Now that Joey Votto's Major League Baseball career is officially over, there's only one question remaining: will he become the third Canadian enshrined in Baseball's Hall of Fame?
Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto stands on the field after a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Cincinnati, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. Now that Joey Votto's Major League Baseball career is officially over, there's only one question remaining: will he become the third Canadian enshrined in Baseball's Hall of Fame?
Votto finished with a .294 batting average, 2,135 career hits, 356 home runs, and 1,144 runs batted in. His career total of 1,365 walks is the most of any active player in MLB and 34th all time. In that context, Votto is the prototype for the ideal hitter, with a career .409 on-base percentage and a .920 on-base + slugging percentage. Both of those stats are top-five among active players and in the top 55 all-time.Wins Above Replacement measures a player's value in all facets of the game by deciphering how many more wins he's worth than a replacement-level player at his same position. Thenative has a 64.
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