Hall of Fame

Potential Inductees: Part I:

Albert Belle:

Year Team AB R H HR RBI SB AVG
1995 CLE 546 121 173 50 126 5 .317
1996 CLE 602 124 187 48 148 11 .311
1997 CWS 634 90 174 30 116 4 .274
1998 CWS 609 113 200 49 152 6 .328
1999 BAL 610 108 181 37 117 17 .297
2000 BAL 559 71 157 23 103 0 .281

100+ Runs: 4 times
30+ HRs: 5 times
40+ HRs: 3 times
50+ HRs: 1 time
100+ RBIs: 6 times
20/20: 0 times
300+ Avg: 3 times

"Albert Belle was a one-dimensional player, a known sociopath and (as far as I know) something less than the world's best teammate." Luckily, that one-dimension is hitting. CARP Notes recommends a YES vote for Albert Belle.

Brady Anderson:

Year

Team

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

BB

K

SB

CS

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

1995	BAL	143	554	108	145	33	10	16	64	87	111	26	7	.262	.371	.444	.815
1996	BAL	149	579	117	172	37	5	50	110	76	106	21	8	.297	.396	.637	1.034
1997	BAL	151	590	97	170	39	7	18	73	84	105	18	12	.288	.393	.469	.863
1998	BAL	133	479	84	113	28	3	18	51	75	78	21	7	.236	.356	.420	.776
1999	BAL	150	564	109	159	28	5	24	81	96	105	36	7	.282	.404	.477	.881
2000	BAL	141	506	89	130	26	0	19	50	92	103	16	9	.257	.375	.421	.796
2001	BAL	131	430	50	87	12	3	8	45	60	77	12	4	.202	.311	.300	.611
2002	CLE	34	80	4	13	4	0	1	5	18	23	4	0	.163	.327	.250	.577

100+ Runs: 3 times
50+ HRs: 1 time
20+ HRs: 2 times
100+ RBIs: 1 time
20+ Steals: 4 times
30+ Steals: 1 time
50/20: 1 time
20/30: 1 time
.300 Avg: 0 times

'96 was an outstanding season for Brady, but otherwise a mediocre candidate. CARP Notes recommends a NO vote for Brady.

Paul O'Neill:

Year

Team

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

BB

K

SB

CS

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

1995	NYY	127	460	82	138	30	4	22	96	71	76	1	2	.300	.387	.526	.913
1996	NYY	150	546	89	165	35	1	19	91	102	76	0	1	.302	.411	.474	.885
1997	NYY	149	553	89	179	42	0	21	117	75	92	10	7	.324	.399	.514	.912
1998	NYY	152	602	95	191	40	2	24	116	57	103	15	1	.317	.372	.510	.882
1999	NYY	153	597	70	170	39	4	19	110	66	89	11	9	.285	.353	.459	.812
2000	NYY	142	566	79	160	26	0	18	100	51	90	14	9	.283	.336	.424	.760
2001	NYY	137	510	77	136	33	1	21	70	48	59	22	3	.267	.330	.459	.789

100+ Runs: 0 times
100+ RBIs: 4 times
20+ HRs: 4 times
20/20: 1 time
300 Avg: 4 times

In a word: Steady. But not HOF. CARP Notes recommends a NO vote.

Cal Ripken:

Year

Team

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

BB

K

SB

CS

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

1995	BAL	144	550	71	144	33	2	17	88	52	59	0	1	.262	.324	.422	.745
1996	BAL	163	640	94	178	40	1	26	102	59	78	1	2	.278	.341	.466	.807
1997	BAL	162	615	79	166	30	0	17	84	56	73	1	0	.270	.331	.402	.733
1998	BAL	161	601	65	163	27	1	14	61	51	68	0	2	.271	.331	.389	.721
1999	BAL	86	332	51	113	27	0	18	57	13	31	0	1	.340	.368	.584	.952
2000	BAL	83	309	43	79	16	0	15	56	23	37	0	0	.256	.310	.453	.763
2001	BAL	128	477	43	114	16	0	14	68	26	63	0	2	.239	.276	.361	.637

100+ Runs: 0 times
100+ RBIs: 1 time
20+ HRs: 1 times
20/20: 0 time
300 Avg: 1 time

By this period in Cal's career he was manning third base, and these stats don't warrant further discussion. CARP Notes recommends a NO vote.