Yep, he'll be a HOFer. Cabrera won back-to-back MVP awards in 2012 and 2013, while also winning the American League batting title in both seasons. Earlier in the week I updated what had become an annual blog entry for me around the greatness of Miguel Cabrera, who is undoubtedly already a Hall of Fame lock.It got me thinking around looking in to Justin Verlander’s career and if there is potential to be elected to the Hall of Fame one day. Simply put, it’s too high given the usage patterns of today’s starting pitchers.3. Second, yes — Justin Verlander is a no-doubt Hall of Famer. The point is that the writers voted in Halladay this January with 85.4% of the vote. If Verlander declines gracefully, he could make the top 30ish.—Eric. However, an injury while working out in December 2013 resulted in the need for core muscle surgery and he just wasn’t right in either 2014 or 2015. In His Final Season, Has CC Sabathia Crossed the Hall of Fame Finish Line? He would close with an 225-129 record to go with a 3.33 ERA and 3,006 strikeouts (18th all-time). This revision has a couple of implications for Hall of Fame selection that voters should heed before it’s too late. He led the majors in wins, innings pitched (251), strikeouts (250), WHIP (0.920) and park-adjusted ERA+ (172). Since then, Verlander has yet to finish with less than double-digit wins. It’s a question that has an answer that seems more and more obvious every day. For more on Verlander’s injury and how Upton helped him through those tough times, I recommend this Bleacher Report piece. Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander has been building a Hall of Fame resume in his 13-year MLB career, and he added another entry in his ledger on Saturday night. Since being acquired by the Astros at the 2017 trading deadline, the veteran righty has rediscovered the form that made him the best pitcher in baseball in 2011-2012. Being AL Central Spotlight week, this seemed like as good a time as any to discuss and project the career of one Justin Verlander, of the Detroit Tigers. I started with 1901 because that is the year the American League was founded and “modern” baseball (defined broadly) began; I ended with 2004 because players who were active in 2005 and later are still having their Hall of Fame candidacies considered by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Verlander has had two separate primes it seems like. The Detroit Tigers have proven to have an eye for Hall of Fame talent to date. Will Lou Whitaker Join Alan Trammell in the Hall of Fame? The only thing that can be held against Trout is his lack of postseason experience, which is hardly his own fault. Verlander started to feel pain in his pitching arm during the 2013 season. This past summer, one of the six inductees to the Hall of Fame was the late Roy Halladay, who did not appear on the previous chart because he was born in 1977. Astros have Justin Verlander locked up for the next three seasons, and during that time, he'll continue to carve out a HOF legacy. The ace right-hander for the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies, who tragically died in a plane crash in the fall of 2017, was a first-ballot Cooperstown inductee this January. He's employed by the much-maligned Astros. During that time, he’s had the lowest ERA on five occasions, the most wins on three occasions, and is a three-time Cy Young winner. Found insideRecent advances in baseball statistical analysis have made it possible to assess the totality of contribution each player makes to team success or failure. A chapter of Justin Verlander’s Hall of Fame career appears over. Perhaps the most famous old-school standard for a Hall of Fame starting pitcher, winning 300 games, may also now be obsolete; it’s been 10 years since anyone won their 300th, and people are openly wondering if it will ever happen again. You could be an incredibly skilled and relatively accomplished player, yet still miss the honor. Félix Hernández (44.6 JAWS at age 33) and Jon Lester (40.3 JAWS at age 35) are close but may be running out of gas. Found inside â Page 10Sandoval hit two homers off Verlander, and in his third at-bat he took Al Alburquerque deep to join one of the most ... He's the fourth player in MLB history to hit three home runs in a World Series game, along with Hall of Famers Babe ... Because he’s spent most of the last 9 years pitching in the National League (before joining Verlander in Houston late this summer), Greinke has had to bat in the vast majority of his starts. Justin Verlander has some of the worst World Series numbers in history after underwhelming again in Game 2 ... and Verlander is bound for the Hall of Fame despite what you see above. At one point in his career, asking whether Justin Verlander would be a Hall of Famer looked like it was going to be a silly question. Verlander was the MVP of the Astros 7-Game ALCS