Its commonplace in todays game for a manager to turn to the bullpen as early as the sixth inning. What if Tony Mullane had been allowed to pitch for Cincinnati in 1885? DH: Hal McRaeOnly six players have logged at least 7,500 career plate appearances while playing at least half their games at designated hitter. He re-surfaced with incredible campaigns in '84 and '85. He was consistently excellent, winning between 15-20 games five consecutive years, and striking out between 219-258 batters for six consecutive years. 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. He pitched with six different teams, but most significantly with the Cleveland Blues and Chicago White Stockings. Its hard not to wonder whether Santana would be making a steady year-by-year improvement in the voting totals now if he had rightfully taken home the 2005 AL Cy Young Award that went to Bartolo Colon instead. He threw 33 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings in October ball. While I was limited through my free account to 10 questions and thus chose to forgo demographic questions to get the maximum amount of data, it is possible to use filters to show how certain voters voted. The Arkansas Hummingbird pitched for the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals throughout his career. batting or pitching WAR are used in determining the averages at a given 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. 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. It looked at pitchers in the HOF with the weakest resumes. From 1918-1924 he won 19 or more games six times. 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. 2.21 career ERA. This was not a pitcher on his last legs! And Muhammad Ali lost five fights. 10 Kevin Appier 4.2. Since the advent of the live ball in 1921, only four pitchers have 60 shutouts: Warren Spahn, Nolan Ryan, Tom Seaver, and Bert Blyleven. Honorable mentions: McGwire, Don Mattingly, Todd Helton (Pujols not yet eligible). Starting LHP: Johan SantanaSantanas one-and-done appearance on the ballot seemed like a mistake when it happened, and it still does two years later. Its much easier to pitch one scoreless inning than to face the full lineup once or even twice. Among the 65 pitchers with the longest careers, his 2.80 K/BB ranks fifth. (Scott Dine/St. I gave a list of 10 players at each position, based primarily on who I thought voters would expect to be in the poll. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 1:07PM. A player's JAWS is their He was voted the league MVP as the Reds won the pennant. He was a major factor in Oaklands stretch of three straight pennants, winning the 1988 ALCS MVP award. Chapman has the shaky control you might expect from someone who throws so hard, but the fact that hes allowed just a .233 career slugging percentage is unfathomable. 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. He proved it often enough. But his rookie year really came in 09 for Pirates at age 27. By '59, Pappas was a mainstay of the Orioles staff. Stats: 368 saves, 2.44 ERA, 1.043 WHIP, 4.37 K:BB, 177 ERA+. Although posting a fine season in '67, he was never accepted by the Reds faithful, and was sent to Atlanta during the '68 season. Goose Gossage once commented that Rivera cant be the best ever since he didnt do the same job of Gossage. Holds MLB record with 652 saves. I contemplated going 15 names just for pitchers, but thought it would look too out of sync with the rest of the survey. He was scouted by Hal Newhowser, who encouraged him to sign with the Orioles. Francisco Rodrguez debuted on the ballot in 23, getting 10.8%. 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). I looked at some pitchers with shorter careers as well, and included some whose careers I thought made the greatest statements. Movies 8m Pierce was known for his battles against the White Sox nemesis, the New York Yankees, and in particular against Whitey Ford. Next came Cy Young. Or write about sports? He was as automatic as youll ever find for a closer. 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 It's fitting that Smoltz, Maddux, and Tom Glavine came back-to-back-to-back on this list, because for over a decade . He was the Sporting News Pitcher of the Year in 56 and 57, and narrowly missed the award in 53 and 55, finishing second. Big Ed broke in with the Chicago Cubs during their heyday in 1905, going 18-14 with a 1.42 ERA. In 43, his last year before joining the war effort, he went 12-7 with a 2.39 ERA (ERA+ 147), with three shutouts and only 159 hits allowed in 191 innings. . John then went to LA to join Don Sutton on another team with a pitching rich tradition. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. And interestingly enough, hes probably more known for his handlebar mustache than what he did on the field. Blyleven had tremendous stuff on the ball: fastball, curve and change-up. His K/BB ratio of 2.01 is historically strong. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. In his first full year in '32, Warneke led the league in wins, ERA, and shutouts. By adubbdubb Plays - /5 - RATE QUIZ MORE INFO Classic Best Score? Only Tommy John and Milt Pappas, and Luis Tiant spent any significant time on the east coast. He won 20 games three consecutive years right at the Tigers heyday in the mid-30s. 2) Luis Tiant (1964-1982) (229-172; 3.30 ERA; ERA+ 114; 49 SHO; 3,486 IP/ 3,075 H/ 7.9 H/9; 2416 K/ 1104 BB/ 2.19 ratio; 1.199 WHIP). I guess his curve ball fooled a few batters. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. Theres no one since Randy Johnson who puts fear into batters like Aroldis Chapman does. The Blue Stockings folded after one year, and he then signed with Cincinnati. This was accomplished in one season1879. One of the top relievers of the decade, Lyle was acquired from the Red Sox in March 1972 and recorded a 2.41 ERA (148 ERA+) in New York, tallying 141 saves and finishing 348 games. Lofton and Andruw Jones still have compelling arguments here, with Lofton's particularly acute given that he went one and done on a crowded ballot in 2013. His career took off when he was traded to Cincinnati part way through the 1938 season. 