Pearl Jam had a pretty good run of big albums, even "No Code" went to #1. Pretty much all their 90s albums (Ten - Yield) were good, and the first three were very big sellers too. Plus they had more of a cultural impact, with the whole grunge / Seattle / vs Nirvana axis. They managed to sustain it, and that longetivity probably prompted their inclusion in the HOF.
SP were always outsiders in that scene, they were never grunge anyway. They made a big alternative album with SD (much more alternative than, say, Ten) which led to bigger success with MCIS. But that was it really. Adore was a "failure". And they split not long after. The SP2 albums have had virtually no cultural impact. Even PJ / Eddie Vedder were on TV / playing the Oscars in the 2000s.
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