35-year-old Travis Hafner has been in the big leagues since 2002. Since then, he has hit .280/.383/.510 with 189 home runs, 661 RBI and a 138 OPS+. He has received MVP votes three times, finishing in the top-10 twice and in the top-five once, and he has hit over 20 home runs four times, with a high of 42, and driven in over 100 runs four times as well.
Pronk has led the league in slugging percentage once, hit by pitch once and offensive winning percentage once. All-time, he is 69th in OPS, 74th in SLG, 97th in OPS+ and 94th in AB/HR and he is 10th among active players in OPS+, in the area of Adrian Gonzalez and Matt Holliday.
Statistically, he is similar to Justin Morneau, Adrian Gonzalez, Prince Fielder, Adam LaRoche, Glenn Davis, Alvin Davis, Jason Bay, Glenallen Hill, Bob Horner and Dick Stuart. He is #526 on the Fan EloRater, ahead of Manny Sanguillen, Bob Meusel and Johnny Logan, but behind Mickey Rivers, John Valentin and Luis Castillo.
Here are some career projections, using Bill James' Favorite Toy:
1446 G
5860 PA
5007 AB
745 R
1395 H
323 2B
10 3B
247 HR
862 RBI
11 SB
708 BB
1161 K
What do you think about Travis Hafner? Should he be a Hall of Famer when he retires? At his advanced age, can he still put together some iota of a Hall of Fame career?
Pronk has led the league in slugging percentage once, hit by pitch once and offensive winning percentage once. All-time, he is 69th in OPS, 74th in SLG, 97th in OPS+ and 94th in AB/HR and he is 10th among active players in OPS+, in the area of Adrian Gonzalez and Matt Holliday.
Statistically, he is similar to Justin Morneau, Adrian Gonzalez, Prince Fielder, Adam LaRoche, Glenn Davis, Alvin Davis, Jason Bay, Glenallen Hill, Bob Horner and Dick Stuart. He is #526 on the Fan EloRater, ahead of Manny Sanguillen, Bob Meusel and Johnny Logan, but behind Mickey Rivers, John Valentin and Luis Castillo.
Here are some career projections, using Bill James' Favorite Toy:
1446 G
5860 PA
5007 AB
745 R
1395 H
323 2B
10 3B
247 HR
862 RBI
11 SB
708 BB
1161 K
What do you think about Travis Hafner? Should he be a Hall of Famer when he retires? At his advanced age, can he still put together some iota of a Hall of Fame career?
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