2021 Hall of Fame: Returning Players

 Each year members of the Base Ball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) are given a hall of fame ballot with the names of the players eligible for consideration of enshrinement in Cooperstown. They are instructed to vote for as many as 10 of the players on the ballot.  This years ballot contains 25 players so the writers can vote for up to 40 % of players on the ballot.  If a player receives 75% of the writers votes they are admitted into the Hall of Fame.  If they receive less than 75% but more than 5% they are retained on the ballot for the next year.  The players have up to 10 years on the ballot to earn the 75% needed for enshrinement.

There are 14 players returning to the ballot this year.

I have them listed in order of years on ballot from highest to lowest and in case of a tie they are also listed by % of votes received in 2020.

Player                    YOB     2020 % received

Curt Schilling         9              70%

Roger Clemens       9              61%

Barry Bonds           9              60.7%

Sammy Sosa           9              13.9%

Jeff Kent                 8              27.5%

Gary Sheffield        7               30.5%

Billy Wagner          6               31.7%

Manny Ramirez      5               28.2 %

Omar Vizquel         4                52.6%

Scott Rolen             4                35.3%

Andruw Jones         4                19.4%

Todd Helton             3               29.2%

Andy Pettitte             3               11.3%

Bobby Abreu            2                5.5%