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