There were numerous circumstances that held players careers back. The most-deserving players not in the Hall of Fame: Pitchers Embed from Getty Images see more Roger Clemens, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox prepares to throw a pitch during the Major League Baseball American League East game against the Cleveland Indians on 27 May 1987 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Stats: 422 saves, 2.31 ERA, 0.998 WHIP, 3.99 K:BB, 187ERA+. He proved it often enough. What if Milt Pappas had not been traded to Cincinnati? But he might not be on this list much longer. Guess there was still some gas in this Tigers tank! By '59, Pappas was a mainstay of the Orioles staff. Pitching in an era before closers were sexy, McMahon pitched 872 games out of the bullpen won . Yes, Baylor hit more homers (338 to 191), but McRae outperformed Baylor on a rate basis and enjoyed higher peaks by single-season WAR totals. Seven successful years followed, including three more 20-win seasons, and some World Series heroics in '76. 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). Relief Pitcher JAWS Leaders. then in Boston. (Scott Dine/St. Blyleven is arguably among the top 20-25 pitchers in baseball history. Mariano Rivera was a failed starter. JAWS (Jaffe WAR Score 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. Here is AJ Cassavell's ranking of the Top 5 relievers in Padres history: 1. Many more names came up on my lists than the 15 I will cover here. 3B: Dick AllenIt's unfortunate that Allen (who died in December 2020) didn't live long enough to celebrate his induction, because he boasted some Cooperstown-worthy credentials. Mariano Rivera was a failed starter. He came back from a torn ACL at age 42 to put up a typical Rivera season, and then he retired when there was plenty of reason to believe he had many years left. What if Lon Warnekes and Tommy Bridges careers had not been interrupted by WWII? This excludes any pitcher still on the mound today, and those like Greg Maddux who are retired but not yet eligble. Sanders projects well, with a 3.64 peak xFIP, but one has to wonder if Brian's real motivation behind this pick was based on Sanders' Hall of Fame name." He was the second great Latin pitcher, following Juan Marichal. Wilhelm became the first true reliever to be elected to the Hall of Fame when he was honored in 1985. For the most part, the best pitchers are in the HOF. My last article studied The Worst Pitchers in the HOF: Searching for Historys Bottom Line . Relief Pitcher: Billy Wagner. Rivera allowed zero runs in 22 of his 32 postseason series. 9 David Cone 4.3 Wilbur Cooper and Babe Adams have likewise been missed. Tom Glavine 1987-2002, 2008 (63.6 WAR) Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 1:07PM. He was consistently excellent, winning between 15-20 games five consecutive years, and striking out between 219-258 batters for six consecutive years. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. Matsui has no chance of ever making the Hall of Fame. Its commonplace in todays game for a manager to turn to the bullpen as early as the sixth inning. If Jack Chesbro can parlay winning 40 games into the HOF, then Will White should be an automatic selection. I found some interesting threads that could be followed up. That said, if I field this again in the future, Ill probably sub in Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer for Ferrell and Reuschel. This time he refused and was forced to sit out a season in order to play for Cincinnati, which he did. 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. Career Span/Primary Team(s) Player Wins Above Replacement; 1986-2007/Pirates, Giants: 178.3: 1984-2007/Red Sox, Blue Jays, Yankees, Astros: 133.9: 1991-2005/Astros He didnt throw hard; instead, becoming the bizarre closer to rely on a knuckleball. Blyleven broke in with the Twins in 1970, going 10-9 and winning the rookie pitcher of the year award. 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. Relief Pitcher - Don McMahon (22.4 WAR) McMahon may be the best reliever most modern baseball fans have never heard mentioned. 