2025 BBWAA HALL OF FAME BALLOT
The countdown to the biggest moment of the baseball year is officially underway.
On Jan. 21, the results of the 81st Baseball Writers’ Association of America Hall of Fame election will be revealed live from the Hall of Fame Plaque Gallery in Cooperstown.
New to the Ballot
Debuting on the BBWAA ballot in 2025 are Carlos González, Curtis Granderson, Félix Hernández, Adam Jones, Ian Kinsler, Russell Martin, Brian McCann, Dustin Pedroia, Hanley Ramírez, Fernando Rodney, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, Troy Tulowitzki and Ben Zobrist.
Candidates remain on the BBWAA ballot for 10 years provided they are not elected and they are named on at least five percent of all ballots cast each year.
Returning to the Ballot
Among the players returning to the BBWAA ballot, Billy Wagner received votes on 73.8 percent of all ballots cast in 2024 — the most of any returnee. Wagner is on the ballot for the 10th-and-final time in 2025. Andruw Jones (61.6 percent) and Carlos Beltrán (57.1 percent) are the only other candidates who received at least 50 percent of the BBWAA vote in 2024.
Any candidate who receives votes on 75 percent of all ballots cast will earn election to the Hall of Fame.
2024 BBWAA Results
Fourteen former players are returning to the 2025 BBWAA ballot after receiving at least five percent of the overall vote in 2024:
Billy Wagner | 73.8% | Enters 10th-and-final year on ballot
Andruw Jones | 61.6% | 8th year
Carlos Beltrán | 57.1% | 3rd year
Álex Rodríguez | 34.8% | 4th year
Manny Ramírez | 32.5% | 9th year
Chase Utley | 28.8% | 2nd year
Omar Vizquel | 17.7% | 8th year
Bobby Abreu | 14.8% | 6th year
Jimmy Rollins | 14.8% | 4th year
Andy Pettitte | 13.5% | 7th year
Mark Buehrle | 8.3% | 5th year
Francisco Rodríguez | 7.8% | 3rd year
Torii Hunter | 7.3% | 5th year
David Wright | 6.2% | 2nd year
New to the Ballot
Debuting on the BBWAA ballot in 2025 are Carlos González, Curtis Granderson, Félix Hernández, Adam Jones, Ian Kinsler, Russell Martin, Brian McCann, Dustin Pedroia, Hanley Ramírez, Fernando Rodney, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, Troy Tulowitzki and Ben Zobrist.
Candidates remain on the BBWAA ballot for 10 years provided they are not elected and they are named on at least five percent of all ballots cast each year.
Returning to the Ballot
Among the players returning to the BBWAA ballot, Billy Wagner received votes on 73.8 percent of all ballots cast in 2024 — the most of any returnee. Wagner is on the ballot for the 10th-and-final time in 2025. Andruw Jones (61.6 percent) and Carlos Beltrán (57.1 percent) are the only other candidates who received at least 50 percent of the BBWAA vote in 2024.
Any candidate who receives votes on 75 percent of all ballots cast will earn election to the Hall of Fame.
2024 BBWAA Results
Fourteen former players are returning to the 2025 BBWAA ballot after receiving at least five percent of the overall vote in 2024:
Billy Wagner | 73.8% | Enters 10th-and-final year on ballot
Andruw Jones | 61.6% | 8th year
Carlos Beltrán | 57.1% | 3rd year
Álex Rodríguez | 34.8% | 4th year
Manny Ramírez | 32.5% | 9th year
Chase Utley | 28.8% | 2nd year
Omar Vizquel | 17.7% | 8th year
Bobby Abreu | 14.8% | 6th year
Jimmy Rollins | 14.8% | 4th year
Andy Pettitte | 13.5% | 7th year
Mark Buehrle | 8.3% | 5th year
Francisco Rodríguez | 7.8% | 3rd year
Torii Hunter | 7.3% | 5th year
David Wright | 6.2% | 2nd year
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THE 2025 BALLOT
BOBBY ABREU
Year on Ballot: 6th
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.291 | 2425 | 8480 | 1453 | 2470 | 574 | 59 | 288 | 1363 | 1476 | 1480 | 400 | .395 | .475 |
Two-time All-Star (2004-05) who won a Silver Slugger Award in 2004 and a Gold Glove Award as a right fielder in 2005…Hit .300-or-better six times (1998-2000, 2002-04), drove in 100-or-more runs eight times (2001, 2003-09), scored 100-or-more runs eight times (1999-2002, 2004-05, 2007-08) and drew 100-or-more walks eight times (1999-2006)…Led MLB in walks with 124 in 2006 and led majors in triples with 11 in 1999…Led NL with 50 doubles in 2002 en route to 574 for his career, tied for 25th all-time…Drew 1,476 walks, 20th on the all-time list…Played 1,990 games in right field, 11th on all-time list…One of 75 players in history with at least 400 stolen bases…One of only two players in history, along with Barry Bonds, with at least 1,400 runs scored, 1,400 walks, 1,300 RBI and 400 stolen bases…One of only eight players all-time with at least eight seasons with 100 runs scored, eight seasons with 100 RBI and eight seasons with 100 walks (Barry Bonds, Lou Gehrig, Mel Ott, Babe Ruth, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome and Ted Williams)…Batted .284 with a .392 on-base percentage over five Postseason series, totaling nine runs scored, nine RBI and 12 walks in 20 games.
