5 Year Hall of Famers? Make your case

[sycks22]

Bob Hamelin.

'94 ROY, next year he hit .168 and was out of baseball in a couple years. Maybe not a HOFer

[alaskapaul3]

Semi surprised no one mentioned Fred Lynn's Boston years 1975-80
Rookie of the year.
MVP
6 straight all star appearances
4 Gold Gloves

.308 124HR 521RBI 43 SB

...and then... the drop off

I'll go Al Spalding 1871-1876 for HOF (although , technically he is in as a pioneer)

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by alaskapaul3

Semi surprised no one mentioned Fred Lynn's Boston years 1975-80
Rookie of the year.
MVP
6 straight all star appearances
4 Gold Gloves

.308 124HR 521RBI 43 SB

...and then... the drop off

I'll go Al Spalding 1871-1876 for HOF (although , technically he is in as a pioneer)

Dwight Gooden sure fell from grace after a spectacular start. Canseco, to an extent.

[ruth_rookie]

Originally Posted by alaskapaul3

Semi surprised no one mentioned Fred Lynn's Boston years 1975-80
Rookie of the year.
MVP
6 straight all star appearances
4 Gold Gloves

.308 124HR 521RBI 43 SB

...and then... the drop off

I'll go Al Spalding 1871-1876 for HOF (although , technically he is in as a pioneer)

For some reason I actually thought Lynn was already in. Shows you what I know. The only player to win ROY and MVP in the same season if I’m not mistaken.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by ruth_rookie

For some reason I actually thought Lynn was already in. Shows you what I know. The only player to win ROY and MVP in the same season if I’m not mistaken.

I think that fact now has a pseudo-asterisk next to it. Ichiro, who played for many years in Japan, won the MVP and ROY awards in his first season here. He was probably in his 40's already.

[ejharrington]

He was until Ichiro also did it.

Originally Posted by ruth_rookie

For some reason I actually thought Lynn was already in. Shows you what I know. The only player to win ROY and MVP in the same season if I’m not mistaken.