series win, going 2-0 with a 0.56 ERA. This was part of a 4-game sweep over the Bronx Bombers. What Justin Verlander did in October 2017 was the stuff that builds legends and cements legacies that end with plaques in Cooperstown. Though one of those is Babe Ruth, who had a WAR of 20.59 for pitching but also had a WAR of 163 for batting. Found inside â Page 178... bigger than José Quintana or Sonny Gray , bigger than even Yu Darvish : Justin Verlander , the longtime ace of the Detroit Tigers . Darvish , Gray , and Quintana were all frontline starters . Verlander was a future Hall of Famer . In today’s sabermetric world, pitcher wins are becoming increasingly devalued as a meaningful statistic. Even if you knock off Verlander’s ring and numbers from the 2017 season, he is still a relatively easy lock for the Hall of Fame. After wins in Game 1 of the ALDS (against Cleveland) and Game 1 of the ALCS (against Boston), JV was out-pitched by the Red Sox David Price in the series-deciding Game 5 of that series. In 1905 the team changed its name to the Washington Nationals. But, fans and newspapers persisted in using the 'Senators' nickname. This title tells the story of this baseball team. Cited by many sabermetrically-inclined voters, Jaffe Wins Above Replacement Score, or JAWS, is the average of a player’s career wins above replacement2 and his WAR over his seven best seasons (“peak WAR”). It was quite a season for Justin Verlander. He fell back a bit in the first five months of 2017 (a 3.83 ERA in 28 starts with Detroit) but the deadline trade from the rebuilding Tigers to the contending Houston Astros rejuvenated the hard-throwing righty. When Zduriencik went to see him for the first time, Verlander had a … November 25, 2019; Clean Slate: Steve Garvey Still Hoping for Hall of Fame Call November 18, 2019; Justin Verlander’s Inexorable March towards the Hall of Fame November 13, 2019 Calhoun scored when the next batter, Andrelton Simmons, homered to left-center field. Has been much better recent years, but still terrible. Sadly He Did Not Earn The Cy Young Award, Here Is Some Justin Verlander Highlights!!!!! Greinke currently boasts a 205-123 record to go with 3.35 ERA. Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander were both Tigers for much of their career, but Miguel Cabrera still remains. The decisive blow in Game 1 came in the form of a 2-run 4th inning home run off the bat of Cardinals’ great Albert Pujols. The question for JV now is where he will wind up among baseball’s all-time greats. Cy Young voting. He lost both of his starts in the World Series, a 7-game series loss to the Washington Nationals. Spider-Man: Does Torii Hunter Have a Hall of Fame Case? The only aspect to hold against Pujols is the fact that he isn’t the most skilled offensive talent of all-time, but he’s been dependable throughout his career. It’s simply not fair to compare starting pitchers of the past few decades — let alone of the past few years, a period when “bullpenning” has exploded in popularity — with bygone Hall of Famers who regularly exceeded 300 innings pitched in a year. Rookie of the Year (17-9, 3.63 ERA), Both pitchers authored at least two no-hitters (with Halladay getting both in 2010, including Game 1 of the NLDS). He captured both the Cy Young and MVP award after tuning up a Triple Crown. Four Augusts ago, he arrived in Houston around midnight and propelled the Astros to their first World Series title. A new book from Bill James says Justin Verlander is the only major league pitcher with better than a 50% chance to reach 300 wins. His numbers are astounding. In addition, earlier in the month, on September 1st, nearly exactly two years after being acquired from the Tigers, Verlander tossed the third no-hitter of his career. Verlander, one of the top pitchers in baseball at 36 years of age, certainly has the opportunity to build on those career statistics. In any event, despite the disappointing finish in October, with his 21 wins and 300 strikeouts, his 3,000th career whiff and third career no-hitter in tow, Justin Verlander added multiple building blocks to the foundation of his Hall of Fame resume. Larry Walker Is In the Hall of Fame, Overcoming the Coors Field Bias, Cooperstown’s Greatest Speech (N)ever Made, Wally Schang: 3-Time World Series Champion Backstop, Not in the Hall of Fame. The average Hall of Famer has a 50 on that scale. He passed away on March 24, 2009. He has posted an 170-89 record to date to go along with a 3.20 ERA and 2,692 strikeouts; enough for 24th all-time. So let’s try looking at the version of this list from, say, 2012. This time, Chirinos held on. The average WAR of pitchers currently in the Hall of Fame is 70. The Hall of Fame Index: Justin Verlander vs. Clayton Kershaw and Early Wynn Scott Barzilla 2020-06-15 First, despite falling well short of historical standards, candidates like Johan Santana (who received very little support on the one Hall of Fame ballot he appeared on, despite currently being the eighth-best starter active in 2012) deserve closer looks, as they were elite for their era. Fun fact: He's the only pitcher in Major League history to win Rookie of the Year, start in a World Series game, throw a no-hitter, and be an All-Star in his first two seasons. On Baseball Reference “play index” leader boards, only pitching WAR is shown. Justin Brooks Verlander was born in 1983 in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, an unincorporated community 15 miles northwest of Richmond consisting of the villages of Manakin and Sabot. Baseball Hall of Fame (33) In 2018, that share was 60 percent. Justin Verlander has some of the worst World Series numbers in history after underwhelming again in Game 2 ... and Verlander is bound for the Hall of Fame despite what you see above. As mentioned in regards to scandals, we begin the list with Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander. ... Hall of Famer Christy … And in, say, 2027 when Verlander's name appears on a Hall of Fame ballot for the first time, the voters will remember it, too. From the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s collection containing tens of thousands of artifacts, our curators have created each team’s Starting Nine by hand-picking nine must-see pieces for each of the 30 MLB teams. Looking back at Justin Verlander's 2011 MVP season, the reason for his success and what the future Hall of Famer thinks about returning to the Tigers. But I would say there is one more candidate riding close behind: great pitching. Unfortunately, despite the great dominance at the plate, Cabrera began to regress at the age of 33 due to injures beginning in 2017. Verlander … Subsequently, Houston also won Game 6 behind Verlander’s 7 innings of shutout ball. Bob H. 1,863 127 2. Verlander’s case has one key advantage: a greater body of post-season work, including the World Series title he was instrumental in delivering to Houston in 2017. However, he would not be the first player to have a late career resurgence. However, Clayton Kershaw is evidence that there are truly levels to greatness. The Tigers didn’t make the playoffs in the four seasons between 2007-2010 but returned to October baseball in 2011, thanks to the best season of Justin Verlander’s career. So Why Don’t The Stats Agree? Overall, he has a 42-15 record with a 2.45 ERA in 73 regular season starts in 2017-19 with the Astros. A2A: Justin Verlander almost surely will be in the Hall of Fame once his career is over. On the second to last day of the 162-game regular season, Verlander struck out the 3,000th batter of his career. Schilling has been on the BBWAA ballot for 7 years and got 60.9% of the vote for 2019. For better or worse, you’re expected to have excelled on the field as much as you did off the field. In the wake of Justin Verlander throwing his third career no-hitter on Sunday — becoming just the sixth pitcher in major league history to do so — the debate didn’t seem to be whether the Astros ace was worthy of the Hall of Fame, but rather what cap he would wear in it.1 Even Major League Baseball’s official Twitter account called it “ANOTHER line on Justin Verlander’s Hall of Fame résumé.” But are we all being a bit too hasty? In a book that's sure to thrill--and infuriate--countless fans, Bill James takes a hard look at the Hall, probing its history, its politics and, most of all, its decisions. 3. It would be surprising if Chris Sale (42.3 JAWS at age 30) didn’t crack it. Verlander is considered a sure-fire Hall-of-Famer and there might be some appeal in ending his career at Comerica Park, especially if the Tigers have turned a corner and are a winning team by 2022. His Twitter habits have likely kept him out of Cooperstown; I’m fairly certain that will change in the next few years. His third career no hitter. This limited-time list is the perfect introduction to the Museum for every Houston Astros fan. 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In all likelihood, though, the first several names on this list are safe — which would mean that we know the JAWS threshold for cracking the top 10. During any given season, you can probably count on your hand how many current active players have earned the right to be recognized as Hall of Fame locks. He has already posted a career 162-91 record to go with a 2.47 ERA and 2,464 strikeouts. In the series, Verlander was effective but not quite as dominant, giving up 5 runs in 12 innings of work. Verlander struck out Kole Calhoun on a 88 MPH slider in the dirt for K #3,000. Is Verlander a Hall of Famer? Justin Verlander says reports of season-ending elbow injury are inaccurate, but confirms he is out with a forearm issue ... Derek Jeter inducted into Hall of Fame: ‘It’s been a … Justin Verlander’s current WAR is 41.7 which