Cooperstown Chronicles – Mo Vaughn

Mo Vaughn was suggested by bsoxfan15, a friend of mine from the Sporting News community. I’ve decided to review his numbers and offer my opinion to his Hall of Fame worthiness.

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The Numbers
1512 Games
5532 At Bats
.293 Batting Average
861 Runs
1620 Hits
270 Doubles
10 Triples
328 Home Runs
1064 RBI
2894 Total Bases

Playoffs: 7 games, 7 hits in 31 at bats (.226), 3 runs, 2 doubles, 2 HRs, 7 RBI

Awards
1995 MVP
3 All Star Games
1 Silver Sluggers
MVP votes in six seasons

Top Ten Finishes
Batting Average – Three Times
On-base % – Four Times
Slugging % – Six Times
OPS – Six Times
Games – Twice
At Bats – Twice
Runs – Twice
Hits – Twice
Home Runs – Five Times
RBI – Twice (Led league in 1995)
Total Bases – Three Times
Walks – Twice
Extra-base Hits – Three Times
Hit by Pitch – Seven Times
Intentional Walks – Seven Times (Led league in 1994)

He’s another one with a great nickname (Hit Dog) and was one of my favorite players growing up. He had some solid years, but he just flat out doesn’t belong in the Hall of Fame. The numbers aren’t there. I don’t even need to go his inclusion in the Mitchell Report because even with steroids his numbers aren’t there.

References
Baseball-reference.com

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