Walker Was a Hit; Detractors Be Damned
The latest posturing against Larry Walker being given his just due and enshrined in the Hall of Fame is that he “only” had 2160 hits, and a Hall of Famer needs to have at least 3000 hits.
Hogwash. Did you realize that Walker had more hits than 51 players already enshrined in the Hall of Fame.
Well, it’s true.
| Player | Season | G | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Walker | 1989-2005 | 1988 | 2160 | 471 | 62 | 383 | 1311 | .313 | .400 | .565 |
| Billy Hamilton | 1888-1901(14) | 1578 | 2157 | 242 | 94 | 40 | 736 | .344 | .455 | .432 |
| John Ward | 1878-1894(17) | 1819 | 2151 | 231 | 96 | 26 | 867 | .283 | .320 | .347 |
| Yogi Berra | 1946-1965(19) | 2120 | 2150 | 321 | 49 | 358 | 1430 | .285 | .348 | .482 |
| Mike Piazza | 1992-2007(16) | 1912 | 2127 | 344 | 8 | 427 | 1335 | .308 | .377 | .545 |
| Duke Snider | 1947-1964(18) | 2143 | 2116 | 358 | 85 | 407 | 1333 | .295 | .380 | .540 |
| Arky Vaughan | 1932-1948(14) | 1817 | 2103 | 356 | 128 | 96 | 926 | .318 | .406 | .453 |
| Gary Carter | 1974-1992(19) | 2296 | 2092 | 371 | 31 | 324 | 1225 | 0.262 | 0.335 | 0.439 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 1954-1975(22) | 2435 | 2086 | 290 | 24 | 573 | 1584 | .256 | .376 | .509 |
| Chuck Klein | 1928-1944(17) | 1753 | 2076 | 398 | 74 | 300 | 1201 | .32 | .379 | .543 |
| George Kell | 1943-1957(15) | 1795 | 2054 | 385 | 50 | 78 | 871 | .306 | .367 | .414 |
| Johnny Bench | 1967-1983(17) | 2158 | 2048 | 381 | 24 | 389 | 1376 | .267 | .342 | .476 |
| Bobby Doerr | 1937-1951(14) | 1865 | 2042 | 381 | 89 | 223 | 1247 | .288 | .362 | .461 |
| Earl Averill | 1929-1941(13) | 1668 | 2019 | 401 | 128 | 238 | 1164 | .318 | .395 | .534 |
| Bill Mazeroski | 1956-1972(17) | 2163 | 2016 | 294 | 62 | 138 | 853 | .260 | .299 | .367 |
| Sam Thompson | 1885-1906(15) | 1405 | 2016 | 340 | 160 | 127 | 1305 | .336 | .385 | .507 |
| Johnny Mize | 1936-1953(15) | 1884 | 2011 | 367 | 83 | 359 | 1337 | .312 | .397 | .562 |
| Dave Bancroft | 1915-1930(16) | 1913 | 2004 | 320 | 77 | 32 | 591 | .279 | .355 | .358 |
| Jimmy Collins | 1895-1908(14) | 1719 | 1998 | 351 | 117 | 65 | 983 | .294 | .344 | .409 |
| Bill Dickey | 1928-1946(17) | 1789 | 1969 | 343 | 72 | 202 | 1209 | .313 | .382 | .486 |
| Gabby Hartnett | 1922-1941(20) | 1990 | 1912 | 396 | 64 | 236 | 1179 | .297 | .37 | .489 |
| Earle Combs | 1924-1935(12) | 1454 | 1866 | 309 | 154 | 58 | 632 | .325 | .397 | .462 |
| King Kelly | 1878-1893(16) | 1434 | 1853 | 359 | 102 | 69 | 950 | .313 | .367 | .438 |
| Tony Lazzeri | 1926-1939(14) | 1739 | 1840 | 334 | 115 | 178 | 1191 | .292 | .380 | .467 |
| Home Run Baker | 1908-1922(13) | 1575 | 1838 | 315 | 103 | 96 | 987 | .307 | .363 | .442 |
