>>I recognize C as Greg Maddux and B as Tom Glavine based on the number of wins. No doubt in my mind that they both deserved to be voted in the first time around. 300 or more wins more or less guarantees election to the HOF.
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>>My guess is you think player A is more deserving than one or both of the others. If so, why? I don't immediately recognize who he is. The stats are similar to the others other than the wide disparity in number of wins. I consider strikeouts and ratio of strikeouts to walks essentially meaningless statistics. It doesn't matter how you get them out as long as you get them out.
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>Correct, Maddux and Glavine are C and B. I definitely believe Maddux deserves a vote in the Hall. As for Glavine, his career numbers aren't as good (lower winning %, and a much higher # of walks and higher WHIP), but I'll also say, "OK, he deserves the hall as well".
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>Pitcher A is Curt Schilling.
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>Schilling has not been voted into the HOF - actually, his vote % has been very low and I think it's unfortunate. True, Schilling only has 216 career wins - not making excuses, but much of the first half of his career was on teams with losing records. The fact that he won 17 games in 1997 for a Phillies team that lost 97 games is amazing.
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>But Schilling has a better winning %, ERA, WHIP, and BB ratio than Glavine. Schilling's winning % is almost equal to Maddux', and his WHIP is equal to that of Maddux. In some cases, K/BB ratio isn't all that critical, but Schilling's ratio is definitely impressive. In the first half of his career, he was a power pitcher (97-98 on the gun) who seldom walked anyone. In the second half, he threw a wicked cutter and walked even fewer.
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>And then look at the post season stats. Schilling was 11-2. Neither Maddux nor Glavine even had a .500 record. When you had a big game on the line, Curt Schilling was often money. Not necessarily so for Glavine/Maddux. An 11-2 post season mark for a pitcher with 200+ wins deserves more consideration than what he has received.
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>What I'm saying is this. Maddux deserves the Hall. If Glavine deserves the Hall, then so does Schilling.

I wouldn't have a problem with him being in. To me he is a borderline call. Take into account that my view is only the best of the best should be there.