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Originally Posted by dashcol
First off not so sad...second off the man has 2353 strike outs in his 13 year career. I believe the only man who had more is Reggie Jackson.
However lets look at Mr. October and see why his amount of strikeouts is okay.
1702 RBI, 563 HR, 1551R, .262BA, .490 slug, 5 World Series rings
The Big Donkey (why is anyone ok with being called a donkey?)
1161 RBI, 461HR, 1092R, .238BA, .492 slug, how many rings does he have?
Plus to say he is going to be able to hit 39 home runs in one more season is a bit pushing it. He has only hit that many 6 times, the last in 2012 when he was healthier. Not going to happen, ever.
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I think its funny you leave out the stat that is Dunn's best attribute. The fact that he has walked 1,300+ times in his career and has a .365 OBP. So if Dunn stayed the same amount of time as Reggie he would have walked 500+ times more with a career higher OBP even with his .230 average.
Adam Dunn belongs in the hall of very good. I don't care what his WAR says. The guy always saw a ton of pitches, got on base at a very respectable clip, and has huge power. The strikeouts don't bother me as so many players in today's age post massive strikeout numbers. He is far from a hall of fame player, but he has had a solid career for himself.