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Is Kyle Schwarber a Hall of Fame inductee?
Posted on 6/28/26 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 6/28/26 at 7:48 pm
At first glance it seems ridiculous, but his hitting numbers and WAR are hard to ignore. He’s only 33, so he has a few years left to compile stats.
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Posted on 6/28/26 at 7:50 pm to tiger turney
Pretty unlikely unless he keeps producing into his late 30s
Posted on 6/28/26 at 7:51 pm to tiger turney
As of now, him & Ryan Howard are very comparable
Posted on 6/28/26 at 7:54 pm to JimTiger72
Cumulative stats, I agree. But Schwarber has been far more productive in his late 20’s and early 30’s, whereas Howard was his best earlier in his career.
Posted on 6/28/26 at 7:56 pm to tiger turney
He will but not on the first ballot. The BBWAA dorks love him. He sufficiently kissed their collective asses.
Posted on 6/28/26 at 8:01 pm to tiger turney
No
He’ll prob have to get to 600hr
He’ll prob have to get to 600hr
Posted on 6/28/26 at 8:10 pm to tiger turney
Time will tell. He’d have to stay pretty productive til about 40 if 600 is the goal. He’ll be at about 400 at the end of this season. He’d need 200 from 34-39 to get to 600. That’s a tall task. I don’t necessarily think he needs 600, but 600 is a complete lock
Posted on 6/28/26 at 8:16 pm to Lester Earl
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He’ll prob have to get to 600hr
Why 600 for him? He’s a 2016 Cub, that should help him
Posted on 6/28/26 at 8:19 pm to chalmetteowl
500 should be enough for him IMO
Posted on 6/28/26 at 8:24 pm to chalmetteowl
No positional value
His career WAR will be somewhere between 30-35, well below HOF standards
His career WAR will be somewhere between 30-35, well below HOF standards
Posted on 6/28/26 at 8:28 pm to Lester Earl
quote:did this matter for all the other aging sluggers? I do average, (MAYBE OPS), HR, and RBIs… or W-L, ERA, strikeouts, and saves. Not whatever the frick WAR is
No positional value
Maybe I’m stuck in the 90s for thinking 500 HRs = the HOF
This post was edited on 6/28/26 at 8:31 pm
Posted on 6/28/26 at 8:46 pm to JimTiger72
500 should be enough for anyone. HOF voting is out of control but 500 HRs should do it
Posted on 6/28/26 at 8:55 pm to tiger turney
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Posted on 6/28/26 at 8:57 pm to tiger turney
We have dumbed down sports so bad that he probably will get into the HOF.
Staring pitchers these days can’t even pitch 6 innings a game.
Staring pitchers these days can’t even pitch 6 innings a game.
Posted on 6/28/26 at 9:02 pm to tiger turney
At this point depends on if he gets to 500 HRs, could still get in without it but I doubt it unless he has more playoff moments that make him iconic
Posted on 6/28/26 at 9:14 pm to tiger turney
Career .232 hitter that almost certainly ends up lower, OPS in good-not-great territory (.853), and DH?
Blow the Hall up if he even sniffs it
Blow the Hall up if he even sniffs it
Posted on 6/28/26 at 9:27 pm to Lester Earl
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His career WAR will be somewhere between 30-35, well below HOF standards
WAR? What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.
Posted on 6/28/26 at 9:38 pm to SwampBooty
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HOF voting is out of control but 500 HRs should do it
Look at all the other 500 HR hitters that are in the HOF. None of them would have as few hits or a thousand more strikeouts than hits. Schwarber is a great home run hitter. He's not a Hall of famer.
Posted on 6/28/26 at 9:43 pm to tiger turney
Absolutely not at this rate.
Posted on 6/28/26 at 11:03 pm to tiger turney
No way. He batted under .200 for a full season in 2023...
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