Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. 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? He has been overlooked by the veterans committee. Even if you dont like him (hand raised here), Jonathan Papelbon was Hall of Fame worthy dominant for his career. He was the Sporting News Pitcher of the Year in 56 and 57, and narrowly missed the award in 53 and 55, finishing second. Bert Blyleven was born in the Netherlands, but grew up in California. (I cant imagine that happening todayleaving the potential ace of your staff in the minors for 50-plus decisions after he had shown his form had returned?). No starting pitchers. He had one shutout. Get Jay Jaffe's book The Cooperstown Casebook The best reason I can come up with for Cooper being overlooked for the HOF is that he pitched in Pittsburgh, out of the spotlight of the sportswriters of the day. What did it take to be ignored by the HOF voters and veterans committee? Dave Parker, Does he belong in the Hall of Fame? the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. Thisresearch should give us a framework to look within for our best pitchers not in the HOF. 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 1) Bert Blyleven (1970-1992) (287-250; 3.31 ERA; ERA+ 118; 60 SHO; 4970/ 4632 H/ 8.4 H/9; 3701 K/ 1322 BB/ 2.80 K/BB ratio; 1.198 WHIP). He was a better pitcher than some of his contemporaries who made the HOFHoyt, Haines, and Ted Lyons. But most of Kents dingers were hit during unprecedented boon times for the long ball, and while defensive metrics get murkier the further back one goes, Whitakers more polished all-around game stands out more to this author. The current Hall of Famers are then grouped by position and He has the requisite 200 wins, over 40 shutouts, and his 2,832 Ks are still third among left-handed pitchers all-time. Hes unlike any relief pitcher weve seen to date, allowing fewer hits per nine innings than Aroldis Chapman and striking out more batters per nine innings than Billy Wagner. There were numerous circumstances that held players careers back. I had one once, and I lost him.. 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). Bridges is only six wins shy of the requisite 200 to be considered for the HOF. In over 130 of his 390 starts for the team, they scored two or fewer runs. A player's JAWS is their 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. One pitched in New York, one pitched in the Midwest. In Game Three he came in to save the game, retiring all three batters he faced in the ninth inning. There are seventh inning guys, lefty specialists, setup men, long relievers, and traditional closers. During his later years, he was instrumental in organizing fellow players to join a baseball players fraternity, done before the first players union. This time he refused and was forced to sit out a season in order to play for Cincinnati, which he did. 15) Ed Reulbach (1905-1917) (182-106; 2.28 ERA; ERA+ 123; 40 SHO; 2,632 IP/ 2,117 H/ 7.2 H/9; 1,137 K/ 892 BB/ 1.27 ratio; 1.143 WHIP). His resume for the HOF is strong. 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. Babe went on to pitch the rest of his career for Pittsburgh. Bold - Indicates Player is not yet eligible for the Hall of Fame or was First. He was consistently excellent, winning between 15-20 games five consecutive years, and striking out between 219-258 batters for six consecutive years. The Worst Pitchers in the HOF: Searching for Historys Bottom Line. Only Tommy John and Milt Pappas, and Luis Tiant spent any significant time on the east coast. Thats three seasons for workhorse Mike Marshall from the 1970s. 14) Bucky Walters (1934-1948,50) (198-160; 3.30 ERA; ERA+ 115; 42 SHO; 3,104 IP/ 2,990 H/ 8.7 H/9; 1,107 K/ 1,121 BB; 1.324 WHIP). Arguably Fingers most impressive statistic is his percentage of career saves that were clean saves Fingers is at 15 percent, the lowest of any Hall of Fame closer. Reulbach had arguably a more impressive career than any of them. "What if" and "would have become prevalent bylines for the pitchers on this list. 1. He is first all-time in saves (652) and ERA+ (205). But even Michael Jordan missed game-winning shots. and the most games started75. 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)? 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. Tiant was known for his unusual delivery, turning away from the batter during the wind up. