Box-Toppers is voting for seven players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) ballot.
Box-Toppers is voting for these players, listed alphabetically by last name:
Box-Toppers Hall of Fame ballot
Here are Box-Toppers' ballot selections for the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) 2021 Hall of Fame selections. The ballot requires voters to pick as many as 12 candidates—Box-Toppers chose seven. (In the "official" vote by the Baseball Writers Association of America—BBWAA—voters can pick as many as 10 candidates.) There are 25 candidates on the BBWAA ballot but only 23 on the IBWAA ballot because internet writers already "inducted" two players passed over by the BBWAA—Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens.Shown first in alphabetical order by last name are the seven players Box-Toppers is voting for Hall induction, along with their career Box-Toppers point total and the number of years each player has been on the ballot. A brief Box-Toppers-focused biographical synopsis is shown beneath each player.
That is followed by the list of player Box-Toppers is not voting for Hall induction, also in alphabetical order by last name.
Finally, there is the list of two players the IBWAA has already voted for induction.
| YES: Players Box-Toppers is voting for Hall of Fame | ||
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| Player | Career BTP | Year on ballot |
| Todd Helton | 116.4 | 3 |
| • 5th among 1B in career BTPs since 1995. • Top NL batter in 2000 (15.2), 2001 (17.0). • Top NL 1B 4 times from 1999-2002. |
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| Tim Hudson | 157.0 | 1 |
| • Ranks 19th overall in career BTPs since 1995. • Ranks 16th among pitchers in career BTPs since 1995. • Top AL pitcher 2001 (18.8). • Top 10 overall player three times. |
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| Torii Hunter | 115.9 | 1 |
| • Ranks fifth among OFs in career BTPs since 1995. • Led AL OFs 2008 (12.4). • Top 10 AL batter four times. • Top 10 AL OF nine times. |
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| Jeff Kent | 110.2* | 8 |
| • Top-ranked 2B in career points since 1995. • Top NL 2B 6 times: 1997 (11.2), 1998 (10.0), 2000 (12.9), 2001 (9.2), 2002 (10.9), 2004 (7.5). • Top 5 NL 2B 11 times. • Top 10 NL batters twice. |
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| Aramis Ramirez | 105.8 | 1 |
| • Ranks fourth among 3Bs in career points since 1995. • Top NL 3B twice: 2008 (12.0), 2014 (5.0). • Top 5 NL 3B nine times. • Top 10 NL batters three times. |
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| Curt Schilling | 194.1* | 9 |
| • Ranked 9th among all players since 1995. • Five-time top 5 in season BTPs. • Nine-time top 10 pitcher in league in BTPs. |
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| Billy Wagner | 108.7 | 6 |
| • Ranked 3rd among all closing pitchers since 1995. • Top NL closer three times: 1998 (12.0), 1999 (15.0), 2010 (13.0). • Seven times top 5 NL closer. • Top 10 NL pitcher twice. |
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| NO: Players Box-Toppers is not voting for Hall of Fame | ||
| Player | Career BTP | Year on ballot |
| Bobby Abreu | 95.5 | 2 |
| • Ranks 15th in career BTPs among all OFs since 1995. • Top 10 AL batter 2008. • Top 10 AL OF 3 times. • Top 10 NL OF twice. |
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| Mark Buehrle | 116.7 | 1 |
| • Ranks 36th in career BTPs among all pitchers since 1995. • Top 10 overall 2005. • Top 10 AL pitcher twice. | ||
| A.J. Burnett | 127.8 | 1 |
| • Ranks 29th in career BTPs among all pitchers since 1995. • Top 10 NL pitcher twice. • Top 10 AL pitcher 2009. | ||
| Michael Cuddyer | 60.7 | 1 |
| • Ranks 54th in career BTPs among all OFs since 1995. • Top NL OF 2013 (11.5). • Top 10 NL batter 2013. • Top 5 AL 2B 2010. | ||
| Dan Haren | 113.2 | 1 |
| • Ranks 41st in career BTPs among all pitchers since 1995. • Top 10 AL pitcher twice. • Top 10 NL pitcher 2009. | ||
| LaTroy Hawkins | 32.7 | 1 |
| • Ranks 51st in career BTPs among all closing pitchers since 1995. • Top 5 NL middle reliever 2013. | ||
| Andruw Jones | 96.5 | 4 |
| • Top 10 NL batter twice. • Top 10 NL OF 6 times. |
