2024 BBHOF Ballot Released Today

[South Side Hit Men]

 

28 players met the criteria, 26 players listed on the 2024 ballot.

Baseball Writers HOF Ballot

2023 Vote % Primary Position Player Ballot # (JAWS) Games Played by Club

Average HOF JAWS: C (16) 44.2; 1B (24) 53.4; 2B (20) 57.0; 3B (16) 55.8; SS (23) 55.4; LF (21) 53.4; CF (19) 58.1; RF (28) 56.7; SP (66) 61.4; RP (8) 29.7

• 72.2% 1B Todd Helton 6th (54.2 15th) Colorado 2,247
• 68.1% RP Billy Wagner 9th (24.9 6th) Houston 464; New York N. L. 183; Philadelphia 120; Atlanta 71; Boston 15.
• 58.1% CF Andruw Jones 7th (54.6 11th) Atlanta 1,761; New York A. L. 171; Chicago A. L. 107; Texas 82; Los Angeles N. L. 75
• 55.0% RF Gary Sheffield 10th (49.3 24th) Florida 558; Los Angeles N. L. 526; New York A. L. 347; Milwaukee 294; Atlanta 290; Detroit 247; San Diego 214; New York N. L 100.
• 46.5% CF Carlos Beltran 2nd (57.3 9th) New York N. L. 839; Kansas City 795; New York A. L. 341; Saint Louis 296; Houston 219; Texas 52; San Francisco 44.
• 35.7% SS Alex Rodriguez 3rd (90.9 2nd) New York A. L. 1,509; Seattle 790; Texas 485
• 33.2% LF Manny Ramirez 8th (54.6 10th) Boston 1,083; Cleveland 967; Los Angeles N. L. 223; Chicago A. L. 24; Tampa Bay 5.
• 19.5% SS Omar Vizquel 7th (36.2 46th) Cleveland 1,478; Seattle 660; San Francisco 542; Chicago A. L. 166; Texas 62; Toronto 60
• 17.0% SP Andy Petitte 6th (47.2 81st) New York A. L. 557; Houston 84.
• 15.4% RF Bobby Abreu 5th (50.9 21st) Philadelphia 1,353; Los Angeles A. L. 456; New York A. L. 372; Los Angeles N. L. 92; New York N. L. 78; Houston 74.
• 12.9% SS Jimmy Rollins 3rd (40.1 34th) Philadelphia 2,090; Los Angeles N. L. 144; Chicago A. L. 41.
• 10.8% SP Mark Buehrle 4th (47.4 78th) Chicago A. L. 390; Toronto 97; Miami 31.
• 10.8% RP Francisco Rodriguez 2nd (21.1 12th) Los Angeles A. L. 408; Milwaukee 263; New York N. L. 165; Detroit 89; Baltimore 23.
• 6.9% CF Torii Hunter 4th (40.7 35th) Minnesota 1,373; Los Angeles A. L. 713; Detroit 286.
• 2024 RF Jose Bautista 1st (37.5 50th) Toronto 1,235; Pittsburgh 400; New York N. L. 83; Philadelphia 27; Baltimore 16; Kansas City 13; Tampa Bay 12; Atlanta 12.
• 2024 3B Adrian Beltre 1st (71.1 4th) Texas 1,098; Los Angeles N. L. 966; Seattle 715; Boston 154.
• 2024 SP Bartolo Colon 1st (40.9 130th) Cleveland 162; New York N. L. 98; Los Angeles A. L. 96; Oakland 54; Chicago A. L. 46; New York A. L. 29; Texas 28; Montreal 17; Minnesota 13; Atlanta 13; Boston 7.
• 2024 1B Adrian Gonzalez 1st (39.1 40th) San Diego 799; Los Angeles N. L. 735; Boston 282; Texas 59; New York N. L. 54.
• 2024 LF Matt Holliday 1st (39.4 36th) Saint Louis 982; Colorado 723; New York A. L. 105; Oakland 93.
• 2024 C Victor Martinez 1st (30.5 31st) Detroit 969; Cleveland 821; Boston 183.
• 2024 C Joe Mauer 1st (47.1 7th) Minnesota 1,858.
• 2024 2B Brandon Phillips 1st (26.6 70th) Cincinnati 1,614; Cleveland 135; Atlanta 120; Los Angeles A. L. 24; Boston 9.
• 2024 SS Jose Reyes 1st (33.4 57th) New York N. L. 1,365; Toronto 305; Miami 160; Colorado 47.
• 2024 SP James Shields 1st (29.4 266th) Tampa Bay 218; Chicago A. L. 77; Kansas City 68; San Diego 44.
• 2024 2B Chase Utley 1st (56.9 12th) Philadelphia 1,551; Los Angeles N. L. 386.
• 2024 3B David Wright 1st (44.3 26th) New York N. L. 1585.

