<iframe src="http://www.fangraphs.com/graphframe.aspx?config=0&static=632202&type=graphs w&num=2&h=450&w=450&players=548,432" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" height="450" width = "450" style="border:1px solid black;"></iframe><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;">Source: <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/graphsw.aspx?players=548,432&wg=2">FanGraphs</a> -- <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=432&position=1B">Todd Helton</a>, <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=548&position=1B">Lance Berkman</a></span>
<iframe src="http://www.fangraphs.com/graphframe.aspx?config=0&static=632217&type=graphs w&num=1&h=450&w=450&players=432,548" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" height="450" width = "450" style="border:1px solid black;"></iframe><br /><span style="font-size:9pt;">Source: <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/graphsw.aspx?players=432,548&wg=1">FanGraphs</a> -- <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=432&position=1B">Todd Helton</a>, <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=548&position=1B">Lance Berkman</a></span>
Yeah, I'd say they're pretty similar. Both were very good, very patient hitters who played in hitter-friendly parks for most of their careers. The differences wash out: Helton's offensive rate stats (park-adjusted) are somewhat worse than Berkman's, but he's accumulated 1500 more PAs. Berkman has a much worse glove, but he's played tougher defensive positions.
Given how over-represented 1B and the corner outfield positions are already in the HOF, I'd lean toward no on both of them.
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