Is Fred McGriff in Hall of Fame?

Former American Major League first baseman Fred McGriff was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 23, 2023.

He became eligible for election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.  McGriff  finished his career with 493 home runs, missing out on the coveted 500-homer club due to the 1994-1995 work stoppage, which robbed him parts of two seasons when he was generating his best stats of his career.

He was one of the most consistent power hitters of the 1990s, averaging more than 80 runs batted in (RBI) every year from 1988 to 2002, and he was the first player since the dead-ball era to lead both leagues in home runs — the American League (AL) in 1989 and the National League (NL) in 1992.

Fred McGriff was voted the Most Valuable Player of the 1994 World Series after his pinch-hit home run in the bottom of the ninth inning levelled the score at 7-7, with the National League winning in 10 innings.

From 1989 to 1994, McGriff finished in the top 10 in votes for his league’s Most Valuable Player Award, during which time he led the major leagues in home runs. Fred McGriff currently works in the Braves’ front office as Special Assistant to Baseball Operations.