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Fred CWell, as of today (28SEP08) nobody can knock him about not winning 20 in a season. Overall he's been very "vanilla" for putting up the numbers he has.
He only once led the leagues in wins. He also happened to lead the league in shutouts that year (1995), the only time he led the league in shutouts. The six gold gloves look nice but that's just extra peripheral hardware. No CY awards which, to me, would have been more important than the gold gloves.
He's kind of like the consistent player that always did well but really didn't dominate in any certain area. His win% is good but the minimal number of 20 win seasons speaks volumes.
He's only 31 wins away from the magic 300 mark. If he were to continue and hit that number then he's definitely a shoe-in, perhaps not a first ballot player but he'd make it based on 300 wins. Without the 300 wins I think he's borderline. As of today, I probably wouldn't vote him in.