Bobby Bonilla - Third Baseman/Rightfielder

Chicago White Sox 1986

Pittsburgh Pirates 1986-1991

New York Mets 1992-1995, 1999

Baltimore Orioles 1995-1996

Florida Marlins 1997-1998

Los Angeles Dodgers 1998

Atlanta Braves 2000

St. Louis Cardinals 2001

Awards

1988 NL Silver Slugger - 3B

1990 NL Silver Slugger - OF

1991 NL Silver Slugger - OF

All-Star Selections: 6 (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995)

League Leader

1991: Doubles, Runs Created

Career Ranks

None of note

Hall of Fame Stats

Black Ink: Batting - 3 (499) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)

Gray Ink: Batting - 96 (229) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)

HOF Standards: Batting - 32.0 (239) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)

HOF Monitor: Batting - 64.5 (278) (Likely HOFer > 100)

Similar Batters in HOF: None

Top 10 Similar Batters: Fred Lynn, Paul O'Neill, Dal Ennis, Reggie Smith, Ken Boyer, Robin Ventura, George Hendrick, Todd Zeile, Gary Matthews, Bob Johnson

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

1986: 10/3.5

1987: 16/4.4

1988: 31/8.5

1989: 29/11.7

1990: 23/7.4

1991: 31/10.5

1992: 18/5.8

1993: 16/5.7

1994: 19/7.0

1995: 22/9.3

1996: 19/5.2

1997: 21/5.4

1998: 5/0.7

1999: 0/-0.1

2000: 6/-0.1

2001: 1/0.1

Career Win Shares: 267

Career WARP3: 85.1

Would he get my vote?

No. Solid four year peak from 1988-1991 but for me personally I consider his 1991 season to be the only year where he was among the elite players in the game. Of course cashed in on that season but could never live up to the hype coming into New York and fell far below it. Good hitter but not the cornerstone of a lineup that he was paid to be. Poor defensively regardless of the position he played.