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Originally Posted by insidethewrapper
What stats do you think are the most important for voters who are voting for HOF Members ?
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Hits and Home Runs. No one thought of Craig Biggio was a Hall of Famer until he approached 3000 hits. He never finished higher than 4th in MVP voting. Harold Baines made the HOF despite 38.7 WAR and never finishing higher than 9th in MVP voting, but he had 2866 hits. Jeter having 3465 hits makes him a 1st ballot hall of famer. Walker having only 2160 hits makes him a borderline case. Longevity matters for the Baseball HOF. Hitting 500 Home Runs or getting 3000 hits without using steroids is automatic election, most of the time on the 1st ballot.