Cooperstown Choices: Tony Womack

With the Hall Of Fame election announcement coming on January 9, 2012, it is time to review the ballot, go over the names, and decide who belongs in the Hall Of Fame.

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In this article, we take a look at Tony Womack

Tony Womack
Womack spent thirteen season playing primarily shortstop for seven franchises. He debuted in 1993 with the Pittsburgh Pirates and retired as a member of the Chicago Cubs in 2006. This is his first year on the ballot.

Year	Tm	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1993	PIT	15	24	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	.083	.185	.083	.269	-24
1994	PIT	5	12	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	.333	.429	.333	.762	102
1996	PIT	17	30	11	10	3	1	0	7	2	6	1	.333	.459	.500	.959	150
1997	PIT	155	641	85	178	26	9	6	50	60	43	109	.278	.326	.374	.700	81
1998	PIT	159	655	85	185	26	7	3	45	58	38	94	.282	.319	.357	.677	77
1999	ARI	144	614	111	170	25	10	4	41	72	52	68	.277	.332	.370	.702	77
2000	ARI	146	617	95	167	21	14	7	57	45	30	74	.271	.307	.384	.692	70
2001	ARI	125	481	66	128	19	5	3	30	28	23	54	.266	.307	.345	.652	64
2002	ARI	153	590	90	160	23	5	5	57	29	46	80	.271	.325	.353	.678	71
2003	TOT	103	349	43	79	14	4	2	22	13	9	47	.226	.251	.307	.558	40
2003	ARI	61	219	30	52	10	3	2	15	8	8	27	.237	.270	.338	.607	53
2003	COL	21	79	9	15	2	0	0	5	3	0	9	.190	.200	.215	.415	3
2003	CHC	21	51	4	12	2	1	0	2	2	1	11	.235	.250	.314	.564	46
2004	STL	145	553	91	170	22	3	5	38	26	36	60	.307	.349	.385	.735	91
2005	NYY	108	329	46	82	8	1	0	15	27	12	49	.249	.276	.280	.556	50
2006	TOT	28	68	7	18	3	0	1	5	1	8	7	.265	.342	.353	.695	77
2006	CIN	9	18	1	4	2	0	0	3	0	4	3	.222	.364	.333	.697	78
2006	CHC	19	50	6	14	1	0	1	2	1	4	4	.280	.333	.360	.693	76
13 Seasons		1303	4963	739	1353	190	59	36	368	363	308	649	.273	.317	.356	.673	72
162 Game Avg.		162	617	92	168	24	7	4	46	45	38	81	.273	.317	.356	.673	72
		G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
ARI (5 yrs)		629	2521	392	677	98	37	21	200	182	159	303	.269	.314	.362	.676	69
PIT (5 yrs)		351	1362	190	379	55	17	9	103	122	92	210	.278	.325	.363	.688	79
CHC (2 yrs)		40	101	10	26	3	1	1	4	3	5	15	.257	.292	.337	.629	61
COL (1 yr)		21	79	9	15	2	0	0	5	3	0	9	.190	.200	.215	.415	3
STL (1 yr)		145	553	91	170	22	3	5	38	26	36	60	.307	.349	.385	.735	91
CIN (1 yr)		9	18	1	4	2	0	0	3	0	4	3	.222	.364	.333	.697	78
NYY (1 yr)		108	329	46	82	8	1	0	15	27	12	49	.249	.276	.280	.556	50

NL (12 yrs)		1195	4634	693	1271	182	58	36	353	336	296	600	.274	.320	.362	.681	73
AL (1 yr)		108	329	46	82	8	1	0	15	27	12	49	.249	.276	.280	.556	50

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 12/30/2011.

Why He Should Get In
Womack was an All Star during his rookie campaign in 1997 and led the league in stolen bases three consecutive seasons.

Why He Should Not Get In
While Womack found himself in the right place at the right time a few times in his career, he was a bit player for most of those franchises. His numbers are low, even his 363 stolen bases are underwhelming for a speedy player.

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