ballot. 16 seasons, the 39 year old has 2,338 hits, 537 DB's, 365 HR's, 1,459 RBI's, .290 BA.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kentje01.shtml
2007-11-08 13:30:06 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Also, he's the all time leader for second basemen for HR's, and is a 5 time all-star and 2000 NL MVP
2007-11-08 13:46:25 · update #1
The argument can definitely be made in his favor. He was the best power-hitting second baseman of the past 15 years, an MVP, and produced year after year.
His list of comps is packed with current and future HOFers - Yogi Berra, Pudge, Sandberg, Fisk, Joe Cronin. Kent only had that one truly monster season (2000), but was a very good performer for a very long time.
When my Jays traded Kent for David Cone back in 1992, I thought we got a steal. Instead, we got Cone for a few months (although he did help us win the World Series), while Kent went on to a great career.
2007-11-08 13:36:37 · answer #1 · answered by Craig S 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
and not making use of a shadow of a doubt, sure. he's unarguably the terrific offensive 2nd baseman to ever play the sport. he's the best-ever HR king for 2nd baseman (376), the only 2nd baseman to have extra suitable than a hundred RBIs for in 6 consecutive seasons, boasts a profession .290 BA, and those are in basic terms a number of his offensive contributions. A former MVP winner, his fabulous contribution is probably his overall performance interior the seize. there's no different hitter i could p.c. on the plate with the sport on the line, he continuously seems to come returned by using. Oh, and as for protecting contributions, nicely he wasn't a Gold Glove winner, yet his typical fielding share grew to become into extremely intense, whether he did no longer have the variety that others had. actual no longer a liaibility interior the sector. As for the steroids comments by making use of another ignorant human beings obtainable, Jeff Kent is between the few gamers in baseball calling for more suitable overall performance improving drug finding out for years. He could desire to be a international-classification jerk, yet he's probably between the few ability hitters of that era that grew to become into sparkling.
2017-01-06 08:43:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sandberg was the better 2B and it took him a number of tries to get in. I think that Kent will get in but it will be around year five. It will be easier if he reaches 2500 hits, 400 homers, and 1500 RBI All reachable for him if he plays a year or two more.
2007-11-08 14:07:09 · answer #3 · answered by Shawn C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An unenthusiastic 'yes' here. No personality, no team loyalty, not a good team mate. However, his numbers as a 2nd sacker are without doubt valid Hall numbers. Here's a case of the numbers alone telling the story. If he were kept out it would be most difficult to justify. The numbers are great, although not the man. Nevertheless, the numbers ARE great. In with him.
2007-11-08 20:14:06 · answer #4 · answered by Sarrafzedehkhoee 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not even close. Sorry. He's averaging around 150 hits per season. Not great. HR's are low. Average is low. And he's really not been very good the last few seasons. He's a nice player. But definitely not HOF material.
2007-11-08 14:34:25 · answer #5 · answered by Toodeemo 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Nope.
The Hall should still be reserved for those that are great. Good batting stats are a dime a dozen. Great ones are not.
Besides, he was never considered a "premiere" player. That's like saying Jim Edmonds or Kent Hrbek belong . . . yeah, they were good players, but great or premiere? No way.
2007-11-09 03:03:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
His offensive production as a second baseman cant be denied. Love him or hate him, I don't think you can keep him out-especially if he can play at least a couple more years, say 140 games each year to pad his stats, which is entirely possible.
2007-11-08 19:14:37 · answer #7 · answered by Buffalo1 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say no. Good numbers, but he only had 4 big years, and in this era of great offense, he will be forgotten as the years go by. The fact that he was a jerk everywhere he went and disliked by his tyeamates does not help either.
2007-11-08 14:04:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, he doesn't get my vote.
I think there are way too many getting in from "the steroid era"!
Didn't they just name an award after the great ***** League star, Buck Henry, instead of voting him into the Hall?
Weak. Lame! "Mocked by weak praise".
Almost unintentionally insulting to a terrific spokesman for baseball integration, who served on the Hall of Fame's "Veterans' Committee"!
***** League standout Buck O'Neill will be honoured by a new Hall of Fame award; but officials will not reconsider, and induct him into the sporting shrine.
I thought he was already in! It looks as though Buck O'Neil will never make it into the baseball Hall of Fame!! That is a joke!!!
Now Buck O'Neil's the one that "should" be put in!!!
A World War II tour in the U.S. Navy from 1943–1945 interrupted his playing career, possibly robbing him of his prime time years.
Returning from WWII in 1946, the first baseman immediately led the league in hitting with a .353 average, and followed that in 1947 with a career-best .358 mark. He also posted averages of .345 in 1940, and .330 in 1949.
Buck O'Neil played in four East-West All-Star games and two ***** League World Series.
2007-11-08 14:31:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Jeff Kent is top 10 2nd base man, Yes i think He will Be In the hof
2007-11-08 13:46:15 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