MLB Hall of Fame: Every Class’ Best Player (1990s Edition)

MLB Hall of Fame: 1990s Edition

Rod Carew, 1991

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Accomplishments: 1977 AL MVP, 1967 AL Rookie of the Year, 18x All-Star, 7x batting title

Other MLB Hall of Fame inductees: Fergie Jenkins, Tony Lazzeri, Gaylord Perry, Bill Veeck (executive)

While he may not have had quite the competition of Nellie Fox as to who would win the top spot, that is primarily due to his sheer dominance at his position compared to his comrades in the 1991 class. Widely regarded as the best second baseman in history, Carew was a mainstay at the top of the Twins and Angels lineups for 19 years. With a position-record 18 all-star appearances and seven batting titles, Carew batted .350 or better in five seasons, including .388 in 1977, the same year he would win his lone MVP award.

Joe Morgan, 1990

Accomplishments: 2x MVP, 10x All-Star, 2x World Series champion, 5x Gold Glove, 1982 Silver Slugger, 1972 All-Star Game MVP

Other MLB Hall of Fame inductees: Jim Palmer

While not as stacked as the 2007 two-man class with Ripken and Gwynn, Joe Morgan and Jim Palmer ain’t too bad either. Joe Morgan, another astounding second baseman elected in the 1990s, takes the nod here. One of the most important cogs of the famous Big Red Machine in Cincinnati, Morgan won back-to-back Most Valuable Player awards in 1975 and 1976, with a pair of World Series titles coming in those very same years. He would also win a Silver Slugger in 1982, although he would have achieved a great number more if they had been given out prior to 1980 when he was in the twilight of his Hall of Fame career.