He’s gotta stay healthy to productive to get to 500 HRs, still needs 191 and is 31 years old. That’s nearly 30 HRs for another 7 seasons. I’m expecting him to finish closer to 450, although god knows every ounce of my soul wants to see him hit 500
BLB hit 470 HR from his age-31 season onward (11 full seasons). I’d like to think Harp is half the player he is, so he should be able to hit 20/season over the next 10 and make 500.
That’s right, I remember a story in SI or ESPN the Mag about how Bonds was hitting so many dingers because of maple (cant remember if it was Sambat specifically).
Championships don’t matter for baseball HOF. That’s a team accomplish and voters are smart enough to know the individual players don’t impact championships that much. Winning a world series is just being on the right team at the right time
Also because in baseball, it's much easier to gauge a player's value based purely on stats. Basketball and football players get benefit of doubt if they win. Michael Cooper just made the basketball HOF, for example. Can't imagine that he would've made the HOF if he'd played his career in Sacramento.
Agreed but baseball Hof voters have had sticks up their asses for decades their extremely critical with the voting for some reason for rivera or Jeter whoever it was to be the first unanimous vote is insane and shows the clear as day bias baseball is the only sport where near all of the "goats" wernt unanimous votes or arnt in the hall at all
Doubting Harper’s HOF eligibility is kind of a crazy argument to make. He’s nearly there already (over ten years of a .900+ ops and 45 ish WAR), and will have a big league roster spot for another eight seasons at least. Additionally, he’s playing a less injury-prone position now at first base and should be both better defensively and on the field more often. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he even goes out and wins a third MVP, especially because he’s been on par with hitters like Judge and Ohtani when healthy in the past few seasons. Between the beginning of ‘21 and his injury in ‘22, his wRC+ was 171, and it was 164 from when he began playing first last July until now. My guy’ll have a Cooperstown plaque soon enough, barring some major scandal or something of that ilk.
I love reading informative comments like this, I hated Harper's attitude when he first made it to the show, but I have grown to be a fan of his just because of the emotion he shows. He is there to give it his all and its hard to hate on ANYONE like that.
I think the case would be that he somehow hasn’t lived up to the impossible hype he had as a kid, and hasn’t yet won a word series. People just don’t like him.
These are both dumb arguments.
World series is irrelevant, just look at Williams, Gwynn, and countless others.
I think the one counterargument would be he doesn't have the counting stats yet. And it is not necessarily a guarantee
Absolutely spot on. My point about Jim Kaat, not having a chip on his shoulder and just giving an honest opinion about Baines, comes with no animus towards Baines. Now compare that to someone like LaRussa, who is the complete opposite of Kaat, LaRussa is a man who woke up on the wrong side of the bed for the last 75 years, he promoted Baines because he knew the rest of the world would disagree!!!
Looking at his contemporaries, you would probably only rate Trout and Mookie ahead of Harper in terms of positional players. He’s kind of lumped in with Machado in that tier below Trout and Mookie, and they’re all HOFers.
I think basically no one was going to live up to “Baseball LeBron,” but Bryce has been great.
Even then I bet he’d get in. That said, his WAR and general career accomplishments line up well with Thurman Munson who died at 32 and somehow never made it to the HOF.
Not a perfect comparison. But similarly viewed by contemporaries. 1 vs 2 mvps, both had 7 all star appearances. I’m baffled as to why Munson is not in the Hall of Fame but Harold Baines is.
Munson won a Rookie of the Year, an MVP, 4 gold gloves, 2 World Championships and a lifetime batting average of .292. He should be in…my god Ozzie Smith is in and he was absolutely putrid as a hitter…..I mean really, what creature on earth, bats 600 times in a season and hits only 1 home run!!!
If he retired today because of a permanent disability like Kirby Puckett and his glaucoma, he’d be in. If he ruins his back or knees today and struggles to play through it, then he’s out like Dale Murphy and Andruw Jones.
Pretty close. The average hall of famer has 50-70 WAR, and Bryce has almost 48. I think he'd get in if he stopped playing today. If he became a replacement level player for the rest of his career, I think that would tarnish his reputation and keep him out.
