Upcoming Elections

With the changes to the Hall of Fame’s Era Committees in 2016, it can be difficult to know who is eligible for the Hall of Fame and when. I’ll do my best to clarify things for you. Please note that when a player played in multiple Eras, we’re grouping him in the Era in which he produced the highest Hall Rating.

The red and green icons indidate whether or not the player is in the Hall of Stats (HOS) or Hall of Merit (HOM). If an icon is not present, the player is not yet eligible.

2020 Back to Top

Derek Jeter will headline a relatively thin class of newcomers in 2020. That should give the fifteen returning candidates (thirteen of whom exceed the Hall of Stats borderline) a good chance to make some gains. The Modern Baseball Era Committee will again meet.

BBWAA Ballot (All Returning Candidates)

Name (Hall Rating) Position Years HOS HOM
Barry Bonds (363) LF 1986–2007 true true
Roger Clemens (292) P 1984–2007 true true
Curt Schilling (171) P 1988–2007 true true
Larry Walker (151) RF 1989–2005 true true
Scott Rolen (142) 3B 1996–2012 true true
Manny Ramirez (130) LF 1993–2011 true true
Andruw Jones (127) CF 1996–2012 true false
Todd Helton (120) 1B 1997–2013 true false
Sammy Sosa (117) RF 1989–2007 true false
Gary Sheffield (116) RF 1988–2009 true true
Andy Pettitte (108) P 1995–2013 true false
Jeff Kent (103) 2B 1992–2008 true false
Omar Vizquel (69) SS 1989–2012 false false
Billy Wagner (65) P 1995–2010 false false

BBWAA Ballot (New Candidates with Hall Rating of 20+)

Name (Hall Rating) Position Years HOS HOM
Derek Jeter (129) SS 1995–2014 false false
Bobby Abreu (110) RF 1996–2014 false false
Jason Giambi (94) 1B 1995–2014 false false
Cliff Lee (86) P 2002–2014 false false
Rafael Furcal (72) SS 2000–2014 false false
Josh Beckett (70) P 2001–2014 false false
Eric Chavez (66) 3B 1998–2014 false false
Mark Ellis (58) 2B 2002–2014 false false
Brian Roberts (51) 2B 2001–2014 false false
Alfonso Soriano (50) LF 1999–2014 false false
Carlos Pena (42) 1B 2001–2014 false false
Brad Penny (38) P 2000–2014 false false
Chone Figgins (38) 3B 2002–2014 false false
Hiroki Kuroda (37) P 2008–2014 false false
Paul Konerko (36) 1B 1997–2014 false false
Marco Scutaro (35) SS 2002–2014 false false
Jason Bartlett (34) SS 2004–2014 false false
Erik Bedard (30) P 2002–2014 false false
J.J. Putz (30) P 2003–2014 false false
Raul Ibanez (28) LF 1996–2014 false false
Josh Willingham (27) LF 2004–2014 false false
Jose Valverde (27) P 2003–2014 false false
Adam Dunn (26) LF 2001–2014 false false
Scott Downs (25) P 2000–2014 false false
Nick Punto (25) 2B 2001–2014 false false
Carlos Marmol (25) P 2006–2014 false false
Mike Adams (24) P 2004–2014 false false
Jair Jurrjens (23) P 2007–2014 false false
Paul Maholm (22) P 2005–2014 false false
Ryan Ludwick (22) RF 2002–2014 false false
Lyle Overbay (22) 1B 2001–2014 false false
Sean Marshall (21) P 2006–2014 false false

Modern Baseball Era Ballot (Candidates with Hall Rating of 50+)

