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Originally Posted by jayshum
2008 and 2009 Phillies won and lost the World Series with no definite HoFers. Utley and Rollins are borderline with Utley probably with a better chance than Rollins.
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It's interesting (to me at least) how close Utley, Whitaker and Grich's stats are.
All 3 had career batting averages between .266 (Grich) and .276 (Whitaker)
Their career HRs range from 224 (Grich) to 259 (Utley)
Whitaker and Utley had an OPS+ of 117, with Grich a little higher at 125.
They were All-Stars 5x (Whitaker) or 6x (Grich and Utley)
They all won 1 World Series each.
Their WARs range from 64.5 (Utley) to Whitaker (75.1).
I think Utley eventually gets in, but he should at least have to wait for Whitaker.
Grich is about as borderline as they come, despite a WAR over 70.