It's Not Even Debatable: Chipper Jones Is a Surefire Hall-Of-Famer

Pondering retirement in 2010, questions have shot up about the Hall of Fame credentials of Braves third baseman Chipper Jones. That is confusing to me, because it shouldn't be a question. Chipper Jones is a lock for the Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame looks at third basemen differently than any other position. But it's clear that Jones is amongst the third basemen elite. Look at his stats in comparison to the other third basemen in the Hall of Fame:   Player AVG OBP SLG HR RBI R H SB Frank Baker .307 .363 .442 96 987 887 1,838 235 Wade Boggs .328 .415 .443 118 1,014 1,513 3,010 24 George Brett .305 .373 .487 317 1,595 1,583 3,154 201 Jimmy Collins .294 .344 .409 65 983 1,055 1,999 194 George Kell .306 .368 .414 78 870 881 2,054 51 Freddie Lindstrom .311 .351 .449 103 779 895 1,747 84 Eddie Matthews .271 .378 .509 512 1,453 1,509 2,315 68 Brooks Robinson .267 .325 .401 268 1,357 1,232 2,848 28 Mike Schmidt .267 .384 .527 548 1,595 1,506 2,234 174 Pi...