Tim Raines’ Hall Of Fame Credentials In One Chart
It’s increasingly looking like Tim Raines is going to fall a few percentage points short of making the Hall of Fame this year.
But that doesn’t mean he’s not deserving – and we can sum it up in one simple chart:
| Rk | Player | SB | PA | From | To | Age | G | AB | R | H | Pos | Tm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ty Cobb | 897 | .512 | 13084 | 1905 | 1928 | 18-41 | 3034 | 11434 | 2246 | 4189 | .433 | .945 | *89/H73145 | DET-PHA |
| 2 | Tim Raines | 808 | .425 | 10359 | 1979 | 2002 | 19-42 | 2502 | 8872 | 1571 | 2605 | .385 | .810 | *7H8D/49 | MON-CHW-NYY-OAK-BAL-FLA |
| 3 | Eddie Collins | 741 | .429 | 12044 | 1906 | 1930 | 19-43 | 2825 | 9949 | 1821 | 3315 | .424 | .853 | *4/H69875 | PHA-CHW |
| 4 | Joe Morgan | 689 | .427 | 11329 | 1963 | 1984 | 19-40 | 2649 | 9277 | 1650 | 2517 | .392 | .819 | *4H/7D58 | HOU-CIN-SFG-PHI-OAK |
| 5 | Honus Wagner | 601 | .462 | 9640 | 1901 | 1917 | 27-43 | 2299 | 8507 | 1414 | 2766 | .392 | .853 | *63/9574H81 | PIT |
| 6 | Cesar Cedeno | 550 | .443 | 8133 | 1970 | 1986 | 19-35 | 2006 | 7310 | 1084 | 2087 | .347 | .790 | *8397H/5 | HOU-STL-CIN-LAD |
| 7 | Barry Bonds | 514 | .607 | 12606 | 1986 | 2007 | 21-42 | 2986 | 9847 | 2227 | 2935 | .444 | 1.051 | *78H/D9 | PIT-SFG |
| 8 | Paul Molitor | 504 | .448 | 12167 | 1978 | 1998 | 21-41 | 2683 | 10835 | 1782 | 3319 | .369 | .817 | D543/68H79 | MIL-TOR-MIN |
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Raines is one of just eight players to steal 500 bases while slugging .425 or better. Five of the seven others are in the Hall of Fame, while the other two are Cesar Cedeno and Barry Bonds.
Thirty-seven players have stolen 500 or more bases in MLB history – and only eight have slugged .425 or better. Raines ranks fifth in stolen bases all time, behind Hall of Famers Rickey Henderson, Lou Brock, Billy Hamilton and Ty Cobb.
So, yeah. Raines should be in the Hall of Fame.
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