CARLOS BELTRÁN
Year on Ballot: 3rd
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.279 | 2586 | 9768 | 1582 | 2725 | 565 | 78 | 435 | 1587 | 1084 | 1795 | 312 | .350 | .486 |
Nine-time All-Star, three-time Gold Glove Award winner in the outfield and two-time Silver Slugger Award winner…Named 1999 American League Rookie of the Year…Finished in the Top 10 of his league’s Most Valuable Player voting twice: 2003 (9th) and 2006 (4th)…Hit .300-or-better in four seasons (2001, 2003, 2009, 2011), drove in 100-or-more runs eight times (1999, 2001-04, 2006-08), scored 100-or-more runs seven times (1999, 2001-04, 2006, 2008) and reached the 20-homer mark 12 times (1999, 2001-04, 2006-08, 2011-13, 2016)…Stole 312 bases, including two seasons (2003-04) with more than 40 steals…Career stolen base success rate of 86.43 percent is top figure ever for any player with at least 300 steals…One of only four players in history with at least 1,500 runs scored, 2,700 hits, 400 home runs and 300 steals (along with Barry Bonds, Willie Mays and Álex Rodríguez)…Won 2013 Roberto Clemente Award…Ranks 25th all-time with 1,078 career extra base hits, 29th with 565 career doubles, 34th with 4,751 total bases…Hit .307 with a 1.021 OPS in 15 Postseason series over seven seasons, totaling 45 runs scored, 16 homers and 42 RBI over 65 games…Hit four home runs in 2004 NLDS and NLCS, becoming the only player with at least four home runs in two series in one year and one of three players, along with Jim Thome and Duke Snider, with multiple postseason series of at least four home runs…Member of 2017 Astros World Series title team.
MARK BUEHRLE
Year on Ballot: 5th
W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | BB | SO |
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214 | 160 | 3.81 | 518 | 493 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 3283.1 | 3472 | 734 | 1870 |
Recorded 14 200-plus inning seasons, all consecutively (2001-14)…Led AL in innings pitched twice (2004-05) and games started twice (2004, 2008)…Finished fifth in 2005 AL Cy Young Award voting…Named to five All-Star teams (2002, 2005-06, 2009, 2014), drawing starting assignment for AL in 2005 Mid-Summer Classic…Four-time Gold Glove Award winner (2009-12)…Led league in assists among pitchers in five seasons (2001-02, 2004, 2009, 2012)…Led MLB in complete games with four during his final season of 2015…Won 13-or-more games in 12 of his 16 seasons…Pitched no-hitter for White Sox against the Rangers on April 18, 2007…Pitched perfect game for White Sox against Rays on July 23, 2009…Appeared in five Postseason series, posting 2-1 record with 4.11 ERA over six games, including four starts…Went 2-0 over four games during 2005 Postseason while helping White Sox win World Series title.
CARLOS GONZÁLEZ
Year on Ballot: 1st
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.285 | 1377 | 5033 | 821 | 1432 | 302 | 40 | 234 | 785 | 448 | 1240 | 122 | .343 | .500 |
Three-time All-Star (2012-13, 2016), three-time Gold Glove Award winner (2010, 2012-13) and two-time Silver Slugger Award winner (2010, 2015) in outfield…Finished third in the National League Most Valuable Player Award balloting in 2010, the same year he led the NL in batting average (.336), hits (197) and total bases (351)…Topped .300 batting average mark in three seasons (2010, 2012-13)…Totaled 100-or-more RBI in two seasons (2010, 2016) and reached 100 runs scored plateau once (2010)…Notched at least 20 home runs in six seasons (2010-13, 2015-16)…Recorded 20-or-more stolen bases in four seasons (2010-13)…Led NL outfielders in assists with 12 in 2011…Appeared in four Postseason series over three seasons, batting .412 with 14 hits in nine games.
CURTIS GRANDERSON
Year on Ballot: 1st
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.249 | 2057 | 7236 | 1217 | 1800 | 346 | 95 | 344 | 937 | 924 | 1916 | 153 | .337 | .465 |
Three-time All-Star (2009, 2011-12)…Won 2011 Silver Slugger Award for play in the outfield, the same year he finished a career-best fourth in the American League Most Valuable Player Award voting after leading the AL in runs scored (136) and RBI (119)…Finished 10th in AL MVP voting in 2007 in a season where he became the sixth player in history with at least 20 doubles, 20 triples and 20 home runs in one year…Led AL twice in triples (2007-08)…Reached the .300 batting mark (.302) in 2007…Compiled four seasons with at least 100 runs scored (2007-08, 2011-12), two seasons with 100 RBI (2011-12), three seasons with 20-or-more steals (2007, 2009, 2011) and 10 seasons with at least 20 home runs (2007-12, 2014-17)…Led his league in fielding percentage among outfielders three times (2006, 2012, 2016) and putouts once (2007)…Won 2015 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award…Appeared in 16 Postseason series over eight seasons, batting .224 with nine homers, 30 RBI and 27 runs scored in 64 games…Member of Tigers 2006 American League Championship team, Mets 2015 National League Championship team and Dodgers 2017 National League Championship team.
