on ▁Jenkins ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁Walker ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁Rock ies ▁player ▁to ▁be ▁elected . ▁ ▁He ▁created ▁a ▁sens ation ▁by ▁we aring ▁a ▁NAS C AR - style ▁S pon ge Bob ▁Square P ants '' ▁sh irt ▁during ▁the ▁video ▁inter views ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁his ▁election , ▁cit ing ▁that ▁he ▁wasn ' t ▁optim istic ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁Both ▁Amazon ▁and ▁Wal mart ▁in ▁its ▁online ▁appar atus ▁were ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁sold ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁sh irt ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁interview ▁a ired . ▁ ▁Ac com pl ish ments ▁Over ▁his ▁career , ▁Walker ▁produced ▁a ▁. 3 1 3 ▁batt ing ▁average , ▁. 4 0 0 ▁on - base ▁percentage , ▁and ▁. 5 6 5 ▁sl ug ging ▁percentage ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 4 1 ▁adjust ed ▁OP S + . ▁One ▁of ▁just ▁ 1 9 ▁hit ters ▁in ▁history ▁with ▁a ▁. 3 0 0 /. 4 0 0 /. 5 0 0 ▁batt ing ▁line ▁with ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁career ▁plate ▁appearances , ▁his ▁is ▁just ▁one ▁of ▁six ▁whose ▁care ers ▁began ▁after ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁In j uries ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁miss ▁ 3 7 5 ▁games ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁as ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 , 0 8 3 ▁of