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. He had ample zip on his fastball. Tommy John is perhaps guilty of hanging on longer than the normal impact of his career allowed. Bucky wasnt done there. This gives us a cut off of 2500 innings to use on the short end, while looking for candidates to make our list of best pitchers not in the HOF. He holds the all-time record for relief appearances with at least two innings (486) and three innings (197). He pitched Game Two of the Series, but was taken out with the score tied 2-2 in the 7th inning. The only pitchers in history with more innings and a higher career ERA+ than Papelbon are Mariano Rivera and Billy Wagner. and the most games started75. Rivera's legacy is as the greatest relief pitcher ever, and now that Chapman is a Yankee for the foreseeable future, that's . They have been treated very differently by baseball writers voting for the HOF. Theres no debate on who the greatest relief pitcher is of all-time. "What if" and "would have become prevalent bylines for the pitchers on this list. He featured a low three-quarters delivery that made it hard for left-handed batters to pick up the ball. 2 Curt Schilling 4.9 He faced Ford 15 times in his career and went 7-7. Heres a stat for you to show Wagner was ahead of his era: There were five seasons before 2000 (38 after 2000) in which a pitcher threw at least 50 IP and had at least a 14.0 K/9 rate. Can you name the Best Relief Pitchers not in the MLB Hall of Fame (by Baseball Reference WAR)? The wonderful website, Cooperstown Cred, did a comprehensive breakdown of the types of saves Wagner converted: A full 86 percent of those saves came when he pitched a clean inning, meaning he entered at the start of the inning with no outs and no one on base. Pitching multiple innings per relief appearance was Wilhelms trademark. What if Bucky Walters had started his career in Cincinnati rather than struggling in Philadelphia? 6 Tim Hudson 3.8 Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Blyleven continued his career in Cleveland, working through injury to re-invent his delivery and now legendary curve ball. That said, here are some names I wanted to put in but didnt have space for this time: Verlander, Johan Santana, Dave Stieb, Andy Pettitte, Orel Hershiser, and Dwight Gooden. He broke in going 123 with an exceptional 1.11 ERA on a staff that included Vic Willis at the end of his career. Blyleven had tremendous stuff on the ball: fastball, curve and change-up. 6 Roy Oswalt 4.5 They were equally as important and masterful as Radbourn, but overlooked for 25 more years. 10) Mickey Lolich (1963-1979) (217-191; 3.44 ERA; ERA+ 105; 41 SHO; 3,638 IP/ 3,366 H/ 8.3 H/9; 2,832 K/ 1,099 BB/ 2.58 K/BB ratio; 1.227 WHIP). Tiant was known for his unusual delivery, turning away from the batter during the wind up. That year, facing Ty Cobb and the Tigers in the postseason, the Pirates manager went on a hunch and started Adams in game one of the series. 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. He was perhaps the best lefty in NL history to that date, however, not winning quite as many games as Eppa Rixey. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Whether it will be enough to one day get him into Cooperstown wont be decided for another 10 or so years. Reulbach used a high leg kick, a la Juan Marichal, to hide the delivery of the best curve ball of his generation. The most-deserving players not in the Hall of Fame: Catchers, Maury Wills: Barnstorming with Jackie Robinson and Luke Easter, Analyzing Maury Wills impact on baseball through stolen base opportunities, The most-deserving players not in the Hall of Fame: Right fielders, The most-deserving players not in the Hall of Fame: Center fielders, Does he belong in the Hall of Fame? Since the advent of the live ball in 1921, only four pitchers have 60 shutouts: Warren Spahn, Nolan Ryan, Tom Seaver, and Bert Blyleven. 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. In over 130 of his 390 starts for the team, they scored two or fewer runs. His career records match up well with Catfish Hunter and Don Drysdale. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'-CeXsjSMQXpEqN8nMfMOXQ',sig:'aPSIwiN6WT5Zl3uyeAdW_2g5nAPoP84MemQtfAdqDM8=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1023432000',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); A few weeks ago, I kicked off a challenge here. inducted position (RF). The players who dominated, not just for a season or two, but for years. His resume for the HOF is strong. 10 Orel Hershiser 3.6. 3 Curt Schilling 4.9 5 Bret Saberhagen 4.6 He was the first pitcher who spent the majority of his career as a reliever to be elected to the Hall of Fame. Babe Adams was a great pitcher who was overlooked by the veterans committee. 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. Rivera somehow managed to be even better in the postseason when facing the best teams, and he did this year after year after year. