Paul Konerko... HOF?

J.O. · Sep 26, 2013

It seems this is his last season with the White Sox and possibly in the MLB. He has had, in my opinion, a rather quiet career if you're not from Chicago, but his 433 HR, .281 avg, 2,296 hits and a bunch of AS game and a WS championship don't lie. In addition, he's a fan favorite on the south side, and I think he's pretty respected as a person among other players/the media. So, does he get in at some point?

ThoseBackPages · Sep 26, 2013

sportscardtheory · Sep 26, 2013

He's one of my favorites, but he will never make the Hall without at least 500 HRs and 1,500 RBI.

tramers · Sep 26, 2013

longbomberz · Sep 26, 2013

He's one of the greats in White Sox history, but never had the peak that would push him into the Hall. First ballot in the Hall of Very Good.

BBCgalaxee · Sep 26, 2013

I'll let Daniel answer

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matfanofold · Sep 26, 2013

He had a good enough career that the question deserves consideration, however the definitive answer is more than likely 'No'. The same can be said for Giambi so there should be no need for a thread on him now...

J.O. · Sep 26, 2013

You can't compare Konerko to Giambi. Konerko has more hits better average trails by 6 HR and is one of the few clean hitters of the steroids era...

ChasHawk · Sep 26, 2013

Hall of good for a long time.

elmalo · Sep 26, 2013

No. And thee is no way to know if he is "clean" or not.

Super Mario · Sep 26, 2013

matfanofold · Sep 26, 2013

J.O. said:
You can't compare Konerko to Giambi. Konerko has more hits better average trails by 6 HR and is one of the few clean hitters of the steroids era...

He also has fewer runs, fewer RBI, fewer walks, lower SLG, fewer doubles, and no MVP. Come to think of it you are right, Giambi is on another level and that makes Konerkos bid for consideration even lower. However when you use Baseball Refrence similar stat comparison of everybody who ever played baseball guess who is #1 on Konerkos list? Guess who is #1 on Giambis list? Go ahead, I'll wait...

Mighty Bombjack · Sep 26, 2013

I love baseball-reference.com

all I need to know from that site about Konerko is this

Black Ink 0
Gray Ink Batting - 58 (438), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Monitor Batting - 80 (242), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards Batting - 37 (200), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Lars · Sep 26, 2013

He has to have five more pretty good years to merit serious consideration - at his age, a resurgence isn't likely.

DiebytheCubs · Sep 26, 2013

Not in the HOF, but he'll probably have an autograph in the 2020 Topps Archives set

dbacksfan4life · Sep 27, 2013

No he wont. I wish beacuseheis a great player on and off the field. If you have never met him in person then you are missing out! He is a great guy to be around.

scotty216brs · Sep 27, 2013

No. He was a great player, but not in an elite category. He never led the league in anything, no MVPs, etc.

smapdi · Sep 27, 2013

Konerko's been discussed a couple times in these types of threads. I admit I dismissed him out of hand, but then took a closer look and yeah, he's in the ballpark (heehee). But if he's retiring this year, he won't make it. Even if he hung around to get to 500 HRs, that might not be enough anymore, if that's the only real thing to hang his cleats on.

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