Kyle Hendricks Elected to Hall of Pretty Good
Published on March 19, 2026 under Northwest League (NWL)
Spokane Indians News Release
The player? Pretty good. The emotions? Sweet.
Kyle Hendricks joined one of baseball's most exclusive fraternities on Thursday, becoming the 59th member of the Baseball Hall of Pretty Good and 26th player enshrined in the Inner Circle (reserved for players named on 90%+ of ballots). The right-hander received 94% of over 36,100 votes, joining Chris Davis as the second former Spokane Indians player in the HoPG.
Originally selected in the eighth round of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Texas Rangers, the right-hander excelled in his first taste of professional baseball with Spokane that summer, posting a 1.93 ERA, 0.735 WHIP, and 36 K/4 BB in 32.2 innings before a late-season promotion to the Frisco RoughRiders.
Hendricks was traded to the Chicago Cubs organization the next season as a part of the Ryan Dempster deal and reached Wrigley Field just two years later. He made his big league debut with Chicago on July 10, 2014, and finished seventh in National League Rookie of the Year balloting that season after going 7-2 with a 2.46 ERA in 13 starts.
Hendricks was solid again in 2015 (8-7, 3.95 ERA) but took it to another level in 2016, finishing 16-8 with a league-best 2.13 ERA (196 ERA+) for the 103-win Cubs. He continued that dominance in the postseason, allowing just 2 ER in 21.1 IP during the NLCS and World Series as the Cubs claimed their first championship in over 100 years.
During his 11 seasons in Chicago, Hendricks won 97 games and recorded a 3.68 ERA and 1.18 WHIP over 276 appearances (270 starts). His 270 career starts is tied with Hippo Vaughn for ninth in franchise history while his 1,259 strikeouts rank seventh. Overall, the right-hander finished his MLB career with a 105-91 record, 3.79 ERA, 1.189 WHIP, 1,373 strikeouts, 407 walks, and 146 quality starts in 307 G (301 GS).
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