Obviously, it is hazardous to project a player at about the mid-point of his career as a Hall of Famer. Some might even call it a jinx. After all, he might turn out to be an early bloomer with a short career, or he might get injured, who knows?
But I’ve been thinking about this a while, and I’m going to step out on the plank. Of course, selection to the Hall of Fame is more art than science, but I am going to compare the early career statistics of Jose Altuve to the modern era (post 1920) Hall of Fame second basemen’s early careers and attempt to project how his career will ultimately compare.