Informal Hall of Fame Opinion Poll

[Robextend]

Originally Posted by tbob

300 wins means a pitcher is a lock for Cooperstown but if you look at the body of work and how they performed in big games, I would take Jack Morris over Don Sutton any day of the week. He lead the AL in wins twice and finished 2nd twice. His stats compare almost identically with Amos Rusie, Red Ruffing, Burleigh Grimes and Jim Bunning, all HOFers. He pitched on some bad teams but was always a terror on the mound.

I liked Morris too, but you have to figure those ERA stats from 1989-1994 had to hurt his chances drastically.

1989 - 4.86
1990 - 4.51
1991 - 3.43 (not bad at all)
1992 - 4.04
1993 - 6.19
1994 - 5.60

Career ERA of 3.90 doesn't tell the story of his dominance in the 1980's, but I am sure it has kept him out of the hall.