Fewest innings for Hall of Fame pitchers.

From baseball-reference.com

At least 500 innings but not more than 3,000:

Rk	Player	IP	ERA+	From	To	Age	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	W	L	W-L%	SV	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	FIP	K%	BB%	BAbip	HR	BF	IBB	HBP	BK	WP	Tm
1	Bruce Sutter	1042.0	136	1976	1988	23-35	661	0	0	0	512	68	71	.489	300	879	370	328	309	861	2.83	2.94	20.3%	7.3%	.275	77	4251	83	13	8	37	CHC-STL-ATL
2	Trevor Hoffman	1089.1	141	1993	2010	25-42	1035	0	0	0	856	61	75	.449	601	846	378	347	307	1133	2.87	3.08	25.8%	7.0%	.266	100	4388	58	9	0	49	FLA-SDP-MIL
3	Babe Ruth	1221.1	122	1914	1933	19-38	163	147	107	17	12	94	46	.671	4	974	400	309	441	488	2.28	2.81	10.0%	9.0%	undef	10	4896		29	4	25	BOS-NYY
4	Lee Smith	1289.1	132	1980	1997	22-39	1022	6	0	0	802	71	92	.436	478	1133	475	434	486	1251	3.03	2.93	23.2%	9.0%	.299	89	5388	100	10	4	47	CHC-BOS-STL-NYY-BAL-CAL-CIN-MON
5	Rollie Fingers	1701.1	120	1968	1985	21-38	944	37	4	2	709	114	118	.491	341	1474	615	549	492	1299	2.90	2.96	18.7%	7.1%	.275	123	6942	109	39	7	40	OAK-SDP-MIL
6	Rich Gossage	1809.1	126	1972	1994	20-42	1002	37	16	0	681	124	107	.537	310	1497	670	605	732	1502	3.01	3.18	20.0%	9.8%	.276	119	7507	90	47	5	63	CHW-PIT-NYY-SDP-CHC-SFG-TEX-OAK-SEA
7	Dizzy Dean	1967.1	131	1930	1947	20-37	317	230	154	26	77	150	83	.644	31	1919	774	661	453	1163	3.02	3.22	14.2%	5.5%	.288	95	8171		27	5	12	STL-CHC-SLB
8	Hoyt Wilhelm	2254.1	147	1952	1972	29-49	1070	52	20	5	651	143	122	.540	228	1757	773	632	778	1610	2.52	3.06	17.6%	8.5%	.250	150	9164	61	62	4	90	NYG-STL-CLE-BAL-CHW-ATL-CAL-CHC-LAD
9	Sandy Koufax	2324.1	131	1955	1966	19-30	397	314	137	40	44	165	87	.655	9	1754	806	713	817	2396	2.76	2.69	25.2%	8.6%	.259	204	9497	48	18	7	87	BRO-LAD
10	Addie Joss	2327.0	142	1902	1910	22-30	286	260	234	45	22	160	97	.623	5	1888	730	488	364	920	1.89	2.25	10.4%	4.1%	undef	19	8891		58	1	28	CLE
11	John Ward	2469.2	119	1878	1884	18-24	293	262	245	24	32	164	103	.614	3	2324	1185	576	253	920	2.10	2.43	9.1%	2.5%	undef	26	10164			0	144	PRO-NYG
12	Lefty Gomez	2503.0	125	1930	1943	21-34	368	320	173	28	31	189	102	.649	10	2290	1091	930	1095	1468	3.34	3.88	13.7%	10.2%	.274	138	10729		19	0	39	NYY-WSH
13	Pedro Martinez	2827.1	154	1992	2009	20-37	476	409	46	17	23	219	100	.687	3	2221	1006	919	760	3154	2.93	2.91	27.7%	6.7%	.282	239	11394	30	141	6	62	LAD-MON-BOS-NYM-PHI
14	Bob Lemon	2850.0	119	1946	1958	25-37	460	350	188	31	73	207	128	.618	22	2559	1185	1024	1251	1277	3.23	3.79	10.6%	10.3%	.258	180	12099	13	57	2	63	CLE
15	Jack Chesbro	2896.2	111	1899	1909	25-35	392	332	260	35	52	198	132	.600	5	2647	1206	864	690	1265	2.68	2.67	10.9%	5.9%	undef	39	11632		113	2	62	PIT-NYY-BOS
16	Rube Waddell	2961.1	135	1897	1910	20-33	407	340	261	50	54	193	143	.574	5	2460	1063	711	803	2316	2.16	2.03	19.8%	6.9%	undef	37	11717		115	3	74	LOU-PIT-CHC-PHA-SLB
17	Ed Walsh	2964.1	145	1904	1917	23-36	430	315	250	57	105	195	126	.607	35	2346	873	598	617	1736	1.82	2.02	15.2%	5.4%	undef	23	11413		52	9	76	CHW-BSN
18	Dazzy Vance	2966.2	125	1915	1935	24-44	442	349	217	29	52	197	140	.585	12	2809	1246	1068	840	2045	3.24	3.18	16.5%	6.8%	undef	132	12366		77	2	37	PIT-NYY-BRO-CIN-STL
19	Hal Newhouser	2993.0	130	1939	1955	18-34	488	374	212	33	79	207	150	.580	26	2674	1197	1016	1249	1796	3.06	3.19	14.2%	9.9%	.274	136	12648	1	19	7	65	DET-CLE

Babe Ruth? Hey, how did he get in there?

As we were all reminded by Shohei Ohtani being voted 2018 AL rookie of the year despite having only 52 innings and only 367 plate appearances, the Babe had been a star pitcher for the Boston Red Sox before becoming the greatest home run hitter of all time.

And coming soon to a Hall of Fame announcement near you: Mariano Rivera with only 62 more innings than the Babe! Rivera will slide into the number four slot with 1,283 innings between Babe Ruth and Lee Smith.

Notables on this list of few innings but WAY more than Rivera:

7. Dizzy Dean 1,967

9. Koufax 2,324

12. Lefty Gomez 2,503

13. Pedro Martinez 2,827

Could/should Babe Ruth have been voted into the Hall of Fame as a pitcher? Future post.