Name (Hall Rating) Position Years HOS HOM
Lou Whitaker (145) 2B 1977–1995 true true
Bobby Grich (141) 2B 1970–1986 true true
Rick Reuschel (136) P 1972–1991 true true
Luis Tiant (129) P 1964–1982 true false
Graig Nettles (126) 3B 1967–1988 true true
Reggie Smith (125) RF 1966–1982 true true
Willie Randolph (124) 2B 1975–1992 true true
Buddy Bell (124) 3B 1972–1989 true false
Dwight Evans (124) RF 1972–1991 true true
Sal Bando (117) 3B 1966–1981 true false
Keith Hernandez (116) 1B 1974–1990 true true
Dave Stieb (115) P 1979–1998 true true
Ted Simmons (113) C 1968–1988 true true
Bobby Bonds (112) RF 1968–1981 true false
Chet Lemon (110) CF 1975–1990 true false
Darrell Evans (107) 3B 1969–1989 true true
Tommy John (106) P 1963–1989 true false
Gene Tenace (104) C 1969–1983 true false
Wilbur Wood (102) P 1961–1978 true false
Thurman Munson (102) C 1969–1979 true false
Jerry Koosman (100) P 1967–1985 true false
Ron Cey (100) 3B 1971–1987 false false
Frank Tanana (99) P 1973–1993 false false
Jose Cruz (98) LF 1970–1988 false false
Jack Clark (96) RF 1975–1992 false false
Bert Campaneris (95) SS 1964–1983 false false
Dwight Gooden (95) P 1984–2000 false false
Fred Lynn (94) CF 1974–1990 false false
Ron Guidry (94) P 1975–1988 false false
Brian Downing (93) DH 1973–1992 false false
Toby Harrah (92) 3B 1969–1986 false false
Jim Sundberg (87) C 1974–1989 false false
Steve Rogers (87) P 1973–1985 false false
Roy White (87) LF 1965–1979 false false
Dale Murphy (87) CF 1976–1993 false false
Jim Kaat (87) P 1959–1983 false false
Darrell Porter (86) C 1971–1987 false false
Mickey Lolich (85) P 1963–1979 false false
Vida Blue (85) P 1969–1986 false false
George Foster (84) LF 1969–1986 false false
Willie Wilson (83) CF 1976–1994 false false
Lance Parrish (80) C 1977–1995 false false
John Candelaria (79) P 1975–1993 false false
Bob Welch (78) P 1978–1994 false false
Dave Parker (78) RF 1973–1991 false false
Don Mattingly (78) 1B 1982–1995 false false
Jesse Barfield (78) RF 1981–1992 false false
Doug DeCinces (76) 3B 1973–1987 false false
Jon Matlack (75) P 1971–1983 false false
Davey Lopes (75) 2B 1972–1987 false false
Mark Belanger (75) SS 1965–1982 false false
Rusty Staub (75) RF 1963–1985 false false
Amos Otis (74) CF 1967–1984 false false
Fernando Valenzuela (74) P 1980–1997 false false
Paul Blair (74) CF 1964–1980 false false
Andy Messersmith (73) P 1968–1979 false false
Ken Singleton (72) RF 1970–1984 false false
Al Oliver (72) CF 1968–1985 false false
Dave Concepcion (71) SS 1970–1988 false false
Kirk Gibson (70) LF 1979–1995 false false
Bill Madlock (70) 3B 1973–1987 false false
Carney Lansford (70) 3B 1978–1992 false false
Burt Hooton (67) P 1971–1985 false false
John Tudor (67) P 1979–1990 false false
Garry Maddox (66) CF 1972–1986 false false
John Hiller (66) P 1965–1980 false false
Pedro Guerrero (65) 1B 1978–1992 false false
Tim Wallach (65) 3B 1980–1996 false false
Cecil Cooper (65) 1B 1971–1987 false false
Kent Hrbek (64) 1B 1981–1994 false false
Doyle Alexander (64) P 1971–1989 false false
Dwayne Murphy (63) CF 1978–1989 false false
Jerry Reuss (63) P 1969–1990 false false
Charlie Hough (63) P 1970–1994 false false
Teddy Higuera (63) P 1985–1994 false false
Charlie Leibrandt (63) P 1979–1993 false false
Don Money (62) 3B 1968–1983 false false
Steve Garvey (62) 1B 1969–1987 false false
Rick Sutcliffe (62) P 1976–1994 false false
John Denny (61) P 1974–1986 false false
Dusty Baker (60) LF 1968–1986 false false
George Scott (60) 1B 1966–1979 false false
Manny Sanguillen (59) C 1967–1980 false false
Jim Barr (59) P 1971–1983 false false
Rico Carty (58) LF 1963–1979 false false
Mickey Rivers (58) CF 1970–1984 false false
Willie McGee (58) CF 1982–1999 false false
Ron Fairly (58) 1B 1958–1978 false false
Dan Quisenberry (57) P 1979–1990 false false
Scott Fletcher (57) SS 1981–1995 false false
Bill Doran (57) 2B 1982–1993 false false
Ken Griffey (57) RF 1973–1991 false false
Rick Rhoden (56) P 1974–1989 false false
Kent Tekulve (56) P 1974–1989 false false
Bobby Murcer (56) RF 1965–1983 false false
Richie Hebner (55) 3B 1968–1985 false false
Mike Scioscia (55) C 1980–1992 false false
Rick Monday (54) CF 1966–1984 false false
Butch Wynegar (54) C 1976–1988 false false
Rick Wise (54) P 1964–1982 false false
Jesse Orosco (53) P 1979–2003 false false
Tony Pena (53) C 1980–1997 false false
Frank White (53) 2B 1973–1990 false false
Mario Soto (52) P 1977–1988 false false
Bob Boone (52) C 1972–1990 false false
Scott Sanderson (50) P 1978–1996 false false
Von Hayes (50) RF 1981–1992 false false
Sixto Lezcano (50) RF 1974–1985 false false

2021 Back to Top

While it may be another relatively weak group of newcomers to the BBWAA ballot, two Era Committees actually meet in 2021. It will be the first meeting for the Golden Days Era Committee (which features a relatively thin pool of qualified players) and the Early Baseball Era Committee (which still has a surprisingly deep pool).

