I-70 Baseball Exclusives Cooperstown Choices 2013

Cooperstown Choices: Rondell White

Bill Ivie

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 Rondell White


Rondell White
White’s career spanned 15 years and seven teams.Primarily a bench player, he was selected to an All Star roster in 2003.

Year Tm G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+
1993 MON 23 73 9 19 3 1 2 15 1 7 16 .260 .321 .411 .732 92
1994 MON 40 97 16 27 10 1 2 13 1 9 18 .278 .358 .464 .822 112
1995 MON 130 474 87 140 33 4 13 57 25 41 87 .295 .356 .464 .820 112
1996 MON 88 334 35 98 19 4 6 41 14 22 53 .293 .340 .428 .768 100
1997 MON 151 592 84 160 29 5 28 82 16 31 111 .270 .316 .478 .794 106
1998 MON 97 357 54 107 21 2 17 58 16 30 57 .300 .363 .513 .875 130
1999 MON 138 539 83 168 26 6 22 64 10 32 85 .312 .359 .505 .863 119
2000 TOT 94 357 59 111 26 0 13 61 5 33 79 .311 .374 .493 .867 115
2000 MON 75 290 52 89 24 0 11 54 5 28 67 .307 .370 .503 .873 115
2000 CHC 19 67 7 22 2 0 2 7 0 5 12 .328 .392 .448 .840 115
2001 CHC 95 323 43 99 19 1 17 50 1 26 56 .307 .371 .529 .900 134
2002 NYY 126 455 59 109 21 0 14 62 1 25 86 .240 .288 .378 .666 76
2003 TOT 137 488 62 141 23 4 22 87 1 31 79 .289 .341 .488 .829 120
2003 SDP 115 413 49 115 17 3 18 66 1 25 71 .278 .330 .465 .795 113
2003 KCR 22 75 13 26 6 1 4 21 0 6 8 .347 .400 .613 1.013 156
2004 DET 121 448 76 121 21 2 19 67 1 39 77 .270 .337 .453 .790 109
2005 DET 97 374 49 117 24 3 12 53 1 17 48 .313 .348 .489 .837 123
2006 MIN 99 337 32 83 17 1 7 38 1 11 54 .246 .276 .365 .641 66
2007 MIN 38 109 8 19 4 0 4 20 0 6 19 .174 .235 .321 .556 48
15 Yrs 1474 5357 756 1519 296 34 198 768 94 360 925 .284 .336 .462 .799 108
162 Game Avg. 162 589 83 167 33 4 22 84 10 40 102 .284 .336 .462 .799 108
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+
MON (8 yrs) 742 2756 420 808 165 23 101 384 88 200 494 .293 .348 .480 .827 113
MIN (2 yrs) 137 446 40 102 21 1 11 58 1 17 73 .229 .266 .354 .620 62
CHC (2 yrs) 114 390 50 121 21 1 19 57 1 31 68 .310 .374 .515 .890 131
DET (2 yrs) 218 822 125 238 45 5 31 120 2 56 125 .290 .342 .470 .811 115
KCR (1 yr) 22 75 13 26 6 1 4 21 0 6 8 .347 .400 .613 1.013 156
SDP (1 yr) 115 413 49 115 17 3 18 66 1 25 71 .278 .330 .465 .795 113
NYY (1 yr) 126 455 59 109 21 0 14 62 1 25 86 .240 .288 .378 .666 76
NL (10 yrs) 971 3559 519 1044 203 27 138 507 90 256 633 .293 .348 .482 .830 115
AL (6 yrs) 503 1798 237 475 93 7 60 261 4 104 292 .264 .312 .424 .736 94
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 12/12/2012.

Why He Should Get In
White was a fourth outfielder type that gave many teams depth to their roster, but was not a stand alone player that warrants Hall Of Fame consideration.

Why He Should Not Get In
His career numbers just are not at that level.  White will be remembered as a back up player that had a few good seasons.

Bill Ivie is the editor here at I-70 Baseball
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