Jacob DeGrom has almost no shot at the HOF, discuss...

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Dude is roughly 100 days younger than Kershaw and has 77 wins. I know wins aren't the be-all end-all but if he hits 150 wins it will be a miracle. Are we ready for a 120 win starting pitcher in the HOF? He needs to log two more years just to be eligible. With his injury history and age (33) does anyone see him adding significantly to his counting numbers? Only 1200 IP (less than Mariano Rivera) does he have a realistic chance of getting to even 2000? Only 1500k's which is a great ratio but I'm guessing he caps out at 2500 if he's lucky. His raw numbers are just going to be so small that his superb ratios and percentage numbers aren't going to cut it.

[Seven]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Dude is roughly 100 days younger than Kershaw and has 77 wins. I know wins aren't the be-all end-all but if he hits 150 wins it will be a miracle. Are we ready for a 120 win starting pitcher in the HOF? He needs to log two more years just to be eligible. With his injury history and age (33) does anyone see him adding significantly to his counting numbers? Only 1200 IP (less than Mariano Rivera) does he have a realistic chance of getting to even 2000? Only 1500k's which is a great ratio but I'm guessing he caps out at 2500 if he's lucky. His raw numbers are just going to be so small that his superb ratios and percentage numbers aren't going to cut it.

The only way he makes it is if his next five or so seasons, are absurdly good. Where he's somehow able to replicate what he did in 2018 or 2019, for five consecutive years, which knowing his track record, is a long shot.

[D. Bergin]

I think he gets in on the Koufax clause, if he can stay healthy enough to grab a 3rd Cy Young.

Otherwise he's stuck in Johan Santana territory. Somebody who I think was overall a more valuable player then Degrom at his peak, simply because he was more of an innings eater when healthy.

[BobC]

The greatest ability is availability!

[Snapolit1]

If he gets passed his current ailments I think he might have serious longevity. A big "if" I admit.

Don't forget, he was a shortstop for most of his life. His arm should -- should -- have a lot less wear and tear on it than a kid who has been pitching his arm off since he was 10. Assuming what happened last year is an anomaly, I wouldn't be so fast to predict his ultimate wins/losses.

Also mind blowing to hear the stats about in his last twenty starts his era was 1.78 (or whatever it was) and he had 3 wins or something absurd. So all those starts where he gave up 1 or 2 runs and didn't get a decision aren't important?

[Snapolit1]

DeGrom has often suffered this plight. Since 2018, the year of his first Cy Young Award, deGrom has made 78 starts and pitched 503 innings. Seventy-eight percent (61) of those starts were quality starts, meaning he lasted six or more innings and surrendered three or fewer earned runs. He’s struck out 649 batters, walked 110 and allowed just 115 earned runs (2.06 ERA) over that span. Yet the Mets are 36-42 in those matchups. No, that’s not a typo.

The team is below .500 when one of the best aces in baseball history takes the mound and pitches well. For context, the rest of baseball won 78 percent of games (1,646-455) from 2018 to 2021 when their pitcher delivers a quality start.

[Mike D.]

deGrom needs two more seasons just to get to the 10 to be eligible. If they're "peak deGrom" seasons (8-10 WAR per) then he probably gets in based on that.

If they're less dominate seasons, it'll probably take 3-4 for him to have a chance. That'll involve pitching into his late 30's...so, we'll see.

Interestingly enough...once you get past the 4 Sure Thing Active HOF Pitchers, things get...tricky.

Next on the active WAR list is Chris Sale (46.5), who's got a shot but has his own health concerns. Then it's some solid guys who are not HOF level and too old to realistically get there - Wainwright (39, 44.5) and Lester (37, 44.2). Then it's deGrom.

After that, the only active SP's with over 35 WAR are fading Price (35, 40.3) and Bumgarner (31, 38.2).

So, if not Sale and deGrom, there may be a while before there's another Hall of Fame starting pitcher, unless Strasburg or Cole REALLY have long and productive 30's.