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Beltran qualifies to me. His totals over a long career are impressive. 1,582 runs, 1,587 RBI. 312 SB, only 49 CS. 100 RS or better=7 times. 100+ RBI=8 times. 8-time all star. Led league in OF assists 4 times, putouts twice, and twice in DPs. 565 doubles, 78 triples, 435 HRs. 2X silver slugger, 3x Gold Glove. His career WAR is 70.1. His first 3 comps on similarity scores: Dawson, Billy Williams and Al Kaline.
Rolen’s numbers are somewhat similar (though he’s a few hundred behind in R/RBI). He has the exact same WAR as Beltran. He also has only 1 HoF comp on his list: Santo at #7. The player Rolen is most like is Matt Holliday.
I’m not sure why Rolen would be considered better, to be honest. He has 8 gold gloves. But, according to the numbers, Beltran is just as good, if not better. Carlos actually meets the HoF standards, according baseball reference. Rolen doesn’t. I’m not sure why anyone thinks Rolen is “obvious” and Beltran isn’t. Look at the numbers. I’m guessing it’s more about the 2017 Astros than his actual performance.