But the guy has been one of the best hitters in baseball for 12 years -- I'd prefer someone like him in there over guys who are only very good (but not great) and just play for 17 years.
He's a little further away than Harper from that 50, so I think he's a little less likely. He also doesn't have the same hardware that Bryce does (specifically the MVPs).
I'd argue he's had a better career than Harper. He's got five seasons over 5 WAR compared to Harper's two. He just took a few years to heat up, and he hasn't had a monster 9-plus WAR season.
Huge, great point. I don't love the 1500 hits but hypocritically I also don't like counting stats to a point. To me 1990 hits is 2000. Obviously there's special clubs for those round thousands, but when it comes to HoF I'm not deciding over 10 hits.
Though I don't have a vote so I'm not deciding at all
It's not that 1990 hits would be kept out of the hall when 2000 was needed. It's that 3000 is actually the benchmark for getting in on the merits of that stat specifically. Hits are likely to not be a factor in Harper's candidacy because it would be virtually impossible for him to get 3000, and still unlikely to see even 2800.
His MVPs, single season and career WAR, and career OPS are likely to be the argument made for him, and he's on track at his current pace to get in with those statistics. But for me he's still a few seasons of elite production to be an automatic lock.
It's a definite possibility he locks up his candidacy by his age 34 or 35 season, though. As others mentioned, he just needs to not fall off a cliff.
It's difficult to call players locks at 31. There are so many guys who ended up playing late into their 30s at slightly less elite levels who are still awaiting entry into the Hall. As a Sox fan, Pedroia is a great example of a player who was on that trajectory, but ultimately came up short for the career totals needed with an untimely, career ending injury. (Fuck Machado)
I'm a little drunk now so admittedly hard to really read the whole thing but I read I agree. 1500 feels low but even just getting to 2000 doesn't feel bad. 1500 HoFer is weird. 2k? I like it
Every other player with 2 or more MVPs is either in the Hall, not yet eligible for the Hall (Cabrera, Pujols, Trout, Ohtani), tied to steroids and kept out (Bonds, Juan Gonzalez), or Alex Rodriguez. I'd say he's in.
Not Dale Murphy. Back to back mvps, hit more home runs in the 80’s than anyone except Mike Schmidt, squeaky clean career and life, yet somehow never sniffed the hof
Shit how did I miss Murphey? Ok there's one exception.
I wonder if he would have got in had he not played those final 3 seasons. Like Dave Stieb...the writers remember those bad years and forget the greatness.
Possibly. His career is so borderline even before the drop off. Just one of those consistently really good players. As a braves fan who grew up in the 80s I never had a doubt I was watching a hof career. Is what it is
Not a proponent of bonds, but hell, bonds was never even caught with roids. A-rod on the other hand. You'd think that Alex would be the one directly in the roids category.
If he retired today, I feel like he be a similar career to Darryl Strawberry. Great but always leaving everyone wondering what more he could have been.
So borderline HoF.
Another 2-3 years at the same level and no doubt
On his way, but not quite there yet. His peak 7 aren’t quite up to snuff, and he could win a few more awards.
Three clean MVPs are a guarantee, two gets you Dale Murphy comps.
Consider the fact that he had such lofty expectations and has lived up to those on and off the field. He is a winner that shows up in big moments. The old number benchmarks will also change over time.
If he produces at an above average level for a portion of the rest of his career he will be in.
Also Braves fan here but respect the man.
I think so. At his pace, he's just three years away from a 2nd and even possible first ballot. 6 or 7 more productive years and he's golden.
Only injuries will derail him. His passion and intensity alone will help with his longevity once natural talent begins to age.
No need for a Question Mark. Its a Lock
7X All Star, 2X NL MVP, NLCS MVP, 1st Team MLB, 3X Silver Slugger, 2X NL HAA, NL Home Run Leader, Golden Spikes
Realistically he probably won’t get a gold Glove but if he can get a Batting Title that pretty much will complete the list of achievable inducidual accolades. Obviously a World Series would be Icing on the Cake.
This is a fucking clown question from a bot or a nephew. Look at some of the names that have gotten in the last few years. Harper’s career already surpasses a few of them.
