HOF Profile: Harold Baines
Harold Baines - Designated Hitter/Rightfielder
Chicago White Sox 1980-1989, 1996-1997, 2000-2001
Texas Rangers 1989-1990
Oakland Athletics 1990-1992
Baltimore Orioles 1993-1995, 1997-1999, 2000
Cleveland Indians 1999
Awards
1989 AL Silver Slugger - DH
All-Star Selections: 6 (1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1999)
League Leader
1984: Slugging %
Career Ranks
Games: 17th
Hits: 39th
TB: 30th
2B: 52nd
HR: 50th
RBI: 23rd
BB: 82nd
RC: 44th
Hall of Fame Stats
Black Ink: Batting - 3 (499) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 40 (595) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 43.5 (116) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 66.5 (267) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Similar Batters in HOF: 3 (Tony Perez, Al Kaline, Billy Williams)
Other Similar Batters: Dave Parker, Rusty Staub, Andre Dawson, Dwight Evans, Chili Davis, Fred McGriff, Andres Galarraga
Year-by-Year Win Shares & Wins Above Replacement Level (WARP3)
1980: 8/1.2
1981: 10/5.3
1982: 19/6.9
1983: 20/6.2
1984: 24/9.1
1985: 25/7.8
1986: 20/7.0
1987: 13/3.7
1988: 18/4.4
1989: 18/6.3
1990: 11/4.6
1991: 22/6.5
1992: 15/3.3
1993: 15/4.9
1994: 6/3.0
1995: 11/5.3
1996: 13/5.5
1997: 12/4.1
1998: 8/2.5
1999: 15/4.6
2000: 4/1.2
2001: 0/-1.0
Career Win Shares: 307
Career WARP3: 102.4
Would he get my vote?
No. When it comes to players who spent the majority of their career not playing the field I feel they have to hit at the level an excellent first baseman to get in the HOF and Baines is no where close. Sort of like a hitting version of Tommy John in that his career counting numbers are impressive but only because he played a very long time and his peak is just not that impressive. Baines actually was a fairly decent defensive outfielder but knee problems were what forced him to become an everyday DH when he was only 28.
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