Questioning Reggie

Earlier this week, Bob Kravitz brought up a topic that I hadn't thought much about: Reggie Miller's Hall-of-Fame candidacy. Given his playoff heroics, and his status as the 14th All-Time leading scorer in NBA history, I figured that he was a lock. I might've been wrong.

For fun, judge these two players:

PLAYER A
18.2 career ppg (20.6 career playoff ppg)
3.0 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.1 apg
5-time NBA All-Star (once as a starter)
3-time All-NBA (3rd Team each time)
Finished in the MVP voting twice (13th in 2000, 16th in 1998)
Averaged 24 ppg or better game in one season
NBA All-Time leader in 3-pointers made and attemped

PLAYER B
21.5 career ppg (28.5 career playoff ppg)
6.0 rpg, 4.7 apg, 1.3 spg
7-time NBA All-Star (six starts)
Seven-time All-NBA (2X 1st Team, 3X 2nd Team, 2X 3rd Team)
Finished in the MVP voting Top 8 six times (twice finished 4th)
Averaged 24 ppg or better in seven seasons
Two NBA scoring titles

Player A is Reggie Miller. Player B is Tracy McGrady.

What the above shows is that a player's contributions have to go beyond what a sheet of paper says. Given what he did for the Pacers franchise. and his countless clutch playoff moments, I still think Reggie Miller is a Hall-of-Famer. I think most of the voters will agree with me.