would put him above 12 current Hall of Fame pitchers. A few names might change on this list, albeit somewhat predictably. He joined Ryan, Sandy Koufax, Bob Feller, Cy Young and 19th century hurler Larry Corcoran as the only pitchers to toss at least three no-hitters in their careers. Where he currently ranks: Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is in the middle of a legendary run … But not too soon. Any doubts about Justin Verlander’s Hall of Fame credentials should have disappeared on Saturday night. In May, he tossed the 2nd no-hitter of his career. Interesting question. A simple Google search lists the population of the villages at 4,724 people. Scherzer, 35, has already built up a Hall of Fame resume. Verlander continued his success, but seemed to have found the hill towards the end of his dominance. Andy Pettitte’s Complicated Hall of Fame Case. Now 26, Verlander led the majors with 19 wins, 240 innings pitched and 269 strikeouts. Found inside â Page 30That wasn't so funny to Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt. âWhen I was really going bad, even in the prime of my career, ... Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander is not a believer. I told him that I had a hypothetical question involving him. The older Verlander brother starred at Goochland High School and Old Dominion University (both in Virginia) before being the 1st round draft pick (#2 overall) of the Detroit Tigers in the 2004 Amateur Draft. The 35-year-old future Hall of Famer is enjoying the best season of his career so far. Evaluating the Hall of Fame Cases for Justin Verlander, Clayton Kershaw and Other Playoff Participants. Verlander’s 24 wins, 2.40 ERA and … Assuming a normal decline, he's going to wind up being a no-brainer first-ballot guy. Clean Slate: Steve Garvey Still Hoping for Hall of Fame Call. The Houston Astros have a decision to make this offseason. Though one of those is Babe Ruth, who had a WAR of 20.59 for pitching but also had a WAR of 163 for batting. Justin Verlander has always been a hypocrite, the recent sign-stealing scandal makes it all the more obvious. With the caveat that he’s already begun to regress some, the 2018 version of Justin Verlander may be the best one we’ve seen. Shoulder woes prematurely ended Halladay’s career at the age of 36. So, in the first inning at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Verlander started by getting the first two Giants to ground out. His throw in time. This piece was originally published on August 20th, 2018, the day after Verlander won his 200th game. Please follow Cooperstown Cred on Twitter @cooperstowncred. Found insideJustin. Verlander. RHP. Born: 02/20/83 Age: 37 Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6'5" Weight: 225 Origin: Round 1, 2004 Draft (#2 ... It was a year of milestones for the future Hall of Famer, eclipsing 3,000 career strikeouts, registering his ... He already has three MVPs, seven Silver Sluggers, eight All-Star nominations, two Hank Aaron Awards and was the Rookie of the Year. Still, it is an unprecedented move for Verlander, the 36-year-old future Hall of Famer who threw 100 pitches during seven scoreless innings in Friday’s 6-2 Game 1 … Pujols is just the fourth player in MLB history to hit at least 600 home runs and 3,000 hits. Returning to the squad was future Hall of Fame catcher Ivan Rodriguez. Found inside â Page 46Future hall of famer Roger Clemens , 44 , signs a deal worth approximately $ 18.5 million ( prorated from $ 28 million ) ... Elledge Dale Earnhardt Jr. Max Siegel Total Votes : 78,449 TEXAS T 12 Flame - thrower Justin Verlander throws the. Still, despite the dominant regular season campaign, Verlander struggled again in the post-season. Bruce Bochy: Golden State Skipper Bound for Cooperstown, Félix Hernández: No Longer a Future King of Cooperstown, Bobby Grich: The Hidden Game of Baseball Hall of Fame Candidate. Verlander followed up his Rookie of the Year campaign with an equally dominant 2007, going 18-6 with a 3.66 ERA, which was good enough to place the young right-hander in 5th place in the Cy Young vote. Cabrera is one of the best hitters of our generation, and will likely be among the best in MLB history. The other 10 feature Roger Clemens, Curt Schilling, CC Sabathia, Justin Verlander and Zack Greinke — all of which have Hall of Fame numbers but are not in because they’re not yet eligible or due to non-statistical reasons. Calhoun reached first base on a wild pitch because catcher Robinson Chirinos couldn’t handle the ball in the dirt. Verlander went 16-9 with a 2.52 ERA while fanning a career-high 290 batters and posting a league-best 0.902 WHIP (walks plus hits per 9 innings). One of six in the history of the game with three or more and his second year at the Rogers Center. In fact, neither does any starter who has thrown a single pitch this entire decade. The game that will