Wally Joyner - First Baseman

California/Anaheim Angels 1986-1991, 2001

Kansas City Royals 1992-1995

San Diego Padres 1996-1999

Atlanta Braves 2000

Awards

None

All-Star Selections: 1 (1986)

League Leader

None of note

Career Ranks

None of note

Hall of Fame Stats

Gray Ink: Batting - 16 (1106) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)

HOF Standards: Batting - 24.9 (482) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)

HOF Monitor: Batting - 27.5 (603) (Likely HOFer > 100)

Similar Batters in HOF: None

Top 10 Similar Batters: Hal McRae, Jeff Conine, Chris Chambliss, Keith Hernandez, Cecil Cooper, Don Mattingly, Felipe Alou, Ken Singleton, Dusty Baker, George Hendrick

Year-by-Year Win Shares & Wins Above Replacement Leven (WARP3)

1986: 21/7.5

1987: 22/8.4

1988: 22/7.7

1989: 19/6.9

1990: 9/2.6

1991: 25/8.2

1992: 14/4.7

1993: 17/7.3

1994: 11/5.0

1995: 18/6.9

1996: 16/4.1

1997: 21/5.2

1998: 22/3.9

1999: 7/2.4

2000: 7/1.0

2001: 2/0.6

Career Win Shares: 253

Career WARP3: 82.3

Would he get my vote?

No. I'm exercising my one year, steroid user boycott when it comes to Joyner...okay maybe not. Nice little hitter but "nice little hitter" isn't a ringing endorsement for a first baseman let alone one who played in the era Joyner did. Great start to his career and I have faint memories after Mark McGwire's horrific 1991 season of A's fans hoping they would sign Joyner as a free agent and release McGwire. Good thing team's typically don't listen to their fans.