Curt Schilling may be done...YES!!!...as a Yankees fans, I hate Schilling with a passion...even though I despise the guy, that does not jade my view of him as a pitcher...Schilling was one of the best pitchers of his era...he was a better big game pitcher than Roger Clemens...he was a tough guy...but he is not a Hall of Famer...
On Baseball Tonight, Peter Gammons brought up the question if Schilling would make the Hall...Gammons never gave his thoughts on the topic...Schilling racked up some impressive numbers over the years...however, in my opinion, they are not Hall of Fame worthy...if Schilling should make the Hall, that would open the doors for many quality pitchers such as David Wells, David Cone, Jack Morris, Orel Hershiser, and Ron Guidry among others...let's take a look at their numbers...
Curt Schilling
216-146
3 time 20-game winner
6 All-Star Games
3 World Series titles
10-2 in post-season
1993 NLCS MVP
2001 World Series co-MVP
David Wells
239-157
1 time 20-game winner
3 All-Star Games
3 World Series titles
1998 ALCS MVP
1 Perfect Game
David Cone
194-126
2 time 20-game winner
5 All-Star Games
5 World Series titles
1 Cy Young
1 Perfect Game
Jack Morris
254-186
3 time 20-game winner
5 All-Star Games
3 World Series titles
6-1 post-season
1 No-hitter
Orel Hershiser
204-150
1 time 20-game winner
3 All-Star Games
1 World Series title
1988 NLCS MVP
1988 World Series MVP
1 Cy Young
59 consecutive scoreless innings
Ron Guidry
170-91
3 time 20-game winner
4 All-Star Games
2 World Series titles
1 Cy Young
25-3 mark in 1978
So when perusing the above stats, although impressive as Schilling's numbers are, there are other pitchers who are just as impressive who will never make Cooperstown...so my advice to Schilling is to head back to Arizona, keep working on his blog, and shove that bloody sock where the sun does not shine...
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Harris Decker about 1 year ago
I believe that Schilling should be in the hall of fame. His playoff numbers and rings are very impressive. I would like to see him in there. Wells and Cone were never as impressive in the World Series. I can see the argument for Jack Morris, but I still believe Curt was a better overall pitcher.
Good article. I was going to write this one myself if you didn't. So thanks.
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David Quadrini 11 months ago
Curt Schilling was a good pitcher on a bad team(the Phillies), yes he was very tough when he was in Arizona, but to put him in the Hall would tarnish the Hall's reputation. 300+ wins in the mark of a great pitcher, and Curt is not even close. I don't like curt, his blog sucks, and I think he might have touch of down syndrome.
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Miguel Jose 10 months ago
Ugh, Curt Schilling is so much better than Wells and Morris. A pitcher's job is to prevent the other team from scoring. Morris had a career ERA of 3.90, only 5% better than average. He never had an ERA better than 3.00, although he did have 8 seasons with an ERA worse than 4.00. Morris's reputation as a big-game pitcher is based on his great win-loss record pitching for teams with great offenses. Morris only pitched for two teams in his career with losing records, and in those seasons he went 6-14 and 15-18. Wells is a good pitcher who pitched for great teams, nothing more.
Anyways, I would put Schilling in the Hall. His peak years were awesome.
(1997) 17-11 for a team that won only 68 games. Philly was 51-83 when Curt did not get the decision. Also had a 2.97 ERA (43% better than average), 319 strikeouts, 58 walks, 254 innings. Finished 4th in Cy Young voting and 14th in MVP voting.
(2001) 22-6 with a 2.98 ERA (57% better than average) in 257 innings (led league in wins and innings). Also had 293 strikeouts and only 39 walks leading the league with a 7.51 K/BB ratio. Finished 2nd in Cy Young voting and 10th in MVP voting.
(2002) 23-7 with a 3.23 ERA (42% better than average) in 259 innings. His 316 strikeouts and 33 walks resulted in a ridiculous 9.58 K/BB ratio. For the 2nd straight year, Randy Johnson denied Curt a Cy Young with an even better year, and Curt finished 2nd in Cy Young voting and 10th in MVP voting.
(2004) 21-6 with a 3.26 ERA (50% better than average) in 227 innings. Led the league in wins and was 2nd in ERA. Finished 2nd in Cy Young voting for the third time and 11th in MVP voting.
In most seasons he would have Cy Youngs for his 2001, '02, and '04 seasons. The fact that he wasn't quite as great at his best as Johnson and Johan Santana should not be enough to keep him out of the hall of fame.
Schilling's postseason: 11-2 with a 2.23 ERA in 19 starts, 133 innings
Morris's postseason: 7-4 with a 3.80 ERA in 13 starts, 92 innings
Wells' postseason: 10-5 with a 3.17 ERA in 17 starts (27 games), 125 innings
Sorry for this overly long comment. Schilling is clearly better than Morris. Fans compare the two like they're equals, but they're not even close.
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