| Ernie Lombardi | 1931-1947(17) | 1853 | 1792 | 277 | 27 | 190 | 990 | .306 | .358 | .460 |
| Lou Boudreau | 1938-1952(15) | 1646 | 1779 | 385 | 66 | 68 | 789 | .295 | .380 | .415 |
| George Kelly | 1915-1932(16) | 1622 | 1778 | 337 | 76 | 148 | 1020 | .297 | .342 | .452 |
| Travis Jackson | 1922-1936(15) | 1656 | 1768 | 291 | 86 | 135 | 929 | .291 | .337 | .433 |
| Elmer Flick | 1898-1910(13) | 1481 | 1767 | 268 | 164 | 48 | 756 | .315 | .391 | .448 |
| Freddie Lindstrom | 1924-1936(13) | 1438 | 1747 | 301 | 81 | 103 | 779 | .311 | .351 | .449 |
| Joe Tinker | 1902-1916(15) | 1805 | 1695 | 263 | 114 | 31 | 782 | .263 | .309 | .354 |
| Rick Ferrell | 1929-1947(18) | 1884 | 1692 | 324 | 45 | 28 | 734 | .281 | .378 | .363 |
| Buck Ewing | 1880-1897(18) | 1281 | 1663 | 250 | 178 | 71 | 883 | .311 | .356 | .461 |
| Johnny Evers | 1902-1929(18) | 1784 | 1659 | 216 | 70 | 12 | 538 | .270 | .356 | .334 |
| Mickey Cochrane | 1925-1937(13) | 1482 | 1652 | 333 | 64 | 119 | 832 | .320 | .419 | .478 |
| Deacon White | 1876-1890(15) | 1299 | 1645 | 217 | 73 | 18 | 756 | .306 | .344 | .382 |
| Hank Greenberg | 1930-1947(13) | 1394 | 1628 | 379 | 71 | 331 | 1276 | .313 | .412 | .605 |
| Phil Rizzuto | 1941-1956(13) | 1661 | 1588 | 239 | 62 | 38 | 563 | .273 | .351 | .355 |
| Joe Gordon | 1938-1950(11) | 1566 | 1530 | 264 | 52 | 253 | 975 | .268 | .357 | .466 |
| Hughie Jennings | 1891-1918(17) | 1262 | 1520 | 232 | 88 | 18 | 840 | .314 | .393 | .409 |
| Jackie Robinson | 1947-1956(10) | 1382 | 1518 | 273 | 54 | 137 | 734 | .311 | .409 | .474 |
| Larry Doby | 1947-1959(13) | 1533 | 1515 | 243 | 52 | 253 | 970 | .283 | .386 | .490 |
| Tommy McCarthy | 1884-1896(13) | 1275 | 1498 | 192 | 53 | 44 | *735 | .292 | .364 | .376 |
| Ross Youngs | 1917-1926(10) | 1211 | 1491 | 236 | 93 | 42 | 592 | .322 | .399 | .441 |
| Chick Hafey | 1924-1937(13) | 1283 | 1466 | 341 | 67 | 164 | 833 | 0.317 | 0.372 | 0.526 |
| Hack Wilson | 1923-1934(12) | 1348 | 1461 | 266 | 67 | 244 | 1063 | .307 | .395 | .545 |
| Ralph Kiner | 1946-1955(10) | 1472 | 1451 | 216 | 39 | 369 | 1015 | .279 | .398 | .548 |
| Wilbert Robinson | 1886-1902(17) | 1371 | 1402 | 212 | 51 | 18 | 722 | .275 | .316 | .346 |
| Ray Schalk | 1912-1929(18) | 1760 | 1345 | 199 | 49 | 11 | 594 | .253 | .340 | .316 |
| Frank Chance | 1898-1914(17) | 1246 | 1273 | 200 | 79 | 20 | 596 | .297 | .395 | .395 |
| Roger Bresnahan | 1897-1915(17) | 1430 | 1251 | 218 | 71 | 26 | 530 | .279 | .386 | .377 |
| Roy Campanella | 1948-1957(10) | 1215 | 1161 | 178 | 18 | 242 | 856 | .276 | .360 | .500 |
| Monte Irvin | 1949-1956(8) | 764 | 731 | 97 | 31 | 99 | 443 | .293 | .383 | .475 |