By all numbers, raw or league-adjusted, Jack Morris is the worst pitcher in the Hall of Fame. After the writers established that he wasn't Hall of Fame worthy, a special committee immediately ignored them and put in because:
• He had one really good game in the World Series . Which ignores that he had several really bad post-season games (it's incredible how the '92 Blue Jays won a World Series championship despite having him in their rotation).
• The bullshit narrative that he was the best pitcher of the '80s. Even if we ignore such an arbitrary accolade, he wasn't nearly as good as Dave Stieb, who I don't think has ever received any support for the HoF.
• The absolute bullshit narrative that he "pitched to the scoreboard" to excuse away that he was a product of strong run support on some very good teams.
He has 3.90 career ERA, 105 career ERA+ and a 3.94 career FIP. He was slightly better than average pitcher for several good teams for a long time, with a prime that conveniently spanned the '80s. Again, I don't think Dale Murphy belongs in the Hall of Fame, but since they've already put guys in for fake decade-oriented titles, Murphy was a better player of the '80s than Morris. It's disappointing thing is that since Baines got inducted the next year, Morris has largely escaped being a lightning rod for all-time worst Hall of Fame decisions.