BBWAA Ballot (New Candidates with Hall Rating of 20+)

Name (Hall Rating) Position Years HOS HOM
Tim Hudson (108) P 1999–2015 false false
Mark Buehrle (107) P 2000–2015 false false
Torii Hunter (84) CF 1997–2015 false false
Dan Haren (64) P 2003–2015 false false
Barry Zito (62) P 2000–2015 false false
Aramis Ramirez (62) 3B 1998–2015 false false
Shane Victorino (58) CF 2003–2015 false false
Grady Sizemore (53) CF 2004–2015 false false
Josh Hamilton (52) CF 2007–2015 false false
Alex Rios (49) RF 2004–2015 false false
A.J. Burnett (48) P 1999–2015 false false
LaTroy Hawkins (44) P 1995–2015 false false
Aaron Harang (39) P 2002–2015 false false
Randy Wolf (35) P 1999–2015 false false
Nick Swisher (34) RF 2004–2015 false false
Rafael Betancourt (33) P 2003–2015 false false
C.J. Wilson (33) P 2005–2015 false false
Chad Billingsley (32) P 2006–2015 false false
Rafael Soriano (32) P 2002–2015 false false
David DeJesus (32) CF 2003–2015 false false
Scott Baker (29) P 2005–2015 false false
Dan Uggla (28) 2B 2006–2015 false false
Corey Hart (25) RF 2004–2015 false false
Wandy Rodriguez (24) P 2005–2015 false false
Clint Barmes (24) SS 2003–2015 false false
Jeremy Affeldt (24) P 2002–2015 false false
Cody Ross (23) RF 2003–2015 false false
Grant Balfour (23) P 2001–2015 false false
Michael Cuddyer (22) RF 2001–2015 false false
Shaun Marcum (22) P 2005–2015 false false
Bruce Chen (21) P 1998–2015 false false
Justin Masterson (20) P 2008–2015 false false

Golden Days Era Ballot (Candidates with Hall Rating of 50+)

Name (Hall Rating) Position Years HOS HOM
Ken Boyer (117) 3B 1955–1969 true true
Dick Allen (116) 1B 1963–1977 true true
Jim Wynn (110) CF 1963–1977 true true
Willie Davis (103) CF 1960–1979 true false
Billy Pierce (101) P 1945–1964 true true
Norm Cash (94) 1B 1958–1974 false false
Bill Freehan (94) C 1961–1976 false true
Jim Fregosi (93) SS 1961–1978 false false
Vada Pinson (92) CF 1958–1975 false false
Larry Jackson (89) P 1955–1968 false false
Sam McDowell (88) P 1961–1975 false false
Tony Oliva (84) RF 1962–1976 false false
Milt Pappas (83) P 1957–1973 false false
Rocky Colavito (83) RF 1955–1968 false false
Camilo Pascual (82) P 1954–1971 false false
Gil McDougald (80) 2B 1951–1960 false false
Murry Dickson (78) P 1939–1959 false false
Ned Garver (77) P 1948–1961 false false
Gil Hodges (76) 1B 1943–1963 false false
Jim Perry (74) P 1959–1975 false false
Mel Stottlemyre (73) P 1964–1974 false false
Curt Flood (73) CF 1956–1971 false false
Felipe Alou (73) RF 1958–1974 false false
Roger Maris (73) RF 1957–1968 false false
Curt Simmons (72) P 1947–1967 false false
Rico Petrocelli (72) SS 1963–1976 false false
Jim Maloney (71) P 1960–1971 false false
Al Dark (71) SS 1946–1960 false false
Bob Friend (71) P 1951–1966 false false
Smoky Burgess (69) C 1949–1967 false false
Don Buford (68) LF 1963–1972 false false
Boog Powell (68) 1B 1961–1977 false false
Johnny Callison (67) RF 1958–1973 false false
Sid Gordon (67) LF 1941–1955 false false
Dick McAuliffe (67) 2B 1960–1975 false false
Bobby Shantz (67) P 1949–1964 false false
Al Rosen (66) 3B 1947–1956 false false
Jim Gilliam (63) 2B 1953–1966 false false
Sal Maglie (63) P 1945–1958 false false
Maury Wills (62) SS 1959–1972 false false
Elston Howard (62) C 1955–1968 false false
Ellis Kinder (62) P 1946–1957 false false
Bill White (61) 1B 1956–1969 false false
Claude Osteen (61) P 1957–1975 false false
Dean Chance (61) P 1961–1971 false false
Bob Allison (61) RF 1958–1970 false false
Frank Howard (61) LF 1958–1973 false false
Sherm Lollar (61) C 1946–1963 false false
Tom Haller (60) C 1961–1972 false false
Sonny Siebert (60) P 1964–1975 false false
Gene Woodling (60) LF 1943–1962 false false
Ken McMullen (60) 3B 1962–1977 false false
Don Newcombe (58) P 1949–1960 false false
Larry Dierker (58) P 1964–1977 false false
Bob Rush (58) P 1948–1960 false false
Johnny Antonelli (58) P 1948–1961 false false
Eddie Yost (57) 3B 1944–1962 false false
Lindy McDaniel (57) P 1955–1975 false false
Mike Garcia (57) P 1948–1961 false false
Stu Miller (57) P 1952–1968 false false
Del Crandall (57) C 1949–1966 false false
Mickey Vernon (56) 1B 1939–1960 false false
Dick Groat (56) SS 1952–1967 false false
Mel Parnell (56) P 1947–1956 false false
Frank Lary (55) P 1954–1965 false false
Ted Kluszewski (55) 1B 1947–1961 false false
Earl Torgeson (55) 1B 1947–1961 false false
Chris Short (55) P 1959–1973 false false
Turk Farrell (55) P 1956–1969 false false
Johnny Logan (55) SS 1951–1963 false false
Ed Bailey (54) C 1953–1966 false false
Jim Piersall (54) CF 1950–1967 false false
Carl Furillo (54) RF 1946–1960 false false
Don McMahon (54) P 1957–1974 false false
Bill Hands (53) P 1965–1975 false false
Harvey Haddix (53) P 1952–1965 false false
Joe Adcock (53) 1B 1950–1966 false false
Tim McCarver (52) C 1959–1980 false false
Ron Hunt (52) 2B 1963–1974 false false
Hank Bauer (52) RF 1948–1961 false false
Joe Nuxhall (52) P 1944–1966 false false
Bobby Thomson (51) CF 1946–1960 false false
Pete Runnels (51) 1B 1951–1964 false false
Bobby Avila (51) 2B 1949–1959 false false
Vern Law (50) P 1950–1967 false false