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? If you cross over 10 by this metric, you are a serious candidate for the Hall of Fame. 2B: Lou WhitakerJeff Kent famously hit the most homers of any second baseman, thus making his exclusion from the Hall somewhat strange. In 35 he won two games against the Cubs, and in 40 he won his only appearance against the Reds. Its time the veterans committee woke up and realized he should also be in baseballs HOF, good looks aside. overall HOF average hitters are added to that position's average until His non-inclusion to the HOF is a point of contention for some historians to this day. The Worst Pitchers in the HOF: Searching for Historys Bottom Line. As it is, Pappas has 209 wins, as many as Bob Lemon and Hal Newhowser, and a similar number to Don Drysdale and Catfish Hunter, all of whom are in the HOF and pitched between 1950 and 1975. He then came back in game six to beat his often faced foe, pitching a three hit gem against none other than Whitey Ford. 11) Lon Warneke (1930-1945) (192-121; 3.18 ERA; ERA+ 119; 30 SHO; 2782 IP/ 2726 H/ H/9 8.8; 1140 K/ 739 BB/ 1.54 ratio; 1.245 WHIP). By adubbdubb Plays - /5 - RATE QUIZ MORE INFO Classic Best Score? He was a great situation pitcher, and knew how to get out of a jam with his guile and assortment of breaking pitches. Based strictly on peak performance, Eckersley would rank in the top five of relievers. His 49 career shutouts are just about automatic HOF criteria. He had one shutout. Holds MLB record with 652 saves. Get Jay Jaffe's book The Cooperstown Casebook 7 Noodles Hahn 4.4 Despite having made his MLB debut over 100 years ago (1908), "Shoeless" Joe Jackson remains one of the most controversial figures in the game. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. Some historians have labeled the shorter career effect as the Smokey Joe Wood effect, referring to HOF pitchers whose career lengths were shorter than required for HOF inclusion, but whose careers made a significant impact and thus we're inducted. 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. But there are pitchers whose careers have fallen through the cracks. Supporting evidence also shows that John was an effective pitcher. |. Recently retired stars sure to get a serious look once theyre eligible -- such as Ichiro Suzuki, Joe Mauer and Adrin Beltr -- are noted in the honorable mentions below. "Billy the Kid was part of the Tigers post-war youth movement, getting a look with the club at age 18 in 45. Bridges continued pitching in the Pacific Coast Leaguewinning the ERA title in 47. Scary, we know. Babe Adams had brief looks at the major leagues in 06 with the St. Louis Cardinals and 07 for the Pirates. Recent history doesnt recognize Billy Wagner for how dominant he was. I attempted to rank the 10 best ever. His ERA+, curve ball, postseason record and H/9 all speak of a pitcher who was one of the best of his era. Cardinals' 5 all-time best relief pitchers in franchise history. Bridges is only six wins shy of the requisite 200 to be considered for the HOF. He was just hoping to save his career. His ban from the game doesn't seem like it will ever be lifted. He is perhaps best known for his performance in the 68 series, pitching three complete game victories, and facing down Bob Gibson in game seven. Always ranking QBs. 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. The only question now is whether enough voters will eventually warm to Beltrn's case, given his ties to the 2017 Astros sign-stealing scandal. Honorable mention: Pete Rose, Manny Ramirez. 4 Wes Ferrell 4.7 His fastball had lots of movement and a darting action. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. 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. Today, its my pleasure to present how people voted on pitchers. Part of this is probably due to the distraction of the war years. It was 0.32 in the ALDS, 0.92 in the ALCS, and 0.99 in the World Series. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. Free shipping for many products! First-ever unanimous National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee (Class of 2019) Mariano Rivera is the greatest relief pitcher in Major League Baseball history. 9.36. He represented the Tigers in three World Series against the Cardinals, Cubs and Reds in 34, 35 and 40. After playing for the St. Louis Browns, he chose to try to sign with Cincinnati, but was blocked. Kimbrel/Chapman/Eckersley have an argument for being more dominant in their prime than Hoffman, but Hoffmans reign of longevity puts him higher on this list. The average run scoring in the period was some 20-25 percent more than the league average. He pitched in both the Cubs World Series appearances in '32 and '35, going 2-1 with a 2.63 ERA. On a 25-man roster, teams typically carry 12 or 13 pitchers. 