Jeff Kent HOF
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Jeff Kent HOF
He's got some very good numbers as a second baseman, I'm good with this selection.
What say you?
What say you?
Re: Jeff Kent HOF
The bar gets lower every year. He doesn't have the counting stats or the rate stats. 123 OPS+ is not HoF worthy. 55 war is good but not great by any means. If he's in then Goldy is slam dunk first ballot as he has 65+ war and OPS+ 10 points higher.
I like a world where Goldy is borderline.
I like a world where Goldy is borderline.
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Ozziesfan41
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Re: Jeff Kent HOF
Yes he should probably be in. He’s one of the best hitting second baseman of all time and it’s also hilarious that he got in and that probably makes bonds who he had a feud with and got left out of the hall of fame even angrier
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Re: Jeff Kent HOF
Sure. Let all the juicers in.
Re: Jeff Kent HOF
Looking at numbers in Baseball Reference, it sure seems that Edmonds is more qualified for the HOF than Kent is.
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Quincy Varnish
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Re: Jeff Kent HOF
He leads all second baseman in home runs. Third all time in RBI. Fourth in OPS.ggnoobs wrote: ↑07 Dec 2025 19:20 pm The bar gets lower every year. He doesn't have the counting stats or the rate stats. 123 OPS+ is not HoF worthy. 55 war is good but not great by any means. If he's in then Goldy is slam dunk first ballot as he has 65+ war and OPS+ 10 points higher.
I like a world where Goldy is borderline.
Re: Jeff Kent HOF
However, his only black ink according to Baseball Reference is two seasons leading the NL in Sac Flies.Quincy Varnish wrote: ↑07 Dec 2025 20:15 pmHe leads all second baseman in home runs. Third all time in RBI. Fourth in OPS.ggnoobs wrote: ↑07 Dec 2025 19:20 pm The bar gets lower every year. He doesn't have the counting stats or the rate stats. 123 OPS+ is not HoF worthy. 55 war is good but not great by any means. If he's in then Goldy is slam dunk first ballot as he has 65+ war and OPS+ 10 points higher.
I like a world where Goldy is borderline.
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Ozziesfan41
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Re: Jeff Kent HOF
+1 that’s why you can’t say because the best power hitting second baseman got in then fringe hall of fame candidate 1st baseman should be inQuincy Varnish wrote: ↑07 Dec 2025 20:15 pmHe leads all second baseman in home runs. Third all time in RBI. Fourth in OPS.ggnoobs wrote: ↑07 Dec 2025 19:20 pm The bar gets lower every year. He doesn't have the counting stats or the rate stats. 123 OPS+ is not HoF worthy. 55 war is good but not great by any means. If he's in then Goldy is slam dunk first ballot as he has 65+ war and OPS+ 10 points higher.
I like a world where Goldy is borderline.
Re: Jeff Kent HOF
Please reread Quincy’s postsp25 wrote: ↑07 Dec 2025 20:27 pmHowever, his only black ink according to Baseball Reference is two seasons leading the NL in Sac Flies.Quincy Varnish wrote: ↑07 Dec 2025 20:15 pmHe leads all second baseman in home runs. Third all time in RBI. Fourth in OPS.ggnoobs wrote: ↑07 Dec 2025 19:20 pm The bar gets lower every year. He doesn't have the counting stats or the rate stats. 123 OPS+ is not HoF worthy. 55 war is good but not great by any means. If he's in then Goldy is slam dunk first ballot as he has 65+ war and OPS+ 10 points higher.
I like a world where Goldy is borderline.
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Galatians221jb1
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Re: Jeff Kent HOF
Somehow they need to fix the HOF. Have one wing for the very good players and another one for the greatest players of all time. Kent can be in the same wing as Mazeroski. Used to be 3,000 hits to get in and 400 homers with a .300 or more lifetime BA. Pitchers had to have 300 wins. At least they only let one in this year.
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Re: Jeff Kent HOF
I'm old school and I think he was a very good player but the hof should be for the elite. I really don't care what the metrics say in my opinion, and its just that, he just doesn't pass the eye test for the hof. I agree with those that say that the bar has been lowered.
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Ozziesfan41
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Re: Jeff Kent HOF
He’s the best power hitting second baseman ever to play the game and third in RBIs by second baseman I think he has a pretty high bar. You have to compare the hall of famers against others at their position1983cougar wrote: ↑07 Dec 2025 21:01 pm I'm old school and I think he was a very good player but the hof should be for the elite. I really don't care what the metrics say in my opinion, and its just that, he just doesn't pass the eye test for the hof. I agree with those that say that the bar has been lowered.
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Re: Jeff Kent HOF
No Bonds
No Clemens
JMO
No Clemens
JMO
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