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[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Jason Carota

I'm still amazed he's not in the HOF.

On the surface the "Gil belongs in the Hall" arguments seem to make sense - he was a very recognizable figure for a long time because he played for the perrineal pennant-winning Dodgers, and was always in the spotlight. Unfortunately however offensive stats for Hall consideration are typically tallied by position, and 1B is a tough position when trying to get in line with those numbers. While Gil's certainly aren't terrible - they also aren't among the top for that position in the Hall (think Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, etc.)

Gil could have benefited from about 150 more lifetime HR's and 20 points or so on his lifetime average (.273) for solid HOF consideration. And also, though he finished with respectable MVP votes in a good number of seasons - he never won one.