c ci ▁of ▁Walker ' s ▁American ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁credentials , ▁the ▁difference ▁between ▁playing ▁in ▁Den ver ▁and ▁all ▁other ▁locations , ▁including ▁producing ▁a ▁ 9 8 - point ▁in ▁difference ▁in ▁average ▁(. 3 8 0 ▁vs . ▁. 2 8 2 ), ▁and ▁a ▁ 4 9 % ▁higher ▁home ▁run ▁rate , ▁were ▁" both ers ome ." ▁Further , ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁lon ge vity ▁kept ▁him ▁from ▁election , ▁as ▁no ▁right ▁fiel der ▁with ▁fewer ▁than ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁games ▁played ▁or ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁hits ▁has ▁been ▁selected . ▁John ▁Br att ain ▁noted ▁for ▁Baseball ▁Pro spect us ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁that ▁Walker ▁had ▁" H all ▁of ▁Fame ▁talent " ▁and ▁named ▁him ▁" am ong ▁the ▁el ite ▁National ▁League ▁out field ers , ▁Co ors ▁Field ▁or ▁not ," ▁but ▁without ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁credentials , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁lon ge vity ▁from ▁injury . ▁Br att ain ▁compared ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁failed ▁hope ful s ▁with ▁similar ▁statistics , ▁including ▁Dick ▁Allen , ▁who ▁acc ru ed ▁impress ive ▁rate ▁statistics ▁adjust ed ▁for ▁era ▁and ▁an ▁M VP ▁award . ▁However , ▁the ▁compar isons ▁only ▁extended ▁to ▁batt ing ▁accomplish ments , ▁leaving ▁out ▁defense ▁and ▁bas er unning . ▁ ▁Not ed ▁of ▁Walker ' s ▁proper ▁swing ▁balance ▁by ▁the ▁authors ▁of ▁Lau ' s ▁La ws ▁on ▁H itting ,