SoDo Mojo’s Hall of Fame Ballot Series, Part 2

Ballot Choice #9: Curt Schilling

This choice is even tougher. With just 216 career wins, Schilling isn’t close to the 300 line that typically guarantees inclusion. Furthermore, he never led the league in ERA or won a Cy Young Award.

What gets Schilling in is how dominant he was over the latter-half of his career. From 1997 until his retirement following the 2007 season, he won 178 games, striking out 200+ batters six times (including 300+ twice), and winning two World Series. Speaking of the postseason, Schilling went a sparkling 11-2 with a 2.23 ERA, fanning 120 in 133 1/3 innings.

He’s by no means a consensus choice (in part due to his controversial use of social media), but I’d put him on my ballot. At this point, 66.3% of the voters agree with me.