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Should Fred McGriff be in the Hall of Fame?


Statistics:

Definitely put him in!
Votes: 165
76%  
Maybe, but others deserve it first.
Votes: 32
14.7%  
Probably not, but it wouldn't be the end of the world.
Votes: 15
6.9%  
No opinion.
Votes: 0
0%  
No way!
Votes: 5
2.3%  

Number of Voters   217
Start Voting   2012-04-24 02:50:41
End Voting   2030-05-24 02:50:41

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0 #2 Sean DeMarco SeanAKADeViLzzz 2016-10-08 10:41
He hit over .300 in 200+ postseason appearances, won a WS and in his WS appearances he hit 4 HRs, had 9 RBIs and 9 Rs scored. He also hit .300 six times in the regular season and hovered near it other times. His 493 HRs from what we know came PEDs free. He also knew how to draw a walk unlike many HR hitters these days. He also hit for the same average overall in both the A.L. and N.L. hitting .284 so no matter who he faced on the mound he did his thing. HOFer in my books.
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0 #1 TubbsBaseballBlog 2012-07-23 19:54
Due to the Steroid Era alot of people overlook McGriff's 1988 to 1994 peak when he averaged 35 home runs, 95 RBIs, a .288 batting average, .390 OBP, and 155 OPS+.  Moreover, during that seven year span, McGriff won three Silver Slugger Awards, finished in the top 4 in homers each year in his respective league--lead ing the AL in 1989 and NL in 1992--and led all of baseball with 242 homers.
Most of McGriff's career peak came in the pitcher friendly time period before the Steroid Era. After his peak, McGriff remained one of baseball's most consistent and durable players, averaging 27 home runs, 99 RBIs, a .288 batting average, .371 OBP, and 122 OPS+ from 1995 to 2002, while still playing an average of 150 games.
McGriff was one of the few clean sluggers of the Steroid Era, it's unfortunate his HOF candidacy is overlooked because several of the PED using sluggers he played against crossed the 400&500 HR thresholds & devauled their meaning.   
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