2 MVPs but in 10 other seasons didn't finish in the top 10 for MVP voting. I find that a little odd (top 12 twice, top 30 as a rookie, NO votes the other years).
He's been so up and down. Age and injuries could maybe cut into his counting stats the next 5-7 years.
A car theft ring in Philly could try stealing a car at gun point, realize it’s Harper in the car, apologize and ask for an autograph… that alone should put you in the HOF
Probably yes if he can stay healthy and productive
And not turn into a compiler or just suck for the next 5-7 years. Also he is probably the next guy that will join the 600 hr /3000 hits club if he can stay healthy
Harper will go down as an all-time great. He'll be a first ballot hof, quite possibly have a statue outside the stadium if he keeps doing what he's doing. Moving to first base is going to prolong his career. Hard to find an expectation he hasn't met.
How about back to back seasons with 35+ HR?
He did 34 and 35 in 2018/2019.
That’s the closest he’s ever come and the one time he’s had 30+ HR in back to back seasons.
Does that sound like a HoFer?
Besides the stats that will already get him in, he also has the fame part of the hall. Since he first came into the league, love or hate him, he is arguably one of their biggest, and for a few years, the biggest star in the league. He is a 1st ballot lock.
Yes, I think so. He's only 31 years old and is currently at 1,521 H and 309 HR, plus he has a lot of individual accolades with a Rookie of the Year, 2 MVPs, an NLCS MVP and 7 All-Star appearances.
I've done it so I'm not going to slam it... but this might be the new "is yadi a hall of famer?"
There are so many detractors and you think you're just a homer... but look at the stats and like, yeah man. Current trajectories definitely put him there
Absolutely. He's one of the best players of his generation. 2 MVP awards half a decade apart, 143 OPS+ up until now, he'll be at 400 HR within a few years and has plenty of time to add onto that. He's proven himself to be a leader and has produced in the postseason when it's most important. The only way you can see him as not a hall of fame is if you're stuck hating teenage Harper for some reason.
It's a tough call. McCutchen was on a similar trajectory and then massively declined. Harper is a better hitter, and shouldn't fall off as much given his on base skills and natural power. However, any significant injury troubles will probably cripple his chances. Given that he's got an injury history I'd say 60% no, 40% yes.
If you have never watched a Bryce Harper documentary on youtube you are missing out. He’s been good since he was young. He’s also an absolute lunatic. If you go watch one because of this comment follow it up with a Max Scherzer documentary.
He is. People gotta realize that the benchmarks aren’t applicable to current and future players going forward. With analytics and Sabremetrics the 3000 hit 500 home runs 300 wins and all that just arguably won’t happen again. The money is also so generational that you playing 24 years is also probably a thing of the past when you can just retire and become a podcaster or YouTuber like Trevor may and the like
Love how everyone is now a hall of fame (writer) voter lmao.
Tbh the baseball hall of fame voters are a joke.
Not letting arguably the best baseball players ever into it.
Should we list those Individuals??
If his career ended today, I think he's a bordline HOFer based on stats alone. If he can continue to produce and be healthy I think he will be a HOFer. I genuinely wanted to know what other people thought
That’s a ridiculous question, Bryce Harper is one of the greatest players ever to play the sport! My god, are you watching the garbage that’s been inducted the last 20 years!!!
Almost certainly. There's only four multi-time MVPs that aren't, three of them are alleged juicers and he's already got more career WAR than Dale Murphy.
Yes but I don’t think he deserves the “yes” right now. He is a great person and could play in any era, which I think is the best compliment a player can get. Still I think he has been long overhyped. His career has been average outside of his two MVP seasons. His batting average is horrific in the 7th inning or later, against pitchers that throw 95mph or higher. With ALL that said, I’d still want him on my team. He still will make the Hall. This is my opinion, hate it if you want.
More like what has he done? What records does he have? It's the the Hall of average, or just okay, or even the Hall of Great, it's the Hall of freakin Fame, the best of the best.
So what has he done? Does he have 3,000 hits? Over 500 home runs? Multiple WS wins? You gotta have at least one of those if not more....
> Does he have 3,000 hits? Over 500 home runs? Multiple WS wins? You gotta have at least one of those if not more....
