The Big Cat played 19 years in the majors, from 1985-2004 and had 2,333 career hits, 399 HR's, 1,425 RBI's and .288 BA. Even though he played during the steroid era, I don't think their were ever any allegations against him that he used. Those are pretty hefty numbers and he pretty much played his entire career at first base. He was a 5 time all star, 2 time gold glove winner and won the NL batting title in 1993, posting a .370 BA. Pretty good numbers for a naturally big guy, listed at 6' 3" 245#, but probably more like 265#. Galarraga had around 9 dominating years between 1993-2001. I think he probably won't get in for a long time. Does anyone think Dave Kingman will ever get in? Kingman played 16 seasons from 1971-1986 and was a dominant slugger, hitting, 442 HR's, 1,210 RBI's, 1,575 hits, but a poor BA at .236. I think that low BA is keeping him out.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/galaran01.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Galarraga
http://www.ba
2007-08-11 07:57:34 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Man I love Big Cat. He was awesome for us. He gets my vote.
2007-08-11 08:02:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably someone thinks Galarraga has a chance, but I do not.
Kong? Good grief No. Career OBP of .302 is seriously bad. Anyway, his chance ended long ago -- he got 3 votes on his first ballot in 1992, less than 1%, and was done. Kingman probably got more screwed than just about anyone by the collusion years, if he'd played another 2-3 seasons he'd probably have poked along to 500+ homers, but that wouldn't have made him a better player, just a slightly better-looking one. When people make the (mistaken) claim that McGwire was "one dimensional", they're really talking about Kong.
2007-08-11 08:15:51 · answer #2 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a chance.
Great guy. By all accounts a top notch teammate. But he was in an era of a LOT of talented 1B.
He wasn't significantly better than Will Clark, Mark Grace, John Kruk, Rafael Palmiero, Mark McGwire, Jim Thome, Todd Helton, Jason Giambi, Kent Hrbek, John Olerud...
and if one can name that many players at his SAME position of his same era that a player doesn't outclass... they were not the BEST at their position for a long enough amount of time to make the H-o-F. It is not merely about accumulating stats.
Regarding steroid use for the Big Cat. I would be willing to bet he used them. BUT not as performance enhancers. He had a few health issues in his day... and was likely prescribed some form of steroid as part od his recovery process. To say he didn't use them, would probably be inaccurate.
P.S. Kingman's HORRIBLE attitude and being loathed by teammates and reporters alike is enough to keep him out. The crappy batting average is the icing on the "you ain't getting in" cake.
...and sorry, with a.236 batting average one might be a powerful slugger or perhaps occasionally cross over into being intimidating. BUT, you can hardly call a hitter with a .236 BA dominant.
2007-08-11 10:04:49 · answer #3 · answered by baseballfan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Galarraga has no chance. Was he ever the best player on his team, or the best first baseman in his league? I don't think so. Remember that his numbers, which come up short on the surface, are inflated horribly by his long stint in Colorado, pre-humidor.
Kingman couldn't do anything except hit home runs and throw well. In addition to that, he had a terrible attitude. McGwire and Kingman have a lot of similarities, actually - both played at USC, and both were actually recruited first as pitchers.
2007-08-11 09:41:44 · answer #4 · answered by Thomas M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No to Galarraga and Kingman.
If Kingman's not in by now, he probably won't ever go in.
The Big Cat's numbers are short of HOF quality, especially for a first baseman (and particularly during a great era for hitters).
Also, five all star games is not a lot, especially in the context of a 19 year career.
2007-08-11 08:59:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Andres is a really close case. If you just look at his stats, you would say yes. But when did those great peak years come? When he was playing with the Rockies back when Coors Field was a launching pad. Those numbers are definitely inflated. Who else retired the same year he did? If he's in a weak class he should get in. If he's in a strong class, he might have to wait a couple years.... or forever. BTW, I've always thought that it was pretty classy that he stepped away from the game with 399 HRs. He could have struggled and creeped along till he hit one more.... but he didn't. He knew it was time to hang 'em up.
2016-04-01 04:44:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As much as I loved the big cat when he played for the Braves he comes up just a little short of the HOF. Add 50 homers and 167 hits, and the argument for him becomes a lot stronger.
As for Kingman the BA and hits is what is keeping him out. almost 1/3 of his hits were homers.
2007-08-11 08:10:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He will never get in, 2,333 hits 399 hr's and 1425 rbis with an under 300 batting average..
3000 hits? nope
500 hrs? nope
1600 rbis? nope
300+ ba? nope
Never EVER going into the hall of fame.
2007-08-11 09:21:42 · answer #8 · answered by Chris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kingman will never get in, and rightly so. He was one-dimensional, low average and struck out a ton.
As far as Galarraga, he has very good numbers, but playing in Colorado will hurt his chances. So I'd have to say no.
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2007-08-11 08:11:57 · answer #9 · answered by Kris 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think Kingman will ever get in. The batting average is just too low. Galarraga has a shot, but I doubt it.
2007-08-11 08:06:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neither Galarraga, or Kingman.
2007-08-11 08:00:50 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