Future Hall of Famers?

The induction of Andre Dawson into the Hall of Fame provides a new benchmark for admission:

• a career OPS+* of at least 119 and

• a career BA of at least .279

By that standard, there are 45 players (past and present) with substantial careers (at least 8,000 plate appearances) who deserve (or will deserve) membership in the Hall of Fame. Here they are, ranked by career OPS+ and then by career BA:

OPS+ rank	Player	OPS+	BA
1	Barry Bonds	181	.298
2	Frank Thomas	156	.301
3	Manny Ramirez	155	.313
4	Jeff Bagwell	149	.297
5	Edgar Martinez	147	.312
6	Alex Rodriguez	146	.303
7	Jason Giambi	143	.282
8	Vladimir Guerrero	143	.320
9	Chipper Jones	142	.306
10	Gary Sheffield	140	.292
11	Larry Walker	140	.313
12	Todd Helton	138	.324
13	Carlos Delgado	138	.280
14	Bob Johnson	138	.296
15	Will Clark	137	.303
16	Reggie Smith	137	.287
17	Sherry Magee	136	.291
18	Ken Griffey	135	.284
19	Fred McGriff	134	.284
20	Rafael Palmeiro	132	.288
21	Ken Singleton	132	.282
22	Bobby Abreu	130	.296
23	John Olerud	128	.295
24	Keith Hernandez	128	.296
25	Joe Torre	128	.297
26	Ellis Burks	126	.291
27	Bernie Williams	125	.297
28	Bobby Bonilla	124	.279
29	Rusty Staub	124	.279
30	Bob Elliott	124	.289
31	Jimmy Ryan	124	.308
32	Jeff Kent	123	.290
33	Tim Raines	123	.294
34	Cesar Cedeno	123	.285
35	Hal McRae	122	.290
36	Ed Konetchy	122	.281
37	Dave Parker	121	.290
38	Al Oliver	121	.303
39	George Van Haltren	121	.316
40	Harold Baines	120	.289
41	Paul O'Neill	120	.288
42	Jose Cruz	120	.284
43	Derek Jeter	119	.314
44	Mark Grace	119	.303
45	Stan Hack	119	.301

BA rank	Player	OPS+	BA
1	Todd Helton	138	.324
2	Vladimir Guerrero	143	.320
3	George Van Haltren	121	.316
4	Derek Jeter	119	.314
5	Manny Ramirez	155	.313
6	Larry Walker	140	.313
7	Edgar Martinez	147	.312
8	Jimmy Ryan	124	.308
9	Chipper Jones	142	.306
10	Alex Rodriguez	146	.303
11	Will Clark	137	.303
12	Al Oliver	121	.303
13	Mark Grace	119	.303
14	Frank Thomas	156	.301
15	Stan Hack	119	.301
16	Barry Bonds	181	.298
17	Jeff Bagwell	149	.297
18	Joe Torre	128	.297
19	Bernie Williams	125	.297
20	Bob Johnson	138	.296
21	Bobby Abreu	130	.296
22	Keith Hernandez	128	.296
23	John Olerud	128	.295
24	Tim Raines	123	.294
25	Gary Sheffield	140	.292
26	Sherry Magee	136	.291
27	Ellis Burks	126	.291
28	Jeff Kent	123	.290
29	Hal McRae	122	.290
30	Dave Parker	121	.290
31	Bob Elliott	124	.289
32	Harold Baines	120	.289
33	Rafael Palmeiro	132	.288
34	Paul O'Neill	120	.288
35	Reggie Smith	137	.287
36	Cesar Cedeno	123	.285
37	Ken Griffey	135	.284
38	Fred McGriff	134	.284
39	Jose Cruz	120	.284
40	Jason Giambi	143	.282
41	Ken Singleton	132	.282
42	Ed Konetchy	122	.281
43	Carlos Delgado	138	.280
44	Bobby Bonilla	124	.279
45	Rusty Staub	124	.279

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* OPS+ is on-base percentage plus slugging average (OPS) adjusted for where and when a batter compiled his statistics.

Statistics derived from the Play Index at Baseball-Reference.com.