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Hall of Fame Poll: Jeff Bagwell

Do you think that Jeff Bagwell should be in the Hall of Fame?

By Tom Dakers
Bagwell as Astros' hitting coach
Bagwell as Astros' hitting coach
Bob Levey

Jeff Bagwell is a real candidate for the Hall. He played 15 seasons with the Astros, as a first baseman. He hit 297/.408/.540 with 499 home runs, 1529 RBI, 202 stolen bases in 2150 games.

Jeff played in 4 All-Star games, was NL Rookie of the Year in 1991 and NL MVP in 1994. He has 1 Gold Glove and 3 Silver Slugger Awards. Baseball Reference has his career WAR at 71.6, which would be 47th all-time.

This is Bagwell's 4th year on the ballot, he has been getting closer each season. He was at 41.7% in 2011, 56.0% in 2012 and 59.6% last year.

There are suggestions that Bagwell used PEDs. I don't think there is any proof that he used, but he was friends with Ken Caminiti, which some think is guilt by association.

Year Age Tm G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Pos Awards
1991 23 HOU 156 554 79 163 26 4 15 82 7 4 75 116 .294 .387 .437 .824 *3 RoY-1
1992 24 HOU 162 586 87 160 34 6 18 96 10 6 84 97 .273 .368 .444 .812 *3 MVP-19
1993 25 HOU 142 535 76 171 37 4 20 88 13 4 62 73 .320 .388 .516 .903 *3 MVP-20
1994 26 HOU 110 400 104 147 32 2 39 116 15 4 65 65 .368 .451 .750 1.201 *3/9 AS,MVP-1,GG,SS
1995 27 HOU 114 448 88 130 29 0 21 87 12 5 79 102 .290 .399 .496 .894 *3 MVP-15
1996 28 HOU 162 568 111 179 48 2 31 120 21 7 135 114 .315 .451 .570 1.021 *3 AS,MVP-9
1997 29 HOU 162 566 109 162 40 2 43 135 31 10 127 122 .286 .425 .592 1.017 *3/D AS,MVP-3,SS
1998 30 HOU 147 540 124 164 33 1 34 111 19 7 109 90 .304 .424 .557 .981 *3
1999 31 HOU 162 562 143 171 35 0 42 126 30 11 149 127 .304 .454 .591 1.045 *3/D AS,MVP-2,SS
2000 32 HOU 159 590 152 183 37 1 47 132 9 6 107 116 .310 .424 .615 1.039 *3/D MVP-7
2001 33 HOU 161 600 126 173 43 4 39 130 11 3 106 135 .288 .397 .568 .966 *3 MVP-7
2002 34 HOU 158 571 94 166 33 2 31 98 7 3 101 130 .291 .401 .518 .919 *3/D
2003 35 HOU 160 605 109 168 28 2 39 100 11 4 88 119 .278 .373 .524 .897 *3 MVP-14
2004 36 HOU 156 572 104 152 29 2 27 89 6 4 96 131 .266 .377 .465 .842 *3/D
2005 37 HOU 39 100 11 25 4 0 3 19 0 0 18 21 .250 .358 .380 .738 3
15 Yrs 2150 7797 1517 2314 488 32 449 1529 202 78 1401 1558 .297 .408 .540 .948
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 11/26/2013.

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