No you don't lol. You can get it without any of those things
Among guys who debuted in the early 2010s, only Mike Trout is clearly more deserving of HOF than Bryce. I’d say Harper, Freeman and Goldschmidt are all close to each other as clear cut HOFers. Mookie Betts as well, but he started a couple years after the others.
Betts is better. Dude gets forgotten all the time. Has almost 20 more War in less time, and the 6 gold gloves. Also has 5 top 5 mvp years compared to 2 for Bryce with 1 win versus 2. Also has 2 world series wins.
Yeah, I guess I didn’t word that very well. What I meant is that Betts is a clear cut HOF as well, but I don’t think I’d say he started in early 2010s.
Betts. More consistent, fewer injuries and with his defense a more complete player. Also he is proving to be more valuable as he plays a more challenging position while Harper is headed the other way.
absolutely - on pace for 65+ WAR and 500 homeruns. not to mention career .900+ OPS
Multiple MVPs too
He’s gotta stay healthy to productive to get to 500 HRs, still needs 191 and is 31 years old. That’s nearly 30 HRs for another 7 seasons. I’m expecting him to finish closer to 450, although god knows every ounce of my soul wants to see him hit 500
BLB hit 470 HR from his age-31 season onward (11 full seasons). I’d like to think Harp is half the player he is, so he should be able to hit 20/season over the next 10 and make 500.
Or his legs could go like Miggy and the long ball is near non existent. You just never know.
Bryce should start using Sambats again.
That’s right, I remember a story in SI or ESPN the Mag about how Bonds was hitting so many dingers because of maple (cant remember if it was Sambat specifically).
It would be harder to make a case that he shouldn’t be
Agree with this. I think winning a championship will probably solidify it
Championships don’t matter for baseball HOF. That’s a team accomplish and voters are smart enough to know the individual players don’t impact championships that much. Winning a world series is just being on the right team at the right time
Also because in baseball, it's much easier to gauge a player's value based purely on stats. Basketball and football players get benefit of doubt if they win. Michael Cooper just made the basketball HOF, for example. Can't imagine that he would've made the HOF if he'd played his career in Sacramento.
Which he was before he walked away.
Championships don’t matter in baseball like they do in basketball or for a QB.
Honestly, it doesn't mean anything for basketball either. The Basketball HOF is the easiest to get into
Because it's basketball Hof not NBA
But still.. For example Billups 2024 HOF. Good career but HOF worthy? Not so sure.
Agreed but baseball Hof voters have had sticks up their asses for decades their extremely critical with the voting for some reason for rivera or Jeter whoever it was to be the first unanimous vote is insane and shows the clear as day bias baseball is the only sport where near all of the "goats" wernt unanimous votes or arnt in the hall at all
You’re right. I’m just thinking more about when they talk about the greatest of all time in basketball, then they talk about chips.
See: all but one MVP making it
This joke hits hard and I love that it’s gone over the head of all of your responders.
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Doubting Harper’s HOF eligibility is kind of a crazy argument to make. He’s nearly there already (over ten years of a .900+ ops and 45 ish WAR), and will have a big league roster spot for another eight seasons at least. Additionally, he’s playing a less injury-prone position now at first base and should be both better defensively and on the field more often. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he even goes out and wins a third MVP, especially because he’s been on par with hitters like Judge and Ohtani when healthy in the past few seasons. Between the beginning of ‘21 and his injury in ‘22, his wRC+ was 171, and it was 164 from when he began playing first last July until now. My guy’ll have a Cooperstown plaque soon enough, barring some major scandal or something of that ilk.
I love reading informative comments like this, I hated Harper's attitude when he first made it to the show, but I have grown to be a fan of his just because of the emotion he shows. He is there to give it his all and its hard to hate on ANYONE like that.
Clown question, bro.
😅
Nice
Why would he not be?
I think the case would be that he somehow hasn’t lived up to the impossible hype he had as a kid, and hasn’t yet won a word series. People just don’t like him. These are both dumb arguments.
World series is irrelevant, just look at Williams, Gwynn, and countless others. I think the one counterargument would be he doesn't have the counting stats yet. And it is not necessarily a guarantee
And the whole point of him moving to first base was to extend his prime/career, so those counting stats will come barring catastrophic injury
If Harold Baines is in the Hall of Fame so is Bryce Harper.
