Jimmy Rollins had more career hits than Mickey Mantle, Ryne Sandberg and Mike Schmidt. He’s one of only four players in MLB history with a 20-20-20-20 season. Among players with 200+ home runs and 450+ stolen bases, Rollins is the only player not in the Hall of Fame whose last name isn’t Bonds.
With all that, an MVP Award and four Gold Gloves in mind, it would seem Rollins is a model Cooperstown candidate. Not to go unmentioned, he was also the emotional core of a World Series champion.
Despite those accolades, Rollins won’t sniff the 75% threshold needed to enter Cooperstown on the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot, nor should he.