The Mexican Adrian Gonzalez had a clean and brilliant career in the Major Leagues playing in two different decades, recently announced his retirement from the MLB. Do you have a chance to get to Hall of Fame?.
Throughout his 15 years in MLB, González played for the Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets.
He was never linked to steroid use, he was not suspended for any banned substance. Nor was he involved in legal problems or domestic violence.
Gonzalez numbers:
- .287 AVG.
- .358 OBP.
- .485 SLG.
- .843 OPS.
- 317 HR
- 997 runs scored
- 437 doubles
- 12 triples
- 2,050 hits
- 6 stolen bases
- 782 walks
- 1,401 strikeouts
- 1202 RBI
- 129 OPS+ 43.5 WAR
Playoffs:
- 34 games, 128 official at-bats, 17 runs scored, 34 hits, 3 doubles, 7 home runs, 21 RBIs, 12 BBs, 29 Ks, 266 AVG and 594 OPS.
Awards:
- 4 times gold glove
- 5 times star game
You be the judges. From the publisher’s point of view, Gonzalez had a brilliant career, but he’s not Hall of Fame worthy.