Can Bruce Bochy Make it to the Baseball Hall of Fame?

There are currently 19 former Big League managers in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Recently, during the Giants visit to the White House, Larry Baer introduced Bruce Bochy as a future Hall of Fame manager. That had us thinking, does he have the credentials to receive the call from Cooperstown?

Here are some of the stats from the current Hall of Famers for the managers category, we've broken it down by "early baseball" and "modern era."

Early Baseball:

• Ned Hanlon: 3 pennants, 2 league titles
• Connie Mack: 7 pennants, 5 World Championships, 3,776 wins
• Joe McCarthy: 9 pennants, 4 World Series Championships, 2,126 wins
• Miller Huggins: 6 pennants, 2 World Championships
• Al Lopez: 2 pennants
• John McGraw: 10 pennants, 2 World Championships
• Bill McKechnie: 4 pennants, 2 World Championships
• Frank Seles: 5 pennants
• Billy Southworth: 3 pennants, 2 World Championships

Modern Era:

• Walter Alston: 7 pennants, 2 World Series Championships, 2,040 wins
• Spary Anderson: 5 pennants, 3 World Series Championships, 2,194 wins
• Whitey Herzog: 3 pennants, 2 World Series Championships, 1,281 wins
• Tommy Lasorda: 4 pennants, 2 World Series Championships, 1,599 wins
• Casey Stengel: 10 pennants, 7 World Series Championships, 1,905 wins
• Earl Weaver: 4 pennants, 1 World Series Championship, 1,480 wins
• Dick Williams: 4 pennants, 2 World Series Championships, 1,571 wins

Based on Bochy's current numbers it appears he will indeed make it to the Hall of Fame if you compare it to the members currently enshrined. Winning additional pennants and World Series will only cement his future enshrinement. In addition, it appears we are on the verge to see a surge of other managers that will also make it to Cooperstown. Here's our list ...

• Bobby Cox: 4 pennants, 1 World Series Championship, 2,149 wins
• Dusty Baker: 1 pennant, 1,644 wins (as of 8/8/13) *still active
• Joe Torre: 6 pennants, 4 World Series Championships, 2,326 wins
• Tony LaRussa: 6 pennants, 3 World Series Championships, 2,728 wins
• Jim Leyland: 3 pennants, 1 World Championship, 1,743 wins (as of 8/8/13) *still active
• Terry Francona: 2 pennants, 2 World Championships, 1,091 wins (as of 8/8/13) *still active
• Tom Kelly: 2 pennants, 2 World Championships, 1,140 wins
• Cito Gaston: 2 pennants, 2 World Championships, 894 wins
• BRUCE BOCHY: 3 PENNANTS, 2 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, 1,504 WINS (AS OF 8/8/13) *STILL ACTIVE

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