FÉLIX HERNÁNDEZ
Year on Ballot: 1st
W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | BB | SO |
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169 | 136 | 3.42 | 419 | 418 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2729.2 | 2487 | 805 | 2524 |
2010 American League Cy Young Award winner who finished runner-up for the award twice (2009, 2014) and in the Top 10 three additional seasons (2012-4th; 2013-8th; 2015-7th)…Finished 10th in voting for 2014 AL Most Valuable Player Award…Six-time All-Star who drew the starting assignment in 2014…Led AL in hits per nine innings pitched three times (2009-10, 2014), earned-run average twice (2010, 2014), shutouts twice (2012, 2015), starts twice (2010, 2014), wins once (2009), winning percentage once (2009), WHIP once (2014) and innings pitched once (2010)…Topped 200-innings pitched mark eight times (2008-15) and 200-strikeout mark six times (2009-14)…Posted sub-3.00 ERA in three full seasons (2009-10, 2014)…Pitched 23rd perfect game in AL/NL history on Aug. 15, 2012.
TORII HUNTER
Year on Ballot: 5th
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.277 | 2372 | 8857 | 1296 | 2452 | 498 | 39 | 353 | 1391 | 661 | 1741 | 195 | .331 | .461 |
Nine-time Gold Glove Award winner in outfield (2001-09), third-best total of any center fielder in history…Named to five All-Star Games (2002, 2007, 2009-10, 2013) and earned two Silver Slugger Awards (2009, 2013)…Finished in Top 10 of American League MVP voting in 2002 (6th)…Topped .300 mark in batting twice (2012-13)…Recorded 100-or-more RBI in two seasons (2003, 2007) and reached the 90-RBI mark six other times (2001-02, 2006, 2009-10, 2012)…Totaled 20-or-more home runs in 11 seasons (2001-04, 2006-11, 2015)…Led his league in center fielder assists three times (2000-01, 2006), double plays twice (2005-06) and putouts once (2001)…Totaled 5,263 career put outs in the outfield, 14th all-time…Reached 20-stolen base mark in three seasons (2002, 2004-05)…Appeared in 11 Postseason series over eight seasons, hitting .274 with four homers and 20 RBI in 48 games.
ADAM JONES
Year on Ballot: 1st
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.277 | 1823 | 7009 | 963 | 1939 | 336 | 29 | 282 | 945 | 340 | 1395 | 97 | .317 | .454 |
Five-time All-Star (2009, 2012-15) and four-time Gold Glove Award winner in the outfield (2009, 2012-14)…Finished sixth in American League Most Valuable Player Award voting in 2012 and earned Silver Slugger Award in 2013…Led MLB with 162 games played in 2012…Reached 100-runs scored plateau twice (2012-13) and 100-RBI mark once (2013)…Topped the 20-home run mark in seven seasons (2011-17)…Led AL center fielders in put outs three times (2010, 2012-13), assists three times (2010-11, 2013) and double plays twice (2010, 2015)…Appeared in five Postseason series over three seasons, hitting .155 with nine hits in 14 games.
ANDRUW JONES
Year on Ballot: 8th
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.254 | 2196 | 7599 | 1204 | 1933 | 383 | 36 | 434 | 1289 | 891 | 1748 | 152 | .337 | .486 |
Finished fifth in 1997 National League Rookie of the Year voting, but debuted in the big leagues in 1996 and helped the Braves advance to the World Series, where he batted .400 with two home runs in the Fall Classic…Five-time All-Star (2000, 2002-03, 2005-06) who twice finished in the Top 10 of the NL Most Valuable Player Award voting: 2000 (8th) and 2005 (2nd)…10-time Gold Glove Award winner in center field (1998-2007), one of only six outfielders in history to earn at least 10 Gold Glove Awards…Reached the 20-home run plateau 10 times (1998-2007), leading NL in home runs in 2005 with 51…Drove in 100-or-more runs five times (2000-01, 2003, 2005-06), leading NL in 2005 (128)…Scored 100-or-more runs four times (2000-01, 2003, 2006) and reached .300 batting mark once (2000)…Stole 20-or-more bases in four seasons (1997-2000)…Led all NL center fielders in putouts six times (1998-2002, 2007) and assists three times (1998-99, 2005)…Ranks 48th all-time with 434 home runs…Among players with 10-or-more Gold Glove Awards, only Willie Mays, Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Schmidt have more home runs…Appeared in 18 Postseason series over 11 seasons with Braves and Yankees, hitting .273 with 43 runs scored, 10 home runs and 34 RBI in 76 games…Member of Braves’ 1996 and 1999 National League Championship teams.