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| Andy Pettitte | 138.5 | 3 |
| • 23rd in career BTPs among all pitchers since 1995. • Top 10 AL pitcher 4 times, never higher than 8th. |
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| Manny Ramirez | 166.2* | 5 |
| • Steroids. • 16th in career BTPs among all players since 1995, 3rd among all batters. • Top 10 players twice, 1998 & 1999. • Top AL batter 1999 (19.9). • Top 10 AL batter 7 times. • Top 10 NL batter once. • Top AL OF three times 1999 (19.9), 2000 (13.2), 2005 (14.0). • Top AL OF 9 times. • Top 5 AL DH three times. • Top NL OF 2008 (13.9). |
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| Scott Rolen | 97.6 | 4 |
| • 5th in career BTPs among all 3Bs since 1995. • Top 10 NL batters three times. • Top NL 3B three times 2002 (10.0), 2004 (13.5), 2010 (12.0). • Top 5 NL 3B 6 times. |
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| Gary Sheffield | 124.1* | 7 |
| • Steroids. • 11th among batters in career BTPs since 1995. • Would have about 155 BTP if career from 1988 were tracked. • Top 10 overall in 2004. • Top AL batter in 2004 (16.2). • Top 10 AL batter twice. • Top 10 NL batter four times. • Top AL OF in 2004 (16.2). • Top 10 AL OF twice. • Top 5 AL DH once. • Top NL OF in 2000 (14.2). • Top 10 NL OF four times. |
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| Sammy Sosa | 113.2* | 9 |
| • Steroids. • 16th among batters in career BTPs since 1995. • Would have 134 BTP if career from 1989 were tracked. • Top 10 overall 1995. • Top NL batter twice 1995 (15.9), 1998 (15.5). • Top 10 NL batter three times. • Top 5 AL DH once. • Top NL OF three times 1995 (15.9), 1998 (15.5), 2001 (16.0). • Top 10 NL OF 7 times. |
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| Nick Swisher | 51.2 | 1 |
| • 72nd among OFs in career BTPs since 1995. • Led AL OFs and 1Bs in 2006 (13.7). • Top 10 AL batter 2006. • Top 5 AL 1B twice. • Top 10 AL OF twice. |
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| Shane Victorino | 48.2 | 1 |
| • 78th among OFs in career BTPs since 1995. • Top 10 NL batter 2009. • Top 10 NL OF 2009. |
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| Omar Vizquel | 42.2* | 4 |
| • 11th in career BTPs among SSs since 1995. • Top 5 AL SS twice. • Top 5 NL SS once. |
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| Barry Zito | 117.4 | 1 |
| • 35th in career BTPs among pitchers since 1995. • Top 10 overall twice. • Top 10 AL pitcher three times. |
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| ALREADY IN: Players IBWAA voters have already voted to Hall of Fame | ||
| Player | Career BTP | Year on ballot |
| Barry Bonds | 152.2* | 9 |
| • Steroids. • 5th among all batters in career BTPs since 1995. • Would have 230 BTP if career rom 1986 were tracked. • Top 10 overall player three times. • Top NL batter twice, 1999 (15.2), 2002 (20.7). • Top 10 NL batter 10 times. • Top 10 NL OF 10 times. |
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| Roger Clemens | 164.8* | 9 |
| • Steroids. • 14th among all pitchers in career BTPs since 1995. • Would have 320 BTP if career from 1984 were tracked. • Top player 1997 (27.4). • Top 10 overall player three times. • Top AL pitcher twice—1997 (27.4), 1998 (25.8). • Top 10 AL pitcher seven times. • Top 10 NL pitcher once. |
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Of the seven players, three are in their first year on the ballot—Hudson, Hunter and Ramirez. The other four all return after not receiving the necessary votes to make the hall last year.
Among players on the IBWAA ballot for whom Box-Toppers is not voting for induction are:
This ballot is separate from the “official” ballot conducted by the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) for actual induction into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. While the official writers’ ballot includes 25 players, the internet writers’ ballot includes 23. That’s because two players still on the official writers’ ballot have already been inducted by the internet writers—Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens. (Box-Toppers would not have voted either to the Hall because of their ties to performance enhancing drugs.)
