I have a burning question. Today, I went to www.baseball-reference.com. I realized that Hoyt was a hall of famer, but I never really thought of him as one. The evidence that I found was utterly shocking! Hoyt pitched on the greatest offensive collection of players ever for the prime of his career, yet ended up with a less than hall worthy win percentage. I realize that this is because he played on some lackluster teams later in his career, but his other stats don't hold up, either. Hoyt never led the league in strikeouts, and was only as high as sixth, once. He was only in the top 10 in ERA 5 times, although those finishes were impressive. Hoyt never stood out as a HOFer to me, and perhaps voters overrated his prime seasons, although he wasn't really the main factor of those Murderer's Row teams. In fact, Hoyt only led the league in any stat three total times in his career. One time was wins, obviously helped by the fact that he had Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth at his side. The second was saves, and the third was Hits plus walks per nine. Three lead leagues in a whole career? Hoyt was a very good pitcher, but not a hall of famer, in my eyes.
Why is Waite Hoyt in the hall of fame? Do you think he should be?
Pumpsie
Why is Waite Hoyt in the hall of fame? Do you think he should be?
Pumpsie
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