Will derek Jeter go to the hall of fame?

Answer 1

Does Tony the Tiger eat Frosted Flakes?

Answer 2

Absolutely. Jeter's career is .318, he will finish with well over 3000 hits, maybe even 3500, and was the rock of four championship teams. He is also the ultimate team player. Some people may knock Jeter for not hitting many homers, but then his body looks basically the same as it did in 1996, and you will never hear him associated with steroids, which may be why he has never hit many.

Let's not compare Jeter to Roberto Alomar or Craig Biggio. Biggio is a career .282 hitter, Jeter is .318. Biggio is just hanging on, and finally got his 3000th hit, Jeter should end up with around 3500. Biggio disappeared in the playoffs, Jeter rose to the occasion. Also, Karl Ravetch just said that Jeter's career average in the all-star game is OVER .500. As for Alomar, he flamed out at 34 because he didn't take care of himself and his body was falling apart, Jeter is in great shape. To compare Jeter to Biggio and Alomar is ridiculous.

BTW, Jeter's average is one point higher than Roberto Clemente's (.317). Yes, Jeter is in the "inner circle".


Jeter is a great player, and is the most respected player in the game today. He is one of the greatest shortstops ever.

Answer 3

Definitely, but I don't think he's as good as people make him out to be. Offensively he's more around the level of, say, Roberto Alomar (that is, before he joined the Mets) or Craig Biggio- Hall of Fame level certainly, but not "inner circle".

Edit: Okay, maybe I was off with Biggio (he peaked relatively late in his career and didn't put up Jeter-esque numbers until his early 30s) but I stand by the comparison to Alomar (who I was comparing only up to his Cleveland days, not his whole career):

Similar Batters through Age 32

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1. Roberto Alomar (913)

Not a knock on Jeter to compare him to Alomar; Alomar was an amazing player until the bottom dropped out of his career in '02. I'd still put Alomar in the Hall right now.

(I should add that Clemente hit with more power and a similar average in a MUCH more offensively depressed era than Jeter.)

Answer 4

No doubt. Being on the Yankees does give him the sort of publicity that players on other teams might not get, but that doesn't change the fact that he is a phenomenal talent. His hitting, defense, leadership and consistency should guarantee him a spot in the hall of fame.

Answer 5

YES 100%. How could he not. He is one of the best shortstops in MLB history. He hasn't gotten off to an amazing year with his errors, but he is deffinitally a Hall of Fame inductee!!

Answer 6

I doubt it. He won rookie of the year in 1996. He won three gold gloves. Good player? Darn right. Did I wish he came up through the Pawtucket farm system? Damn straight. Is he a lock?

I don't think so. New York is a big city and gets tons of national attention. If Jeter were a Marlin or a National, is he headed to the hall for his "leadership" qualities? I don't think so...

Answer 7

yeah

Career Numbers: .318 Avg, 1334 R, 2267 H, 370 2B, 188 HR, 904 RBI, 256 SB

all of which are good numbers for a veteran of 13 years (except HR)

Answer 8

Yes.

He can retire today and still go to the hall of fame.

He will eventually get 3,000 hits and will have the title of the best shortstop who has ever lived.

Answer 9

Yes, he'll be in the 3,000 hit club, he's a world series champ, career .300 hitter, multiple gold glover, and Mr. Friggen November.

Answer 10

Of course, first round