7-Time Gold Glove Winner
Over 350 Homers (Top 100 All Time)
Career .289 Batting Average (Up To 2006)
Part Of World Series Winning Team
2007-04-24 22:30:13 · 16 answers · asked by farmerjt1980 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
1) There are at least 26 players a year who are part of a World Series Winning team every year. So that is no argument to support the Hall.
2) Gold Gloves mean nothing. They are like the All-Star balloting. It is a popularity contest. The best in a lot of cases do not win.
3) Top 100 in home runs. Not that impressive.
4) Batting average under .300. This alone makes it a no vote for me.
Edmonds is a good team player - but he is hurt too often, makes "great" catches because he gets out of postition, and is an averaqe hitter only. He will not even be considered for the Hall of Fame.
2007-04-25 02:26:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not close. if he won a couple more gold gloves (which he's probably too old for now), maybe. But many guys with 350 hr are not in, .289 is okay, but doesn't get him in the hall, and he's just not all that memorable for anything other than great catches. Sorry.
2007-04-24 23:30:23 · answer #2 · answered by schmogden 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jim Edmonds has had a very good career and will go down as one of the better all-around centerfielders ever. However, as much as it pains me to say it, he doesn't currently have that stats for the HOF.
Baseball-reference.com has a very good monitor for these statistics.
Gray Ink: Batting - 61 (398) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 39.7 (144) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 88.5 (178) (Likely HOFer > 100)
As you can see, Edmonds falls well short in all categories.
2007-04-25 05:02:32 · answer #3 · answered by lurch38367 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely zero chance of Edmonds entering the HOF.
He played his career at a time when offensive #'s skyrocketed, AND become diluted.. It used to be that 500 HR was automatic, and now it isnt.
350 HR wont get him close, nor will the sub .300 carrer Batting Average.
Just no chance.. Sorry.
2007-04-25 04:22:56 · answer #4 · answered by The Peav 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, sorry. 350 homers for a power hitting centerfielder is not enough. .289 is close but doesn't compare to the all time greats at the same position in CF.
2007-04-25 01:32:07 · answer #5 · answered by Darth Samoht 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-16 14:55:58 · answer #6 · answered by ricaurte 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great defensive player but he really doesn't have the numbers for the hall. He isn't even close to 2000 career hits. He would have to have at least 5 more exceptional years in addition to what he has already done in order to have serious consideration for the hall. I'm not sure he has 5 more years left.
2007-04-25 02:42:59 · answer #7 · answered by Yankee Dude 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Edmonds has some very good seasons, even a few great ones, and his glove has been excellent... but today? I wouldn't vote for him. He's still got a few years left, and if he doesn't crumble to ashes, he's got a small but real chance at having a good finish and, always popular, hitting a few bellringer stats (400 HR would help).
2007-04-25 02:37:37 · answer #8 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so...
Most power hitters need 500 homers to make it in or they need to be amazing at something else... also .289 is not hall of fame worthy.
A few more years maybe...
2007-04-25 00:42:23 · answer #9 · answered by cococrispies0435 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so.Maybe he could make a Cardinals or Angels hall of fame but not Cooperstown.The gold gloves will help,but he's not the best defensive center fielder of all time.
2007-04-25 00:22:35 · answer #10 · answered by red4tribe 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