Shawn Norton
Retired
Shawn Norton
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Birthdate:
May 7, 1928 (44 y, 3 m, 23 d)
Born In:
Chicago, IL, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
2B
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/199
Entry:
1950 Draft - Round: 2, Overall: 36, Team: Hot Springs Bathers
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Rookie of the Year 1953 Oakland (PUB)
All-Star 1958 Oakland (PUB)
1956 Wetaskiwin (PUB)
1953 Oakland (PUB)
League Champ 1953 Oakland (PUB)
Silver Slugger 1956 - 2B Wetaskiwin (PUB)
1955 - 2B Wetaskiwin (PUB)
1953 - 2B Oakland (PUB)
Championship Series MVP 1966 Allentown (PUBAAA)
Rookie of the Month Aug 1953 Oakland (PUB)
Jul 1953 Oakland (PUB)
Player of the Week May 11, 1964 Oakland (PUB)
May 16, 1960 Oakland (PUB)
May 14, 1956 Wetaskiwin (PUB)
Apr 16, 1951 Old Saybrook (PUBAA)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink4
Grey Ink97
Similar Players (2B)
Player Score
Roy Griffin 893
Félix Fernández 859
Dale Buchanan 821
Brad Tate 816
Grisha Nersesiants 809
Justin Parrish 808
Edward Cobb 796
Yoon-tae Yi 794
Rich Brisebois 792
Clark Howard 788
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1957 152 7
1959 151 9
1962 146 9
Year AB Rank
1956 610 10
1957 624 8
1959 610 10
Year Hits Rank
1956 196 8
1957 198 9
1959 209 5
1960 206 7
Year TB Rank
1957 307 5
Year 2B Rank
1953 41 7
1954 45 4
1955 49 2
1956 58 1
1957 44 2
1958 38 8
1960 45 4
1963 36 9
Year 3B Rank
1953 14 2
1955 10 1
1956 14 1
1959 11 4
1961 5 10
1962 7 8
Year SB Rank
1953 34 6
1954 26 8
1955 26 9
1956 43 6
1957 38 5
1958 35 7
1959 29 6
1960 30 10
Year R Rank
1957 97 7
1960 110 4
Year SH Rank
1961 16 5
Year SF Rank
1956 9 4
1959 7 6
Year XBH Rank
1953 67 8
1955 75 10
1956 77 6
1957 67 2
1958 61 10
1960 70 8
Year Avg Rank
1953 0.340 2
1954 0.330 7
1959 0.343 6
1960 0.349 5
Year SLG Rank
1960 0.542 8
Year OPS Rank
1960 0.936 8
Year G Rank
1957 152 8
1961 154 8
1962 154 4
Year WAR Rank
1956 4.9 10
1957 5.5 8
1960 5.6 9