Glavine: HOF First Ballot?

Though Tom Glavine won 305 games and two Cy Young Awards (and was runner up four other times) some wonder if the 1995 World Series MVP will be voted in to the HOF on the first ballot. A comparison of Glavine’s career to other recent first-ballot HOF pitchers prove that the Braves’ lefty is a deserving choice. Glavine had a better winning percentage than Steve Carlton or Bob Gibson, and won more games than media darling Jim Palmer.

SC…329…244…57.4…3.22…1.247…24…4…4136

TG…305…203…60.0…3.54…1.314…22…2…2607

BG…251…174…59.0…2.91…1.188…17…2…3117

JP.…268…152…63.8…2.86…1.180…19…3…2212

Dan Schlossberg reminds me that Glavine is the fourth-winningest lefthander of all-time. He also says some writers might hold against him his role in the failed 1994 labor negotiations.

I wonder if the nickname section of Glavine’s HOF plaque will read “Tomahawkin’ Tom”.