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. It was 0.32 in the ALDS, 0.92 in the ALCS, and 0.99 in the World Series. In '68 his career took off. But there's no doubt he would receive pushback from the starters, their agents, and the salty old baseball types. Dennis Eckersley was a starter-turned-reliever. Still, many big names remain outside the Hall's hallowed Plaque Gallery, so here is a rosterof the best non-Hall of Fame players in baseball history at every position. The Blue Stockings folded after one year, and he then signed with Cincinnati. Fingers wasnt just a one-inning closer either; he holds the all-time record with 135 multi-inning saves. Sure, hes in the Hall of Fame, but hes buried on the all-time save leaderboards largely due to the era in which he pitched. 7 Andy Pettitte 3.7 Based strictly on peak performance, Eckersley would rank in the top five of relievers. 9 David Cone 4.3 Honorable mentions: Graig Nettles, Ken Boyer, Sal Bando (Adrin Beltr not yet eligible). Blyleven had one more significant season in 89 for the California Angels, winning 17 games and Comeback Player of the Year award. And its tough to ignore a frightening 10.13 ERA in the postseason. It took the veterans committee some 90 years to find and induct Vic Willis. Honorable mention: Nathan, Papelbon, Rodrguez, Keith Foulke, Tom Gordon, Tom Henke, Firpo Marberry, Troy Percival, Kent Tekulve, John Wetteland. His 1,804 Ks were a high number for the era. One time, Wilhelm entered a tie game in the eighth inning and pitched through the 18th, allowing just two hits and no runs. 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. Relief LHP: Billy Wagner Among all Live Ball Era pitchers with at least 750 innings, Wagner is the very best in strikeouts per nine innings (11.9) and WHIP (0.998) while also ranking behind only Mariano Rivera in ERA+ (187) and owning the sixth-highest save total in history (422). All of the numbers agree with this statement as he ranks first . Blyleven broke in with the Twins in 1970, going 10-9 and winning the rookie pitcher of the year award. He went on to tally 324 saves over a 13-year career, good for 20th on the all-time list, putting him squarely in the Hall of Very Good category among relief pitchers. 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. His career took off when he was traded to Cincinnati part way through the 1938 season. 11 Belongs: "Shoeless" Joe Jackson. Gomez career was cut short because he blew out his arm, losing the zip on an exceptional fastball. Today, its my pleasure to present how people voted on pitchers. 5 Bret Saberhagen 4.6 Featuring a slider-heavy arsenal, Lyle twice led the AL in saves and games finished, helping the Yankees to two titles. What if Babe Adams hadnt been left to toil in the minor leagues for most of two seasons? Ed Reulbachs career somehow fell between the cracks by the time the veterans committee was reconstructing who should be in the HOF. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. 6 Roy Oswalt 4.5 Awards. Find out more. Decade-plus Eagles writer. Managers. 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. Then with the Pirates down three games to one, he entered Game Five with the score tied in the 5th inning, and shut down the Orioles for the rest of the game, securing himself, and the Pirates, the win. Francisco Rodrguez debuted on the ballot in 23, getting 10.8%. . Important: This chart does not include side-by-side comparisons for Hall of Fame pitchers who spent their entire career in the Negro Leagues (Baseball Almanac does not have the data from the Negro League).Those truly elite twirlers are: Ray Brown, Andy Cooper, Leon Day, Martin Dihigo, Bill Foster, Jose Mendez, Bullet Rogan, Hilton Smith and Joe Williams. Research is still ongoing and well continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. Pitching in an era before closers were sexy, McMahon pitched 872 games out of the bullpen won . overall HOF average hitters are added to that position's average until 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. Many of them were from the initial live ball era1921-1945. Cooper struggled as a Cub and finished his career by '26. Its commonplace in todays game for a manager to turn to the bullpen as early as the sixth inning. In the postseason, Papelbon started his career with 25 consecutive scoreless innings in October, including 4.1 of those innings in the 2007 World Series. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Plus, it just doesnt feel right that Alan Trammell is in the Hall without his double-play partner. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1978 Topps #703 ROOKIE PITCHERS PSA 9 90146083 at the best online prices at eBay! Honorable mentions: Kent, Bobby Grich (Chase Utley not yet eligible). He was never comfortable in Cincinnati, often being booed even though the trade was not his fault. The knock on Gossage is his high blown save total his 112 are the most in baseball history. 