Should Larry Walker be in the HOF?

[MilkSpiller22]

His best days were behind him by the time he made it to the Cards.

19, 16, 23, 22, 19 HR's in Montreal.

36, 18 (1/2 season), 49, 37, 9, 38 in Colorado before father time started to catch up to him.

again though, look at the ages... 28-32 year olds typically hit for more power than 22-26 year olds…


Of course playing in Colorado inflated his numbers, but to ignore the other factors is just wrong!!!

 

[Rex Racer]

again though, look at the ages... 28-32 year olds typically hit for more power than 22-26 year olds…


Of course playing in Colorado inflated his numbers, but to ignore the other factors is just wrong!!!

I'm not ignoring them.

 

[Cedrique]

Didn't double. If you take only his away splits he is top 100 all time ops and top 125 in slg%. He was a borderline Hall as a hitter outside of Coors, but still has a case. Add in his elite defense he is a shoe in even if you remove Coors from the occasion.

I'm not saying he shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame but I don't see him in the top 100 OPS of all time with his away splits. His was .865, which is below the top 100. But that includes some active players like Trout, Votto, etc. so maybe if you took them out he's in the top 100. But there is no arguing that he loved to play at Coors. He has video game numbers there: .381/.462/.710/.1172

 

[Mebert]

I'm not saying he shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame but I don't see him in the top 100 OPS of all time with his away splits. His was .865, which is below the top 100. But that includes some active players like Trout, Votto, etc. so maybe if you took them out he's in the top 100. But there is no arguing that he loved to play at Coors. He has video game numbers there: .381/.462/.710/.1172

Yeah, I put it together quickly and just rounded up to 870, and then quick glanced to when 870's started. That area is so dense it makes a pretty big difference. Being more accurate he is 129 in OPS when only factoring in away games.

I think it still stands, he is borderline as a hitter looking at only away games, adding in his fielding moves him into an easy choice IMO. I still think if he had gone somewhere other than Coors he would have worse numbers, but been voted in earlier.

 

[Mebert]

I suppose an easier way to look at it. OPS+ is 141, tied for 68 with Chipper, Ortiz, Billy Hamilton, Goldschmidt, and Eddie Collins.

 

[StanMarsh51]

I'm not saying he shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame but I don't see him in the top 100 OPS of all time with his away splits. His was .865, which is below the top 100. But that includes some active players like Trout, Votto, etc. so maybe if you took them out he's in the top 100. But there is no arguing that he loved to play at Coors. He has video game numbers there: .381/.462/.710/.1172

In all fairness though, looking at just his road numbers excludes his home numbers in Montreal/St. Louis, which in some cases were great season OPS numbers at home...

In 1993 he had a .970 OPS at home as an Expo
In 1994 he had a 1.005 OPS at home as an Expo
In 2004-2005 he had a 1.003 OPS at home as a Cardinal

 

[MilkSpiller22]

In all fairness though, looking at just his road numbers excludes his home numbers in Montreal/St. Louis, which in some cases were great season OPS numbers at home...

In 1993 he had a .970 OPS at home as an Expo
In 1994 he had a 1.005 OPS at home as an Expo
In 2004-2005 he had a 1.003 OPS at home as a Cardinal

but that doesn't help the argument, when his career Home numbers are so much better than that...

 

[StanMarsh51]

I'm not ignoring them.

You had no issue ignoring that Walker hit 19 HR in 103 games in 1994 with the Expos, but felt the need to point out that he hit 18 HR in 83 games in 1995 with the Rockies...


So 83 games is a partial season in your view but 103 games isn't?

 

[pachyderm]

I understand the Larry walker doesn't belong camp... Biggest problem with it though, is that the biggest argument against him is something he couldn't control... and that is playing for the rockies…

Seems like we have too big of a bias against playing for that team, that we cant recognize the player himself...

Does anyone realize, that Walker was a defensive stud and was pretty damn good baserunner??

If we ignored the Rockies bias, he would have been a first ballot HOFer easily...


He really only brings up the question, how much of an affect is playing in Colorado...

hmm...
i remember him giving the ball to that kid when he thought there were 3 outs... lol

 

[pachyderm]

You obviously speak from experience.

Yet no busts of @Shanemansj13 in the HOF...


Must have sucked off the wrong people...

 

[Shanemansj13]

You obviously speak from experience.

If only my number was as high as yours

 

[Shanemansj13]

Yet no busts of @Shanemansj13 in the HOF...


Must have sucked off the wrong people...

Achieving a number like Jeter posted takes dedication and hard work but if you enjoy it like Jeter...kudos to you man

 

[pachyderm]

Achieving a number like Jeter posted takes dedication and hard work but if you enjoy it like Jeter...kudos to you man

No idea what you're on about I've never mentioned Jeter and have no idea what his numbers are. I don't feel Walker belongs. That is all.

 

[Nosferatu]

No idea what you're on about I've never mentioned Jeter and have no idea what his numbers are. I don't feel Walker belongs. That is all.

He's probably got a belly full of Jizz, he sometimes talks weird when that happens.

 

[GNG]

So glad he got in.
Well deserved

There already are too many players in the HOF that don't deserve to be there.

 

[Cedrique]

In all fairness though, looking at just his road numbers excludes his home numbers in Montreal/St. Louis, which in some cases were great season OPS numbers at home...

In 1993 he had a .970 OPS at home as an Expo
In 1994 he had a 1.005 OPS at home as an Expo
In 2004-2005 he had a 1.003 OPS at home as a Cardinal

Yeah I think his numbers were still good enough. I never noticed how many games he missed though. He really only had one "full" season where he played 153 games. Only 8000 career plate appearances.

 

[navamind]

Yeah I think his numbers were still good enough. I never noticed how many games he missed though. He really only had one "full" season where he played 153 games. Only 8000 career plate appearances.

Pretty much the Scott Rolen of right fielders.

 

[StanMarsh51]

You had no issue ignoring that Walker hit 19 HR in 103 games in 1994 with the Expos, but felt the need to point out that he hit 18 HR in 83 games in 1995 with the Rockies...


So 83 games is a partial season in your view but 103 games isn't?

@Rex Racer seemed to run away like a cockroach when called out on trying to intentionally mislead by neglecting to acknowledge that Walker hit 19 homers in just 103 games in his last season in Montreal...