The biggest risers in HOF voting history 

Remaining on the poll earlier than ultimately gaining election is, statistically, extra widespread. But even inside that group, there may be loads of variation. Some gamers debut at a voting proportion near the 75% wanted for election. For others, the trail is longer – like the 341st Hall of Famer, Scott Rolen, whose 10.2% on his first poll is the bottom for any participant to ultimately be elected on the BBWAA poll.

With Billy Wagner (10.5% in 2016 poll debut), Andruw Jones (7.3%, ‘18) and Todd Helton (16.5%, ‘19) all nonetheless on the poll and persevering with to realize in voting, year-by-year, this can be related once more quickly.

Here’s a take a look at the bottom debut percentages on the Hall of Fame poll for gamers ultimately elected by the writers, since voting returned to being yearly in 1966.

2018 Scott Rolen: 10.2%
Elected: 2023, sixth yr on poll
When Rolen debuted on the poll in ‘18, he bought the Seventeenth-highest share of the vote at 10.2%. Four gamers had been elected that yr: Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome and Trevor Hoffman. And the 16 forward of Rolen additionally included three others who would go on to be elected on the BBWAA poll – Edgar Martinez, Mike Mussina and Larry Walker – plus Fred McGriff, who was elected by the Contemporary Era committee. Rolen obtained 17.2% in ‘19, 35.3% in ‘20, 52.9% in ‘21, 63.2% in ‘22 and at last, 76.3% in 2023.

1970 Duke Snider: 17.0%
Elected: 1980, eleventh yr on poll
To say Snider debuted on a crowded poll could be an understatement. His 17% was tied for twentieth that yr. The lone electee was Lou Boudreau, however the 1970 poll additionally featured 14 others – other than Boudreau and Snider – who would find yourself being enshrined in Cooperstown ultimately, both by the BBWAA poll or a committee. They had been: Richie Ashburn, Bobby Doerr, Joe Gordon, Gil Hodges, George Kell, Ralph Kiner, Bob Lemon, Johnny Mize, Hal Newhouser, Pee Wee Reese, Phil Rizzuto, Red Schoendienst, Enos Slaughter and Early Wynn. Snider obtained 24.7% in 1971, 21.2% in ‘72, 26.6% in ‘73, 30.4% in ‘74, 35.6% in ‘75, 41.0% in ‘76, 55.4% in ‘77, 67.0% in ‘78, 71.3% in ‘79 and 86.5% in ‘80.

1998 Bert Blyleven: 17.5%
Elected: 2011, 14th yr on poll
Blyleven’s 17.5% in his 1998 debut on the poll was eleventh that yr. Don Sutton was elected, and Tony Peréz, Jim Rice, Gary Carter and Bruce Sutter would all find yourself elected by the BBWAA in some unspecified time in the future along with Blyleven. Plus Ron Santo, Jim Kaat and Minnie MIñoso could be elected by Era committees. Blyleven obtained 14.1% in 1999, 17.4% in ‘00, 23.5% in ‘01, 26.3% in ‘02, 29.2% in ‘03, 35.4% in ‘04, 40.9% in ‘05, 53.3% in ‘06, 47.7% in ‘07, 61.9% in ‘08, 62.7% in ‘09, 74.2% in ‘10 and 79.7% in ‘11.

2014 Mike Mussina: 20.3%
Elected: 2019, sixth yr on poll
Mussina’s 20.3% of the vote in 2014 ranked fifteenth. Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas had been all elected that yr. Eventual BBWAA electees along with Mussina included Craig Biggio, Mike Piazza, Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines, Martinez and Walker. There had been additionally 4 gamers who went on to be elected by Era committees: Jack Morris, Lee Smith, Alan Trammell and McGriff. Mussina obtained 24.6% of the vote in ‘15, 43.0% in ‘16, 51.8% in ‘17, 63.5% in ‘18 and 76.7% in ‘19.

2011 Larry Walker: 20.3%
Elected: 2020, tenth yr on poll
Walker debuted with 20.3% of the vote in 2011, rating tenth on the poll. This was the aforementioned yr that Blyleven was elected, in addition to Roberto Alomar. Others on the ‘11 ballot to be eventually elected by the BBWAA, in addition to Walker, were Barry Larkin, Bagwell, Raines and Martinez. Era committee electees Morris, Smith, Trammell, McGriff and Harold Baines were on this year’s poll as nicely. Walker obtained 22.9% of the vote in ‘12, 21.6% in ‘13, 10.2% in ‘14, 11.8% in ‘15, 15.5% in ‘16, 21.9% in ‘17, 34.1% in ‘18, 54.6% in ‘19 and 76.6% in ‘20.

1975 Don Drysdale: 21.0%
Elected: 1984, tenth yr on poll
The poll Drysdale debuted on was virtually as crowded as Snider’s. Drysdale’s 21.0% of the vote was tied for fifteenth. Kiner was elected in ‘75, and 13 others had been ultimately elected by the BBWAA or committees, along with Drysdale. They had been: Ashburn, Nellie Fox, Hodges, Kell, Lemon, Eddie Mathews, Newhouser, Reese, Rizzuto, Robin Roberts, Schoendienst, Slaughter and Snider. Drysdale obtained 29.4% of the vote in 1976, 51.4% in ‘77, 57.8% in ‘78, 53.9% in ‘79, 61.8% in ‘80, 60.6% in ‘81, 56.1% in ‘82, 64.7% in ‘83 and 78.4% in ‘84.