IAN KINSLER
Year on Ballot: 1st
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.269 | 1888 | 7423 | 1243 | 1999 | 416 | 41 | 257 | 909 | 693 | 1046 | 243 | .337 | .440 |
Finished seventh in 2006 American League Rookie of the Year Award balloting…Four-time All-Star (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) and two-time Gold Glove Award winner at second base (2016, 2018)…Reached 100-runs scored mark in six seasons (2008-09, 2011-12, 2014, 2016) and 20-home run plateau five times (2007, 2009, 2011, 2016-17)…Stole at least 20 bases in five seasons (2007-09, 2011-12)…Led AL second basemen in double plays twice (2008, 2011) and put outs once (2014)…Totaled eight seasons with at least 70 RBI, second most years of any second baseman with at least one Gold Glove Award…Appeared in 11 Postseason series over five seasons, hitting .274 with four homers and 23 RBI in 48 games…Member of Red Sox’s 2018 World Series title team.
RUSSELL MARTIN
Year on Ballot: 1st
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.248 | 1693 | 5701 | 803 | 1416 | 255 | 9 | 191 | 771 | 792 | 1211 | 101 | .349 | .397 |
Finished ninth in 2006 National League Rookie of the Year voting…Four-time All-Star (2007-08, 2011, 2015) and one-time Gold Glove Award winner (2007) and Silver Slugger Award winner (2007) at catcher…Led his league in caught stealing six times (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013-15), assists four times (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013), put outs four times (2007-09, 2016) and caught stealing percentage once (2015)…Reached 20-home run plateau three times (2012, 2015-16) and 20-stolen base mark once (2007)…Among those with at least 50 percent of their games at catcher, one of only three players in history with at least 150 home runs and 100 stolen bases…Appeared in 17 Postseason series over 10 seasons, batting .191 with six home runs and 22 RBI in 58 games.
BRIAN MCCANN
Year on Ballot: 1st
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.262 | 1755 | 6067 | 742 | 1590 | 294 | 5 | 282 | 1018 | 640 | 1054 | 25 | .337 | .452 |
Seven-time All-Star (2006-11, 2013) and six-time Silver Slugger Award winner (2006, 2008-11, 2015) at catcher…Named 2010 All-Star Game Most Valuable Player…Topped .300 batting average mark twice (2006, 2008)…Reached 20-homer plateau in 10 seasons (2006, 2008-16), third-most all-time among catchers…Retired with 282 home runs, eighth-best total among players who played at least half their games as a catcher…Retired as one of only 13 catchers with at least 1,000 career RBI…Led his league in fielding percentage twice (2012, 2014), double plays twice (2010-11) and caught stealings once (2010)…Appeared in 11 Postseason series over eight seasons, batting .172 with four home runs and 16 RBI in 39 games…Member of Astros 2017 World Series title team.
DUSTIN PEDROIA
Year on Ballot: 1st
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.299 | 1512 | 6031 | 922 | 1805 | 394 | 15 | 140 | 725 | 624 | 654 | 138 | .365 | .439 |
Won 2007 American League Rookie of the Year Award while helping the Red Sox win the World Series…Became just the third player to win ROY and MVP awards in back-to-back seasons…Followed up by earning AL Most Valuable Player Award honors in 2008 while leading the league in runs scored (118), hits (213) and doubles (54)…Totaled two more seasons in Top 10 of AL MVP voting (2011-9th; 2013-7th)…Four-time All-Star (2008-10, 2013), four-time Gold Glove Award winner (2008, 2011, 2013-14) and one-time Silver Slugger Award winner (2008) at second base…Topped the .300 batting average mark in five seasons (2007-08, 2011, 2013, 2016)…Reached 100-runs scored plateau four times (2008-09, 2011, 2016) and stole 20-or-more bases four times (2008-09, 2011-12)…Totaled two seasons with at least 200 hits (2008, 2016)…Led AL second basemen in fielding percentage three times (2011-12, 2014)…Appeared in 11 Postseason series over six seasons, batting .233 with 32 runs scored, five home runs and 25 RBI in 51 games…Member of Red Sox World Series title teams in 2007 and 2013.
ANDY PETTITTE
Year on Ballot: 7th
W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | BB | SO |
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256 | 153 | 3.85 | 531 | 521 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3316.0 | 3448 | 1031 | 2448 |
Reached 20-win mark twice (1996, 2003)…Eight seasons with 15-or-more wins (1996-98, 2000-01, 2003, 2005, 2007)…Finished third in 1995 American League Rookie of the Year voting…Received Cy Young Award votes in five seasons: 1996 (2nd), 1997 (5th), 2000 (4th), 2003 (6th) and 2005 (5th)…Named to three All-Star Games (1996, 2001, 2010)…Led his league in games started three times (1997, 2006-07) and wins once (1996)…Topped 200-innings pitched mark in 10 seasons (1996-98, 2000-01, 2003, 2005-08)…Appeared in 32 Postseason series over 14 seasons (14 LDS, 10 LCS and eight World Series), posting 19-11 record with 3.81 ERA in 44 starts…Holds all-time Postseason records for wins (19), innings pitched (276.2) and games started (44)…Named 2001 ALCS Most Valuable Player…Member of five Yankees World Series Championship teams (1996, 1998-2000, 2009).
