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ShareThisWhy Rickey Henderson is in the Hall of Fame
Well, here's one way of looking at it. What was Henderson famous for? Bases on balls, stolen bases, and runs scored (very often in that order.)
Here are the most career games since 1956 with at least 2 BB, 2 SB, and 2 R:
Games Link to Individual Games +-----------------+-----+-------------------------+ Rickey Henderson 49 Ind. Games Tim Raines 20 Ind. Games Joe Morgan 14 Ind. Games Davey Lopes 11 Ind. Games Ozzie Smith 9 Ind. Games Alex Cole 9 Ind. Games Lou Brock 9 Ind. Games Otis Nixon 8 Ind. Games Kenny Lofton 8 Ind. Games Chuck Knoblauch 8 Ind. Games Gary Pettis 7 Ind. Games Billy North 7 Ind. Games Lenny Dykstra 7 Ind. Games Eric Davis 7 Ind. Games Cesar Cedeno 7 Ind. Games Bobby Bonds 7 Ind. Games Barry Bonds 7 Ind. Games
The highest-ranking active players (not counting, chuckle, Barry Bonds) are Brian Roberts, Scott Podsednik, Chone Figgins, and Luis Castillo with 5, and Omar Vizquel, Hanley Ramirez, Rafael Furcal, and Bobby Abreu with 4. Methinks nobody is going to catch Henderson. Not ever.
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February 4th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Ty Cobb, Billy Hamilton, and Eddie Collins are the names who come to mind who might be in Henderson's ballpark.
February 4th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
Notice who's #2 on the list -- the second-best leadoff hitter of our generation (if not all-time), who also deserves to be in the HoF. Though miles behind Rickey, he's still almost 50% ahead of #3, nearly double #4, and more than double anyone else.
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