Almost 2600 hits and a .298 average are solid , but i’m not so sure he’ll make it.

To his credit, he has 3 All-Star Games, 1 A.S. MVP (90), 5 Silver Sluggers and 1 AL Batting Crown.

Baseball-reference.com has two indexes for HOF Credentials and he falls short on both.

At this point, he’s more known for his age than his accomplishments, so in some ways his recent years might be helping his chances popularity-wise. However, to some voters, he might be tarnishing his chances by being known as a player that doesn’t know when to quit, even though his numbers have been pretty solid up until this season.