HANLEY RAMÍREZ
Year on Ballot: 1st
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.289 | 1668 | 6349 | 1049 | 1834 | 375 | 32 | 271 | 917 | 660 | 1234 | 281 | .360 | .486 |
Won 2006 NL Rookie of the Year Award…Three-time All-Star (2008-10) and two-time Silver Slugger Award winner (2008-09) at shortstop…Finished in Top 10 of his league’s Most Valuable Player Award voting three times (2007-10th; 2009-2nd; 2013-8th)…Led NL in hitting with .342 batting average in 2009, one of five seasons where he reached the .300 mark (2007-10, 2013)…Led MLB with 125 runs scored in 2008, one of four seasons where he reached the 100-run plateau (2006-09)…Posted eight seasons with at least 20 home runs (2007-10, 2012-13, 2016-17)…Logged seven seasons with at least 20 stolen bases (2006-12)…Posted two seasons with at least 100 RBI (2009, 2016) and one with 200-plus hits (2007)…First player in history with a season that included 20 home runs, 50 stolen bases and at least 50 percent of games played at shortstop (2007)…Appeared in five Postseason series over four seasons, batting .380 with one home run and 14 RBI in 20 games.
MANNY RAMÍREZ
Year on Ballot: 9th
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.312 | 2302 | 8244 | 1544 | 2574 | 547 | 20 | 555 | 1831 | 1329 | 1813 | 38 | .411 | .585 |
Twelve-time All-Star (1995, 1998-2008) and nine-time Silver Slugger Award winner (1995, 1999-2006) as outfielder…Finished second in 1994 American League Rookie of the Year voting…Finished in Top 10 of his league’s MVP voting nine times: 1998 (6th), 1999 (3rd), 2000 (6th), 2001 (9th), 2002 (9th), 2003 (6th), 2004 (3rd), 2005 (4th) and 2008 (4th)…Named American League Hank Aaron Award winner twice (1999, 2004)…Hit .300-or-better in 11 seasons (1995-97, 1999-2004, 2006, 2008), including American League-best .349 in 2002…Reached 100-RBI mark in 12 seasons (1995-96, 1998-2006, 2008), including AL-best 165 RBI in 1999…Scored 100-or-more runs six times (1998-99, 2003-05, 2008)…Topped 30-homer mark 12 times (1995-96, 1998-2006, 2008), including five seasons with 40-plus home runs and an American League-best 43 home runs in 2004…Led American League in on-base percentage three times (2002-03, 2006) and slugging percentage three times (1999-2000, 2004)…Totaled more than 300 bases in 10 seasons (1996-2001, 2003-05, 2008)…Ranks 12th all-time in slugging percentage (.585), 15th in home runs (555), 18th in extra base hits (1,122), 20th in RBI (1,831), 30th in total bases (4,826) and 34th in doubles (547)…Appeared in 23 Postseason series over 11 seasons, hitting .285 with 29 home runs and 78 RBI…His 29 Postseason home runs and 72 walks each rank first all-time and his 78 Postseason RBI rank second all-time…His 117 hits in the Postseason rank fourth all-time, his 67 runs scored rank fourth all-time and his 111 Postseason games rank fifth all-time…Won World Series MVP with Red Sox in 2004…Member of Red Sox’s 2004 and 2007 World Series Championship teams.
FERNANDO RODNEY
Year on Ballot: 1st
W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | BB | SO |
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48 | 71 | 3.80 | 951 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 933.0 | 817 | 464 | 943 |
Three time All-Star (2012, 2014, 2016)…Finished fifth in American League Cy Young Award voting in 2012, a year he was 2-2 with 48 saves and a 0.60 ERA in 76 games, becoming the second pitcher in history with at least 40 saves and an ERA less than 1.00 for a single season…Led league in saves once (2014) and games finished twice (2009, 2014)…Career total of 327 saves ranks 19th all-time, and total of 951 games pitched ranks 20th all-time…Appeared in 11 Postseason series over six seasons, going 1-0 with a 5.71 ERA over 20 appearances.
ÁLEX RODRÍGUEZ
Year on Ballot: 4th
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.295 | 2784 | 10566 | 2021 | 3115 | 548 | 31 | 696 | 2086 | 1338 | 2287 | 329 | .380 | .550 |
Three-time American League Most Valuable Player Award winner (2003, 2005, 2007) who finished in the Top 10 of AL MVP voting in seven other seasons: 1996 (2nd), 1998 (9th), 2000 (3rd), 2001 (6th), 2002 (2nd), 2008 (8th) and 2009 (10th)…14-time All-Star Game selection (1996-98, 2000-08, 2010-11) and 10-time Silver Slugger Award winner at shortstop and third base (1996, 1998-2003, 2005, 2007-08)…Two-time Gold Glove Award winner at shortstop (2002-03)…Reached the .300 mark in batting in nine seasons (1996-98, 2000-02, 2005, 2007-08), leading majors with .358 average in 1996…Scored 100-or-more runs in 13 seasons (1996-2008), leading AL five times (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)…Totaled at least 100 RBI in 14 seasons (1996, 1998-2010), leading AL twice (2002, 2007)…Topped 30 home run mark 15 times (1996, 1998-2010, 2015), leading AL five times (2001-03, 2005, 2007)…Led AL in total bases four times (1996, 2001-02, 2007), slugging percentage four times (2003, 2005, 2007-08), hits once (1998) and doubles once (1996)…Reached 200-hit mark in three seasons (1996, 1998, 2001)…Ranks fourth all-time in RBI (2,086), fifth in home runs (696), seventh in extra base hits (1,275), seventh in total bases (5,813), eighth in runs scored (2,021), 19th in at-bats (10,566), 23rd in hits (3,115), 28th in games played (2,784), 29th in slugging percentage (.550), 33rd in doubles (548) and 37th in walks (1,338)…Named Hank Aaron Award winner in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2007…Played in 19 Postseason series over 12 seasons, hitting .259 with 13 homers, 43 runs scored and 41 RBI over 76 games…Member of Yankees 2009 World Championship team.
