Baseball Hall of Fame 2024: Check List of Winners And Losers

Jan 31, 2024, 04:30 EDT

The 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame results reveal Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer, and Todd Helton as inductees, while Gary Sheffield narrowly misses with 63.9%. The biggest winners include Beltre (95.1%), Helton (79.7%), and Mauer (76.1%). Sheffield's omission raises questions about future induction.

Baseball Hall of Fame 2024: Check List of Winners And Losers
Baseball Hall of Fame 2024: Check List of Winners And Losers

The 2024 Baseball Writers' Association of America balloting has concluded, declaring Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer, and Todd Helton as the latest inductees into the prestigious Baseball Hall of Fame. Falling a mere five votes shy of the required 75% threshold for enshrinement, Billy Wagner narrowly missed the honour.

Baseball Hall of Fame 2024: Check List of Winners And Losers

Come July, the revered trio of Beltre, Mauer, and Helton will be inducted into the Hall of Fame, joining the ranks of Jim Leyland, who secured his place in December through the contemporary baseball era committee's election.

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Biggest Winners

Here is the List of the biggest Winners and their achievements throughout their careers:

Player

Position

Hall of Fame Class

Votes (Percentage)

Notable Achievements

Adrián Beltré

Third Base

2024

366 (95.1%)

Five-time Gold Glove, four-time Silver Slugger, 2,759 career games

Todd Helton

First Base

2024

307 (79.7%)

NL batting title in 2000, seven seasons with 400+ total bases

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Catcher/1B

2024

293 (76.1%)

Three-time AL batting champion, 2009 AL MVP, 2,123 career hits

Biggest Loser

Gary Sheffield's omission from the Hall of Fame, despite his impressive statistical achievements, creates a precarious situation for him, marked by a writers' voting percentage of 63.9%. Having fallen short in his last opportunity on the ballot, Sheffield is now situated in the limbo of Hall of Fame uncertainty. His sole prospect for induction hinges on future deliberations by a specialized committee.

Player

Position

Hall of Fame Status

Final Year on Ballot

Votes Percentage

Notable Achievements

Gary Sheffield

Outfielder

Not Elected

2024

63.90%

509 home runs, 253 stolen bases,

Baseball Hall of Fame 2024 Complete Voting Results

Here is the complete voting result:

Name

Votes

Percentage

Year on ballot

Adrián Beltré

366

95.1

1st

Todd Helton

307

79.7

6th

Joe Mauer

293

76.1

1st

Billy Wagner

284

73.8

9th

Gary Sheffield

246

63.9

10th

Andruw Jones

237

61.6

7th

Carlos Beltran

220

57.1

2nd

Alex Rodriguez

134

34.8

3rd

Manny Ramirez

125

32.5

8th

Chase Utley

111

28.8

1st

Omar Vizquel

68

17.7

7th

Bobby Abreu

57

14.8

5th

Jimmy Rollins

57

14.8

3rd

Andy Pettitte

52

13.5

6th

Mark Buehrle

32

8.3

4th

Francisco Rodriguez

30

7.8

2nd

Torii Hunter

28

7.3

4th

David Wright

24

6.2

1st

José Bautista

6

1.6

1st

Victor Martinez

6

1.6

1st

Bartolo Colon

5

1.3

1st

Matt Holliday

4

1

1st

Adrián González

3

0.8

1st

Brandon Phillips

1

0.3

1st

José Reyes

0

0

1st

James Shields

0

0

1st

In the 2024 election, the average ballot expanded to 7.00 names, reflecting a notable increase from the previous year's 5.86. A substantial 24.4% of voters opted to maximize their choices, utilizing all 10 slots, a significant rise from the 13.9% recorded in the preceding year. Impressively, the total number of ballots cast reached a remarkable 97.7% return rate of the 394 ballots dispatched to eligible voters. Notably, there were no instances of blank ballots submitted in this election.

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