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I'm interested to see what others' thoughts on this topic, spurred by a posting I recently read calling Mussina a 'probable HOFer'.
I draw a comparison between Mussina and one of my all-time favorites, Jimmy Key. Key was first eligible in the 2004 election and garnered all of 3 (yes, three) votes out of 506, for a paltry 0.59%. Well off the ballot in his first year of eligibility. He got as many votes as Jim Eisenreich, one more than Doug Drabek and Juan Samuel, half as many as Dave Stieb.
5 best seasons (adjusted ERA)
Moose 163 159 149 142 138, career: 127
Key 164 141 141 140 138, career: 122
Career Totals:
Moose 211-119 (.639), 3.59 ERA, 10.52 HW/9
Key 186-117 (.614), 3.51 ERA, 11.07 HW/9
Awards and Honors:
Moose 5 ASG, .91 CY Shares (0 awards)
Key 4 ASG, 1.25 CY Shares (0 awards)
Playoff Performance:
Moose 6-6, 3.16 ERA, 0 MVP awards (1-1 WS with 3.00 ERA), 0 WS won
Key 5-3, 3.15 ERA, 0 MVP awards (3-1 WS with 2.66 ERA), 2 WS won
Intagibles:
both played for the Yankees, Orioles
Key was part of a quasi-dynasty in Toronto, Mussina was the stud on a perrenial playoff team
Please don't get me wrong, this is hardly an argument for electing Jimmy Key into the hall or saying that he's one of the elites that is deserving of enshrinement. I'm also not saying that Key is better than Moose, in fact, I'd argue the opposite, but not by a heck of a lot. Certainly not by enough that Key's garnering only 3/506 hall votes would mean Mussina would be a 'probable'. At this juncture, I'd say turn that 'probable' into a 'no way'.
I draw a comparison between Mussina and one of my all-time favorites, Jimmy Key. Key was first eligible in the 2004 election and garnered all of 3 (yes, three) votes out of 506, for a paltry 0.59%. Well off the ballot in his first year of eligibility. He got as many votes as Jim Eisenreich, one more than Doug Drabek and Juan Samuel, half as many as Dave Stieb.
5 best seasons (adjusted ERA)
Moose 163 159 149 142 138, career: 127
Key 164 141 141 140 138, career: 122
Career Totals:
Moose 211-119 (.639), 3.59 ERA, 10.52 HW/9
Key 186-117 (.614), 3.51 ERA, 11.07 HW/9
Awards and Honors:
Moose 5 ASG, .91 CY Shares (0 awards)
Key 4 ASG, 1.25 CY Shares (0 awards)
Playoff Performance:
Moose 6-6, 3.16 ERA, 0 MVP awards (1-1 WS with 3.00 ERA), 0 WS won
Key 5-3, 3.15 ERA, 0 MVP awards (3-1 WS with 2.66 ERA), 2 WS won
Intagibles:
both played for the Yankees, Orioles
Key was part of a quasi-dynasty in Toronto, Mussina was the stud on a perrenial playoff team
Please don't get me wrong, this is hardly an argument for electing Jimmy Key into the hall or saying that he's one of the elites that is deserving of enshrinement. I'm also not saying that Key is better than Moose, in fact, I'd argue the opposite, but not by a heck of a lot. Certainly not by enough that Key's garnering only 3/506 hall votes would mean Mussina would be a 'probable'. At this juncture, I'd say turn that 'probable' into a 'no way'.
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