Early Baseball Era Ballot (Candidates with Hall Rating of 50+)

Name (Hall Rating) Position Years HOS HOM
Bill Dahlen (145) SS 1891–1911 true true
Jack Glasscock (131) SS 1879–1895 true true
Wes Ferrell (112) P 1927–1941 true true
Sherry Magee (111) LF 1904–1919 true true
Urban Shocker (109) P 1916–1928 true false
Babe Adams (109) P 1906–1926 true false
Tony Mullane (108) P 1881–1894 true false
Bob Johnson (108) LF 1933–1945 true false
Jack Quinn (107) P 1909–1933 true false
Jim McCormick (106) P 1878–1887 true false
Charlie Buffinton (104) P 1882–1892 true false
Tommy Bond (104) P 1874–1884 true false
Charlie Bennett (102) C 1878–1893 true true
Bob Caruthers (101) P 1884–1893 true true
Wilbur Cooper (100) P 1912–1926 false false
Nap Rucker (99) P 1907–1916 false false
Eddie Rommel (98) P 1920–1932 false false
Harry Stovey (98) LF 1880–1893 false true
Hippo Vaughn (98) P 1908–1921 false false
Tommy Bridges (98) P 1930–1946 false false
Paul Hines (97) CF 1872–1891 false true
Dizzy Trout (96) P 1939–1957 false false
Ted Breitenstein (96) P 1891–1901 false false
Art Fletcher (96) SS 1909–1922 false false
Wally Schang (94) C 1913–1931 false false
Noodles Hahn (94) P 1899–1906 false false
Stan Hack (94) 3B 1932–1947 false true
Heinie Groh (93) 3B 1912–1927 false true
Jack Powell (93) P 1897–1912 false false
Pete Browning (93) LF 1882–1894 false true
Bucky Walters (92) P 1931–1950 false false
Bobo Newsom (92) P 1929–1953 false false
Dutch Leonard (91) P 1933–1953 false false
Charlie Keller (91) LF 1939–1952 false true
Jim Whitney (88) P 1881–1890 false false
George Uhle (88) P 1919–1936 false false
Al Orth (87) P 1895–1909 false false
Jimmy Sheckard (86) LF 1897–1913 false true
Bob Elliott (86) 3B 1939–1953 false false
Cupid Childs (86) 2B 1888–1901 false true
Vern Stephens (86) SS 1941–1955 false false
Silver King (86) P 1886–1897 false false
Mel Harder (85) P 1928–1947 false false
Bobby Mathews (85) P 1871–1887 false false
Hardy Richardson (85) 2B 1879–1892 false true
Jesse Tannehill (85) P 1894–1911 false false
Dolf Luque (85) P 1914–1935 false false
Claude Passeau (84) P 1935–1947 false false
Jack Stivetts (84) P 1889–1899 false false
George Gore (84) CF 1879–1892 false true
Larry Doyle (83) 2B 1907–1920 false false
Ed Konetchy (83) 1B 1907–1921 false false
Bobby Veach (83) LF 1912–1925 false false
Harry Brecheen (83) P 1940–1953 false false
Dolph Camilli (83) 1B 1933–1945 false false
Ross Barnes (82) 2B 1871–1881 false true
Virgil Trucks (82) P 1941–1958 false false
Bob Shawkey (82) P 1913–1927 false false
Wally Berger (82) CF 1930–1940 false false
Lon Warneke (82) P 1930–1945 false false
Larry French (82) P 1929–1942 false false
Tommy Leach (82) CF 1898–1918 false false
Carl Mays (81) P 1915–1929 false false
Ken Williams (81) LF 1915–1929 false false
Larry Gardner (80) 3B 1908–1924 false false
Ned Williamson (80) 3B 1878–1890 false false
Mike Tiernan (79) RF 1887–1899 false false
Buddy Myer (78) 2B 1925–1941 false false
Mike Smith (78) LF 1886–1901 false false
Lave Cross (78) 3B 1887–1907 false false
Red Lucas (77) P 1923–1938 false false
Sam Leever (77) P 1898–1910 false false
Joe Start (77) 1B 1871–1886 false true
Schoolboy Rowe (76) P 1933–1949 false false
Mike Griffin (76) CF 1887–1898 false false
Curt Davis (76) P 1934–1946 false false
Cy Seymour (76) CF 1896–1913 false false
Jack Fournier (76) 1B 1912–1927 false false
Jeff Pfeffer (75) P 1911–1924 false false
