Hall of Fame Breakdown: Shortstop

Thank you for all the birthday wishes. I got a couple of great notes—one from Bill James about the death of consolation games like the Playoff Bowl—that we’ll talk about here as the week goes on. But for now, let’s talk shortstops and the Hall of Fame!

Shortstop

Just a reminder: The percentages below are from the survey that about 4,000 of you took a couple of weeks ago. If a player doesn’t have a percentage next to him (in this case, José Reyes), that means he wasn’t included in the survey.

Fully qualified Hall of Famers (based on your vote):

None

Fringe candidates:

1. Home Run Johnson, 41.5%

2. Maury Wills, 33.3%

Admirable but not Hall of Fame careers:

1. Dave Concepción, 29.9%

2. Dick Lundy, 29.4%

3. Bill Dahlen, 24.5%

4. Nomar Garciaparra, 19.4%

5. Bert Campaneris, 17.3%

6. Mark Belanger, 12.6%

7. Jack Glasscock, 13.4%

8. Vern Stephens, 6.9%

On this year’s ballot: