NSBB HOF Ballot- Will Clark

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

WILL CLARK: 1st year on the ballot… Played 15 seasons…Finished in the top 10 in NL MVP voting in 1987 (5th), 1988 (5th), 1989 (2nd) and 1991 (4th)…Six All-Star teams (1988-92, 1994); batted .385 with three RBI and one home run in 13 ASG at-bats…Won one NL Gold Glove (1991)…Twice named first baseman on The Sporting News NL Silver Slugger team (1989 and 1991)…Ten seasons with .300-plus batting average and four seasons with .400-plus on-base percentage…Six seasons with 20-plus home runs, 15 seasons with 10-plus home runs…Four seasons with 100-plus RBI, two seasons with 100-plus runs scored…Led NL in slugging percentage once (1991), runs scored once (1989), RBI once (1988), total bases once (1991) and intentional walks once (1988)…Hit home run in first minor league at-bat and first major league at-bat: both were on the first swing…Led NL first basemen in double plays five times (1987-88, 1990-92) and total chances three times (1988-90)…Led AL first basemen in total chances once (1994)…Three League Division Series (1996, 1998, 2000): batted .154 with one home run and four RBI in 39 LDS at-bats…Three NL Championship Series (1987, 1989, 2000): batted .468 with four home runs and 12 RBI in 62 LCS at-bats…Holds career NLCS record (50 or more at-bats) for highest batting average (.468) and highest slugging average (.806)…Named MVP of NLCS (1989)…One World Series (1989): batted .250 in 16 WS at-bats.

[imb]

Will Clark is the proud owner of one of my favorite stats of all time. His 1987 season when he stole 5 bases and was caught stealing 17 times. Why would you keep sending him after that.

 

Career .303/.384/.497 hitter. For me, he's in that tier below the HoF. I can't vote for a first baseman with an OPS less than 900

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Gary Gillette on Will Clark:

 

For eight rousing years as the Giants' first baseman and team leader, "The Thrill" looked like he was headed straight to Cooperstown. After his 1994 All-Star season in his first year in the AL, though, Clark's career settled comfortably into mediocrity. With 25 career Player Wins, a .303 career BA, and 1,205 RBI, Clark merits serious HOF consideration and will stay on the ballot for many years. But his failure to win any major awards and his unimpressive career home run total (284) will ultimately keep him from being bronzed.

[imb]

I dont get the part about being mediocre after 94, hell, his final season, 2000, he posted a near 1.000 ops, almost 1.100 in his 51 game stint with the Cardinals.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

He was good and went out with a bang, but I think his low power totals will be his downfall.