Otherwise Eligible Players Omitted from the 2024 Ballot

• 2024 RP Jim Johnson 1st (5.9 244th) Baltimore 360; Atlanta 175; Los Angeles A. L. 62; Oakland 38; Los Angeles N. L. 23; Detroit 16.
• 2024 RP Brad Ziegler 1st (12.4 62nd) Arizona 377; Oakland 223; Miami 106; Boston 33.

Contemporary Baseball Era Ballot

• 2024 Manager Cito Gaston 894-837 .516 World Series Championships (1992, 1993)
• 2024 Manager Davey Johnson 1,372-1071-2 .562 World Series Champions (1986)
• 2024 Manager Jim Leyland 1,769-1,728-2 .506 World Series Champions (1997) & American League Pennants (2006 & 2012)
• 2024 Umpire Ed Montague
• 2024 Executive Hank Peters
• 2024 Manager Lou Piniella 1,835-1,713 .517 World Series Champions (1990)
• 2024 Umpire Joe West
• 2024 Executive Bill White

Ford Frick Broadcasting Ballot

• 2024 Joe Buck
• 2024 Joe Castiglione
• 2024 Gary Cohen
• 2024 Jacques Doucet
• 2024 Tom Hamilton
• 2024 Ernie Johnson Senior
• 2024 Ken Korach
• 2024 Mike Krukow
• 2024 Duane Kuiper
• 2024 Dan Shulman

Edited November 20 by South Side Hit Men

[South Side Hit Men]

My Ballots:

BBWAA

• Carlos Beltran
• Adrian Beltre
• Todd Helton
• Andruw Jones 
• Joe Mauer
• Alex Rodriguez

Contemporary Era

• Davey Johnson
• Ed Montague

Ford Frick

• Gary Cohen
• Jacques Doucet

 

[flavum]

Would never vote for a guy after suspended post Mitchell Report.

Beltran, Beltre, Buehrle, Helton, Hunter, Jones, Mauer, Rollins, Utley, Wagner

Was never really a Jones or Wagner supporter, but they’re close enough that I would probably check them if I actually had a vote. 

 

[JoshPR]

Helton, Beltre, Wagner.... Beltran should be in but not sure if the cheating thing will hurt. I think Andruw will eventually get in. Torii might have somewhat of a case in the future

[JoshPR]

Tell you what Bobby Abreu had a real solid carrer too. Maybe Hall of Very good tho

[pcq]

Is there a James Shields super pac? I suppose we missed the salad days. 

[Texsox]

Which cap would Colon wear? 

I was surprised that Joe Buck wasn't already honored. 

[South Side Hit Men]

3 minutes ago, Texsox said:

Which cap would Colon wear? 

I was surprised that Joe Buck wasn't already honored. 

There is only one option.

 

[Texsox]

Without looking it up if he did make it he must hold the record for playing for the most teams. 

[JoeC]

7 ex-Sox... and mostly for a season or a half season. That's an impressive number of "that guy DID play for us" guys for one team on one ballot.

[Snopek]

Shields somehow getting in then wearing a Sox hat would be the funniest thing ever.

[South Side Hit Men]

12 hours ago, JoeC said:

7 ex-Sox... and mostly for a season or a half season. That's an impressive number of "that guy DID play for us" guys for one team on one ballot.

Per usual, and in true Jerry Reinsdorf fashion, most of these players were all acquired at the end of their careers. Three of the seven active ballot players earned a negative bWAR with the Chicago White Sox over six collective seasons. Frank Thomas is the only inducted player acquired by Jerry Reinsdorf in his 20s.

Current Ballot

White Sox career bWAR / Player / Age & Years on the White Sox

• 48.9 Mark Buehrle 21-32 (2000-2011)
• 5.3 Bartolo Colon 30 & 36 (2003 & 2009)
• 1.9 Andruw Jones 33 (2010)
• 0.2 Manny Ramirez 38 (2010)
• -0.2 Omar Vizquel 43-44 (2010-2011)
• -0.3 James Shields 34-36 (2016-2018)
• -0.4 Jimmy Rollins 37 (2016)

Inducted Players acquired by Jerry Reinsdorf (initial White Sox signing 1981-2018):

bWAR post Jerry Reinsdorf acquisitions

• 68.3 Frank Thomas 22-37 (1990-2005)
• 28.9 Carlton Fisk 33-45 (1981-1993)
• 16.6 Tim Raines 31-35 (1991-1995)
• 12.1 Jim Thome 35-38 (2006-2009)
• 9.7 Tom Seaver 39-41 (1984-1986)
• 2.5 Harold Baines 37-38 & 41-42 (1996-1997 & 2000-2001)
• 0.7 Steve Carlton 41 (1986)
• 0.4 Ken Griffey Junior 38 (2008)
• -0.7 Roberto Alomar 35-36 (2003-2004)