Ron Guidry: Hall of Famer?

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@RickJay

That’s a strange, arbitrary and quite illogical definition, in my humble opinion. It would exclude, for instance, his 1983 season, when he went 21-9, completed 21 (!) out of 31 starts, pitched 250 innings, and had an ERA of 3.42, because 3.42 is just 14 percent better than the league average rather than 20. If 1983 wasn’t a good season, what was it? It sure wasn’t mediocre.

You’re right, I wasn’t giving enough credence to his IP that season. Here’s a more objective measurement:

Guidry was in the top 10 in the AL in WAR four times in his career. He broke 4 WAR five times, and had two more 3+ WAR seasons, and three 2+ WAR seasons. Based on this I would say he didn’t have enough awesome seasons, nor enough seasons with 2+ WAR to qualify.