors, .293 AVG, 24 HR, 61 RBI, .355/.617/.972.
Everywhere else, .243 AVG, 16 HR, 36 RBI, ..294/.464/.758
Please.