Denny Lyons (75) 3B 1885–1897 false false
Doc White (75) P 1901–1913 false false
Babe Herman (75) RF 1926–1945 false false
Bill Nicholson (75) RF 1936–1953 false false
Frank Dwyer (75) P 1888–1899 false false
Nig Cuppy (75) P 1892–1901 false false
Roy Thomas (74) CF 1899–1911 false false
Augie Galan (74) LF 1934–1949 false false
Bill Donovan (74) P 1898–1918 false false
Ed Reulbach (74) P 1905–1917 false false
Jack Clements (74) C 1884–1900 false false
Del Pratt (73) 2B 1912–1924 false false
Eddie Stanky (73) 2B 1943–1953 false false
Fred Dunlap (73) 2B 1880–1891 false false
Joe Judge (72) 1B 1915–1934 false false
Fred Tenney (72) 1B 1894–1911 false false
Dick Bartell (71) SS 1927–1946 false false
Ezra Sutton (71) 3B 1871–1888 false true
Jeff Heath (71) LF 1936–1949 false false
Jimmy Ryan (71) RF 1885–1903 false false
Russ Ford (71) P 1909–1915 false false
Dixie Walker (71) RF 1931–1949 false false
Bill Bradley (71) 3B 1899–1915 false false
Smoky Joe Wood (71) RF 1908–1922 false false
George Burns (70) LF 1911–1925 false false
Roger Peckinpaugh (70) SS 1910–1927 false false
Ben Chapman (70) RF 1930–1946 false false
Ed McKean (70) SS 1887–1899 false false
Harlond Clift (70) 3B 1934–1945 false false
Bill Dinneen (70) P 1898–1909 false false
Fielder Jones (70) CF 1896–1915 false false
Lonny Frey (70) 2B 1933–1948 false false
Sadie McMahon (69) P 1889–1897 false false
George Van Haltren (69) CF 1887–1903 false false
Dutch Leonard (69) P 1913–1925 false false
Guy Hecker (68) P 1882–1890 false false
Art Devlin (68) 3B 1904–1913 false false
Charlie Root (68) P 1923–1941 false false
Pink Hawley (68) P 1892–1901 false false
Tom Zachary (68) P 1918–1936 false false
Ray Caldwell (67) P 1910–1921 false false
Tommy Henrich (67) RF 1937–1950 false false
Thornton Lee (67) P 1933–1948 false false
Howard Ehmke (66) P 1915–1930 false false
George Mullin (66) P 1902–1915 false false
Fritz Ostermueller (66) P 1934–1948 false false
Ed Morris (66) P 1884–1890 false false
Bump Hadley (66) P 1926–1941 false false
Max Bishop (65) 2B 1924–1935 false false
Donie Bush (65) SS 1908–1923 false false
Howie Pollet (65) P 1941–1956 false false
Slim Sallee (65) P 1908–1921 false false
Rube Walberg (65) P 1923–1937 false false
Preacher Roe (65) P 1938–1954 false false
Freddy Parent (65) SS 1899–1911 false false
Rudy York (64) 1B 1934–1948 false false
Charley Jones (64) LF 1875–1888 false true
Harry Davis (63) 1B 1895–1917 false false
Gavvy Cravath (63) RF 1908–1920 false false
Dave Orr (63) 1B 1883–1890 false false
Jake Daubert (63) 1B 1910–1924 false false
Mort Cooper (63) P 1938–1949 false false
Sad Sam Jones (63) P 1914–1935 false false
Roy Cullenbine (63) RF 1938–1947 false false
Cy Williams (63) CF 1912–1930 false false
Dave Foutz (62) 1B 1884–1896 false false
Bill Joyce (62) 3B 1890–1898 false false
Kip Selbach (62) LF 1894–1906 false false
Johnny Pesky (62) SS 1942–1954 false false
Tony Cuccinello (62) 2B 1930–1945 false false
Jack Rowe (62) SS 1879–1890 false false
Walker Cooper (61) C 1940–1957 false false
Terry Turner (61) SS 1901–1919 false false
Deacon Phillippe (61) P 1899–1911 false false
Cal McVey (60) 1B 1871–1879 false true
Tommy Holmes (60) RF 1942–1952 false false
Deacon McGuire (60) C 1884–1912 false false
Max Lanier (60) P 1938–1953 false false
Andy Pafko (60) RF 1943–1959 false false
Clyde Milan (60) CF 1907–1922 false false
Paul Derringer (60) P 1931–1945 false false
