Percival to throw out first pitch, retire: HOF next stop?

[Dominic]

Troy Percival - HOF worthy?

[Chicago]

Yikes! I'd have to say no, at least not yet. Until the days of Lee Smith and the like getting in from the previous generation I don't really think there is a place for a reliever/closer that wasn't considered one of the top two in his ERA. Hoffman/Riviera for sure. Perc I don't think so. Also way too many injury plagued seasons.

Chicago

[THAY3R]

He has 600 career innings.



600!

[Chicago]

Is that more then Mark Prior? Oh now I feel depressed just thinking of him and Kerry nevermind.

[EvanJC]

=(

[mo42nyy]

not even close
the only recent full time reliver getting in the Hall is Rivera, Hoffman has an outside chance.

[Scary_Tiger]

For reference:

Mariano 881 Regular IP 200 ERA+, 112.7 Postseason IP, .8 ERA
Hoffman 885 Regular IP at 149 ERA+, 13 Postseason IP, 3.46 ERA
Prior 657 Regular IP at 122 ERA+, 23.3 Posteason IP, 2.31 ERA
Percival 611 Regular IP at 150 ERA+, 9.7 Posteason IP, 2.79 ERA

The reason Mariano is a slam dunk is because of his incredible postseason output. I think Hoffman is probably the borderline HOFer and Percival is three or four years shy of that level.

[Shadowrun]

good luck with that

HOF Standards: Pitching - 14.0 (520) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 85.0 (129) (Likely HOFer > 100)


http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/percitr01.shtml

[Sooga]

As an Angel fan, I loved Percy when he was wrapping up games for the Halos...

But he has no business being in the HOF.

[TheNoodleMan]

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good luck with that

HOF Standards: Pitching - 14.0 (520) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 85.0 (129) (Likely HOFer > 100)


http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/percitr01.shtml

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I find that pretty meaningless since the HOF has no baseline for relievers yet.

Even Rivera comes up way short on standards (although he is a lock by the monitor).

I do agree with you that Percival is likely to come up short.