The Oakland A’s have over a half-century of history in the books, and it’s filled with star players. Several have made the Baseball Hall of Fame after long careers wearing green and gold, including Catfish Hunter, Rollie Fingers, and Reggie Jackson from the 1970s, and more recently Rickey Henderson and Dennis Eckersley.
But there’s also a long list of stars who finished right on the borderline of HOF consideration, and are now on the outside looking in. The question today is, who is the best of that group? We’re only looking at players who spent significant time in Oakland — for example, you might notice Frank Thomas and Harold Baines aren’t included in the list of HOFers in the first paragraph, after merely brief cameos with the A’s.