Bill Lee (60) P 1934–1947 false false
Danny Murphy (59) 2B 1900–1915 false false
Van Mungo (59) P 1931–1945 false false
Ken Keltner (59) 3B 1937–1950 false false
Bullet Joe Bush (59) P 1912–1928 false false
Jack Taylor (59) P 1898–1907 false false
Kid Gleason (59) 2B 1888–1912 false false
Dan McGann (59) 1B 1896–1908 false false
Gus Weyhing (59) P 1887–1901 false false
Arlie Latham (58) 3B 1880–1909 false false
Herman Long (58) SS 1889–1904 false false
Claude Ritchey (58) 2B 1897–1909 false false
Jim Bagby (58) P 1912–1923 false false
Riggs Stephenson (58) LF 1921–1934 false false
Lu Blue (57) 1B 1921–1933 false false
Spud Davis (57) C 1928–1945 false false
Frank McCormick (57) 1B 1934–1948 false false
Syl Johnson (57) P 1922–1940 false false
John Clapp (57) C 1872–1883 false false
Freddie Fitzsimmons (56) P 1925–1943 false false
Firpo Marberry (56) P 1923–1936 false false
Henry Larkin (56) 1B 1884–1893 false false
Tip O'Neill (56) LF 1883–1892 false false
George Grantham (56) 2B 1922–1934 false false
Eddie Joost (56) SS 1936–1955 false false
Billy Nash (56) 3B 1884–1898 false false
Phil Cavarretta (56) 1B 1934–1955 false false
Chief Meyers (56) C 1909–1917 false false
Kid Elberfeld (55) SS 1898–1914 false false
Johnny Kling (55) C 1900–1913 false false
Ken Raffensberger (55) P 1939–1954 false false
Watty Clark (55) P 1924–1937 false false
Ed Brandt (55) P 1928–1938 false false
Mike Donlin (55) LF 1899–1914 false false
Elbie Fletcher (55) 1B 1934–1949 false false
Snuffy Stirnweiss (54) 2B 1943–1952 false false
Charlie Ferguson (54) P 1884–1887 false false
Hooks Dauss (54) P 1912–1926 false false
Dom DiMaggio (54) CF 1940–1953 false false
Jimmy Williams (54) 2B 1899–1909 false false
Reb Russell (54) P 1913–1923 false false
Bob Ewing (54) P 1902–1912 false false
Hal Trosky (54) 1B 1933–1946 false false
Cecil Travis (54) SS 1933–1947 false false
Bill Hutchinson (53) P 1884–1897 false false
Earl Moore (53) P 1901–1914 false false
Bill Sherdel (53) P 1918–1932 false false
Ewell Blackwell (53) P 1942–1955 false false
Eddie Lopat (53) P 1944–1955 false false
Willie Kamm (53) 3B 1923–1935 false false
Ginger Beaumont (53) CF 1899–1910 false false
Hooks Wiltse (52) P 1904–1915 false false
Marty Marion (52) SS 1940–1953 false false
Lee Meadows (52) P 1915–1929 false false
Dummy Hoy (52) CF 1888–1902 false false
Claude Hendrix (52) P 1911–1920 false false
Tex Hughson (52) P 1941–1949 false false
Chick Stahl (52) CF 1897–1906 false false
Hal Carlson (52) P 1917–1930 false false
Billy Jurges (52) SS 1931–1947 false false
Willis Hudlin (52) P 1926–1944 false false
George Burns (52) 1B 1914–1929 false false
Harry Steinfeldt (51) 3B 1898–1911 false false
Johnny Allen (51) P 1932–1944 false false
Fred Carroll (51) C 1884–1891 false false
Lefty O'Doul (51) LF 1919–1934 false false
Buck Herzog (51) 2B 1908–1920 false false
Earl Whitehill (51) P 1923–1939 false false
Will White (51) P 1877–1886 false false
Frank Killen (51) P 1891–1900 false false
Fred Toney (51) P 1911–1923 false false
Wally Moses (51) RF 1935–1951 false false
Stuffy McInnis (51) 1B 1909–1927 false false
Nels Potter (51) P 1936–1949 false false
Jocko Milligan (51) C 1884–1893 false false
Topsy Hartsel (51) LF 1898–1911 false false
Al Benton (51) P 1934–1952 false false
Elmer Valo (51) RF 1940–1961 false false
John Reilly (51) 1B 1880–1891 false false
Jake Weimer (50) P 1903–1909 false false
Johnny Sain (50) P 1942–1955 false false