The chart on this page shows a brief Box-Toppers-focused biographical synopsis of each of the 25 players on the official BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot.
In general, Box-Toppers favors players for Hall induction who have at least 100 career Box-Toppers points and/or have led their league’s batters or pitchers in points for at least one season. Box-Toppers also considers players whose career Box-Toppers point total puts them among the few best players of their era or players who consistently led their league in Box-Toppers points at their position. There are some instances of players—especially pitchers—who have more than 100 Box-Toppers points who Box-Toppers didn’t deem worthy of Hall induction. That’s because despite their career accomplishment, they weren’t necessarily ever among the top players in any season or any era.
Here is a look at players Box-Toppers is voting for Hall induction:
Todd Helton
The first baseman who played from 1997 to 2013 for the Rockies has 116.4 career Box-Toppers points, 14th among all batters since 1995 and fifth among all first basemen since 1995.
He led National League batters in Box-Toppers points in two different seasons—2000 (15.2) and 2001 (17.0). He led NL first basemen in points four straight seasons from 1999 to 2002.
He was among the top 10 overall players in 2001 (ranking eighth with 17.0 points) and was among the top 10 NL batters in five seasons and a top five NL first basemen six times. This is Helton’s third year on the ballot. Box-Toppers has voted for him each year.
Tim Hudson
The pitcher who played from 1999 to 2015 for the Braves, Athletics and Giants has 157.0 career Box-Toppers points, 19th among all players since 1995 and 16th among pitchers in that span.
Hudson led all American League pitchers in 2001 with the Athletics when he had 18.8 points. He was a top 10 overall player in Box-Toppers points three times—2000 (16.1), 2001 (18.8) and 2003 (17.7), all with the Athletics.
Torii Hunter
The outfielder who played from 1997 to 2015 for the Twins, Angels and Tigers has 115.9 career Box-Toppers points, 15th among all batters since 1995, fifth among all outfielders in that span.
Hunter led all AL outfielders in 2008 with 12.4 points with the Angels. He was a top 10 AL batter four times—2002 (11.5, ranked seventh) and 2007 (9.5, ranked 10th) with the Twins and 2008 (12.4, ranked second) and 2010 (8.5, ranked 10th) with the Angels. He was among the top 10 AL outfielders in Box-Toppers points nine times.
Jeff Kent
The second baseman who played from 1992 to 2008 for the Mets, Giants, Astros and Dodgers has 110.2 career Box-Toppers points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began, which is most among all second basemen in that span.
Kent’s career started in 1992, before the advent of Box-Toppers tracking, and estimates put his actual career total at 125 points. Still, given his career points since 1995, he ranks 17th among all batters.
He led NL second basemen in Box-Toppers points in six different seasons—1997 (11.2), 1998 (10.0), 2000 (12.9), 2001 (9.2), 2002 (10.9), all with the Giants and 2004 (7.5) with the Astros. Kent was among the top five NL second basemen 11 times. He ranked among the top 10 NL batters twice—2000 (12.9, ranked fourth) and 2002 (10.9, ranked sixth), both with the Giants.
Despite his sustained offensive excellence and his dominance among all players at second base over the past quarter century (the second-place second basemen since 1995 is Robinson Cano of the Mets with 85.4—which is 24.8 points behind), Kent has not been elected to the Hall in seven previous tries.
Aramis Ramirez
The third baseman who played 1998 to 2015 for the Cubs, Pirates and Brewers has 105.8 career Box-Toppers points, 21st among all batters since 1995 and fourth among all third basemen in that span.
Ramirez led NL third basemen in Box-Toppers points in two seasons—2008 (12.0) with the Cubs and 2014 (5.0) with the Brewers. He was a top five NL third basemen in Box-Toppers points nine times and was among the top 10 NL batters three times—2004 (11.0, ranked sixth), 2005 (11.7, ranked fifth) and 2008 (12.0, ranked sixth), all with the Cubs.
Curt Schilling
The starting pitcher played from 1988 to 2007 primarily for the Phillies, Diamondbacks and Red Sox and has 194.1 career Box-Toppers points, ninth among all players since 1995. If his entire career from 1988 were tracked, Schilling would have an estimated 232 career points.
