You realize Jeter was a shortstop, right? That pedestrian OPS would place him 5th among the 23 shortstops currently in the Hall of Fame (not counting two Negro Leaguers). Well, he played in an era of high offense, you say? Okay, his career OPS+ of 115 would place him 9th among the Hall of Fame shortstops, ahead of, among others, Cal Riplen (113). The 115 OPS+ ties him with another apparent unworthy, Robin Yount.His OPS was a pedestrian .817.
Among this list of players, Jeter is 1st in runs (almost 200 ahead of Wagner in 2nd place), 1st in hits, 4th in doubles, 3rd in home runs, 2nd in total bases, 7th in RBIs, 8th in steals, 4th in walks, 6th in batting average, 8th in on base percentage, and 7th in slugging percentage.
Jeter never won an MVP? Only five of these guys ever did (Banks (twice), Boudrou, Larkin, Ripken (twice) and Rizzuto). Jeter had three top five finishes in the voting, topped only by Banks who had four and tied with Boudrou and Ripken. He had five top ten finishes, trailing only Reese (8!) and tied with Boudrou, Banks and Cronin.
I guess Honus Wagner would be a pretty lonely shortstop in your Hall of Fame.
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