Will Roy Halladay win 300

[BRAVES1985]

He just turned 34 and he's at 174



I think he will

[WvGambler]

34 years old and at 174? I would have to say no. Gotta start breaking down sooner rather than later, right?

[teaserpleaser]

Doubtful maybe can the phillies score some runs for him not just talking about this game

[VegasInsider]

Doubtful. He'll have to win about 18 games a year for the next 7 years. Every stint on the DL for the next 7 years makes it almost impossible for the task to be completed. The day's of seeing 300-win pitchers are all but over....it's becoming one of the most difficult milestones in all of sports to obtain.

[BRAVES1985]

well he just turned 34

so he will hit 200 next year at 35

it will be close

[VegasInsider]

Sabathia has 160 wins and is 4 years younger...he has a better chance than Roy in my opinion. Jamie Moyer has 267 wins at the age of 48, but who knows how many more starts he has left. These are really the only pitchers with any chance of getting to 300 right now.

[BRAVES1985]

Sabathia has 160 wins and is 4 years younger...he has a better chance than Roy in my opinion. Jamie Moyer has 267 wins at the age of 48, but who knows how many more starts he has left. These are really the only pitchers with any chance of getting to 300 right now.

ya sabathia has a great chance

moyer 48 thats crazy but i dont think he will make it

[gryfyn1]

its possible, but only at 174 its still to early to start thinking about it. Like was said Sabathia is only 30 and 160, Tim Hudson is only 1 year older than Halladay and has 169 wins.

As far as his chances from the ages of 35 on here are some win totals of the lasted to win 300/

Glavine: 97
Maddux: 115
Ryan: 135
Clemens: 141
Johnson: 160

[MrShrink]

halladay.... no... not happening. especially if he goes deep into the postseason enough times.

moyer... i'll be rootin for him, gonna be tough if he throws on a Mariners jersey, though.

[majestece]

I guess he will hit no less than 270.

[geebert74]

I dont think he can do it... It is just too far to go...

[JMUplayer]

250 is going to be the new mark before it's all said and done..... The game has changed.

[shock11]

I can still see him pitching good at 40

[scottie2005]

Don't think Halladay will make it, hard not to break down when you get that old

[Bostongambler]

I would have to say no as well. Even 6 more years with 20 wins ( which is asking a lot) won't do it.

[stevenash]

Moose could have, he wound up with 270, had three more years in the tank at 10 wins per.
He chose to end on the twenty win season, he chose to coach his college bound kid, he chose his family, he's got a high paying executive gig on the little league board, oh, yeah, he hated Girardi's guts, that helped his retirement decision too.

Halladay can win 300, it's up to him, the same way it was up to Moose.
He, doesn't need the '300' tag next to his name.

[zoso11871]

At his age, I really can't see him hitting the 300 mark.

[jbrent95]

I don't think he will make it to 300. It's about innings, and he pitches late into games.

[SECOND SHIFT]

Yes. He will pitch fewer innings as he gets older, he will work 6-7 innings, right now he goes deep into the game.

[BRAVES1985]

Moose could have, he wound up with 270, had three more years in the tank at 10 wins per. He chose to end on the twenty win season, he chose to coach his college bound kid, he chose his family, he's got a high paying executive gig on the little league board, oh, yeah, he hated Girardi's guts, that helped his retirement decision too. Halladay can win 300, it's up to him, the same way it was up to Moose. He, doesn't need the '300' tag next to his name.

ya i thought moose would of for sure especially after how good he was his last season

but what a way to go out 20 wins

[dochall2u]

It would be very tough.Not to take anything away from him.All those years in AL east;somewhere else he would have been a lock.

[stevenash]

ya i thought moose would of for sure especially after how good he was his last season

Moose was/is my favorite, even when he was an Oriole (and I'm a die hard NYY fan)
He was amazing the second half of 2008, from august 1 on, he was 7-2 against those thumping lineups.

If he walked a batter, it was by design, the consummate (like Maddux) thinking mans pitcher.
One scout said, "when on, Mussina's overhand curve ball is the most devastating pitch in the game".
His career WHIP of 1.1 is startling if you consider the division he pitched in his entire career.
Got his advanced degree from Stanford in three years compiling a 4.1 Gpa (based on 4.0) another scout once said "he can explain it all to you, but you wouldn't understand it"
Never disgraced the game, pitched the game right.

Behind the scenes (like many other vets) dislike Girardi, a lot.
Girardi used to piss him off, telling him how to pitch and shit, the last straw was when Girardi came out to the mound, told Moose to walk Manny to pitch to Ortiz, Moose was owning Manny all season, told him not a good idea, I can get him, long story short, walked Manny, Ortiz doubled... boy was Moose pissed, he easily could have gotten two years with a third year option after 2008, didn't want to pitch for Girardi, didn't want to go anyplace else, like I said, was already an executive on the little league board of directors, has a talented kid (like Kyle Drabek) coming.

MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE

[Doc JS]

He could...but the odds are against him. He will have to stay healthy. He will have to continue to play on good teams. And he will have to WANT to win 300 games.

As someone else already stated, he's got to win 18 a year for the next seven years. And, the steroid era aside, you don't get better as you get closer to 40.

Doc

[The DiB]

This is proving why Cy Young's 511 wins is arguably the most unbreakable record is sports.

[biggamer3]

will be close though, IMO he gets between 275 and 350

[Jericholic]

This is proving why Cy Young's 511 wins is arguably the most unbreakable record is sports.

The only other records that you could ever argue are as unbreakable are also pitching records from the early part of last century. Cy Young's 511 wins, 749 complete games (and his 316 losses) as well as Walter Johnsons 110 career shutouts will never even be approached.

[darren125]

No way. The days of 300 wins are over.

[Doc JS]

will be close though, IMO he gets between 275 and 350

That's quite a range.
If he gets to 300, he will just eek over. He won't sniff 350...he'd have to average 17.5 games a year for the next 10 years which would take him to age 45.

Doc

[jjgold]

lucky if he wins 210

[Duby]

great pitcher but too old to reach 300

[Bswitz32]

I would say NO....he pitches deep into the game and all those CG;s in TOR will come back and hurt him in the next few years.

I would love for him to but I dont think that will happen

[hostile takeover]

Sure won't. He'll get to 265 and that's that.

[doublej95]

I don't think he will get to 300.

[CMNoney]

lucky if he wins 210

http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/billjames/_/age/34/careertotal/174/yearone/21/yeartwo/17/yearthree/20/goal/210

According to Bill James, Roy Halladay has a 97% chance to win 210 games.
11% chance of hitting 300.

I think Halladay will finish with around 250.

[Roy Halladay]

Yes I will.