Schilling never led his league’s pitchers in Box-Toppers points, despite some impressive season totals, including four seasons with more than 20 points. His best season was 2002 with the Diamondbacks, when he had 28.4 Box-Toppers points (the 10th-highest single-season point total since 1995), which was second among NL pitchers that season, behind teammate Randy Johnson, who had 33.7, most points in a single season by any player.
Schilling finished in the top 10 among all players five times, actually finishing among the top four in each of those seasons—1997 (24.1, ranked third) and 1998 (19.0, ranked fourth) both with the Phillies and 2001 (22.7, ranked third) and 2002 (28.4, ranked third) both with the Diamondbacks. He was among his league’s top 10 pitchers nine times (eight times in the NL, once in the AL).
Schilling has been passed over for Hall induction eight times. Some criticize that he never won a Cy Young Award and never was his era’s dominant pitcher. That’s true, but he pitched at the same time as Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Johan Santana, Greg Maddux, John Smoltz and others. Some criticize his public statements after his career about politics and steroids, yet no one seems to have accused him of violating any baseball rules.
Schilling had a great career that is Hall of Fame worthy and though he was slightly overshadowed by other sure-fire Hall of Famers in the regular season, he also proved himself in the postseason. He is a three-time World Series champion and a World Series Most Valuable Player in 2001 with the Diamondbacks. Two retired players eligible for Hall induction rank ahead of him in “all-time” career Box-Toppers points, Randy Johnson (282.5) and Pedro Martinez (244.8), both of whom are in the Hall.
Schilling, despite his flaws, got the job done and belongs there, too.
Billy Wagner
The closing pitcher played from 1995 to 2010 primarily for the Astros, Mets, Phillies and Braves and has 108.7 career Box-Toppers points, third among all closing pitchers since 1995, behind Trevor Hoffman (129.4) and Mariano Rivera (126.4), both Hall of Famers.
He led NL closing pitchers in Box-Toppers points three times, 1998 (12.0) and 1999 (15.0) with the Astros and in 2010 (13.0) with the Braves. He was among the top five NL closers seven times and was among the top 10 overall NL pitchers twice.
Wagner has been passed over for Hall induction for five years.
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Here are players Box-Toppers is not voting for Hall induction:
Bobby Abreu—The outfielder played from 1996 to 2014 primarily for the Phillies, Angels and Yankees and has 95.5 career Box-Toppers points, 15th among all outfielders since 1995. He was never among his league’s top three outfielders in any season, but ranked among the top 10 NL outfielders twice (1998 and 2003) and among the top 10 AL outfielders three times (2006, 2007 and 2008). He also was among the overall top 10 AL batters in 2008 with the Yankees (ninth, 9.2 points).
Mark Buehrle—The pitcher played from 2000 to 2015 for the White Sox, Blue Jays and Marlins and has 116.7 career Box-Toppers points, 36th among all pitchers since 1995. In his best season, 2005 with the White Sox, he had 17.7 Box-Toppers points, which was fifth among all players and second among AL pitchers, behind Johan Santana of the Twins (24.1). He never led AL pitchers in points and had only one other top 10 finish among AL pitchers—2004 with the White Sox when he had 12.7 points, ranked fourth.
A.J. Burnett—The pitcher played from 1999 to 2015 for the Marlins, Pirates, Yankees, Blue Jays and Phillies and has 127.8 career Box-Toppers points, 29th among all pitchers since 1995. He never led his league’s pitchers in Box-Toppers points but was among the top 10 league pitchers three times—2002 (13.7, ranked fourth among NL pitchers) and 2005 (13.7, ranked ninth among NL pitchers), both with the Marlins and 2009 (11.7, ranked ninth among AL pitchers) with the Yankees.
Michael Cuddyer—The outfielder played from 2001 to 2015 for the Twins, Rockies and Mets and has 60.7 career Box-Toppers points, 54th among all outfielders since 1995. He led NL outfielders in Box-Toppers points in 2013 (11.5 with the Rockies), ranking third among NL batters that season.
Dan Haren—The pitcher played from 2003 to 2015 for the Diamondbacks, Athletics, Angels, Cardinals, Dodgers, Nationals, Cubs and Marlins and has 113.2 career Box-Toppers points, 41st among all pitchers since 1995. Haren never led his league’s pitchers in Box-Toppers points, but was among his league’s top 10 pitchers three times—2007 (12.4, ranked ninth among AL pitchers with the Athletics), 2009 (14.4, ranked sixth among NL pitchers with the Diamondbacks) and 2011 (16.8, ranked fifth among AL pitchers with the Angels).
