Omar Vizquel,hall of fame?

Question

Do you think Omar Vizquel should be in the hall of fame and if he will make it?

.275 carer BA
1300 runs
2508 hits
404 doubles
68 triples
73 HR
829 RBI
3267 TB
906 BB
369 SB
.341 OBP
11 gold gloves(2nd most by ss)
.984 Fielding percentege(best all time)
All time double play leader for SS

Better than other HOF stats.What do you think?

Answer 1

I think he will be in the HOF. The question is will he be a first ballot HOFamer. How many more years can he play? He still plays like he has 5 years left in him. If that is the case, he could make a run at 3000 hits. If he accomplishes that then it is a done deal, first ballot Hall of Famer.

Answer 2

Seeing as Ozzie Smith is a hall of famer strictly on Defensive abilities I would have to 100% say Omar Vizquel will get into the hall of fame. Will he a be a first time ballot winner, maybe not. While he has a better Fielding PCT than Ozzie Smith, Ozzie was an icon for the game during his playing time, Vizquel is not and could effect when he gets into the hall but he is going in there.

Answer 3

I think that he makes it based on a career of brilliant defense. Ozzie Smith made the hall and his offense was comparable to Vizquel. Will they put up his picture in an Indians uniform or a Giants uniform?

Answer 4

I don't really think so.

Jim Rice and Andre Dawson put the fear of God into the people they played against, and put up much better offensive numbers for a much longer amount of time, and they aren't in the hall.

Plus, Defense has been proven to only acount for 5-10% of who wins and who loses, so take his fielding numbers with a grain of salt, because it probably helped him a lot to have Roberto Alomar playing with him in the middle.

Cleaveland Indians hall of fame? Yes.
Baseball hall of fame? No

Answer 5

Id say hes a Hall of Famer. Generally, I would not think so with his career offensive numbers, but the fact that Ozzie Smith got in with similar offensive and was a defensive whiz like Omar, I would think he would get in hands down. Not a first ballot hall of famer, but he will get in within 5 years of his eligibility

Answer 6

He absolutely should be in. He's the best defensive infielder i've seen in my lifetime. Ozzie Smith is in the HOF and Vizquel will finish with better offensive numbers. Should be a lock for the HOF

Answer 7

Ah...the great Omar Vizquel Debate. Is he a Hall of Famer? No, and I will tell you why. While Vizquel is certainly a good defensive player, his abilities are overrated, similar to Rey Ordonez. Baseball fans tend to overrate defensive players because of what they see on ESPN (Jim Edmonds being a great CF, the aforementioned Ordonez, etc.). Vizquel was basically a nightly staple of "Web Gems", and the common fan is led to believe that he was the greatest defensive infielder alive. This is not so. Just because he made the prettier plays, it doesn't mean he was the best. I compare Vizquel to Ozzie Smith (a player of similar ability and talent), and it's no contest. Ozzie made more plays in the same time span (19 seasons) than Vizquel. Check out the numbers: Ozzie had a grand total of 2511 games, 4249 putouts, 8375 assists, and 281 errors (because he made more plays). Omar had 2463 games, 3801 putouts, 7030 assists, and 176 errors. While Ozzie falls short of Omar's numbers in double plays and fielding percentage (1590 and .978 to 1589 and .984 ), keep this in mind: the fielding percentage is low because Ozzie made more plays! Omar is good, but not good enough to make baseball's hallowed Hall.

Answer 8

If he makes the Hall, his hitting will only be a secondary factor. His defense was some of the best in baseball during his time. I do not believe he will make it right away when he gets on the ballot, but I'm sure he will get there eventually.

Answer 9

i admire Visquel, being an Indians fan..besides the shown fact that that's going to likely be stressful for him...he will run up against the era for SS, Ripken, Arod, Jeter, and so on and so on. he's this generations Luis Aparicho, it fairly is interior the HOF. particular i prefer him in, particular he merits it...yet will he be in...i may well be shocked if he makes it. he would be competing with 500 homer adult males, adult males with 3 hundred wins and various Cy Youngs, and so on and so on. His suitable wish is to draw close around and get 3000 hits if he can. I say this and want Im incorrect yet I doubt it....he often is the suitable SS to no longer get in and connect the ranks of Gil Hodges, Ron Santo, Jim Kaat because of the fact the suitable to no longer be in Cooperstown

Answer 10

Well Omar has a slight chance with the current numbers but if he hits 500 Doubles or 3,000 hits he'll get in.