This excludes any pitcher still on the mound today, and those like Greg Maddux who are retired but not yet eligble. Probably not. He was consistently excellent, winning between 15-20 games five consecutive years, and striking out between 219-258 batters for six consecutive years. His last year of allowing fewer hits than innings pitched was 81. Jim McCormick was the first Scottish born major league player. One pitched in New York, one pitched in the Midwest. Im struck again by the level of parity in this survey after Clemens. He was never comfortable in Cincinnati, often being booed even though the trade was not his fault. Thisresearch should give us a framework to look within for our best pitchers not in the HOF. In Cleveland he won 25 or more games four times, and 40 games twice. Before the '66 season, Pappas was sent to Cincinnati for Frank Robinson in a very unpopular trade. Pappas deserves recognition for his accomplishments, even if it is just to clear his name from the fall out of a trade for which he was never responsible. Sabathia is at 3.5 right now. Bruce Sutter, a Hall of Fame reliever and 1979 Cy Young winner, has died at the age of 69. I will be presenting the results here of the survey over the next week or so, going position by position. But whos the second best relief pitcher ever? In the 1970s, the closer was the pitcher that would enter the game with the bases loaded in the sixth inning and try to work out of a jam and then sometimes finish the game. The Best MLB Player at Every Position Rejected by Hall of Fame Joel Reuter January 27, 2021 Focus on Sport/Getty Images The 2021 MLB Hall of Fame voting results were released Tuesday evening,. Wagner had three of them, and they came in three consecutive years (1997, 1998, and 1999). He was arguably as good a pitcher as Whitey Ford. The most significant threads arose as I looked at these pitchers one at a time and then together as a group. It took the veterans committee some 90 years to find and induct Vic Willis. Blyleven had tremendous stuff on the ball: fastball, curve and change-up. No one has a legitimate argument to surpass Rivera, who made 13 All-Star teams, holds the highest adjusted ERA (205) in baseball history, and was a key component in the New York Yankees dynasty. Walters spent his developing years struggling in Philadelphias bandbox of a stadium. By adubbdubb Plays - /5 - RATE QUIZ MORE INFO Classic Best Score? He was the Sporting News Pitcher of the Year in 56 and 57, and narrowly missed the award in 53 and 55, finishing second. After an off year in 1916 he was sent to the minor leagues to work out his problems. 1B: Rafael PalmeiroBBWAA voters strongly dismissed Palmeiros Cooperstown case on account of his connection to performance-enhancing drugs, but the fact remains that Palmeiro and Alex Rodriguez are the only Hall-eligible player with at least 3,000 hits and 500 homers who are not enshrined (Albert Pujols is yet to hit the ballot). Not every pitcher on this list should necessarily be in the HOF, but all of them could have been selected and voted in with the proper attention and support without any change in the historical standards that have been set. He was the second great Latin pitcher, following Juan Marichal. Tom Glavine 1987-2002, 2008 (63.6 WAR) Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images. Honorable mention: John Franco, Sparky Lyle, Tug McGraw, Randy Myers, Kelly's all-time non-HOF team (as of 2023), C: Bill Freehan1B: Rafael Palmeiro2B: Lou Whitaker3B: Dick AllenSS: Alex RodriguezLF: Barry BondsCF: Carlos BeltrnRF: Shoeless Joe JacksonDH: Hal McRae---R-H SP: Roger ClemensL-H SP: Johan SantanaR-H RP: Dan QuisenberryL-H RP: Billy Wagner, rightfully taken home the 2005 AL Cy Young Award. The strikeout record was being broken. He had exceptionally large hands which helped with gripping and releasing the ball with greater spinning revolutions on its way to the plate. Honorable mention: Pete Rose, Manny Ramirez. Three times in his career he led the AL in saves, four times he finished top five in the Cy Young award voting, and he had a 2.63 career World Series ERA. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. He was the first player to wear glasses while he played. Since the advent of the live ball in 1921, only four pitchers have 60 shutouts: Warren Spahn, Nolan Ryan, Tom Seaver, and Bert Blyleven. Reulbach used a high leg kick, a la Juan Marichal, to hide the delivery of the best curve ball of his generation. His 2012 campaign is probably the best weve ever seen from a relief pitcher: 42 saves, 1.01 ERA, 116 strikeouts to just 36 baserunners allowed, and a 0.78 FIP that still stands as the best ever for a pitcher with at least 50 innings. 5) Billy Pierce (1945-1964) (3.27 ERA; ERA+ 119; 38 SHO; 3,306 IP/ 2,989 H/ 8.1 H/9; 1,999 K/ 1178 BB/ 1.70 ratio; 1.260 WHIP). King Kelly, McCormick, and others were known to go out and celebrate after games. Certainly he can be given credit for his time in the service, as he would have easily made 200 wins without giving up the season and a half to the war, plus the recovery time. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. This is a truly dominant statistic for this era. He never received a vote. He would also be the only pitcher in the Hall of Fame not to exceed 1,000 career innings pitched, which is a testament to the unique specialty role of being a modern closer. He won three complete games including a shutout against the Tigers. Cooper struggled as a Cub and finished his career by '26. John's pitching exploits began in Chicago where he was part of the stingiest pitching staffs ever compiled. Ed Reulbach, Tommy Bridges and Bert Blyleven all fall in this category. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. All of his indicators are strong, especially his strikeouts, shutouts, and big game performances. Only players who are known primarily as relief pitchers or closers. . In his World Series career, he threw an absurd amount of innings (33.1), appearing in 16 of a possible 19 games and fashioning a 1.35 ERA. Voters have three years of his eligibility left to get it right. CF: Carlos BeltrnThis was Kenny Lofton's spot before Beltrn reached Hall eligibility on the 2023 ballot, receiving a respectable 46.5% of the vote in his debut. Reulbachs 97-39 record combined with Browns 114-42 for a 211-81 record over those five years. Do you have a blog? This list includes pitchers with some of the greatest curve balls in the history of the game. We present them here for purely educational purposes. His fastball had lots of movement and a darting action. 2009 was his last on the HOF ballot. Opposition has cooled considerably in recent years toward enshrining Clemens, a brilliant pitcher long before rumors of performance enhancing drug use surfaced. Part of this is probably due to the distraction of the war years. Warneke has more shutouts, a better K/BB ratio, and a better WHIP. Oct 14, 2022, 04:09 PM EDT. He went 3517 in the minors. Kimbrel still hasnt hit the decline phase of his career, unless 2019 was the beginning of the end and not just an aberration. I gave a list of 10 players at each position, based primarily on who I thought voters would expect to be in the poll. He pitched in both the Cubs World Series appearances in '32 and '35, going 2-1 with a 2.63 ERA. It also includes "Black" Sox pitcher Eddie Cicotte who is banned from baseball, and not eligible for the HOF. Tiant was known for his unusual delivery, turning away from the batter during the wind up. He had a 1.80 ERA after the age of 38. Blyleven toiled long and hard for the Twins in the 70s. His 2.52 career ERA was the lowest by a pitcher with at least 2,000 innings pitched since Walter Johnson. (Scott Dine/St. Particularly blighted were the pitchers in Pittsburgh. He is among the top ten pitchers of the live ball era1921-1945. The knock against Wagner is that he got some easy saves throughout his career. This was not a pitcher on his last legs! He had won 30 games three consecutive seasons before his exile, and won 30 games two more years after he played for the Red Stockings. There were numerous circumstances that held players careers back. If you cross over 10 by this metric, you are a serious candidate for the Hall of Fame. Here is AJ Cassavell's ranking of the Top 5 relievers in Padres history: 1. Despite having made his MLB debut over 100 years ago (1908), "Shoeless" Joe Jackson remains one of the most controversial figures in the game. Detroit lists Bridges and Lolich. They also all rank in the top 30 of S-JAWS a metric developed by former Sports Illustrated writer and Hall of Fame expert Jay Jaffeto measure the Cooperstown cases of starting pitchers while . Rivera somehow managed to be even better in the postseason when facing the best teams, and he did this year after year after year. 1. Join our linker program. And Muhammad Ali lost five fights. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Wagner is sixth on the all-time list with 422 saves (a number that could have been much higher if he didnt retire after arguably his best year). He featured a sinking fastball and a curve, later known as a slider. However, after a year and a half out of military service, the Tigers were impatient for him to regain his form. Follow Cody Swartz on Twitter (@cbswartz5). Plus, it just doesnt feel right that Alan Trammell is in the Hall without his double-play partner. Or write about sports? Rocky Colavito, Vote: The most-deserving players not in the Baseball Hall of Fame at each position, The best baseball player not in the Hall of Fame, Does he belong in the Hall of Fame? Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? It is not a stretch to believe he would have won thirty games the year he was forced to sit out in protest of the reserve clause. Or the Dave Roberts steal in Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS. Get Jay Jaffe's book The Cooperstown Casebook From 1918-1924 he won 19 or more games six times. Jack Chesbro (198), Rube Marquard (201), and Lefty Gomez (189) were all pitchers with low career win totals who made the HOF. Honorable mentions: Kent, Bobby Grich (Chase Utley not yet eligible). document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. The current Hall of Famers are then grouped by position and He sustained his excellence late into his career. What if Milt Pappas had not been traded to Cincinnati? He represented the Tigers in three World Series against the Cardinals, Cubs and Reds in 34, 35 and 40. there are differing levels of greatness and acclaim. As MLB.coms Andrew Simon noted, Allens career 156 league-adjusted OPS+ puts him in the very upper echelon of post-integration hitters, and his best 10-year run at the plate was pretty much unmatched by his peers. measure a player's Hall of Fame worthiness. Fingers won a league MVP, a Cy Young award, played an integral part in baseballs only non-New York Yankees three-peat ever, and even won World Series MVP once. They have been treated very differently by baseball writers voting for the HOF. His career K/BB ratio of 2.80 is also a mark of historical significance. I found some interesting threads that could be followed up. Its a valid point, but also probably worth mentioning that Rivera dominated the closers of his era much more than Gossage dominated the closers ofhisera. Warneke continued his winning ways, winning 20 games three times and posting a winning record every year until '43, when he left to fight in the war. Mariano Rivera was a failed starter. Dennis Eckersley, 1987-1998 (as reliever), Stats (as reliever): 390 saves, 2.85 ERA, 0.999 WHIP, 6.29 K:BB, 136 ERA+, Accolades (as reliever): 4 All-Star appearances, 1 Cy Young award, 1 MVP award, 1 World Series ring, 1 ALCS MVP award, 2x Rolaids Relief award, Baseball Hall of Fame. Important note: For this exercise, we only considered players who have been retired for at least five years, the waiting time required before one can appear on a BBWAA ballot. His momentum with BBWAA voters stalled out, and he didn't fare any better with the Today's Game Era Committee in late 2022, meaning that it's hard to see Bonds reaching Cooperstown anytime soon. Answer (1 of 5): I honestly think that some manager should try it. LF: Barry BondsThis doesnt require much explanation; Bonds is the greatest player many of us have seen in our lifetimes, and he had accrued surefire Hall credentials before his alleged PED use clouded the picture. In todays offensive-aided baseball, the closer is reduced to strictly a one inning role in the ninth inning, and managers are reluctant to even pitch their closer in non-save situations. Many of their careers and cases are compelling. Honorable mentions: McGwire, Don Mattingly, Todd Helton (Pujols not yet eligible). Mack was referring to Jackson -- maybe the games most revered natural hitter before Williams came along -- whom Mack regrettably traded away before he became a star in Cleveland. There are strong HOF arguments for and against Wagner. The 41 voters who ranked Schilling first ranked Clemens eighth-worst among the field, ahead of only Wes Ferrell and Rick Reuschel, with an average ranking for Clemens of 7.00. But winning the 2005 Cy Young -- which would have given him three straight Cys from 2004-06 -- would have forced the BBWAA to give him a much longer look. It barely existed when Babe Ruth and Ted Williams played, as starters would routinely pitch complete games. By 1946 they told him he was washed up-finished. This gives us a cut off of 2500 innings to. The 43 voters who ranked Tommy John, Jim Kaat, or Luis Tiant top overall gave Clemens an average ranking of 6.74, again ahead of only Ferrell and Reuschel. Rivera allowed zero runs in 22 of his 32 postseason series. But for some reason, he was not free of the reserve clause which stated he had to re-sign with St. Louis after Toledo folded. In Gossages day, he did all of that. Luis Tiant was born in Cuba and his father was a famous pitcher for the Cuban national team. The HOF process seemed uneven, and somewhat political. From 1939 to 1947, while only Rogers Hornsby was elected, the veteran's committee was busy reconstructing 60+ years of baseball history to find those who belonged in the HOF. Stats: 346 saves, 2.08 ERA, 0.945 WHIP, 4.14 K:BB, 195 ERA+, Accolades: 7 All-Star appearances, 1 Rookie of the Year award, 1 World Series ring. 7 Noodles Hahn 4.4 In the same way that Jerry Rice is unanimously the greatest wide receiver of all-time and Wayne Gretzky is the greatest hockey player and Babe Ruth is the greatest baseball player, Mariano Rivera is far and above any other closer to ever play the game of baseball. The oldest and wisest twin. If he does not pick up that . Bruce Sutter Career Stats (1976 - 1988) - Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta G IP W SV ERA FIP WHIP K/9 BB/9 FG War BR WAR 661 1,042 68 300 2.83 2.94 1.14 7.4 2.7 19.2 24.0 But there are pitchers whose careers have fallen through the cracks. I think the voting has become somewhat skewed in recent years in regards to starting pitching; too many of the voters expect no less than 300 wins. Initials. Research is still ongoing and well continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. Cincinnati pitchers on this list include Will White, Mullane and Walters. The Baseball Writers Association of America has elected the newest Hall of Famer, with third baseman Scott Rolen officially getting the call on Tuesday and joining Fred McGriff -- previously elected by the Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee -- in the Class of 2023. Pitchers were regularly winning 24-27 games. I guess his curve ball fooled a few batters. Wilhelm posted a sub-2.00 ERA for five consecutive seasons in his 40s, and he did so while averaging 108 innings pitched per year. In 35 he won two games against the Cubs, and in 40 he won his only appearance against the Reds. He was as good as Rixey and Stan Coveleski, both in the HOF, and better than Marquard, Grimes, Pennock, and Hoytall from the same period. Awards. But Trevor Hoffman may have the most unique path, going from a failed minor league shortstop to one of the all-time great closers. Gomez career was cut short because he blew out his arm, losing the zip on an exceptional fastball. Pitching for the Cubs, Reulbach teamed up with Mordecai Brown to make one of the great pitching tandems in baseball history. Not retired by 2017. By '59, Pappas was a mainstay of the Orioles staff. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Rodriguez will now have to endure the waiting game with BBWAA voters, like Bonds, Clemens and Sosa just did. He had ample zip on his fastball. In addition, I cross-referenced all non-HOF pitchers by length of career, beginning with 2,800 IP, and made lists from each range of IP: 2,800-3,000, 3,000-3,500, 3,500-4,500, and 4,500-plus. C: Bill FreehanCall this a toss-up between Freehan and Thurman Munson, both of whom could use a longer look from the Halls veteran committees. Several players careers have been overlooked instead of championed. While he walked his share of batters during the regular season, in postseason play, he walked only nine batters in 46 innings, while striking out 27 batters. After winning 20 games in '24, the Pirates traded him to the Cubs. All are in or will be in their respective sports Hall of Fame. He found success again after arriving in Chicago with the Cubs during the '70 season, winning 17 games in both '71 and '72. He led the league in ERA+ and shutouts (nine) in '73, but didnt get the attention he deserved for the Cy Young award. |. Cardinals' 5 all-time best relief pitchers in franchise history. Will White played the majority of his career in Cincinnati for the Reds of the National League and Red Stockings of the American Association. Thats three seasons for workhorse Mike Marshall from the 1970s. He pitched a one hit shutout in the '06 series, and on Sept, 26, 1908 he pitched back to back shutouts on the same day. First-ever unanimous National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee (Class of 2019) Mariano Rivera is the greatest relief pitcher in Major League Baseball history. career WAR averaged with their 7-year peak WAR. Every supporting evidence points to him being a HOF pitcher. He won 22 games the next year, leading the Reds back to the World Series. 9) Will White (1877-1886) (229-166; 2.28 ERA; ERA+ 120; 36 SHO; 3,542 IP/ 3,440 H/ H/9 8.7; 1041 K/ 496 BB; 2.10 ratio; 1.111 WHIP). Kimbrel is the only closer in history with as many as 200 saves and a save percentage over 90, and hes sitting comfortably at first on the active leaderboard at 346 saves. And its tough to ignore a frightening 10.13 ERA in the postseason. Holds MLB record with 652 saves. Only John Smoltz and Dennis Eckersley can say they were multi-time All-Star starting pitchers and then became dominant closers afterwards. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for RANDY JOHNSON 2009 Topps #185 Arizona Diamondbacks, HALL OF FAME GREAT PITCHER at the best online prices at eBay! John then went to LA to join Don Sutton on another team with a pitching rich tradition. I put Ferrell and Reuschel in the survey partly in tribute to my friend and fellow baseball researcher Adam Darowski, who has advocated heavily for their induction in recent years, though each has a nuanced case that could be overlooked in a quick survey. Top 25 Relief Pitchers not in the Hall of Fame Can you name the Best Relief Pitchers not in the MLB Hall of Fame (by Baseball Reference WAR)? For his career he gave up only 430 BB in 2,995 innings. He allowed just two home runs to 527 batters in the playoffs. 4 Wes Ferrell 4.7 Players said they could hear the ball spinning as it approached and went by. The Pirates went on to win the game. Heck, you can easily make the argument he's the best pitcher in baseball, and that's not even his primary position. position. One hundred years have passed since Shoeless Joes last big league season, and his talent and numbers (a ridiculous .356 career average and 170 career OPS+) may still make him the best choice for this spot 100 years from now. But he will face the same hurdles as Bonds, Clemens and Sosa thanks to multiple transgressions with performance-enhancing drugs that included over a year-long suspension from baseball from 2013-14. Pitchers who, for one reason or another, never got the votes or attention needed to make it in. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. Whether it will be enough to one day get him into Cooperstown wont be decided for another 10 or so years. In baseball history Chicago where he was sent to the World Series Chase Utley not yet.. 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