Cooperstown Choices: Reggie Sanders

With the Hall Of Fame election announcement coming on January 9, 2013, it is time to review the ballot, go over the names, and decide who belongs in the Hall Of Fame.

There are twenty four men on the ballot for the first time this year and we will take a look at each one individually prior to official announcements. You can find all of the profiles in the I-70 Baseball Exclusives: Cooperstown Choices 2013 menu at the top of the page.

In this article, we take a look at Reggie Sanders

Reggie Sanders
Reggie’s 17-year career placed him on eight major league rosters. He was selected to the 1995 All Star Game.

Year	Tm	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1991	CIN	9	40	6	8	0	0	1	3	1	0	9	.200	.200	.275	.475	31
1992	CIN	116	385	62	104	26	6	12	36	16	48	98	.270	.356	.462	.819	127
1993	CIN	138	496	90	136	16	4	20	83	27	51	118	.274	.343	.444	.786	109
1994	CIN	107	400	66	105	20	8	17	62	21	41	114	.263	.332	.480	.812	110
1995	CIN	133	484	91	148	36	6	28	99	36	69	122	.306	.397	.579	.975	155
1996	CIN	81	287	49	72	17	1	14	33	24	44	86	.251	.353	.463	.817	114
1997	CIN	86	312	52	79	19	2	19	56	13	42	93	.253	.347	.510	.857	120
1998	CIN	135	481	83	129	18	6	14	59	20	51	137	.268	.346	.418	.764	99
1999	SDP	133	478	92	136	24	7	26	72	36	65	108	.285	.376	.527	.904	134
2000	ATL	103	340	43	79	23	1	11	37	21	32	78	.232	.302	.403	.705	76
2001	ARI	126	441	84	116	21	3	33	90	14	46	126	.263	.337	.549	.886	117
2002	SFG	140	505	75	126	23	6	23	85	18	47	121	.250	.324	.455	.779	107
2003	PIT	130	453	74	129	27	4	31	87	15	38	110	.285	.345	.567	.913	131
2004	STL	135	446	64	116	27	3	22	67	21	33	118	.260	.315	.482	.797	103
2005	STL	93	295	49	80	14	2	21	54	14	28	75	.271	.340	.546	.886	127
2006	KCR	88	325	45	80	23	1	11	49	7	28	86	.246	.304	.425	.729	86
2007	KCR	24	73	12	23	7	0	2	11	0	11	15	.315	.412	.493	.905	138
17 Yrs		1777	6241	1037	1666	341	60	305	983	304	674	1614	.267	.343	.487	.830	115
162 Game Avg.		162	569	95	152	31	5	28	90	28	61	147	.267	.343	.487	.830	115
		G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
CIN (8 yrs)		805	2885	499	781	152	33	125	431	158	346	777	.271	.353	.476	.829	118
KCR (2 yrs)		112	398	57	103	30	1	13	60	7	39	101	.259	.325	.437	.762	95
STL (2 yrs)		228	741	113	196	41	5	43	121	35	61	193	.265	.325	.507	.833	113
ARI (1 yr)		126	441	84	116	21	3	33	90	14	46	126	.263	.337	.549	.886	117
PIT (1 yr)		130	453	74	129	27	4	31	87	15	38	110	.285	.345	.567	.913	131
SFG (1 yr)		140	505	75	126	23	6	23	85	18	47	121	.250	.324	.455	.779	107
ATL (1 yr)		103	340	43	79	23	1	11	37	21	32	78	.232	.302	.403	.705	76
SDP (1 yr)		133	478	92	136	24	7	26	72	36	65	108	.285	.376	.527	.904	134

NL (15 yrs)		1665	5843	980	1563	311	59	292	923	297	635	1513	.267	.344	.491	.835	116
AL (2 yrs)		112	398	57	103	30	1	13	60	7	39	101	.259	.325	.437	.762	95

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 12/12/2012.

Why He Should Get In
Sanders was a rounded player that hit 305 home runs and stole 304 bases over the course of his career.

Why He Should Not Get In
His overall numbers fall short with less than 2,000 hits, less than 1,000 runs batted in, and less than 400 doubles. He was a good, not great, baseball player.

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