[jjotto]

The case against him is that he was only a top pitcher for a few of his 20 years.

The case for him is a great record in later years and went 11-2 in the post-season with 2.23 ERA. Those post-season stats are HOF.

The newer methods of stat evaluation are very favorable for Schilling.

[Alberta's Child]

I think he will eventually get in when more and more pitchers retire and it starts to become apparent that a 200-win starting pitcher today is comparable to a 300-win pitcher from 25+ years ago.

I don't put a lot of weight in post-season stats for one big reason: With wild card teams and multiple playoff rounds, there are simply a lot more post-season opportunities now than there were before the 1990s.