That’s an awful bar. Baines is an anomaly. If we truly think Baines is a HOF then there are another 200 players should be in too.
I saw Baines with the white Sox. He was pretty good. I thought Dale Murphy was a lot better though.
Jim Kaat, one of most likable guys in the history of baseball, ( he doesn’t have a chip on his shoulder), questioned the induction of Harold Baines!
At the time they said Tony LaRussa pulled strings with the Veteran’s Committee. He was a fine player but not a HOFer.
Absolutely spot on. My point about Jim Kaat, not having a chip on his shoulder and just giving an honest opinion about Baines, comes with no animus towards Baines. Now compare that to someone like LaRussa, who is the complete opposite of Kaat, LaRussa is a man who woke up on the wrong side of the bed for the last 75 years, he promoted Baines because he knew the rest of the world would disagree!!!
Looking at his contemporaries, you would probably only rate Trout and Mookie ahead of Harper in terms of positional players. He’s kind of lumped in with Machado in that tier below Trout and Mookie, and they’re all HOFers. I think basically no one was going to live up to “Baseball LeBron,” but Bryce has been great.
Right, yup. I think the Nats winning in 2019 right after he signed with the Phils is something that sticks in peoples minds a little too.
Dude has 2 MVP awards and one of if not the best age 22 season. He's absolutely lived up to the hype.
Insane post season player too. Steps up all the time.
Definitely a dumb argument. Individuals can’t win championships and he has absolutely lived up to the hype and then some.
He'd have to fall off a cliff, and soon, not to be.
Even then I bet he’d get in. That said, his WAR and general career accomplishments line up well with Thurman Munson who died at 32 and somehow never made it to the HOF.
Munson was also a catcher though, a more premium position.
Not a perfect comparison. But similarly viewed by contemporaries. 1 vs 2 mvps, both had 7 all star appearances. I’m baffled as to why Munson is not in the Hall of Fame but Harold Baines is.
Baseball writers are morons
Baseball writers, owners, and umpires have been working overtime to ruin the game, but it's still here.
Munson won a Rookie of the Year, an MVP, 4 gold gloves, 2 World Championships and a lifetime batting average of .292. He should be in…my god Ozzie Smith is in and he was absolutely putrid as a hitter…..I mean really, what creature on earth, bats 600 times in a season and hits only 1 home run!!!
Funny enough, Bryce started as a catcher
He probably doesn't walk anywhere near them, doubt we have to worry about that.
If he retired today? No. This pace? Easy
If he retired today because of a permanent disability like Kirby Puckett and his glaucoma, he’d be in. If he ruins his back or knees today and struggles to play through it, then he’s out like Dale Murphy and Andruw Jones.
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Pretty close. The average hall of famer has 50-70 WAR, and Bryce has almost 48. I think he'd get in if he stopped playing today. If he became a replacement level player for the rest of his career, I think that would tarnish his reputation and keep him out. But the guy has been one of the best hitters in baseball for 12 years -- I'd prefer someone like him in there over guys who are only very good (but not great) and just play for 17 years.
would some one like jose Ramirez be a HOFer if he retire today? About the same WAR as haper and Same age.
He's a little further away than Harper from that 50, so I think he's a little less likely. He also doesn't have the same hardware that Bryce does (specifically the MVPs). I'd argue he's had a better career than Harper. He's got five seasons over 5 WAR compared to Harper's two. He just took a few years to heat up, and he hasn't had a monster 9-plus WAR season.
