Most Deserving Non-HOFer

[deweyinthehall]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Jeff Kent 55.4 and an MVP.
Lou Whitaker no MVP but 75.1 WAR.

How could I have forgotten Lou! Without a doubt he belongs.

I could also argue for Omar Vizquel - the best lifetime fielding percentage at arguably the most difficult defensive position over a 24 year career HAS to count for something.

[Mike D.]

Two of my favorite cases are Kenny Lofton (68.4 WAR) and Kevin Brown (67.8 WAR). Both were one-and-done on the ballot and deserved much better.

[bnorth]

Probably not a HOFer but Bernie "Baseball" Williams deserved more than 2 years and 9.6% and 3.3% of votes.

[Mike D.]

Vizquel was well on his way to election (52.% of the vote in his 3rd year on the ballot) but his numbers have dropped significantly since some rather trouble allegations against him came up.

[G1911]

1980-Present - probably Curt Schilling if we ignore steroids.

Overall, Ross Barnes and Jim Creighton are probably the to most egregious non-choices.

[ChiSoxCardboard]

Great discussion, and definitely a few names I hadn't thought of. Dwight Evans and Lou Whitaker in particular. I'm embarrassed to admit I had to look up Lou Whitaker. Other than a passing familiarity with the name, I knew almost nothing about him. Absolutely crazy he only received MVP votes once (1983).

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by deweyinthehall

How could I have forgotten Lou! Without a doubt he belongs.

I could also argue for Omar Vizquel - the best lifetime fielding percentage at arguably the most difficult defensive position over a 24 year career HAS to count for something.

If you believe the skeptics, his range wasn't that great so the number is misleading.