2022 Back to Top

We don’t have a great sense of who all the new BBWAA candidates will be in 2022 yet because they were still active in 2016. But we do know the Today’s Game Era Committee will meet again and they’ll have many new strong candidates—particularly if Jeff Bagwell, Larry Walker, Edgar Martinez, and Fred McGriff miss BBWAA induction.

BBWAA Ballot (New Candidates with Hall Rating of 20+)

Name (Hall Rating) Position Years HOS HOM
Alex Rodriguez (245) SS 1994–2016 false false
Mark Teixeira (96) 1B 2003–2016 false false
David Ortiz (94) DH 1997–2016 false false
Jimmy Rollins (80) SS 2000–2016 false false
Jake Peavy (72) P 2002–2016 false false
Carl Crawford (68) LF 2002–2016 false false
Joe Nathan (61) P 1999–2016 false false
Jonathan Papelbon (55) P 2005–2016 false false
Coco Crisp (46) CF 2002–2016 false false
Tim Lincecum (46) P 2007–2016 false false
Scott Kazmir (45) P 2004–2016 false false
Justin Morneau (43) 1B 2003–2016 false false
Marlon Byrd (43) CF 2002–2016 false false
Juan Uribe (42) SS 2001–2016 false false
Michael Bourn (42) CF 2006–2016 false false
Prince Fielder (39) 1B 2005–2016 false false
A.J. Pierzynski (39) C 1998–2016 false false
John Danks (38) P 2007–2016 false false
Kyle Lohse (32) P 2001–2016 false false
Angel Pagan (31) CF 2006–2016 false false
Matt Thornton (31) P 2004–2016 false false
Alexei Ramirez (31) SS 2008–2016 false false
Brendan Ryan (30) SS 2007–2016 false false
Jose Fernandez (28) P 2013–2016 false false
Gavin Floyd (28) P 2004–2016 false false
Chien-Ming Wang (28) P 2005–2016 false false
Ryan Howard (27) 1B 2004–2016 false false
Kelly Johnson (27) 2B 2005–2016 false false
Melvin Upton (26) CF 2004–2016 false false
Brett Lawrie (26) 3B 2011–2016 false false
Omar Infante (26) 2B 2002–2016 false false
David Ross (24) C 2002–2016 false false
Javier Lopez (22) P 2003–2016 false false
Desmond Jennings (21) LF 2010–2016 false false
Drew Smyly (20) P 2012–2016 false false

Today’s Game Era Ballot (New Candidates with Hall Rating of 50+)

Name (Hall Rating) Position Years HOS HOM
Larry Walker (151) RF 1989–2005 true true
Kevin Brown (137) P 1986–2005 true true
Rafael Palmeiro (126) 1B 1986–2005 true true
Kevin Appier (112) P 1989–2004 true false
John Olerud (103) 1B 1989–2005 true false
Robin Ventura (103) 3B 1989–2004 true false
Fred McGriff (95) 1B 1986–2004 false false
Bernie Williams (93) CF 1991–2006 false false
Ellis Burks (90) CF 1987–2004 false false
Al Leiter (83) P 1987–2005 false false
Brad Radke (81) P 1995–2006 false false
Ray Lankford (72) CF 1990–2004 false false
Tim Salmon (71) RF 1992–2006 false false
Brian Jordan (65) RF 1992–2006 false false
Pat Hentgen (63) P 1991–2004 false false
Javy Lopez (63) C 1992–2006 false false
Juan Gonzalez (63) RF 1989–2005 false false
Edgardo Alfonzo (56) 3B 1995–2006 false false
Pedro Astacio (55) P 1992–2006 false false
Marquis Grissom (54) CF 1989–2005 false false
Andres Galarraga (53) 1B 1985–2004 false false
John Franco (52) P 1984–2005 false false
B.J. Surhoff (51) LF 1987–2005 false false
Jeff Fassero (50) P 1991–2006 false false

2023 Back to Top

The Modern Baseball Era Committee will meet again, but they’ll have no new candidates to add to their enormous backlog.

