Nomar Garciaparra Retires With Boston Red Sox
by Dank Kush on Mar.10, 2010, under Misc
Just out of curiosity I wanted to see how Nomar Garciaparra, who retired with the Boston Red Sox Wednesday morning, ranks among shortstops already in the MLB Hall of Fame and here are his stats:
Nomar Garciaparra: BA: .313 (3rd), OBP: .361 (T-9th), SP: .521 (1st), Hits: 1,747 (18th), Home runs: 229 (4th), RBIs: 936 (10th), Runs: 927 (18th), Stolen bases: 95 (16th).
In terms of his Hall of Fame worthiness, I guess it comes down to a number of factors.
Here’s my quick take on some areas of consideration if he should get in as a shortstop:
Power Numbers: YES. He really should rank third in the home run category if you bumped Robin Yount, who spent about half his career as an outfielder. Tenth in RBIs is also a very good rank.
Batting Average: YES. He ranks third on the list of HOFers and for nearly a decade was considered to be one of the best at his position, along with Derek Jeter and confessed PED users Alex Rodriguez and Miguel Tejada.
Percentages: YES. First in slugging percentage, ninth in on-base percentage as well as a high OPS among HOF shortstops? Hard to argue with those numbers.
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