Do you think adam dunn is a future hall of famer?

I would say that he is on his way. This season will be his 7th consecutive 40HR+ season. By the time he retires he could have as many as 600 hr along with a great OB% and aroun 1300RBI.

How many 600HR guys do you know of that aren't in the HoF?

Top 25 career batter's strikeouts leaders (active players thru 12-Sept-2009).

1. Jackson 2597 -- HOF

2. Thome 2307 -- active

3. Sosa 2306 -- eligible 2013

4. Galarraga 2003 -- eligible 2010

5. Canseco 1942

6. Stargell 1936 -- HOF

7. Schmidt 1883 -- HOF

8. McGriff 1882 -- eligible 2010

9. Perez 1867 -- HOF

10. Kingman 1816

11. Cameron 1774 -- active

12. Bonds 1757 -- eligible 2013

13. Biggio 1753 -- eligible 2013

14. Murphy 1748 -- on ballot

15t. Delgado 1745 -- active

15t. Griffey 1745 -- active

17. M.Ramirez 1734 -- active

18. Brock 1730 -- HOF

19. A.Rodriguez 1727 -- active

20. Mantle 1710 -- HOF

21. Killebrew 1699 -- HOF

22. C.Davis 1698

23. Dw. Evans 1697

24. Henderson 1694 -- HOF

25. Winfield 1686 -- HOF

Of 25 players, nine are in the Hall, six are active, and five have not yet come up for consideration (though some of them may encounter, ahem, other issues in their candidacies). The lesson to take away is that huge career strikeout totals are no obstruction to getting elected to the Hall, if the other performances are there.

As for a comparison to Kingman, it is to laff.

Career OBP

Kong .302

Dunn .384

And that really is quite imporant, both in what it tells us, and that many voters today have enough on the ball to pay attention to this sort of thing. Would that more fans were keeping up as well.

Dunn's career isn't finished yet, but he's generally heading in the right direction.

He definitely has a shot. Up to this point, he is a lifetime 385 OBP guy with a 523 slugging pct... There are guys in the hall right now that got by on much less. He is also 29 years old, and, I believe, in his stride. (He is having a career year, as some have mentioned)

Two things:

1. One thing that really bugs me is the Dave Kingman Comparison. Dave Kingman wasn't in the same universe as Adam Dunn. Don't believe me? Here is the line on their respective careers:

Adam Dunn: 251/385/523

Dave Kingman 236/302/478

The OBP is a laugh, as chip mentioned. But what's more incredible to me is people consider Dave Kingman a "slugger." The guy didn't even slug .500 for his career! In fact, the number is more comparable to that other mamouth slugger, Derek Jeter: SLG%: 459

Comparing Dave Kingman to Adam Dunn is like comparing apples to someone-who-is-good-at-playing-baseball.

In all seriousness I wish people would stop making this comparison, it's incredibly uninformed, and it shows that those who make it aren't paying attention.

2. The strikeouts

I have already listed Dunn's numbers twice, and don't wish to be redundant. That being said, if someone is going to produce the numbers that Dunn has, who in the world cares how he makes his outs. Are you honestly telling me that if you managed a baseball team you would trade in his run production because he strikes out too much? This argument is concentrated insanity. This year he is slugging in the 560 range. I can assure you fine folks of one thing, a guy who is going to slug 560 can make every one of his outs via strikeouts, as far as I’m concerned. Would you rather have a guy who makes more contact who dosen't produce as many runs? If so, why?offense is about run production.

3. The defense

Okay, you got me; the guy was a butcher in the outfield. However since becoming the every day first basemen in Washington, he has actually played well, and I believe the defensive worries will dissipate in time.

He's the Dave Kingman of this era.

Edit: Chip The K's Hr's low BA and the ahem "defense" played by both is close enough to warrant comparison, although Reggie Jackson may have been closer, but Dunn has yet to play on the postseason stage so I thought Kong was a better choice.

I don't think so - he's a great power hitter but his career average is pretty low and he strikes out a lot. Also, he plays 1st base, which doesn't give many opportunities to show defensive prowess.

He'll be remembered as a hell of a hitter, but not HOF material.

He needs at least 600 homers. He has never hit for average and strikes out way too much.

Not unless he hits 500 homers

LOL, hell no he doesn't deserve it. But you never know with all the mediocre players they've put in there thus far

no, way!!! He strikes out too much and eventually they will hold that against him!!

Plus this is the steroids era!!!

No