Scott Rolen, just elected to Hall of Fame: #17 all time hitting among third basemen.

Scott Rolen

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right

6-4, 245lb (193cm, 111kg)

Born: April 4, 1975 (Age: 47-296d) in Evansville, IN us

For combined seasons, Playing in the AL or NL, Played at least 50% of games at 3B, in the regular season, requiring Plate Appearances >= 5000 and Adjusted OPS+ >= 120, sorted by descending Adjusted OPS+. https://stathead.com/tiny/oFZet

Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	From	To	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	Pos
1	Mike Schmidt	148	10062	1972	1989	22-39	2404	10062	8352	1506	2234	1219	408	59	548	1595	174	92	1507	1883	.267	.380	.527	.908	4404	*53H6/4
2	Eddie Mathews	143	10101	1952	1968	20-36	2391	10101	8537	1509	2315	1377	354	72	512	1453	68	39	1444	1487	.271	.376	.509	.885	4349	*53H7
3	Chipper Jones	141	10614	1993	2012	21-40	2499	10614	8984	1619	2726	1671	549	38	468	1623	150	46	1512	1409	.303	.401	.529	.930	4755	57H6D/9
4	George Brett	135	11625	1973	1993	20-40	2707	11625	10349	1583	3154	2035	665	137	317	1596	201	97	1096	908	.305	.369	.487	.857	5044	5D3H79/6
5	Home Run Baker	135	6677	1908	1922	22-36	1575	6677	5984	887	1838	1324	315	103	96	991	235	54	473	344	.307	.363	.442	.805	2647	*5H
6	David Wright	133	6872	2004	2018	21-35	1585	6872	5998	949	1777	1119	390	26	242	970	196	65	762	1292	.296	.376	.491	.867	2945	*5H/D6
7	Josh Donaldson	131	5667	2010	2022	24-36	1333	5667	4857	798	1285	725	282	12	266	790	40	10	703	1171	.265	.361	.492	.853	2389	5DH2/36
8	Wade Boggs	131	10740	1982	1999	24-41	2439	10740	9180	1513	3010	2253	578	61	118	1014	24	35	1412	745	.328	.415	.443	.858	4064	*5DH3/17
9	Deacon White	126	5143	1876	1889	28-41	1177	5143	4896	787	1505	1214	204	69	18	709	43		225	185	.307	.341	.388	.729	1901	52O34/1
10	Manny Machado	126	6273	2012	2022	19-29	1445	6273	5673	839	1597	984	312	18	283	853	85	34	513	1069	.282	.341	.493	.833	2794	*56DH
11	Justin Turner	126	5146	2009	2022	24-37	1393	5146	4522	652	1307	842	292	9	164	663	41	10	462	770	.289	.366	.466	.832	2109	5H4D63/17
12	Ron Santo	125	9397	1960	1974	20-34	2243	9397	8143	1138	2254	1480	365	67	342	1331	35	41	1108	1343	.277	.362	.464	.826	3779	*5D4H6/73
13	Matt Carpenter	124	5379	2011	2022	25-36	1376	5379	4531	780	1192	684	310	28	170	613	27	17	718	1107	.263	.369	.456	.825	2068	534HD97/1
14	Bob Elliott	124	8207	1939	1953	22-36	1978	8207	7141	1064	2061	1415	382	94	170	1195	60	53	967	604	.289	.375	.440	.815	3141	59H78/46
15	Nolan Arenado	124	5831	2013	2022	22-31	1384	5831	5268	803	1520	852	338	31	299	968	23	18	464	852	.289	.346	.535	.881	2817	*5DH
16	Bill Madlock	123	7372	1973	1987	22-36	1806	7372	6594	920	2008	1463	348	34	163	860	174	90	605	510	.305	.365	.442	.807	2913	54HD3
17	Scott Rolen	122	8518	1996	2012	21-37	2038	8518	7398	1211	2077	1201	517	43	316	1287	118	49	899	1410	.281	.364	.490	.855	3628	*5H
18	Ron Cey	121	8344	1971	1987	23-39	2073	8344	7162	977	1868	1203	328	21	316	1139	24	29	1012	1235	.261	.354	.445	.799	3186	*5HD/3
19	Heinie Zimmerman	121	5744	1907	1919	20-32	1456	5744	5304	695	1566	1128	275	105	58	799	175	52	242	432	.295	.331	.419	.750	2225	54H63/879
20	Evan Longoria	120	7969	2008	2022	22-36	1912	7969	7095	992	1883	1104	422	26	331	1131	58	19	707	1623	.265	.334	.472	.806	3350	*5DH/6

Yesterday it was announced that third baseman Scott Rolen was the only player elected to the Hall of Fame. Alex Rodriguez was by far the best player on the ballot, his second appearance. Alex won three AL MVP awards: one at shortstop, two at third base.

https://bbwaa.com/23-hof/#votingtable    

75% is needed for election. Rodriguez was 8th with 35.7%. Rolen: 76.3%.

2023 Hall of Fame

Player	Votes	Percent	Years on ballot
Scott Rolen	297	76.3	6
Todd Helton	281	72.2	5
Billy Wagner	265	68.1	8
Andruw Jones	226	58.1	6
Gary Sheffield	214	55	9
Carlos Beltran	181	46.5	1
Jeff Kent	181	46.5	10
Alex Rodriguez	139	35.7	2
Manny Ramirez	129	33.2	7

Hall of Fame election rules: unparalleled hypocrisy and stupidity by voters and commentators. Monday, January 23, 2023

BBWAA RULES FOR ELECTION

5. Voting: Voting shall be based upon the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played.

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My many posts on the Hall of Fame in reverse chronological order:

https://radicalbaseball.blogspot.com/search/label/Hall%20of%20Fame

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