Here's Where Scott Rolen Ranks All-Time Among Hall of Famers, Third Basemen
Scott Rolen finally punched his ticket to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in January, making the cut in his sixth year on the ballot.
Rolen will be inducted in Cooperstown, New York, on Sunday alongside first baseman Fred McGriff, immortalizing his place in baseball history.
However, Rolen spent five years on the ballot before he reached the 75.0% of votes required to make the hall. Even in 2023, Rolen only narrowly exceeded the 292 votes needed for election, appearing on 297 of the 389 ballots submitted by Baseball Writers Association of America members.
Rolen made a strong case for his entry into the hall over the course of his career, which spanned from 1996 to 2012. In seven seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, six with the St. Louis Cardinals, two with the Toronto Blue Jays and four with the Cincinnati Reds, Rolen stuffed the stat sheet and won plenty of awards along the way.
Here is where Rolen ranks all-time in the biggest statistical categories – among all players, all third basemen and the exclusive list of hall of famers.
Hits: 2,077
T-249th overall
16th among third basemen
125th among hall of famers
Home Runs: 316
T-135th overall
12th among third basemen
51st among hall of famers
Doubles: 517
52nd overall
3rd among third basemen
34th among hall of famers
RBI: 1287
T-122nd overall
9th among third basemen
78th among hall of famers
AVG: .281
T-640th overall
57th among third basemen
163rd among hall of famers
OPS: .855
169th overall
18th among third basemen
84th among hall of famers
WAR: 70.1
T-102nd overall
9th among third basemen
T-58th among hall of famers
Gold Gloves: 8
T-23rd overall
4th among third basemen
T-16th among hall of famers
All-Star Game: 7
T-138th overall
T-13th among third basemen
T-94th among hall of famers
Additionally, Rolen was the 2006 World Series with the Cardinals and 1997 NL Rookie of the Year with the Phillies.
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