Best players to never make an MLB All-Star roster: 8. Pat Burrell
Stats:
- 1,393 hits
- 292 home runs
- .253 batting average
Pat Burrell had everything a team could want in a first baseman. His batting average was solid, producing multiple seasons around a .250 connection rate at the plate. He was also a home run machine. Not only did he end his career with 292 homers but in four separate seasons he pumped out over 30 a year. Twice during that span, he was responsible for over 100 RBIs.
A lack of winning can’t be held against Burrell and his zero All-Star appearance explanation. Twice in three years, Burrell and the Philadelphia Phillies, along with the San Francisco Giants, held the World Series in their hands.
Even from a historical standpoint, Burrell’s accomplishments stack up fairly decently. With 292 career homers, Burrell has a stranglehold on the 160th slot on the all-time list. He was a winner, a walking home run, an automatic RBI producer and great in the field. Yet, somehow, he finds himself on this list due to voters refusing to give him a well earned trip to the All-Star game.