FRANCISCO RODRÍGUEZ
Year on Ballot: 3rd
W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | BB | SO |
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52 | 53 | 2.86 | 948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 437 | 976.0 | 738 | 389 | 1142 |
Six-time All-Star (2004, 2007-09, 2014-15) and two-time winner of Rolaids Relief Award (2006, 2008)…Received American League Cy Young Award votes in three seasons: 2004 (4th), 2006 (4th) and 2008 (3rd)…Finished sixth in AL Most Valuable Player Award vote in 2008…Topped 30-save mark in eight seasons, including MLB record 62 in 2008…Finished in Top 5 in his league in saves seven times (2005-08, 2014-16)…Led league in saves three times (2005-06, 2008), games finished three times (2008-09, 2014) and games pitched once (2008)…Career total of 437 saves ranks sixth all-time and 948 games ranks 21st…One of only 11 pitchers in history with at least 300 saves and 1,100 strikeouts…Pitched in 10 Postseason series over six seasons, posting a 5-4 record with three saves and 2.95 ERA in 26 games…Won five games and struck out 28 batters over 18.2 innings in 2002 Postseason to help Angels win World Series title.
JIMMY ROLLINS
Year on Ballot: 4th
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.264 | 2275 | 9294 | 1421 | 2455 | 511 | 115 | 231 | 936 | 813 | 1264 | 470 | .324 | .418 |
Finished third in National League Rookie of the Year voting in 2001 after hitting .274 with league-leading totals in triples (12) and stolen bases (46)…Three-time All-Star (2001-02, 2005) and four-time Gold Glove Award winner at shortstop (2007-09, 2012)…Earned National League Most Valuable Player honors in 2007 after hitting .296 with NL-best 139 runs scored and 20 triples…Named 2007 NL Silver Slugger Award winner at shortstop…Reached the 100-runs scored mark in six seasons (2004-07, 2009, 2012), stolen 20-or-more bases in 13 seasons (2001-09, 2011-14) and hit 20-or-more home runs in four seasons (2006-07, 2009, 2012)…Led NL in triples four times (2001-02, 2004, 2007), at-bats four times (2001-02, 2007, 2009), runs once (2007) and stolen bases once (2001)…In 2007, became the third shortstop in history to record 30 home run/30 steal season and also became seventh player in history with at least 20 doubles, 20 triples and 20 homers in one season…Ranks 46th all-time with 470 stolen bases…Ranks fourth all-time in career fielding percentage among shortstops (.983)…Among players who appeared in at least half their games at shortstop, the only player in history with at least 500 doubles, 200 home runs and 400 stolen bases…Won 2014 Roberto Clemente Award…Appeared in 11 Postseason series over six seasons, hitting .246 with 27 runs scored and 11 stolen bases in 50 games…Member of Phillies 2008 World Championship team.
CC SABATHIA
Year on Ballot: 1st
W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | BB | SO |
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251 | 161 | 3.74 | 561 | 560 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3577.1 | 3404 | 1099 | 3093 |
Finished second in 2001 American League Rookie of the Year voting while topping all AL hurlers with 7.4 hits-per-nine-innings pitched mark…Six-time All-Star (2003-04, 2007, 2010-12)…Won 2007 AL Cy Young Award and finished in Top 10 of his league’s Cy Young Award voting four other times (2008-5th; 2009-4th; 2010-3rd; 2011-4th)…Finished sixth in 2008 National League Most Valuable Player voting after going 11-2 with a 1.65 ERA and seven complete games in 17 starts after a midseason trade to the Brewers…Led league in wins twice (2009-10), including reaching the 20-win plateau in 2010…Led league in starts twice (2007, 2010), complete games twice (2006, 2008), shutouts twice (2006, 2008), strikeout-to-walk ratio twice (2007, 2012) and innings pitched once (2007)…Posted double-digit victory totals in 14 seasons (2001-13, 2017)…Totaled 251 victories, 47th on the all-time list… Amassed 3,093 strikeouts, 18th on all-time list and is one of just three left-handers with at least 3,000 strikeouts…Compiled 560 starts, 28th on the all-time list…Appeared in 16 Postseason series over 10 seasons, going 10-7 with a 4.28 ERA and 121 strikeouts in 130.1 innings…One of just six pitchers in history with at least 250 wins, a .600 winning percentage and 3,000 strikeouts…Named 2009 ALCS MVP after going 2-0 with 1.13 ERA in two starts…Member of Yankees 2009 World Series title team when he started Game 1 in all three playoff series.