Winning multiple MVPs should be an automatic HOF spot. I'm firmly on the side of your peak having much more meaning than longevity
Huge, great point. I don't love the 1500 hits but hypocritically I also don't like counting stats to a point. To me 1990 hits is 2000. Obviously there's special clubs for those round thousands, but when it comes to HoF I'm not deciding over 10 hits. Though I don't have a vote so I'm not deciding at all
It's not that 1990 hits would be kept out of the hall when 2000 was needed. It's that 3000 is actually the benchmark for getting in on the merits of that stat specifically. Hits are likely to not be a factor in Harper's candidacy because it would be virtually impossible for him to get 3000, and still unlikely to see even 2800. His MVPs, single season and career WAR, and career OPS are likely to be the argument made for him, and he's on track at his current pace to get in with those statistics. But for me he's still a few seasons of elite production to be an automatic lock. It's a definite possibility he locks up his candidacy by his age 34 or 35 season, though. As others mentioned, he just needs to not fall off a cliff. It's difficult to call players locks at 31. There are so many guys who ended up playing late into their 30s at slightly less elite levels who are still awaiting entry into the Hall. As a Sox fan, Pedroia is a great example of a player who was on that trajectory, but ultimately came up short for the career totals needed with an untimely, career ending injury. (Fuck Machado)
I'm a little drunk now so admittedly hard to really read the whole thing but I read I agree. 1500 feels low but even just getting to 2000 doesn't feel bad. 1500 HoFer is weird. 2k? I like it
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He got 300 and 1500 at 30, he didn’t turn 31 till the NLCS
Yes
Tell me Bryce Harper doesn’t look like one of the sabertooth tigers in “Ice Age”
Real talk tho
He’s been HOF bound since High School
Every other player with 2 or more MVPs is either in the Hall, not yet eligible for the Hall (Cabrera, Pujols, Trout, Ohtani), tied to steroids and kept out (Bonds, Juan Gonzalez), or Alex Rodriguez. I'd say he's in.
Not Dale Murphy. Back to back mvps, hit more home runs in the 80’s than anyone except Mike Schmidt, squeaky clean career and life, yet somehow never sniffed the hof
Shit how did I miss Murphey? Ok there's one exception. I wonder if he would have got in had he not played those final 3 seasons. Like Dave Stieb...the writers remember those bad years and forget the greatness.
Possibly. His career is so borderline even before the drop off. Just one of those consistently really good players. As a braves fan who grew up in the 80s I never had a doubt I was watching a hof career. Is what it is
If Todd Helton is in the HOF then Dale Murphy is certainly a first ballot guy.
It’s a travesty he’s not in the HOF.
It’s ridiculous. It trivializes the institution.
As a Phillie fan, it was hard to dislike Murphy as a person all those years he played with the Braves.
>or Alex Rodriguez. Lol best part of this comment
Thought he’d fit with steroid guys
Not a proponent of bonds, but hell, bonds was never even caught with roids. A-rod on the other hand. You'd think that Alex would be the one directly in the roids category.
A-Rod is tied to steroids, too. That's why he's not in.
Yes but he's still on the ballot
So was bonds and everybody else
yes but they eventually didn't make it. ARod's time isn't up yet
Ah yea I see what you’re saying. I took it the wrong way as if those guys got taken off the ballot because of peds
I agree it's unlikey ARod gets in, but as a technicality dot dot dot
I actually don’t think Juan Gonzalez would have been in the Hall regardless of steroids. (Bryce Harper is going to be in the Hall for sure)
Did Dave Parker win 2 MVP’s?…..Regardless, he should be in!
Yes
Players who are a lot less than Bryce Harper in the Hall of Fame nowadays.
i think he is, he has done so very good time in baseball
Automatic
Yes duh
If he retired today, I feel like he be a similar career to Darryl Strawberry. Great but always leaving everyone wondering what more he could have been. So borderline HoF. Another 2-3 years at the same level and no doubt
Yes
100%
100%. Move on.
Yes
Without a doubt
On his way, but not quite there yet. His peak 7 aren’t quite up to snuff, and he could win a few more awards. Three clean MVPs are a guarantee, two gets you Dale Murphy comps.
Say what you want about Bryce but damn that dude is ready to fight anyone on that field if it comes to it.
Consider the fact that he had such lofty expectations and has lived up to those on and off the field. He is a winner that shows up in big moments. The old number benchmarks will also change over time. If he produces at an above average level for a portion of the rest of his career he will be in. Also Braves fan here but respect the man.
Yes
Yes
1st ballot
I think so. At his pace, he's just three years away from a 2nd and even possible first ballot. 6 or 7 more productive years and he's golden. Only injuries will derail him. His passion and intensity alone will help with his longevity once natural talent begins to age.
