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Harold Baines Hall Of Fame Controversy

Harold Baines

#11 RANKED AT POSITION
1980—2001
Designated Hitter
BORN
March 15, 1959, in Easton, MD
BATS / THROWS
Left / Left
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-2 / 175
PRIMARY TEAM
Chicago White Sox
.289
BATTING AVERAGE
2830
GAMES
38.8
WAR
.356
ON-BASE PCT
1299
RUNS
21.4
WAR7
.465
SLUGGING
2866
HITS
10.6
WAR3
.820
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
384
HOME RUNS
2.2
WAR PER SEASON
Sweet-swinging DH who played for White Sox a gazillion times, enough to coax his pals into voting him into the Hall of Fame.
Hall of Fame
6-TIME
ALL-STAR
White Sox
ALL-TIME TEAM

Compared to Hall of Fame Designated Hitters

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Baines
CAREER
38.8
LONG PEAK
21.4
PRIME
15.1
SHORT PEAK
10.6
JAWS
30.1
WAR PER
2.2
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
64.1
LONG PEAK
37.4
PRIME
25.6
SHORT PEAK
17.4
JAWS
50.8
WAR PER
4.3

Where Does Harold Baines Rank Among Designated Hitters?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
11
CAREER
8
LONG PEAK
16
PRIME
14
SHORT PEAK
15
JAWS
10
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Designated Hitters Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Baines
Average HOF Designated Hitter
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.038.821.415.110.630.12.264.137.425.617.450.84.3Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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