Fred for the Hall!
McGriff's Career
Stats and Highlights
A quick survey of McGriffs
career stats shows us a guy who is clearly a strong contender for Hall of Fame
enshrinement:
- He hit .287 with a .377 on-base
percentage and a .509 slugging percentage. He is 81st in career OPS (on-base+slugging)
- He ranks 26th all-time with 493
home runs and 42nd in career extra base hits
- He ranks 26th in career intentional
walks, indicating that opposing pitchers didnt want to pitch to him
Career Highlights
- He was in the top 5 in his league
in OPS and home runs every year from 1988-1994
- In 50 postseason games he hit
303/385/532 with 10 HR and 37 RBI
- He was a five-time all star and
three-time silver slugger
- He led both leagues in home runs
- McGriff is usually credited as
the sparkplug that ignited the Braves to victory in the NL West in 1993, the
the last great pennant race before the introduction of the Wild Card. McGriff
hit 310/392/612 with 19 HR and 55 RBI in 68 games with the Braves.
- The Braves won the only World
Series title of their run with McGriff at first base
All of the above are impressive in
their own right, but theyre even more impressive when considered within
the context of McGriffs career
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