2 Johan Santana 5.1 Rodriguez will now have to endure the waiting game with BBWAA voters, like Bonds, Clemens and Sosa just did. 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. Incredibly, the Pirate management left him there until the end of the 18 season. He would have been part of the best pitching staffs in historyPappas was still pitching great in '71 and '72. Although the Tigers walked away losing two of the three World Series, Bridges record stands at 4-1. All-Star Games. 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. I found some interesting threads that could be followed up. As a teen he went to watch Sandy Koufax pitch and later learned how to throw a curve ball with a hold similar to Koufax. When he retired, no one had surpassed his 601 saves; now, only Mariano Rivera has done so. I guess his curve ball fooled a few batters. Matsui has no chance of ever making the Hall of Fame. I should add that unlike most of the other positions in this survey, it was difficult to get the list of pitchers down to 10 names. History doesnt remember Hoyt Wilhelm the way it should. Free shipping for many products! Kaat is at 2.3, nowhere near HoF level. where he outlines who should and shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame based on his JAWS metric used here. 8 Urban Shocker 4.4 Despite his size, he had quite a delivery, with a high leg kick and dropping his back shoulder. However, Smokey Joe Wood is not among those pitchers given a bye for the length of their careers. 8) Tommy John (1963-1989) (288-231; 3.34 ERA; ERA+ 110; 46 SHO; 4710 IP/ 4783 H/ H/9 9.1; 2245 K/ 1259 BB/ 1.78 ratio; 1.283 WHIP). Probably not. Ahead of: Bob Lemon Red Ruffing Steve Carlton Don Drysdale Fergie Jenkins Dizzy Dean Lefty Gomez Red Faber Waite Hoyt Jim Bunning CC Sabathia* Herb Pennock Lee Smith Hal Newhouser 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. Eck didnt become a reliever until his age-32 season but still appeared in enough games to retire first on the games all-time list (1,070). Baseball Hall of Fame , MLB MVP's , MLB Cy Young Award , MLB Rookie of the Year , Rawlings Gold Gloves , 2023 HOF results , 2024 Hall of Fame ballot , . Stats: 422 saves, 2.31 ERA, 0.998 WHIP, 3.99 K:BB, 187ERA+. 9.36. His 187 career ERA+ is second among retired relief pitchers to only Mariano Rivera. 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He really was unhittable. He was just hoping to save his career. Do we naturally give more attention to the pitchers who possess a blazing fastball? The pitchers on this list are every bit as skilled as their contemporaries already voted in. Free shipping for many products! 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. Many more names came up on my lists than the 15 I will cover here. Covering the latest and most controversial news around the world of sports, heavily centered on the Philadelphia Eagles and National Football League. When Bruce Sutter began experimenting with the split-fingered fastball, he wasn't looking for a path to Cooperstown. John then went to LA to join Don Sutton on another team with a pitching rich tradition. 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. Pitching multiple innings per relief appearance was Wilhelms trademark. Career: 16 years (1995-2010) Teams: Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves. What if Lon Warnekes and Tommy Bridges careers had not been interrupted by WWII? What if Bucky Walters had started his career in Cincinnati rather than struggling in Philadelphia? 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. Or what if the fans in Cincinnati had accepted his efforts for the team? Answer (1 of 5): I honestly think that some manager should try it. He pitched Game Two of the Series, but was taken out with the score tied 2-2 in the 7th inning. He found success again after arriving in Chicago with the Cubs during the '70 season, winning 17 games in both '71 and '72. 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. Among these, my favorites are Charles Buffington, a pitcher of significant quality and accomplishment from the 1880s, and Doc White, who pitched alongside Ed Walsh on the White Sox and won 189 games while tossing 45 shutouts. He was consistently excellent for the Orioles, winning 12 or more games and posting a winning record every year with the team. Movies 8m 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. Walters spent his developing years struggling in Philadelphias bandbox of a stadium. His 46 shutouts are HOF worthy, and his postseason resume shows he was still good against the best competition of the era. He pitched his no-hitter in '77, as well as leading the league that year in WHIP. Mccormick ended up in Pittsburgh where he ended his career the next year. 