likely be the signature moment when looking back at his long career was Game 2 of the ALCS against the New York Yankees. Over that span, he posted a 33-32 record to go with a 3.84 ERA. Justin Verlander He owns a pitching Triple Crown – both in the traditional sense and the awards sense. Luis Tiant Turns 80: Will He Ever Make the Hall of Fame? Justin Verlander Hall of Fame Odds — 100%. And, if the trend of increased bullpen usage of the past few years continues through the next decade, the standard for the early 2020s may be even lower. Also, obviously, the 36-year old Verlander is still active, generally healthy and pitching brilliantly. (cover photo: Associated Press/Mark J. Terrill). Cabrera has tallied 2,815 hits, 477 homers, 1,694 RBIs to go with a career .315 batting average. Not than anyone was feeling sorry for him, with a $28 million annual income and a girlfriend (now wife) named Kate Upton. Even at the advanced age of 36, the future Hall of Famer continues to awe onlookers. The Tigers only won 88 regular season games in 2012 but that was good enough to win the A.L. Baseball-Reference lists Verlander’s “Black Ink” at 66, well higher than the average Hall of Famer’s 40. Kershaw has played in 11 seasons and is still just 31-years old. He’ll almost certainly get a richly deserved plaque in Cooperstown. The average season from 1901 to 20044 had 10 active starting pitchers who were eventually elected to Cooperstown, so we can maintain the Hall’s relative historical standards by electing the top 10 best starting pitchers in the game today. That’s why we play games: to win them. The Excellent but Not Quite Hall of Fame Career of Michael Young, Puff: The Hall of Fame Case for Graig Nettles, Craig Kimbrel’s Progress Towards the Hall of Fame. Verlander followed up 2009 with a 18-9 record (3.37 ERA) in 2010. In 2016, however, Verlander’s fastball velocity started creeping back up. Ultimately, the Redbirds prevailed in 5 games. That's my litmus test. JAWS uses the Baseball-Reference.com version of this stat, so I will do the same throughout this article. That contract has not worked out as the Astros had hoped due to Verlander undergoing Tommy John surgery, limiting him to just six innings in that time. The best things get better with age. Four Augusts ago, he arrived in Houston around midnight and propelled the Astros to their first World Series title. Comments. But not too soon. He also became the 38th MLB player in history to win the Triple Crown award. The future Hall of Famer … Every eligible pitcher with 3,000 strikeouts is enshrined in the Hall of Fame, except for special cases Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling. During his dominant career, Scherzer has the led the league in wins four times and led the league in strikeouts three consecutive seasons from 2016-19. March 23, 2018 Updated: March 26, 2018 12:16 p.m. Facebook Twitter Email. Verlander is considered to be a lock for the Hall of Fame, if and when he decides to retire sometime over the next decade. Now we all know just how good Verlander is, but thanks to Max Sherzer, his name has fallen a little off the map. It feels silly to explain the Hall of Fame case of Albert Pujols, because there is truly no need. Essentially, it looks like amassing around 50 JAWS for your career is enough to guarantee your place as one of the top 10 starting pitchers of the early 2010s. Hall of Fame’s Modern Baseball Committee Votes Today December 8, 2019; Should Tommy John be Known as a Hall of Famer or Just a Surgical Procedure? Tonight Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander won the 2nd Cy Young Award of his illustrious 15-year Major League Baseball career. In Game 1 of the ALDS (against the Oakland A’s), Verlander gave up just 1 run on 3 hits with 11 strikeouts in 7 innings of work, good enough for a 3-1 Tiger win. But he’s not alone. Initial reports out of Houston said Verlander, 37, would miss the rest of the season with an elbow injury. © 2021 ABC News Internet Ventures. Halladay made 8 All-Star squads; Verlander has also made 8 so far. Senior Analyst I November 23, 2011 ... Justin Verlander strikes me as … For the 36-year old Verlander, despite the disappointment of not winning the World Series, the Cy Young trophy puts a big juicy cherry on top of the frosting that he put on his Hall of Fame cake during the 2019 season. While there is no recipe for guaranteed success in a competitive, ever-changing environment, these teams demonstrate how creatively thinking about one's circumstances can often lead to a competitive advantage. Purchase the audio edition. In the 2019 version of The Bill James Handbook, the sabermetric pioneer of the same name, in revealing his new “Hall of Fame Monitor,” has Justin Verlander over the line already when it comes to the accomplishments that voters tend to reward. 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