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Edgar Martinez gets on the ballot for the 5th time. He's been running between 32 and 37% of the Writer's votes and he isn't building momentum.
Edgar played 18 seasons with the Mariners, hitting .312/.418/.515 with 309 home runs, 514 doubles, 1261 RBI. He was on 7 All-Star teams, won 2 batting titles, 1 Roberto Clemente Award, and 5 Silver Sluggers.
He has a 62.9 career offensive WAR, good for 68th place on the all-time list.
There are lot of arguments about whether a DH belongs in the Hall. I don't see any reason DH's should be excluded, but I'm not sure that Edgar has the numbers that earn a spot.
| Year | Age | Tm | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | Pos | Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 24 | SEA | 13 | 43 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .372 | .413 | .581 | 5/D | |
| 1988 | 25 | SEA | 14 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .281 | .351 | .406 | 5 | |
| 1989 | 26 | SEA | 65 | 171 | 20 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 26 | .240 | .314 | .304 | 5 | |
| 1990 | 27 | SEA | 144 | 487 | 71 | 147 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 49 | 1 | 4 | 74 | 62 | .302 | .397 | .433 | *5/D | |
| 1991 | 28 | SEA | 150 | 544 | 98 | 167 | 35 | 1 | 14 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 72 | .307 | .405 | .452 | *5/D | |
| 1992 | 29 | SEA | 135 | 528 | 100 | 181 | 46 | 3 | 18 | 73 | 14 | 4 | 54 | 61 | .343 | .404 | .544 | 5D/3 | AS,MVP-12,SS |
| 1993 | 30 | SEA | 42 | 135 | 20 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 19 | .237 | .366 | .378 | D5 | |
| 1994 | 31 | SEA | 89 | 326 | 47 | 93 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 42 | .285 | .387 | .482 | 5D | |
| 1995 | 32 | SEA | 145 | 511 | 121 | 182 | 52 | 0 | 29 | 113 | 4 | 3 | 116 | 87 | .356 | .479 | .628 | *D/53 | AS,MVP-3,SS |
| 1996 | 33 | SEA | 139 | 499 | 121 | 163 | 52 | 2 | 26 | 103 | 3 | 3 | 123 | 84 | .327 | .464 | .595 | *D/35 | AS |
| 1997 | 34 | SEA | 155 | 542 | 104 | 179 | 35 | 1 | 28 | 108 | 2 | 4 | 119 | 86 | .330 | .456 | .554 | *D/35 | AS,MVP-14,SS |
| 1998 | 35 | SEA | 154 | 556 | 86 | 179 | 46 | 1 | 29 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 96 | .322 | .429 | .565 | *D/3 | |
| 1999 | 36 | SEA | 142 | 502 | 86 | 169 | 35 | 1 | 24 | 86 | 7 | 2 | 97 | 99 | .337 | .447 | .554 | *D/3 | |
| 2000 | 37 | SEA | 153 | 556 | 100 | 180 | 31 | 0 | 37 | 145 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 95 | .324 | .423 | .579 | *D/3 | AS,MVP-6 |
| 2001 | 38 | SEA | 132 | 470 | 80 | 144 | 40 | 1 | 23 | 116 | 4 | 1 | 93 | 90 | .306 | .423 | .543 | *D/3 | AS,MVP-16,SS |
| 2002 | 39 | SEA | 97 | 328 | 42 | 91 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 69 | .277 | .403 | .485 | D | |
| 2003 | 40 | SEA | 145 | 497 | 72 | 146 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 95 | .294 | .406 | .489 | *D | AS,SS |
| 2004 | 41 | SEA | 141 | 486 | 45 | 128 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 107 | .263 | .342 | .385 | *D/5 | |
| 18 Yrs | 2055 | 7213 | 1219 | 2247 | 514 | 15 | 309 | 1261 | 49 | 30 | 1283 | 1202 | .312 | .418 | .515 | ||||