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Originally Posted by cgjackson222
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.
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I never compared their stats before but they are all pretty close as you indicated. As a Phillies fan I would be happy to see Utley get in, but injuries may have cost him even with the 5-6 year peak that he had.
Whitaker and Grich were both one and done on HoF ballots. I would think Utley gets over 5% on his first ballot this year but it will be interesting to see how much above 5%.