... the case for Larry Walker.
Not so sure he makes a compelling argument here, but I'd still expect more consideration for Walker:
"Let's deal with the elephant in the room when it comes to Walker --
the 10 seasons he spent playing half of his games a mile high in Denver.
Did all of that time at Coors Field boost Walker's numbers? Absolutely.
He hit an astronomical .381/.462/.710 (1.172 OPS) in 597 career games
at Coors.
But keep two things in mind. First, most players perform better at
home. For example, Major League batters had a .739 home OPS in 2015,
compared with .704 on the road. Second, Walker still was an excellent
hitter away from his home park. During his nine full seasons with the
Rockies, he produced an .890 road OPS, and his career .865 mark is 39th
all-time among players with 1,000 road games. Griffey, a lock for
induction this year, notched an .860. And when Walker was at his
absolute best, in 1997, he hit .346/.443/.733 with 29 homers in 75 road
games, slightly better than he did at home. So no, he wasn't just a
product of altitude."
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