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Definitely a non achiever
STARTED at 2nd Base (Major) and some 54 years later still at 2nd base (Major)
At least Major Major had a reason to not get promoted
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Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three. Even among men lacking all distinction he inevitably stood out as a man lacking more distinction than all the rest, and people who met him were always impressed by how unimpressive he was.
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22
Actually, "Major" is a fairly common name in South Louisiana. The local National Guard had a NCO whose last name was "Major", and whose rank was "Sergeant Major".