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Originally Posted by packs
Since Bobby Grich retired, can you think of a second baseman elected to the HOF for his glove?
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There haven't been many 2nd baseman get into the HOF since Grich retired. But Mazeroski, Schoendienst and Fox are a few examples over the years.
But Grich's offensive numbers stack up well against HOF 2nd baseman.
Here is the OPS+ of all 2nd baseman in the HOF.
1) Hornsby: 175
2) Lajoie: 150
3) Collins: 141
4) Morgan: 132
5) Jackie R: 132
6) Carew: 131 (but he played a lot of first base)
7) Gehringer: 124
8) Lazzeri: 121
9) Gordon: 120
10) Doerr: 115
11) Sandberg: 114
12) Billy Herman: 112
13) Biggio: 112
14) Frish: 110
15) McPhee: 107
16) Evers: 106
17) Nellie Fox: 94
18) Schoendienst: 94
19) Mazeroski: 84
Grichs' career OPS+ is 125, so it is better than 12 of the 19 HOF 2nd baseman.
It's also better than Jeff Kent's (123) or Lou Whitaker (117).
I wouldn't be super-excited if Grich got into the HOF, but I also wouldn't throw a sh*t fit, like I think you would.