Now let’s look at pitchers

W L IP K ERA LgERA AS CyYoung
Jack Morris 254 186 3824 2478 3.90 4.08 5 -
Fernando Valenzuela 173 153 2930 2074 3.54 3.66 6 1981
Tommy John 288 231 4710 2245 3.34 3.69 4 -
Jim Kaat 283 237 4530 2461 3.45 3.69 2 -
Bert Blyleven 287 250 4970 3701 3.31 3.90 2 -

The good news for Jack is that of his 10 closest comps, 7 are in the Hall. The bad news is, none of them are really that comparable. What he does have are three World Series rings, and in the first two he went 3-0 with 1.54 ERA and 28 K’s over 41 innings. And maybe the greatest postseason pitching game ever, Game 7 of the 1991 Series. He wasn’t just on a World Series team, he willed his team to the title. His numbers aren’t outstanding, but they are really good, I think his peripherals should get him in.

It’s nice that Fernando made the ballot, and I wanted to include him because he was so good for such a brief period of time, but let’s not kid ourselves. He’s not Cooperstown material.