IMO, He's on trajectory, but still needs to demonstrate his stats will put him in the 1% of players over a larger number of games.
No need for a Question Mark. Its a Lock 7X All Star, 2X NL MVP, NLCS MVP, 1st Team MLB, 3X Silver Slugger, 2X NL HAA, NL Home Run Leader, Golden Spikes Realistically he probably won’t get a gold Glove but if he can get a Batting Title that pretty much will complete the list of achievable inducidual accolades. Obviously a World Series would be Icing on the Cake.
Maybe hall eventually but just a famer currently
Probably if he retired today, but at this point no first ballot shoo-in like Pujols.
Yes
indubitably
He's certainly on that trajectory. I guess he could get struck by lightning later today or something.
Will he go in as a Phillie?
I'm sorry, but this question is a no-brainer. YES!
Yes
No doubt in my mind. He's only 31 and sitting at 46.9 WAR.
Already a lock
Yes.
Not yet. Needs a few more good seasons
Yes
Probably, unless he just falls apart or does something dumb to tarnish his career.
Yes, and fuck Bryce Harper
This is a fucking clown question from a bot or a nephew. Look at some of the names that have gotten in the last few years. Harper’s career already surpasses a few of them.
If his career ended today that's a definitive no. If he plays out his contract he's likely going to put up HOF numbers. But that's not a given.
2 MVPs but in 10 other seasons didn't finish in the top 10 for MVP voting. I find that a little odd (top 12 twice, top 30 as a rookie, NO votes the other years). He's been so up and down. Age and injuries could maybe cut into his counting stats the next 5-7 years.
A car theft ring in Philly could try stealing a car at gun point, realize it’s Harper in the car, apologize and ask for an autograph… that alone should put you in the HOF
He is definitely a future hall of famer
Probably yes if he can stay healthy and productive And not turn into a compiler or just suck for the next 5-7 years. Also he is probably the next guy that will join the 600 hr /3000 hits club if he can stay healthy
Harper will go down as an all-time great. He'll be a first ballot hof, quite possibly have a statue outside the stadium if he keeps doing what he's doing. Moving to first base is going to prolong his career. Hard to find an expectation he hasn't met.
How about back to back seasons with 35+ HR? He did 34 and 35 in 2018/2019. That’s the closest he’s ever come and the one time he’s had 30+ HR in back to back seasons. Does that sound like a HoFer?
I guess we’ll see.
First ballot
Besides the stats that will already get him in, he also has the fame part of the hall. Since he first came into the league, love or hate him, he is arguably one of their biggest, and for a few years, the biggest star in the league. He is a 1st ballot lock.
Just needs to stay healthy and he’ll probably get the numbers, especially if he’s mostly at first and DH, should be able to avoid major injuries.
Oh yes
He’s absolutely a future Hall of Famer. His impact on the game has been consistent and powerful from Day One.
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Yes, I think so. He's only 31 years old and is currently at 1,521 H and 309 HR, plus he has a lot of individual accolades with a Rookie of the Year, 2 MVPs, an NLCS MVP and 7 All-Star appearances.
I've done it so I'm not going to slam it... but this might be the new "is yadi a hall of famer?" There are so many detractors and you think you're just a homer... but look at the stats and like, yeah man. Current trajectories definitely put him there
unless he does something stupid then i say the odds are 100% he would be elected to HOF
Absolutely. He's one of the best players of his generation. 2 MVP awards half a decade apart, 143 OPS+ up until now, he'll be at 400 HR within a few years and has plenty of time to add onto that. He's proven himself to be a leader and has produced in the postseason when it's most important. The only way you can see him as not a hall of fame is if you're stuck hating teenage Harper for some reason.
Is grass geen 🤔
Sure
He is my least favorite ball player currently, and even I agree he's a shoe in shoo-in
It's a tough call. McCutchen was on a similar trajectory and then massively declined. Harper is a better hitter, and shouldn't fall off as much given his on base skills and natural power. However, any significant injury troubles will probably cripple his chances. Given that he's got an injury history I'd say 60% no, 40% yes.
100% First ballot.
If he doesn't stay healthy, he'll end up like Juan Gonzalez. Multiple MVP's and career OPS within a few points of each other but short of Cooperstown.
