Frank Thomas was one of the best players of the 1990s. He won back-to-back AL MVP awards in 1993 and 1994 (the 1993 award was unanimous) and finished a close second to Jason Giambi in 2000. There's no doubt that his skills have faded somewhat since 2000, but his career numbers are still top-notch.
His career BA is .307, the 10th highest among active players. His career OBP is .427, which is 13th on teh all-time list. His career slugging % is .568 (15th all-time), his OPS is .995 (11th all-time), he has hit 448 hime runs (30th all-time), and has 1465 RBIs (48th all-time). Thomas is also the proud holder of a ton of White Sox team hitting records.
Despite these awesome career total, some baseball pundits believe he does not belong in the Hall of Fame!!! I whole-heartedly disagree with these pundits. The "Big Hurt" is one of the greatest and most patient hitters to ever play the game. He should have won 3 MVP awards; unfortunately a Giambi juiced-up on steroids stole the award from him in 2000. Thomas, on the other hand, appears to have played his entire career steroid-free. He has always been big, even in the early 90s when he was first called up to the big leagues, unlike Barry Bonds in particular. With his career averages and power numbers he should be a first ballot choice all the way.
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