Simple question, Josh Beckett, Hall of Famer, yes or no?
Breaking it down, I don't know.
You have to cut him some slack for starting his career with crappy Marlin teams. (with the exception of that over achieving 2003 team)
Beckett's average season is 15-10, with just a decent 3.80 earned run average.
Solid career WH/IP ratio of 1.21
Overall Beckett is 121-78, with Boston (4 1/2 years) he's 80-44 with 4.00 earned run average, good 1.20 WH/IP ratio pitching in the big boy sticks division.
Here's the thing, ten full seasons, only twice has he pitched a full season with more than 200 innings pitched, only twice has he made 30 + starts.
Three time all star, runner up Cy Young voting in 2007 when he won 20 games for Boston.
Has 2 WS rings.
Incredible post season pitcher though.
7-3 post season record. 3.07 earned run average in 13 post season starts (94 innings)
More than a strikeout an inning is very impressive.
0.94 postseason is even more impressive.
In a nutshell Beckett seems to miss starts every season of his career, during the regular season is a good solid starter, border line very god starter, (especially with Boston), but come October the guy goes into Superman and becomes lights out.
Breaking it down, I don't know.
You have to cut him some slack for starting his career with crappy Marlin teams. (with the exception of that over achieving 2003 team)
Beckett's average season is 15-10, with just a decent 3.80 earned run average.
Solid career WH/IP ratio of 1.21
Overall Beckett is 121-78, with Boston (4 1/2 years) he's 80-44 with 4.00 earned run average, good 1.20 WH/IP ratio pitching in the big boy sticks division.
Here's the thing, ten full seasons, only twice has he pitched a full season with more than 200 innings pitched, only twice has he made 30 + starts.
Three time all star, runner up Cy Young voting in 2007 when he won 20 games for Boston.
Has 2 WS rings.
Incredible post season pitcher though.
7-3 post season record. 3.07 earned run average in 13 post season starts (94 innings)
More than a strikeout an inning is very impressive.
0.94 postseason is even more impressive.
In a nutshell Beckett seems to miss starts every season of his career, during the regular season is a good solid starter, border line very god starter, (especially with Boston), but come October the guy goes into Superman and becomes lights out.