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Old 04-15-2013, 12:56 PM   #102
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Class of 2068 (1996): Keefe

Tim Keefe was selected by the Indianapolis Sea Gulls with the 12th pick in the 2042 draft. Keefe is the 50th player to be inducted into this HOF and the previous one. He is the 46th RL HOFer to be inducted here. He is the 19th RL HOFer to be inducted into both OOTP HOF.

In his Free Agent year of 2047, Keefe won 20 games vs 5 losses. This was his first of two 20 win seasons. He posted an OOTP ERA of 2.02 (npa ERA+ 204). He parlayed that season into a 5 year $83 M deal (2012 financial settings) with the Charlotte River Dragons.

He was anything but complacent after having been granted the large guaranteed sum. He won his first of two Cy Young Awards in 2048 by going 18-8 and striking out 323 men in 247 2/3 IP. His 2.47 OOTP ERA gave him a npa ERA+ of 162.

After a rough 2049 (13-16, 4.448), Keefe put it back together and had his best season in 2050. His 21 wins was a career high, and he dropped only 7 decisions. He struck out a career high 378 men in 247 1/3 IP while walking only 65. This was the highest strike out total in 30 years. No one since has thrown more Ks in a season. He posted an OOTP ERA of 1.93 for a career best npa ERA+ of 214.

For his career Keefe won 241 games (t-18th, 5 wins behind Dan Casey) and lost 149. His .6179 win % places him 23rd on that list, just behind Mark Baldwin. His career OOTP ERA of 3.26 makes for a npa ERA+ of 138. He struck out 3710 men (14th, 1 slot behind Kid Nichols) in 3466 1/3 IP (t58th). His 30 career shutouts places him 9th on the All Time list (t-Carl Hubbell).

Keefe appeared in 4 post seasons, but never made it to the WS.

Keefe narrowly missed being inducted on the FBS, but he enters in his first year of eligibility (having retired in 2062) with numbers in the Black Ink, Gray Ink, and HOFs categories all above the current Hall averages.

Black Ink: 34 (58)
Gray Ink: 203 (246)
HOFm: 165 (271)
HOFs: 56 (70)

Gorilla Composite: 3.9 (5.6)

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As previously noted, Charlie Hough joins the league in 2068. Previous OOTP HOFer Duke Sims also joins the league.

Last edited by VanillaGorilla; 04-15-2013 at 02:14 PM. Reason: Added Gray Ink, removed HOFm as qualifying scores
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