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An Impressive Stat About Fred McGriff's Place in Baseball History

As former slugger Fred McGriff gets set to go into the Hall of Fame on Sunday, this stat helps articulate his place in baseball history.

Brady Farkas

An Impressive Stat About Fred McGriff's Place in Baseball History
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On Sunday afternoon, Fred McGriff and Scott Rolen will become the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. 

McGriff spent 19 years in the big leagues with the Blue Jays, Padres, Braves, Rays, Cubs, and Dodgers.

He was a five-time All-Star and a three-time Silver Slugger winner who hit 493 career homers and had a lifetime batting average of .284.

He also helped the Braves win the World Series in 1995 after being acquired at the trade deadline in 1993. 

They beat the Cleveland franchise in the 1995 season. McGriff homered in his first World Series at-bat.

In advance of the Hall of Fame ceremony, several stats and figures are coming out about both players, but this one truly articulates McGriff's place in baseball history.

Per MLB Network:

Most starts batting fourth in order (since 1900)

1) Eddie Murray: 2,038

2) Honus Wagner: 1,932

3) Fred McGriff: 1,825

4) Willie McCovey: 1,607

5) Nap Lajoie: 1,553

6) Lou Gehrig: 1,537

That's pretty elite company there, as each one of those players is also in the Hall of Fame. 

McGriff's stat is even more incredible considering he was able to make that impact with multiple different teams and was able to occupy that spot with multiple different teams.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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