ICHIRO SUZUKI
Year on Ballot: 1st
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.311 | 2653 | 9934 | 1420 | 3089 | 362 | 96 | 117 | 780 | 647 | 1080 | 509 | .355 | .402 |
Debuted in 2001 as first position player from Japan in big league history, becoming second player to win Rookie of the Year Award and Most Valuable Player Award in same season…Led American League with .350 batting average, 242 hits and 56 steals as a rookie…Won first of 10 straight Gold Glove Awards (2001-10) in outfield as a rookie…Won three Silver Slugger Awards (2001, 2007, 2009)…Ten-time All-Star (2001-10) who earned starting spot in nine seasons…Led MLB in hits seven times (2001, 2004, 2006-10), including an MLB-record 262 hits in 2004…Topped 200-hit mark in 10 seasons (2001-10), second time in history and is the only player to post 10 straight 200-hit campaigns…Earned second AL batting title in 2004 with .372 mark, one of 10 seasons where he recorded a .300-plus batting average…Reached 100-runs scored mark eight times (2001-08)…Stole 20-or-more bases 13 times (2001-13), including 10 seasons with at least 30 steals (2001-08, 2010-11)…Led AL in games played four times (2005, 2010-12), at-bats eight times (2001, 2004-08, 2010-11), singles 10 times (2001-10) and intentional walks three times (2002, 2004, 2009)…Led AL right fielders in put outs seven times (2001-05, 2009-10), fielding percentage four times (2001-03, 2012) and once as center fielder (2007) and assists twice as a right fielder (2003, 2005)…Totaled 4,367 hits over 28 seasons in MLB and Japan…Appeared in four Postseason series over two seasons, batting .346 with 27 hits, 10 runs scored and eight RBI in 19 games.
TROY TULOWITZKI
Year on Ballot: 1st
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.290 | 1291 | 4804 | 762 | 1391 | 264 | 24 | 225 | 780 | 511 | 900 | 57 | .361 | .495 |
Finished second in 2007 National League Rookie of the Year voting while helping Rockies win NL pennant…Five-time All-Star (2010-11, 2013-15)…Two-time Gold Glove Award winner (2010-11) and two-time Silver Slugger Award winner (2010-11) at shortstop…Finished in Top 10 of his league’s Most Valuable Player Award voting three times (2009-5th; 2010-5th; 2011-8th)…Totaled 20-or-more home runs in seven seasons (2007, 2009-11, 2013-14, 2016), 100-plus runs scored twice (2007, 2009) and 20-plus stolen bases once (2009)…Batted .300-or-better in four seasons (2010-11, 2013-14)…Led NL shortstops in fielding percentage four times (2007, 2010-11, 2013), double plays three times (2007, 2010-11), assists once (2007) and put outs once (2007)…Appeared in nine Postseason series over four seasons, batting .213 with four home runs and 22 RBI in 35 games…Member of Rockies 2007 National League championship team.
CHASE UTLEY
Year on Ballot: 2nd
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.275 | 1937 | 6857 | 1103 | 1885 | 411 | 58 | 259 | 1025 | 724 | 1193 | 154 | .358 | .465 |
Six-time All-Star (2006-2010, 2014) and four-time Silver Slugger Award winner at second base (2006-09)…Finished in Top 10 of National League Most Valuable Player Award voting three times: 2006 (7th), 2007 (8th) and 2009 (8th)…Led NL in runs scored in 2006…Topped 100-runs scored mark four times (2006-09), 100-RBI mark four times (2005-08) and 20-homer plateau five times (2005-09)…Reached the .300 mark in batting average in two seasons (2006-07)…Led all MLB batters in times hit by pitch in three straight seasons (2007-09)…Led NL second basemen in putouts four times (2006, 2008-09, 2014) and assists twice (2008, 2014)…Appeared in 16 Postseason series, batting .224 with 41 runs scored, 10 home runs and 27 RBI in 68 games…Tied all-time record for home runs in one World Series with five in 2009 Fall Classic…His teams qualified for the Postseason in eight of his 16 big league seasons… Member of Phillies 2008 World Championship team.
