Roy Halladay Retires, Where does he rank?

[Gmoney08]

Signs with Blue Jays for a 1 day contract to retire a Blue Jay.

 

 

One of the greatest of alltime. Does he make anyone's top 10 pitchers of alltime? Im not sure how I would rank baseballs greatest pitchers after the top 5, considering the era he pitches in I have to figure he's at least close to the top 10 maybe a solid 12 to 18th best ever?

[Sammy Sofa]

I'd say he's more in the top 20-30 range, but I could be wrong.

[OleMissCub]

203 wins, 131 ERA+, 2 Cy Young Awards

 

Off the top of my head, pitchers that most would probably put higher than him: Pedro, Walter Johnson, Koufax, Seaver, Glavine, Rivera, Clemens, Mathewson, Feller, Maddux, Randy Johnson, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Lefty Grove, Carlton, Cy Young, Nolan Ryan, Hubbell, Smoltz, Bob Gibson.

 

I'm sure i'm forgetting several, so maybe he is around 25 or so?

[jersey cubs fan]

203 wins, 131 ERA+, 2 Cy Young Awards

 

Off the top of my head, pitchers that most would probably put higher than him: Pedro, Walter Johnson, Koufax, Seaver, Glavine, Rivera, Clemens, Mathewson, Feller, Maddux, Randy Johnson, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Lefty Grove, Carlton, Cy Young, Nolan Ryan, Hubbell, Smoltz, Bob Gibson.

 

I'm sure i'm forgetting several, so maybe he is around 25 or so?

 

Glavine?

 

I don't really care much about these types of things, but I can't imagine many rank Glavine above Halladay.

[Clem Fandango]

Kudos for him for knowing when to hang them up. Also has the perfect game and a post-season no-hitter to his credit.

[OleMissCub]

Regarding Glavine, 300 wins goes a long way toward perception. We are talking about baseball history after all, are we not? I mean, I didn't assume the question was "who would you want on the mound in their prime" because I'd probably only rather have about 10 of those guys over Halladay if that were the case.

[jersey cubs fan]

Regarding Glavine, 300 wins goes a long way toward perception. We are talking about baseball history after all, are we not? I mean, I didn't assume the question was "who would you want on the mound in their prime" because I'd probably only rather have about 10 of those guys over Halladay if that were the case.

It's not just a brief prime we're talking about. Halladay was a better pitcher.

[Rob]

This isn't a Jack Morris situation. Glavine threw 1664 more innings with a 3.79 ERA over those innings. Halladay was better at his peak, but Glavine had the longevity. There's no right or wrong answer between the two.

[NOLA]

Warren Spahn? Don Sutton? Palmer?

[Wilson A2000]

Any chance he gets in the HOF?

[Derwood]

Any chance he gets in the HOF?

 

Sure. Dominant for a strech of years, a perfect game, a no-no, a CY in both leagues...

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Any chance he gets in the HOF?

 

Lock. Probably won't be be first ballot due to his relatively short peak and injury issues.

[Backtobanks]

This isn't a Jack Morris situation. Glavine threw 1664 more innings with a 3.79 ERA over those innings. Halladay was better at his peak, but Glavine had the longevity. There's no right or wrong answer between the two.

 

That's true. I've always been impressed with the guys that could sustain it over 15-20 years, but it's fun to watch a really dominant player during his peak years.