Andre Dawson - Outfielder

 

Montreal Expos 1976-1986

Chicago Cubs 1987-1992

Boston Red Sox 1993-1994

Florida Marlins 1995-1996

 

6th year on the ballot

 

Past HOF Voting Results

2002: 45.34%

2003: 50.00%

2004: 50.00%

2005: 52.32%

2006: 60.96%

 

Awards

1977 NL Rookie of the Year

1980 NL Gold Glove - OF

1980 NL Silver Slugger - OF

1981 NL Gold Glove - OF

1981 NL Silver Slugger - OF

1982 NL Gold Glove - OF

1983 NL Gold Glove - OF

1983 NL Silver Slugger - OF

1984 NL Gold Glove - OF

1985 NL Gold Glove - OF

1987 NL MVP

1987 NL Gold Glove - OF

1987 NL Silver Slugger - OF

1988 NL Gold Glove - OF

 

All-Star Selections: 8 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991)

 

League Leader

1983: Hits, Total Bases

1987: Homeruns, RBI, Total Bases

 

Career Ranks

Games: 32nd

Hits: 45th

Runs: 85th

HR: 35th

RBI: 29th

2B: 42nd

TB: 24th

RC: 64th

 

Hall of Fame Stats

 

Black Ink: Batting - 11 (204) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)

Gray Ink: Batting - 164 (68) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)

HOF Standards: Batting - 43.7 (115) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)

HOF Monitor: Batting - 118.0 (118) (Likely HOFer > 100)

 

Similar Batters in HOF: 5 (Billy Williams, Tony Perez, Al Kaline, Ernie Banks, Dave Winfield)

Other Similar Batters: Dave Parker, Harold Baines, Dwight Evans, Vada Pinson, Fred McGriff

 

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

 

1976: 1/0.4

1977: 18/5.8

1978: 21/6.0

1979: 24/5.6

1980: 29/9.1

1981: 25/10.7

1982: 26/9.1

1983: 28/8.0

1984: 12/4.9

1985: 16/4.0

1986: 16/4.8

1987: 20/7.2

1988: 19/7.9

1989: 13/4.8

1990: 22/6.4

1991: 20/5.4

1992: 16/6.4

1993: 7/2.1

1994: 1/0.7

1995: 4/0.2

1996: 2/0.0

 

Career Win Shares: 340

Career WARP3: 109.5

 

Would he get my vote?

 

No. Maybe I'm just too tough on outfielders as I've gone through about five of them on this ballot that I was just underwhelmed enough by them that I can't give them a vote. Dawson is the one I did the most waffling on due to defensive brilliance early in his career although his last three or four Gold Gloves were purely reputation awards. Part of the argument for him seems to be that if he hadn't his knees destroyed by the awful Olympic Stadium turf he would have reached several major career milestones which I wouldn't necessarily disagree with. But injuries and the enviroment you play in are part of the game so I can't really justify giving Dawson a bonus for what he might have done had he played on grass his whole career. I'm just not completely blown away by his peak and unimpressed by his career after age 28. Has received solid support though and if he ever does get in hopefully the HOF does the right thing and has him wear an Expos cap.