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 players who dominated, not just for a season or two, but for years. In the '30s he pitched with Schoolboy Rowe, and later with Bobo Newsome. 4 Rick Reuschel 4.0 In 1920, Adams gave up only 18 BB in 263 innings. 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 have been historical influences in the game itself that have effected how voters view candidacy for the HOF. Scary, we know. The knock against Wagner is that he got some easy saves throughout his career. Joe Nathan and Jonathan Papelbon both went one-and-done after falling shy of 5% of the BBWAA vote in their 22 ballot debuts. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. 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. Mariano Riveras claim as the greatest closer of all-time is one of the safest arguments in baseball. I looked at some pitchers with shorter careers as well, and included some whose careers I thought made the greatest statements. The HOF process seemed uneven, and somewhat political. Follow Cody Swartz on Twitter (@cbswartz5). But he might not be on this list much longer. The committee missed his team mate, Mordecai Brown, until after his death in 1948. In 35 he won two games against the Cubs, and in 40 he won his only appearance against the Reds. Being a relief pitcher often means you take an unconventional route. What if Billy Pierce and Bert Blyleven had received league average run support though the peak of their careers? Q1 Rank the following pitchers, ranging from 1 for most-deserving of Hall of Fame induction to 10 for least-deserving, [From a survey of 425 respondents, fielded via Qualtrics]. Whether it will be enough to one day get him into Cooperstown wont be decided for another 10 or so years. The most significant threads arose as I looked at these pitchers one at a time and then together as a group. 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. Despite having made his MLB debut over 100 years ago (1908), "Shoeless" Joe Jackson remains one of the most controversial figures in the game. Warnekes career backed up into WWII. A 3.10 postseason ERA isn't terrible, but it's not Hall of Fame worthy. His career records match up well with Catfish Hunter and Don Drysdale. John's pitching exploits began in Chicago where he was part of the stingiest pitching staffs ever compiled. This was not a pitcher on his last legs! If you cross over 10 by this metric, you are a serious candidate for the Hall of Fame. Can you name the Best Relief Pitchers not in the MLB Hall of Fame (by Baseball Reference WAR)? They were equally as important and masterful as Radbourn, but overlooked for 25 more years. He pitched over 400 innings six times, and won over 30 games five times (three times he won 40 games or more). He holds the record for the most innings pitched in one season680. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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. The strikeout record was being broken. 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. Pappas, of Greek descent, was born in Detroit. Literally, its very difficult to make an argument for any other pitcher. 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. With the help of the survey website Qualtrics, I asked people to go position by position and rank the most-deserving players not in the Baseball Hall of Fame, ranging from 1 for most-deserving to 10 for least-deserving. Pierce was known for his battles against the White Sox nemesis, the New York Yankees, and in particular against Whitey Ford. He would hold the ball with both hands and then surprise the hitter. He had a 0.70 career ERA in the playoffs. Particularly blighted were the pitchers in Pittsburgh. His post season work began in 77 with the Dodgers, after his return from surgery. Billy Pierce was slight of build at 5 10 and a whopping 160 lbs. He racked up 126 saves in his 40s. Robinson went on to win the triple crown in '66 and the MVP award for the American League. He proved it often enough. Relief LHP: Billy WagnerAmong all Live Ball Era pitchers with at least 750 innings, Wagner is the very best in strikeouts per nine innings (11.9) and WHIP (0.998) while also ranking behind only Mariano Rivera in ERA+ (187) and owning the sixth-highest save total in history (422). He won 20 games three consecutive years right at the Tigers heyday in the mid-30s. But he was so good at his craft. 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