BBWAA Ballot (New Candidates with Hall Rating of 20+)

Name (Hall Rating) Position Years HOS HOM
Carlos Beltran (134) CF 1998–2017 false false
Jered Weaver (66) P 2006–2017 false false
Matt Cain (58) P 2005–2017 false false
Jayson Werth (55) RF 2002–2017 false false
Mike Napoli (51) C 2006–2017 false false
Bronson Arroyo (42) P 2000–2017 false false
Andre Ethier (31) RF 2006–2017 false false

2024 Back to Top

The Today’s Game Era Committee returns again. If Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Curt Schilling, Mike Mussina, Sammy Sosa, and Jeff Kent fail to gain induction via the BBWAA, they’ll all hit the ballot this year.

BBWAA Ballot (New Candidates with Hall Rating of 20+)

Name (Hall Rating) Position Years HOS HOM
Adrian Beltre (184) 3B 1998–2018 false false
Chase Utley (136) 2B 2003–2018 false false
Joe Mauer (114) C 2004–2018 false false
David Wright (99) 3B 2004–2018 false false
Victor Martinez (61) C 2002–2018 false false
Colby Rasmus (33) CF 2009–2018 false false
Brad Ziegler (31) P 2008–2018 false false

Today’s Game Era Ballot (New Candidates with Hall Rating of 50+)

Name (Hall Rating) Position Years HOS HOM
Barry Bonds (363) LF 1986–2007 true true
Roger Clemens (292) P 1984–2007 true true
Curt Schilling (171) P 1988–2007 true true
Kenny Lofton (133) CF 1991–2007 true false
Sammy Sosa (117) RF 1989–2007 true false
Jeff Kent (103) 2B 1992–2008 true false
David Wells (100) P 1987–2007 true false
Kenny Rogers (94) P 1989–2008 false false
Luis Gonzalez (91) LF 1990–2008 false false
Steve Finley (79) CF 1989–2007 false false
Reggie Sanders (74) RF 1991–2007 false false
Julio Franco (72) SS 1982–2007 false false
Moises Alou (71) LF 1990–2008 false false
Jeff Cirillo (64) 3B 1994–2007 false false
Shawn Green (61) RF 1993–2007 false false
Ray Durham (54) 2B 1995–2008 false false
Jose Valentin (53) SS 1992–2007 false false
Keith Foulke (50) P 1997–2008 false false
Woody Williams (50) P 1993–2007 false false

2025 Back to Top

The Modern Baseball Era Committee meets again with no new candidates.

2026 Back to Top

The Golden Days Era Committee will meet again, but the Early Baseball Era Committee will not (it meets once every ten years). There will be no new candidates.

2027 Back to Top

In this election cycle, the Today’s Game Era Committee will be able to consider players who hit the BBWAA ballot for the first time in 2017 but didn’t gain induction.

Today’s Game Era Ballot (New Candidates with Hall Rating of 50+)

Name (Hall Rating) Position Years HOS HOM
Manny Ramirez (130) LF 1993–2011 true true
Jim Edmonds (122) CF 1993–2010 true true
Gary Sheffield (116) RF 1988–2009 true true
Brian Giles (99) RF 1995–2009 false false
Nomar Garciaparra (91) SS 1996–2009 false false
Jorge Posada (90) C 1995–2011 false false
J.D. Drew (88) RF 1998–2011 false false
Jason Kendall (87) C 1996–2010 false false
Javier Vazquez (86) P 1998–2011 false false
Mike Cameron (83) CF 1995–2011 false false
Carlos Delgado (76) 1B 1993–2009 false false
Tom Gordon (70) P 1988–2009 false false
Troy Glaus (68) 3B 1998–2010 false false
Brandon Webb (68) P 2003–2009 false false
Magglio Ordonez (65) RF 1997–2011 false false
Billy Wagner (65) P 1995–2010 false false
Jason Schmidt (60) P 1995–2009 false false
Tim Wakefield (60) P 1992–2011 false false
Derrek Lee (58) 1B 1997–2011 false false
Darin Erstad (53) 1B 1996–2009 false false
Edgar Renteria (52) SS 1996–2011 false false

2028 Back to Top

The Modern Baseball Era Committee meets again with no new candidates.

2029 Back to Top

The Today’s Game Era Committee will meet again and evaluate candidates who finished their careers from 2012 to 2014, landed on the BBWAA ballot from 2018 to 2020, and failed to be inducted.

2030 Back to Top

The Modern Baseball Era Committee meets again with no new candidates.

2031 Back to Top

The Golden Days Era and Early Baseball Era Committees will meet again. There will be no new candidates.