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. 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. All are in or will be in their respective sports Hall of Fame. He had one shutout. I had one once, and I lost him.. To start, there are only eight primary relievers in Cooperstown; Rivera, Dennis Eckersley, Hoyt Wilhelm, Goose Gossage, Rollie Fingers, Bruce Sutter, Lee Smith, and Trevor Hoffman. Being a relief pitcher often means you take an unconventional route. Luis Tiant was born in Cuba and his father was a famous pitcher for the Cuban national team. In an era when everyone posts gaudy relief statistics, the trick is figuring out how rare and special Wagner really was. Will White played the majority of his career in Cincinnati for the Reds of the National League and Red Stockings of the American Association. 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 allowed just two home runs to 527 batters in the playoffs. Bridges had the most awesome drop off the table curve ball of his era. In order to be considered for this honor, a pitcher must be eligible for the HOF. He began his career with the Cleveland Indians in '64, and established himself as an effective pitcher with lots of stuff. Wilhelm became the first true reliever to be elected to the Hall of Fame when he was honored in 1985. Four pitchers in the HOF fall into this categoryDizzy Dean, Lefty Gomez, Sandy Koufax, and Addie Joss. Babe Adams had brief looks at the major leagues in 06 with the St. Louis Cardinals and 07 for the Pirates. Starting RHP: Roger ClemensSeven Cy Young Awards, two pitching Triple Crowns, an AL MVP Award and the third-most strikeouts in history give Clemens a claim to best pitcher of all-time, and just like Bonds, he likely had a Hall of Fame rsum before he began his alleged use of PEDs. 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. He held the career record in saves when he retired (341). 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. Guess there was still some gas in this Tigers tank! Decade-plus Eagles writer. Stats: 422 saves, 2.31 ERA, 0.998 WHIP, 3.99 K:BB, 187ERA+. Mullane was ahead of his time. Although the Tigers walked away losing two of the three World Series, Bridges record stands at 4-1. In over 130 of his 390 starts for the team, they scored two or fewer runs. His stamina and effectiveness began to wane in the early '80s. Tom Brady lost three Super Bowls. That said, if I field this again in the future, Ill probably sub in Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer for Ferrell and Reuschel. "Billy the Kid was part of the Tigers post-war youth movement, getting a look with the club at age 18 in 45. Top 25 Relief Pitchers not in the Hall of Fame Quiz Stats - By adubbdubb Quizzes Matsui has no chance of ever making the Hall of Fame. The voting body has become skewed in their view of starting pitching in recent decades. He led the NL in fewest H/9 and was second in WHIP, shutouts, and winning percentage. 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 Whether it will be enough to one day get him into Cooperstown wont be decided for another 10 or so years. His name is best known for the elbow surgery named after him that, not only prolonged his career, but many after him. Cooper was born in West Virginia. Mariano Riveras claim as the greatest closer of all-time is one of the safest arguments in baseball. He had a 1.80 ERA after the age of 38. All rights reserved. Despite being the top pitcher in the league at least three times, Walters has been overlooked for the HOF. The most significant threads arose as I looked at these pitchers one at a time and then together as a group. And John is at 2.6, not much better. By 76 he was pitching again and all three of his 20-win seasons came post-surgery. The Hall of Fame began in 1936, inducting Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson in its first year. Or the Dave Roberts steal in Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. What if Billy Pierce and Bert Blyleven had received league average run support though the peak of their careers? The pitchers on this list are every bit as skilled as their contemporaries already voted in. Gomez career was cut short because he blew out his arm, losing the zip on an exceptional fastball. Babe Adams was a great pitcher who was overlooked by the veterans committee. Pitching in an era before closers were sexy, McMahon pitched 872 games out of the bullpen won . Before the '66 season, Pappas was sent to Cincinnati for Frank Robinson in a very unpopular trade. 7 Noodles Hahn 4.4 Fingers helped revolutionize the closer position, setting a trend later followed by Rivera and John Smoltz in becoming a failed starter-turned-closer. He pitched at the height of the live ball era on and against some of the greatest offensive teams ever gathered. Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen is the 12th pitcher to amass 1,000 career strikeouts in relief, and just the third pitcher with 1,000 relief strikeouts all with one team, joining Hall of Fame closers . In Chicago he helped them to two championships, mostly as a second pitcher. Adams was perhaps the most extreme control pitcher in the history of the game. That's the type of respect he garnered. 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. Jim McCormick was the first Scottish born major league player. Only John Smoltz and Dennis Eckersley can say they were multi-time All-Star starting pitchers and then became dominant closers afterwards. But keep in mind that he wasnt used in nearly as much of a specialized role as modern closers are. 4 Rick Reuschel 4.0 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. 