LaTroy Hawkins—The pitcher played from 1995 to 2015 for the Twins, Rockies, Cubs, Astros, Brewers, Mets, Giants, Angels, Yankees, Orioles and Blue Jays and had 32.7 career Box-Toppers points, 51st among all closing pitchers since 1995. His best season was 2004 when he had 6.0 Box-Toppers points with the Cubs, eighth among NL closing pitchers. In 2013, he had 5.0 Box-Toppers points with the Mets, which was third among NL middle relievers.
Andruw Jones—The outfielder played from 1996 to 2012 primarily for the Braves and Yankees and has 96.5 career Box-Toppers points, 14th among outfielders since 1995. Jones is an edge case for the Hall. He nearly reached the 100-point career Box-Toppers threshold. He was among the top three NL outfielders twice (2005, third with 11.5 and 2006, first with 12.7), both seasons he was among the NL’s top 10 batters. He was among the top 10 NL outfielders six times. But Jones was not a consistent leader at his position and fell just short of the 100-point career threshold, so I leave him off the ballot again in his fourth year of hall eligibility.
Andy Pettitte—The starting pitcher played from 1995 to 2013 for the Yankees and Astros and has 138.5 career Box-Toppers points, 23rd among all pitchers since 1995. He was among the top 10 AL pitchers four times, but never ranked higher than eighth place, including 2002, when he had 11.7 points. Despite being a key piece of the Yankees dynasty, helping to win five World Series championships, Pettitte’s regular seasons, while commendable, are not dominant enough for Hall induction.
Manny Ramirez—I’m disqualifying Ramirez for consideration because of his ties to the steroids era. Other voters are, too, as this is his fifth year of Hall eligibility. He played from 1993 to 2011 primarily for the Red Sox, Indians and Dodgers and has 166.2 career Box-Toppers points, 16th among all players since 1995 and third among all batters. (He would have an estimated 173 points if his career from 1993 were tracked.) He was top AL batter in 1999 with the Indians (19.9), top AL outfielder three times and top NL outfielder once. He ranked among the overall top 10 players twice, his league’s top 10 batters eight times, his league’s top 10 outfielders 10 times and was a top five AL designated hitter three times. Without the steroid cloud, Box-Toppers would vote Ramirez for the Hall.
Scott Rolen—The third basemen played from 1996 to 2012 primarily for the Phillies, Cardinals and Reds and has 97.6 career Box-Toppers points, fifth among all third basemen since 1995. While he did lead NL third basemen three times (2002 with 10.0 points, 2004 with 13.5 points and 2010 with 12.0 points), he fell just short of 100 career Box-Toppers points. He also ranked among the top 10 NL batters three times and among the top five NL third basemen six times.
Gary Sheffield—I’m disqualifying Sheffield for consideration because of his ties to the steroids era. Other voters are, too, as this is his seventh year of Hall eligibility. He played from 1988 to 2009 for the Marlins, Dodgers, Brewers, Yankees, Braves, Padres, Tigers and Mets and has 124.1 career points since 1995, 11th among all batters. He would have an estimated 155 career points if his entire career from 1988 were tracked. Sheffield led AL batters in 2004 with the Yankees when he had 16.2 points. He led NL outfielders in 2000 with the Dodgers when he had 14.2 points. He was among the top 10 overall players once, was among his league’s top 10 batters six times, his league’s top 10 outfielders six times and was a top five AL designated hitter once. Without the steroid cloud, Box-Toppers would vote Sheffield for the Hall.
Sammy Sosa—I’m disqualifying Sosa for consideration because of his ties to the steroids era. Other voters are, too, as this is his ninth year of Hall eligibility. Sosa played from 1989 to 2007 for the Cubs, White Sox, Rangers and Orioles and has 113.2 career Box-Toppers points, 16th among all batters since 1995. He would have an estimated 134 points if his entire career from 1989 were tracked. Sosa led NL batters in points in two seasons, both with the Cubs—1995 (15.9) and 1998 (15.5). He led NL outfielders three times. He was among the top 10 overall players once, a top 10 NL batter three times, a top 10 NL outfielder seven times and a top five AL designated hitter once. Without the steroid cloud, Box-Toppers would vote Sosa for the Hall.
