It was “a beautiful thing” for Fred McGriff to be unanimously voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee. Nearly two decades after concluding an elite, consistent MLB playing career, he’s being immortalized. That bodes well for Gary Sheffield, who competed during the same era as McGriff and had a comparable (if not slightly greater) impact on the sport.
Here’s how they stack up in terms of counting stats:
- McGriff—52.6 rWAR, 56.9 fWAR, 47.2 WPA, 2,490 H, 493 HR, 1,550 RBI, 1,305 BB, 72 SB in 10,174 PA (2,460 G)
- Sheffield—60.