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. In fact, from 1905 through 1909 his H/9 never reached 7.0. 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. 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. Robinson went on to win the triple crown in '66 and the MVP award for the American League. In the '30s he pitched with Schoolboy Rowe, and later with Bobo Newsome. Four of them (Harold Baines, Edgar Martinez, David Ortiz and Frank Thomas) are already in the Hall following Big Papis election in 2022, while Nelson Cruz remains active. When he finished playing nearly two decades later, Wilhelm held the major league record for games pitched (1,070), relief wins (124), and saves (228). Hes insanely dominant against both righties and lefties as well. They were equally as important and masterful as Radbourn, but overlooked for 25 more years. But whos the second best relief pitcher ever? Based strictly on peak performance, Eckersley would rank in the top five of relievers. What do you think: Is Mariano Rivera the best relief pitcher in baseball history? He led the league in innings pitched, complete games, and strikeouts in '85. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. His ban from the game doesn't seem like it will ever be lifted. The players on those teams were the players the sportswriters saw most. What did it take to be ignored by the HOF voters and veterans committee? 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. The oldest and wisest twin. His last year of allowing fewer hits than innings pitched was 81. Honorable mention: Nathan, Papelbon, Rodrguez, Keith Foulke, Tom Gordon, Tom Henke, Firpo Marberry, Troy Percival, Kent Tekulve, John Wetteland. In the '40s he pitched with young pitchers Hal Newhowser, Virgil Trucks and Dizzy Trout. Scary, we know. 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). Along with those pitchers, Ill evaluate others with a case to be considered among the 10 best ever, which can be broken into categories of the modern (Craig Kimbrel, Aroldis Chapman, Kenley Jansen, Francisco Rodriguez, Billy Wagner, and Joe Nathan), and the throwbacks (Sparky Lyle and Dan Quisenberry). During the '76 season he was traded to Texas, where he joined a strong staff and put in some outstanding work. The top four candidates were all foreign born. Perhaps some oversights can be corrected. Against Detroit, he pitched a five hitter to win Game Two, and a complete game shutout to win Game Five. If you put Gossage in a traditional one inning relief pitcher role, those blown saves assuredly go way down. Bridges continued pitching in the Pacific Coast Leaguewinning the ERA title in 47. But he might not be on this list much longer. Four straight seasons early on Kimbrel led the league in saves, posting absurd single-season ERAs of 2.10, 1.01, 1.21, and 1.61. His 2.41 K/BB ratio is exceptional as well. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. 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. There were numerous circumstances that held players careers back. 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. Fingers wasnt just a one-inning closer either; he holds the all-time record with 135 multi-inning saves. 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. King Kelly, McCormick, and others were known to go out and celebrate after games. Honorable mentions: Kent, Bobby Grich (Chase Utley not yet eligible). Al Lopez, the White Sox manager, refused to start Pierce in the 59 World Series. His H/9 rate of 5.3 in 1906 is one of the best in history. He regularly hits 100 miles per hour on his fastballs and holds the all-time record by registering 105.1 on a pitch (twice). These are the primary factors I used in my evaluations: 10. Many of their careers and cases are compelling. 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. His 3,701 Ks make Blyleven fifth all-time. 13)Wilbur Cooper (1912-1926) (216-178; 2.89 ERA; ERA+ 116; 35 SHO; 3480 IP/ 3415 H/ H/9 8.8; 1252 K/ 853 BB; 1.47 ratio; 1.226 WHIP). Literally, its very difficult to make an argument for any other pitcher. Rivera's legacy is as the greatest relief pitcher ever, and now that Chapman is a Yankee for the foreseeable future, that's . 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. The Pirates won the pennant the next year. He displayed consistent excellence throughout his career. Tony Mullane was just inducted into the Cincinnati Reds HOF earlier this year. Rivera trails only Trevor Hoffman in all-time saves and has perhaps the most dominant one-pitch arsenal this side of Phil Niekro. Many more names came up on my lists than the 15 I will cover here. 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,. This is a truly dominant statistic for this era. Get Jay Jaffe's book The Cooperstown Casebook Rivera somehow managed to be even better in the postseason when facing the best teams, and he did this year after year after year. Another contemporary who made the HOF is Lefty Gomez. Stats: 310 saves, 3.01 ERA, 1.232 WHIP, 2.05 K:BB, 126 ERA+, Accolades: 9 All-Star appearances, 1 World Series ring, Baseball Hall of Fame. 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. Do you have a sports website? Im a little bummed to see Wes Ferrell and Rick Reuschel anchoring the list, though its not stunning. His 60 shutoutsninth all timeare automatic HOF material. Particularly blighted were the pitchers in Pittsburgh. 9 Charlie Buffinton 3.7 He was the second great Latin pitcher, following Juan Marichal. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. 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)? 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. He went 3517 in the minors. With that backdrop in mind, let's proceed with our tenth-best relief pitcher of all time: 10. Not retired by 2017. He had a 0.70 career ERA in the playoffs. 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