Nick Swisher—The outfielder played from 2004 to 2015 for the Yankees, Athletics, Indians, Braves and White Sox and has 51.2 career Box-Toppers points, 72nd among outfielders since 1995. He led AL outfielders and first basemen in 2006 with 13.7 Box-Toppers points with the Athletics, his best season. He ranked third among AL batters that year. He ranked among the top five AL first basemen and top AL outfielders in both 2006 and 2008.
Shane Victorino—The outfielder played from 2003 to 2015 for the Phillies, Red Sox, Dodgers, Padres and Angels and has 48.2 career Box-Toppers points, 78th among outfielders since 1995. His best season was 2009 with the Phillies when he had 9.5 Box-Toppers points, third among NL outfielders and 10th among NL batters. They were his only appearances in those season-ending top 10 lists.
Omar Vizquel—The shortstop played from 1989 to 2012 primarily for the Indians, Mariners, Giants and White Sox. He had 42.2 career Box-Toppers points since 1995, 11th among all shortstops since 1995. Vizquel ranked among the top five AL shortstops in Box-Toppers points twice and among the top five NL shortstops once. This is his fourth year on the Hall of Fame ballot.
Barry Zito—The pitcher played from 2000 to 2015 for the Athletics and Giants and had 117.4 career Box-Toppers points, 35th among pitchers since 1995. While he had more than 100 career points, he never led his league’s pitchers in any season. However, he was close in 2001 and 2002 with the Athletics, when he ranked second among AL pitchers both seasons. In 2001, he had 18.1 Box-Toppers points, just 0.7 behind AL pitching leader and teammate Tim Hudson (18.8). In 2002, he had 20.1 points (his best season), but was 8.7 points behind AL pitching leader Pedro Martinez of the Red Sox (28.8). Zito finished fifth among all players in both seasons, his only two top 10 overall finishes. Zito had three top 10 finishes among AL pitchers, also finishing eighth in 2005 with 11.4 points.
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There are two other players on the “official” BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot who do not appear on the IBWAA ballot because they already received the necessary 75 percent of internet writers’ vote for unofficial induction.
They were both inducted prior to Box-Toppers voting on the IBWAA ballot and Box-Toppers would vote for neither of the two—Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens:
Barry Bonds—I would disqualify Bonds for consideration because of his ties to the steroids era, as BBWAA voters have done so far for each of the eight years of his Hall eligibility. Bonds played from 1986 to 2007 for the Giants and Pirates and has 152.2 career Box-Toppers points since 1995, fourth among all batters. He would have an estimated 230 career points if his entire career from 1986 were tracked. Bonds led NL batters in points twice, both with the Giants in 1999 (15.2) and 2002 (20.7). He was a top 10 NL batter and top 10 NL outfielder 10 times and was an overall top 10 player three times. Bonds received 60.7 percent of BBWAA writers’ votes in 2020, short of the 75 percent needed for election. Without the steroid cloud, Box-Toppers would vote Bonds for the Hall.
Roger Clemens—I would disqualify Clemens for consideration because of his ties to the steroids era, as BBWAA voters have done so far for each of the eight years of his Hall eligibility. Clemens played from 1984 to 2007 for the Red Sox, Yankees, Astros and Blue Jays and earned 164.8 Box-Toppers points since 1995, 14th among all pitchers. He would have an estimated 320 points if his entire career from 1984 were tracked. Clemens led all players in points in 1997 with the Blue Jays (27.4) and led AL pitchers in points twice, in both 1997 and 1998 (25.8), both the the Blue Jays. He was among the top 10 overall players three times and was among his league’s top 10 pitchers eight times. Clemens received 61.0 percent of BBWAA writers’ votes in 2020, short of the 75 percent needed for election. Without the steroid cloud, Box-Toppers would vote Clemens for the Hall.
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Players are eligible to be included on the Hall of Fame ballot if they played at least 10 years and have not been playing for five years. They require a 75-percent vote to be inducted in the hall. If they do not reach 75 percent, they remain on the writers’ ballot for 10 seasons. Also, if they don’t receive at least 5 percent of writers’ votes, they are removed from the following year’s ballot.
BBWAA voters are allowed to vote for up to 10 candidates for official Hall induction. IBWAA voters this year are allowed to vote for up to 12. Box-Toppers is voting for seven of the listed candidates.
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