Now, time to give Ricky Henderson the same treatment:
Similar Players Already in:
Paul Molitor
Lou Brock
Joe Morgan
Robin Yount
Al Kaline
The similars not yet in are
Craig Biggio .281/.363/.433 111 OPS+ career
Looking at his numbers, they were a bit lower than I expected. However, he was one of the better players on the Astros for many seasons. He does have a case as his 7 all-star selections shows he was amongst the better players and he is above average on 2 of the 4 HOF monitor indexes......there's still time for people to make up their minds about him since he doesn't come up for voting until 2013
Eventual HOFer---just not on first ballot
Rusty Staub .279/.362/.431 124 OPS+
Played a bit before my time....don't know too much about his career...in the context of the pitcher friendly 60s his 292 career homers look good...had a couple seasons of 150 OPS+...but not enough to get into Cooperstown
Unlikely HOFer
Steve Finley .271/.332/.442 104 OPS+
Pretty average hitter much of his career......developed more pop in his bat in the late 90s(then again who didn't
Unlikely HOFer
Tim Raines .294/.365/.425 123 OPS+
Not the most powerful hitter...but outside of Henderson one of those players whose impact was substantially increased by his pitchers having to worry about him stealing a base
Should be a HOFer but probably won't get in for a while
Vada Pinson .286/.327/.442 110 OPS+
Solid Player, Solid Career....nothing overly noteworthy though
Unlikely HOFer
Like Jim Rice, there's not too much of a glimpse one can get into who will eventually get into the Hall of Fame based on his induction. In Henderson's case....it's more due to him being a unique talent and player (especially on the base paths) than Rice's case where there was a compelling argument for and against his induction...........
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