2026 BBWAA HALL OF FAME BALLOT
The countdown to the biggest moment of the baseball year is officially underway.
On Jan. 20, the results of the 82nd 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 2026 are Ryan Braun, Shin-Soo Choo, Edwin Encarnación, Gio González, Alex Gordon, Cole Hamels, Matt Kemp, Howie Kendrick, Nick Markakis, Daniel Murphy, Hunter Pence and Rick Porcello.
Players may remain on the ballot for up to 10 years provided they receive at least five percent of the vote.
Returning to the Ballot
Among the players returning to the BBWAA ballot, Carlos Beltrán received votes on 70.3 percent of all ballots cast in 2025 — the most of any returnee. Beltrán is on the ballot for the fourth time in 2026. Andruw Jones (66.2 percent) is the only other returning candidate who received at least 50 percent of the BBWAA vote in 2025.
Any candidate who receives votes on 75 percent of all ballots cast will earn election to the Hall of Fame.
2025 BBWAA Results
Fifteen former players are returning to the 2026 BBWAA ballot after receiving at least five percent of the overall vote in 2025:
Carlos Beltrán | 70.3% | Enters 4th year on ballot
Andruw Jones | 66.2% | 9th year
Chase Utley | 39.8% | 3rd year
Álex Rodríguez | 37.1% | 5th year
Manny Ramírez | 34.3% | 10th-and-final year
Andy Pettitte | 27.9% | 8th year
Félix Hernández | 20.6% | 2nd year
Bobby Abreu | 19.5% | 7th year
Jimmy Rollins | 18.0% | 5th year
Omar Vizquel | 17.8% | 9th year
Dustin Pedroia | 11.9% | 2nd year
Mark Buehrle | 11.4% | 6th year
Francisco Rodríguez | 10.2% | 4th year
David Wright | 8.1% | 3rd year
Torii Hunter | 5.1% | 6th year
New to the Ballot
Debuting on the BBWAA ballot in 2026 are Ryan Braun, Shin-Soo Choo, Edwin Encarnación, Gio González, Alex Gordon, Cole Hamels, Matt Kemp, Howie Kendrick, Nick Markakis, Daniel Murphy, Hunter Pence and Rick Porcello.
Players may remain on the ballot for up to 10 years provided they receive at least five percent of the vote.
Returning to the Ballot
Among the players returning to the BBWAA ballot, Carlos Beltrán received votes on 70.3 percent of all ballots cast in 2025 — the most of any returnee. Beltrán is on the ballot for the fourth time in 2026. Andruw Jones (66.2 percent) is the only other returning candidate who received at least 50 percent of the BBWAA vote in 2025.
Any candidate who receives votes on 75 percent of all ballots cast will earn election to the Hall of Fame.
2025 BBWAA Results
Fifteen former players are returning to the 2026 BBWAA ballot after receiving at least five percent of the overall vote in 2025:
Carlos Beltrán | 70.3% | Enters 4th year on ballot
Andruw Jones | 66.2% | 9th year
Chase Utley | 39.8% | 3rd year
Álex Rodríguez | 37.1% | 5th year
Manny Ramírez | 34.3% | 10th-and-final year
Andy Pettitte | 27.9% | 8th year
Félix Hernández | 20.6% | 2nd year
Bobby Abreu | 19.5% | 7th year
Jimmy Rollins | 18.0% | 5th year
Omar Vizquel | 17.8% | 9th year
Dustin Pedroia | 11.9% | 2nd year
Mark Buehrle | 11.4% | 6th year
Francisco Rodríguez | 10.2% | 4th year
David Wright | 8.1% | 3rd year
Torii Hunter | 5.1% | 6th year
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THE 2026 BALLOT
BOBBY ABREU
Year on Ballot: 7th

| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .291 | 2425 | 8480 | 1453 | 2470 | 574 | 59 | 288 | 1363 | 1476 | 1840 | 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: 4th

| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .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.
RYAN BRAUN
Year on Ballot: 1st

| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .296 | 1766 | 6622 | 1080 | 1963 | 408 | 49 | 352 | 1154 | 586 | 1363 | 216 | .358 | .532 |
Six-time All-Star and five-time Silver Slugger Award winner…Named 2007 National League Rookie of the Year…Won 2011 NL Most Valuable Player Award, one of three seasons where he finished in Top 5 of NL MVP voting (2008: 3rd; 2012: 2nd)…Hit .300-or-better in six seasons (2007, 2009-12, 2016), drove in 100-plus runs five times (2008-12), scored 100-or-more runs four times (2009-12) and reached the 20-homer mark 10 times (2007-12, 2015-16, 2018-19)…Led NL in extra base hits three times (2008, 2011-12), OPS twice (2011-12), slugging percentage twice (2007, 2011), hits once (2009), runs once (2012), home runs once (2012) and total bases once (2012)…Led NL left fielders in putouts four times (2008-10, 2012)…Batted .330 in 27 postseason games, totaling 11 doubles and 16 RBI.
MARK BUEHRLE
Year on Ballot: 6th

| W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
SHIN-SOO CHOO
Year on Ballot: 1st

| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .275 | 1652 | 6087 | 961 | 1671 | 339 | 29 | 218 | 782 | 868 | 1579 | 157 | .377 | .447 |
2018 American League All-Star…Reached .300 batting mark in three seasons (2008-10)…One season with at least 100 runs scored (2013)…Reached 20-home run mark in seven seasons (2009-10, 2013, 2015, 2017-19)…Topped .400 on-base percentage mark in two seasons (2010, 2013)…Stole 20-or-more bases in four seasons (2009-10, 2012-13)…Appeared in seven postseason games over three seasons, batting .222 with two homers, four RBI and six runs scored.
EDWIN ENCARNACIÓN
Year on Ballot: 1st

| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .260 | 1960 | 7040 | 1099 | 1832 | 370 | 10 | 424 | 1261 | 903 | 1426 | 61 | .350 | .496 |
Three-time All-Star (2013-14, 2016)…Led AL in RBI in 2016…Reached 100-RBI mark in six seasons (2012-13, 2015-18)…Topped 20-homer mark 10 times (2008, 2010, 2012-19), including eight seasons with at least 30 homers (2012-19)…Topped .900 OPS mark in four seasons (2012-15)…Amassed at least 300 total bases in two seasons (2012, 2016)…Totaled 424 home runs, 54th all-time…Batted .216 over 35 postseason games across six seasons, with four home runs, 14 runs scored and 16 RBI.
GIO GONZÁLEZ
Year on Ballot: 1st

| W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | 101 | 3.70 | 344 | 328 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1933.0 | 1744 | 815 | 1860 |
Two-time All-Star (2011-12)…Led MLB with 21 victories in 2012 and also paced league in strikeouts per nine innings pitched that season…Finished in Top 10 of National League Cy Young Award voting twice (2012, 2017)…Totaled double-digit win totals in nine seasons (2010-18)…Reached 200-innings pitched mark three times (2010-11, 2017) and 200-strikeout mark once (2012)…Made eight starts without a decision over five postseason series, posting 4.91 ERA over 29.1 innings.
ALEX GORDON
Year on Ballot: 1st

| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .257 | 1753 | 6391 | 867 | 1643 | 357 | 26 | 190 | 749 | 684 | 1535 | 113 | .338 | .410 |
Three-time All-Star (2013-15) and eight-time Gold Glove Award winner (2011-14, 2017-20)…Topped .300 mark in batting in one season (2011), the same year he tallied a 100-runs scored season and had 300-plus total bases…Reached 20-home run mark twice (2011, 2013)…Led MLB with 51 doubles in 2012, one of six seasons where he totaled at least 30 doubles (2007-08, 2011-12, 2014, 2019)…Led AL left fielders in putouts five times (2011-14, 2019), fielding percentage four times (2011, 2014, 2016, 2020) and assists three times (2011-13)…Only seven players have won more Gold Glove Awards for play in the outfield…Hit .222 in 31 games over seven postseason series, totaling 17 runs scored and 17 RBI…Member of 2015 Royals World Series title team.
COLE HAMELS
Year on Ballot: 1st

| W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 163 | 122 | 3.43 | 423 | 422 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2698.0 | 2424 | 767 | 2560 |
Four-time All-Star (2007, 2011-12, 16) who finished in Top 10 of his league’s Cy Young Award voting four times (2007, 2011-12, 2014)…Totaled double-digits in victories in nine seasons (2007-12, 2015-17) and topped the 200-innings pitched mark eight times (2008, 2010-16)…Led National League in WHIP once (2008) and shutouts once (2009)…Reached 200-strikeout mark in five seasons (2010, 2012-13, 2015-16)…Tossed no-hitter for Phillies on July 25, 2015, vs. Cubs…Posted 7-6 record and 3.41 ERA over 17 appearances (16 starts) in 13 postseason series over eight years, winning 2008 NLCS Most Valuable Player and 2008 World Series Most Valuable Player awards…Member of 2008 Phillies World Series title team.
FÉLIX HERNÁNDEZ
Year on Ballot: 2nd

| W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: 6th

| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .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.
ANDRUW JONES
Year on Ballot: 9th

| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .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 49th 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.
MATT KEMP
Year on Ballot: 1st

| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .284 | 1750 | 6365 | 950 | 1808 | 338 | 37 | 287 | 1031 | 518 | 1641 | 184 | .337 | .484 |
Three-time All-Star (2011-12, 2018)…Two-time Gold Glove Award winner (2009, 2011) and Silver Slugger Award winner (2009, 2011)…Finished in Top 10 of National League Most Valuable Player Award voting twice (2009: 10th; 2011: 2nd)…Batted .300 in three full seasons (2007, 2011-12)…Led NL in home runs, RBI, runs scored, total bases and Wins Above Replacement for position players in 2011, finishing one home run short of a 40-homer/40-steal season…Topped 20-homer mark in eight seasons (2009-12, 2014-16, 2018) and reached 100-RBI mark four times (2009, 2011, 2015-16)…Topped 30-steal mark three times (2008-09, 2011) and 300-total bases plateau twice (2011, 2016)…Led NL center fielders in assists three times (2008-09, 2011)…Batted .235 in 33 games over eight postseason series with four home runs and 10 RBI…Member of 2018 Dodgers National League Championship team.
HOWIE KENDRICK
Year on Ballot: 1st

| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .294 | 1621 | 5950 | 792 | 1747 | 354 | 38 | 127 | 724 | 349 | 1102 | 126 | .337 | .430 |
2011 American League All-Star…Reached .300 mark in batting average in four full seasons (2007-08, 2017, 2019)…Topped 20-doubles mark in 12 seasons (2006-16, 2019) and recorded double-digit stolen base totals eight times (2008-12, 2014, 2016-17)…Batted .238 in 50 games over 13 postseason series, totaling 19 runs scored and 18 RBI…Named 2019 NLCS Most Valuable Player and his seventh-inning Game 7 home run in the 2019 World Series turned a 2-1 Washington deficit into a 3-2 lead that would prove to be the difference in the Nationals’ series victory.
NICK MARKAKIS
Year on Ballot: 1st

| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .288 | 2154 | 8302 | 1119 | 2388 | 514 | 22 | 189 | 1046 | 891 | 1230 | 66 | .357 | .423 |
Finished sixth in 2006 American League Rookie of the Year balloting…Named to 2018 National League All-Star Game during a season where he won one of his three Gold Glove Awards (2011, 2014, 2018) and a Silver Slugger Award…Finished first among AL position players in Wins Above Replacement in 2008…Topped 100-RBI mark twice (2007, 2009) and reached 100-runs scored in one season (2008)…Reached .300 batting average mark twice (2007-08)…Totaled at least 30 doubles in nine seasons, with five seasons with at least 40 doubles…Led all right fielders in his league in fielding percentage seven times (2006, 2011, 2013-15, 2017-18) and is the all-time career leader at that position (.9938)…Hit .198 in 27 games over seven postseason series with eight runs scored and three RBI.
DANIEL MURPHY
Year on Ballot: 1st

| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .296 | 1452 | 5308 | 710 | 1572 | 371 | 29 | 138 | 735 | 364 | 709 | 68 | .341 | .455 |
Three-time All-Star (2014, 2016-17) and two-time Silver Slugger Award winner (2016-17) at second base…Batted better than .300 in three full seasons (2011, 2016-17) and was runner-up in NL batting race in 2016 and 2017…Led NL in doubles, slugging percentage and OPS in 2016 en route to second-place finish in National League Most Valuable Player balloting…Also led NL in doubles in 2017…Topped 20-home run mark in two seasons (2016-17) while driving in 100-plus runs in 2016…Reached 30-double mark in eight seasons (2009, 2012-17, 2019)…Hit .309 over 25 games in six postseason series, earning 2015 NLCS Most Valuable Player Award honors…Hit seven home runs in first nine postseason games in 2015…Member of 2015 Mets National League Championship team.
DUSTIN PEDROIA
Year on Ballot: 2nd

| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .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.
HUNTER PENCE
Year on Ballot: 1st

| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .279 | 1707 | 6420 | 891 | 1791 | 324 | 55 | 244 | 942 | 520 | 1335 | 120 | .334 | .461 |
Finished third in 2007 National League Rookie of the Year balloting…Four-time All-Star (2009, 2011, 2014, 2019)…Topped .300 mark in batting average in two seasons (2007, 2011)…Reached 20-home run mark seven times (2008-14)…Recorded 100 RBI once (2012), 100 runs scored once (2014), 300-plus total bases twice (2011, 2013) and recorded at least 20 doubles in nine seasons (2007-14, 2016)…Played in league-leading 162 games twice (2013-14) and led NL right fielders in assists five times (2008-09, 2011-12, 2014) and putouts twice (2008, 2013)…Hit .254 in 43 games over 10 postseason series with 23 runs scored, two home runs and 17 RBI…Member of Giants World Series title teams in 2012 and 2014.
ANDY PETTITTE
Year on Ballot: 8th

| W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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).
RICK PORCELLO
Year on Ballot: 1st

| W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | 125 | 4.40 | 355 | 351 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2096.1 | 2270 | 489 | 1561 |
Finished third in 2009 American League Rookie of the Year balloting…Reach 20-win mark in 2016 when he led MLB with 22 victories en route to the American League Cy Young Award, a season where he also led the league in strikeout-to-walk ratio…Topped 200-innings pitched mark three times (2014, 2016-17)…Posted double-digit victory totals in 10 seasons…Posted 1-3 record in 16 appearances (seven starts) in the postseason with 4.73 ERA…Member of 2018 Red Sox World Series title team.
MANNY RAMÍREZ
Year on Ballot: 10th-and-final

| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .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.
ÁLEX RODRÍGUEZ
Year on Ballot: 5th

| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .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: 4th

| W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: 5th

| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .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.
CHASE UTLEY
Year on Ballot: 3rd

| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .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 nine of his 16 big league seasons… Member of Phillies 2008 World Championship team.
OMAR VIZQUEL
Year on Ballot: 9th

| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .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.
DAVID WRIGHT
Year on Ballot: 3rd

| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .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.
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BBWAA ELECTION RULES
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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
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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.