{"id":112486,"date":"2026-01-19T20:43:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T01:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=112486"},"modified":"2026-01-19T20:43:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T01:43:48","slug":"chase-utley-will-get-into-hall-of-fame-just-not-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/01\/19\/chase-utley-will-get-into-hall-of-fame-just-not-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Chase Utley Will Get to Cooperstown … Just Not Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good news, Phillies fans \u2026 beloved second baseman <\/span>Chase Utley<\/a><\/span> will get to the <\/span>Baseball Hall of Fame<\/span><\/a>. The bad news … it is going to have to wait another year or two. This franchise icon and 2008 World Series champion is one of the most popular Philadelphia Phillies ever. No disrespect to Tony Taylor<\/a>, Manny Trillo<\/a>, or Juan Samuel<\/a>, but <\/span>it would be hard not to call Chase the top second baseman<\/a> ever to don the red pinstripes<\/span>. Here are some auspicious harbingers why this silver fox should be getting the call to Cooperstown soon.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chase Utley Will Be a Hall of Famer…Eventually<\/h2>\n

The Numbers<\/b><\/h3>\n

In 16 MLB seasons with the Phils and Los Angeles Dodgers, Utley<\/a> put up some of the best stats ever for a primary second baseman: 259 home runs, 1,025 RBI, a 64.6 WAR, a .275 batting average, an .823 OPS, 411 doubles, and 204 HBP (<\/span>ninth all-time<\/span><\/a>). Utley\u2019s peak was 2005-2009, when he had four seasons of 28+ home runs and 100+ RBI. In 2006, he hit .309 with 203 hits (including a 35-game hitting streak). The following year, #26 hit a career-high .332 and helped lead the Phillies to their first postseason since 1993.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, there\u2019s <\/span>2008<\/span><\/a>, when he was a huge part of only the second World Series winner in Phillies history. This lefty hit three huge homers in that postseason run. Then the following year, <\/span>he tied an MLB record<\/a> with five long balls<\/span> in the <\/span>2009 Fall Classic<\/a> against the New York Yankees<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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With 50.7% of Hall of Fame ballots released publicly, here\u2019s how former Phillies are doing (@NotMrTibbs<\/a>):<\/p>\n

Chase Utley 67.9%
\nBobby Abreu 39.1%
\nCole Hamels 31.2%
\nJimmy Rollins 24.7%
\nHunter Pence 0.5%
\nHowie Kendrick 0.0%<\/p>\n

75% is needed to be elected pic.twitter.com\/KLAbNZBMMt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Phillies Tailgate (@PhilsTailgate) January 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n