a 19-time all-star and member of the 3000 hit club, ripken is considered one of the best shortstops and third basemen to ever play the game. at 6' 4" (1.93 m), 225 lbs. (102.27 kg), he led the way for taller, larger shortstops to be successful in that position. when voted into the national baseball hall of fame in 2007, he was a first ballot inductee with the third highest voting percentage (98.53%) in hall of fame history, behind tom seaver (98.84%) and nolan ryan (98.79%).