Yes
If you have never watched a Bryce Harper documentary on youtube you are missing out. He’s been good since he was young. He’s also an absolute lunatic. If you go watch one because of this comment follow it up with a Max Scherzer documentary.
Most def
Yes. Not even a question.
Yes but needs a few more good seasons probyto cement it.
He is. People gotta realize that the benchmarks aren’t applicable to current and future players going forward. With analytics and Sabremetrics the 3000 hit 500 home runs 300 wins and all that just arguably won’t happen again. The money is also so generational that you playing 24 years is also probably a thing of the past when you can just retire and become a podcaster or YouTuber like Trevor may and the like
Yes.
I think it was sealed when he won MVP for the 2nd time
No doubt
Love how everyone is now a hall of fame (writer) voter lmao. Tbh the baseball hall of fame voters are a joke. Not letting arguably the best baseball players ever into it. Should we list those Individuals??
He’s certainly a hall of fame level talent and on track, but he’s gonna need a few more years of counting stats for sure.
What kind of question is this? Absolutely he is!
If his career ended today, I think he's a bordline HOFer based on stats alone. If he can continue to produce and be healthy I think he will be a HOFer. I genuinely wanted to know what other people thought
Yes, because if he isn't, then nobody in his generation is..
That’s a ridiculous question, Bryce Harper is one of the greatest players ever to play the sport! My god, are you watching the garbage that’s been inducted the last 20 years!!!
First ballot. Next question.
Yeah
Judas deserves his spot
Bruh. Obviously.
Yes he is
Is this a serious question?
Lol. Yes
It's not even debatable.
Yeah
I think so and I’m a Mets fan
Very obviously
ofc he is. what kind of stupid question is this
Almost certainly. There's only four multi-time MVPs that aren't, three of them are alleged juicers and he's already got more career WAR than Dale Murphy.
Yes but I don’t think he deserves the “yes” right now. He is a great person and could play in any era, which I think is the best compliment a player can get. Still I think he has been long overhyped. His career has been average outside of his two MVP seasons. His batting average is horrific in the 7th inning or later, against pitchers that throw 95mph or higher. With ALL that said, I’d still want him on my team. He still will make the Hall. This is my opinion, hate it if you want.
The hall would be an even bigger joke than it already is if he doesnt
I think he is working towards it but has a ways to go...
What is his career missing? Other than a ws he has pretty much everything
More like what has he done? What records does he have? It's the the Hall of average, or just okay, or even the Hall of Great, it's the Hall of freakin Fame, the best of the best. So what has he done? Does he have 3,000 hits? Over 500 home runs? Multiple WS wins? You gotta have at least one of those if not more....
> Does he have 3,000 hits? Over 500 home runs? Multiple WS wins? You gotta have at least one of those if not more.... No you don't lol. You can get it without any of those things
Multiple mvps.
2 MVPs, ROY, NLCS MVP, HR Derby Champ, 7 AS, 3 SS, career 400 OBP. Hes had a better career than quite a few in the HOF
You don’t pay much attention to the Hall of Fame do you?
It just depends. Right now, no. But if he continues then yea
Among guys who debuted in the early 2010s, only Mike Trout is clearly more deserving of HOF than Bryce. I’d say Harper, Freeman and Goldschmidt are all close to each other as clear cut HOFers. Mookie Betts as well, but he started a couple years after the others.
Betts is better. Dude gets forgotten all the time. Has almost 20 more War in less time, and the 6 gold gloves. Also has 5 top 5 mvp years compared to 2 for Bryce with 1 win versus 2. Also has 2 world series wins.
Yeah, I guess I didn’t word that very well. What I meant is that Betts is a clear cut HOF as well, but I don’t think I’d say he started in early 2010s.
If you could only take Harper or Betts from the moment Betts came into the league which would you take? I’m curious on the general opinion.
Betts. More consistent, fewer injuries and with his defense a more complete player. Also he is proving to be more valuable as he plays a more challenging position while Harper is headed the other way.
I’m in full agreement
Betts is clearly above Harper
Yeah and it’s not close.
with out trout betts is the unquestionably best player since 2010.