OMAR VIZQUEL
Year on Ballot: 8th
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.272 | 2968 | 10586 | 1445 | 2877 | 456 | 77 | 80 | 951 | 1028 | 1087 | 404 | .336 | .352 |
Three-time All-Star (1998-99, 2002)…11-time Gold Glove Award winner at shortstop (1993-2001, 2005-06), the second-most among all shortstops…In 2006 at 39 years old, became the oldest infielder to win a Gold Glove Award…Career leader in defensive games at shortstop with 2,709…Led his league in fielding percentage among shortstops six times (1992, 1998, 2000-01, 2005-06) and is the all-time leader in fielding percentage at the position with a mark of .9847…Shares record for fewest errors by a shortstop (three, tied with Cal Ripken Jr.) with at least 150 games played in one season…Reached the .300 batting mark in 1999 with career-best .333 average…Topped 100 runs scored mark twice (1999-2000) and stole 20-or-more bases in eight seasons (1995-2000, 2005-06)…Led his league in sacrifice hits four times (1997, 1999, 2004-05)…Led his league in double plays turned at shortstop once (1993) and putouts at shortstop once (1998)…Ranks first all-time in double plays turned at shortstop (1,734), first in career fielding percentage at shortstop (.985), third in career assists at shortstop (7,676) and 11th in career putouts at shortstop (4,102)…Ranks 13th all-time in games played (2,968), 17th in singles (2,264), 18th in at-bats (10,586), 44th in hits (2,877) and 72nd in stolen bases (404)…Appeared in 11 Postseason series over six seasons, batting .250 with 28 runs scored and 23 stolen bases in 57 games…Member of Indians’ 1995 and 1997 American League Championship teams…Won 1996 Hutch Award.
BILLY WAGNER
Year on Ballot: 10th-and-final
W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | BB | SO |
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47 | 40 | 2.31 | 853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 422 | 903.0 | 601 | 300 | 1196 |
Finished Top 10 in NL Cy Young Award voting twice (1999-4th, 2006-6th)…Recorded 422 career saves, second-highest among left-handed relievers and eighth overall…Career walks-plus-hits-per-innings-pitched ratio (WHIP) of 0.998 is lowest among all retired relievers with at least 700 innings pitched…Career 2.31 ERA is lowest among retired left-handed pitchers with at least 500 innings pitched in live ball era…Seven-time All-Star (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007-08, 2010)…Won 1999 NL Rolaids Relief Award…Led NL in games finished twice (2003, 2005), and finished among league top five in saves four times (1999, 2003, 2006, 2010)…Set record (since surpassed) for highest single-season-strikeout-per-nine innings rate among relievers (14.95) in 1999…Recorded 12 seasons with 20-plus saves, nine seasons with 30-or-more and two with 40-or more (2003, 2006)…Finished no-hitter that included six Astros pitchers vs. Yankees on June 11, 2003… Appeared in eight Postseason series over seven seasons with Astros, Mets, Red Sox and Braves, posting 1-1 record with three saves and 10.03 ERA in 14 games.
DAVID WRIGHT
Year on Ballot: 2nd
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.296 | 1585 | 5998 | 949 | 1777 | 390 | 26 | 242 | 970 | 762 | 1292 | 196 | .376 | .491 |
Seven-time All-Star (2006-10, 2012-13), two-time Gold Glove Award winner (2007-08) and two-time Silver Slugger Award winner (2007-08) at third base…Finished in Top 10 of National League Most Valuable Player voting four times: 2006 (9th), 2007 (4th), 2008 (7th) and 2012 (6th)…Topped 20-homer mark six times (2005-08, 2010, 2012), 100-RBI mark five times (2005-08, 2010) and 100-run mark twice (2007-08)…Hit better than .300 in seven seasons (2005-09, 2012-13)…Led NL in sacrifice flys twice (2008, 2010)…Topped all NL third basemen in assists three times (2005, 2008, 2010) and putouts three times (2009-10, 2012)…One of only four third basemen in history (along with George Brett, Chipper Jones and Mike Schmidt) who retired with at least 350 doubles, 200 homers and 150 stolen bases…Appeared in five Postseason series over two seasons, batting .198 with 13 RBI in 24 games…Member of Mets 2015 NL Championship team.
BEN ZOBRIST
Year on Ballot: 1st
AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
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.266 | 1651 | 5880 | 884 | 1566 | 349 | 44 | 167 | 768 | 832 | 994 | 116 | .357 | .426 |
Three-time All-Star (2009, 2013, 2016)…Finished eighth in the American League Most Valuable Player voting in 2009…Reached 20-home run mark in three seasons (2009, 2011-12)…Recorded 30-or-more doubles in six seasons (2011-16)…Topped .300 batting average mark in 2018 when he finished sixth in the National League in that category…Led AL outfielders in fielding percentage (1.000) in 2010 and AL second basemen in fielding percentage (.993) in 2013…Ranks 28th all-time among second basemen with .9869 fielding percentage…Appeared in 15 Postseason series over eight seasons, batting .241 with four homers, 14 RBI and 34 runs scored over 64 games…Named Most Valuable Player of 2016 World Series after hitting .357 and driving in the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning of Game 7 in a game the Cubs won 8-7…Also was a member of the Royals 2015 World Series title team.
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FUTURE ELIGIBLES
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ERA COMMITTEES ELECTION RULES
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BBWAA ELECTION RULES
Since 1936, the Baseball Writers' Association of America has held the exclusive voting privilege to consider recently retired players for the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
FUTURE ELIGIBLES
Provided that they remain retired, the following are partial lists of former Major League ballplayers who will become eligible for consideration by the BBWAA for election into the Hall of Fame in upcoming years.
ERA COMMITTEES ELECTION RULES
The Era Committee has been a part of the Hall of Fame voting process since the first class of electees in 1936, with the first Era Committee electees coming in 1937.