Here's the place to talk about the career of:
Dan Cannon
(SP)
Accomplishments
Active Career | 2028-2044 (17 seasons) |
Landis Champ | 2037, 2038 |
Awards | 3x Nebraska |
All-Star | 13x |
Hall of Fame Metrics:
Category | Score | Avg HoF |
JAWS | 68.4 | 70 |
BLACK INK | 17 | 35 |
GRAY INK | 203 | 166 |
HoF STANDARDS | 47 | 50 |
Hof Monitor | 172 | 130 |
Hall of Fame Voting History:
Year | Score |
2045 | First Ballot |
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Dan the Man was a very good in his first seven-plus season, all with the Atlantic City Gamblers. During that time, Cannon won a strikeout title and ripped off four All-Star appearances, but an 80-75 record and 4.03 ERA had many to believe he was far from a Hall of Fame shoo-in. At age 26, Cannon was shipped to Rockville and put up an 8-6 record with a 4.67 ERA and 1.30 WHIP. Then the light went off. The popular southpaw would go on to rip off nine-straight All-Star appearances for the Pikemen, including one of the most dominating stretches in recent pitching history: From 2039-2041, Cannon went 51-23 and led in ERA (3.06; next closest was Carlos Valle at 3.30), FIP (3.08; second was Valle at 3.42), WAR (23.0; second was Hector Marquez at 20.5), and WHIP (1.09; second was Valley at 1.11), en route to three consecutive Nebraska Awards. Cannon dominated late into his career and was the cornerstone of the great Rockville teams during the 30s and early 40s.