Shawon Dunston - Shortstop

Chicago Cubs 1985-1995, 1997

San Francisco Giants 1996, 1998, 2001-2002

Pittsburgh Pirates 1997

Cleveland Indians 1998

St. Louis Cardinals 1999, 2000

New York Mets 1999

Awards

None

All-Star Selections: 2 (1988, 1990)

League Leader

None

Career Ranks

None of note

Best Performance

June 4, 1989 - Chicago at St. Louis

Hit two homeruns and a triple in a rout of the Cardinals.

Hall of Fame Stats

Gray Ink: Batting - 6 (1622) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)

HOF Standards: Batting - 16.9 (835) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)

HOF Monitor: Batting - 14.0 (950) (Likely HOFer > 100)

Similar Batters in HOF: None

Top 10 Similar Batters: Jim Fregosi, Juan Samuel, Terry Steinbach, Carlos Baerga, Phil Garner, Greg Gagne, Bill Freehan, Granny Hamner, Hubie Brooks, Daimon Easley

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

1985: 8/3.2

1986: 14/4.7

1987: 5/2.2

1988: 13/5.2

1989: 18/6.1

1990: 15/3.6

1991: 14/4.1

1992: 1/0.6

1993: 1/0.2

1994: 8/2.5

1995: 16/4.9

1996: 8/3.4

1997: 11/3.7

1998: 3/0.1

1999: 8/1.8

2000: 4/1.2

2001: 4/1.7

2002: 0/-0.8

Career Win Shares: 151

Career WARP3: 48.3

My Stupid Opinion

Gives Todd Stottlemyre a run for his money for the weakest player on the ballot honors. Decent player in the late 80's and early 90's but back surgery basically wiped out two seasons for him in 1992 and 1993. Had decent power for a shortstop but never saw a pitch he didn't like (.296 career OBP, 203 walks in 6276 plate appearances) and was a mediocre defensive shortstop. He lasted 18 years but the second half of his career was as a utility player and clubs loved his "veteran presence", especially the Giants.