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. Oct 14, 2022, 04:09 PM EDT. He would have had more wins if he hadnt been held back to face the Yankees, or had been given better run support . I suspect he will reach the necessary 75 percent sometime in his remaining three years of eligibility. Trevor Hoffman is getting a lot of love this year, and Lee Smith did really well by the voters . It looked at pitchers in the HOF with the weakest resumes. When he retired, no one had surpassed his 601 saves; now, only Mariano Rivera has done so. In '41 Lon pitched a no-hitter against the Reds. If we limit it to 3000 innings, heres the top ten: 1 Roger Clemens 5.7 All of the numbers agree with this statement as he ranks first . 10 Kevin Appier 4.2. His career took off when he was traded to Cincinnati part way through the 1938 season. Stats: 601 saves, 2.87 ERA, 1.058 WHIP, 3.69 K:BB, 141 ERA+, Accolades: 7 All-Star appearances, Baseball Hall of Fame. Tommy Bridges began and finished his career with the Detroit Tigers. But he might not be on this list much longer. The greatest relief pitchers of all time include some of the best current MLB players, as well as some legends who are already in the baseball hall of fame. The reserve clause was so restrictive in his era that once you signed with a team, unless they traded or sold you, you belonged to them. He failed to garner enough votes to make on the 15th try. Gossages 1975 season is still the greatest in baseball history by a relief pitcher in terms of WAR (8.2); he had a 1.84 ERA, a league-leading 26 saves, and an absurd 141.2 innings in 62 relief appearances. John's pitching exploits began in Chicago where he was part of the stingiest pitching staffs ever compiled. Warneke has more shutouts, a better K/BB ratio, and a better WHIP. 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. During the '76 season he was traded to Texas, where he joined a strong staff and put in some outstanding work. He had a 0.70 career ERA in the playoffs. In Gossages day, he did all of that. Wagner had three of them, and they came in three consecutive years (1997, 1998, and 1999). Voters have three years of his eligibility left to get it right. 2/4/18 Super Bowl champs. He would hold the ball with both hands and then surprise the hitter. He perhaps would have a few more wins, without his career being interrupted, and perhaps some postseason success, as the Orioles became one of the best teams of the era, going to the World Series in '66, '69, '70, and '71. Not retired by 2017. . His control record surpasses even Christy Mathewson, Greg Maddux, and Pedro Martinez at their peaks. In 34 he out-dueled Dizzy Dean to win 3-1. Drysdale, Ferguson Jenkins, and Early Wynn are the other pitchers with 49 shutouts, and all are in the HOF. From 1939-1946 Walters accumulated totals led the major leagues in wins, innings pitched; 2,030, complete games; 178, and ERA. He was a fireballing closer who actually registered more multi-inning saves in his career than one inning saves. It's an ex-Chip's Worldand we're just picking up the pieces. He held the career record in saves when he retired (341). Chapman wont qualify on any official leaderboard because hes only at 535.2 innings, but if you look at all pitchers with 500+ innings, hes first all-time at 14.84 K/9 and a 2.01 FIP. Pierce accomplishments, although very worthy, were overlooked because of the change of era. Note that some players listed as HOFers may have been inducted for non-playing reasons. Pierce pitched four scoreless innings in relief. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Mariano Rivera. Many of their careers and cases are compelling. Jack Chesbro (198), Rube Marquard (201), and Lefty Gomez (189) were all pitchers with low career win totals who made the HOF. 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. Tom Brady lost three Super Bowls. The 38 voters who gave Roger Clemens a ranking of 10 ranked Curt Schilling top, at 3.63 on average, followed by Tommy John at 4.18, and Luis Tiant at 4.24. Here are the best Hall of Fame candidates. By the late '50s Pierce had come out on top, beating Ford more often than losing, and in '59 winning the game against Ford that put the White Sox ahead for good in the pennant race. 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