| Rank | Name | Votes | Pct. | Yrs on ballot |
Pos | Yrs active | BTP | BT rank |
BT pos rank |
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| 1 | *Adrián Beltré | 366 | 95.1 | 1 | 3b | 1998‑2018 | 116.8 | 54 | 3 |
| 2 | *Todd Helton | 307 | 79.7 | 6 | 1b | 1997‑2013 | 116.4 | 56 | 6 |
| 3 | *Joe Mauer | 293 | 76.1 | 1 | ca | 2004‑2018 | 82.6 | 145 | 2 |
| 4 | Billy Wagner | 284 | 73.8 | 9 | pi cp | 1995‑2010 | 108.7 | 68 | 3 |
| 5 | ††Gary Sheffield | 246 | 63.9 | 10 | lf | 1988‑2009 | 124.1 | 48 | 4 |
| 6 | Andruw Jones | 237 | 61.6 | 7 | cf | 1996‑2012 | 96.5 | 97 | 14 |
| 7 | Carlos Beltrán | 220 | 57.1 | 2 | cf | 1998‑2017 | 108.6 | 70 | 7 |
| 8 | Alex Rodriguez | 134 | 34.8 | 3 | 3b | 1994‑2016 | 187.0 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | Manny Ramirez | 125 | 32.5 | 8 | lf | 1993‑2011 | 166.2 | 16 | 1 |
| 10 | Chase Utley | 111 | 28.8 | 1 | 2b | 2003‑2018 | 78.6 | 160 | 3 |
| 11 | Omar Vizquel | 68 | 17.7 | 7 | ss | 1989‑2012 | 42.2 | 518 | 12 |
| 12 | Bobby Abreu | 57 | 14.8 | 5 | rf | 1996‑2014 | 95.5 | 99 | 15 |
| 12 | Jimmy Rollins | 57 | 14.8 | 3 | ss | 2000‑2016 | 50.4 | 412 | 9 |
| 14 | Andy Pettitte | 52 | 13.5 | 6 | pi sp | 1995‑2013 | 138.5 | 35 | 27 |
| 15 | Mark Buehrle | 32 | 8.3 | 4 | pi sp | 2000‑2015 | 116.7 | 55 | 40 |
| 16 | Francisco Rodríguez | 30 | 7.8 | 2 | pi cp | 2002‑2017 | 63.4 | 266 | 11 |
| 17 | Torii Hunter | 28 | 7.3 | 4 | cf | 1997‑2015 | 115.9 | 57 | 5 |
| 18 | David Wright | 24 | 6.2 | 1 | 3b | 2004‑2018 | 75.1 | 182 | 8 |
| 19 | †Victor Martinez | 6 | 1.6 | 1 | ca dh | 2002‑2018 | 77.1 | 169 | 5^ |
| 19 | †José Bautista | 6 | 1.6 | 1 | rf | 2004‑2018 | 67.4 | 227 | 45 |
| 21 | †Bartolo Colon | 5 | 1.3 | 1 | pi sp | 1997‑2018 | 155.9 | 21 | 17 |
| 22 | †Matt Holliday | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | lf | 2004‑2018 | 100.8 | 86 | 10 |
| 23 | †Adrián González | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 1b | 2004‑2018 | 74.8 | 185 | 23 |
| 24 | †Brandon Phillips | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 2b | 2002‑2018 | 67.6 | 226 | 5 |
| 25 | †James Shields | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | pi sp | 2006‑2018 | 106.4 | 73 | 51 |
| 25 | †José Reyes | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | ss | 2003‑2018 | 34.5 | 678 | 26 |
† Player to be removed from the Hall of Fame ballot in 2025 because he did not receive 5 percent of the vote to remain on subsequent year's ballots.
†† Players will not return to the Hall of Fame ballot in 2025 because they had been on the ballot for the maximum of 10 years without being elected.
^ Victor Martinez qualifies to rank among both catchers and designated hitters in career Box-Toppers points. We show his rank among catchers here (fifth) because it was higher. He ranks 10th among designated hitters in career points since 1995.
Note: Some Hall eligible candidates (four of the 26) had careers that, in part, preceded the era of Box-Toppers player tracking, which began in 1995. However, 22 of the 26 players listed here began their career in 1995 or later, so their entire career was tracked by Box-Toppers.
Beltre, Mauer, Helton voted to Hall, while Wagner, Sheffield fall just short
Three players were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Tuesday, all of whom Box-Toppers supported for induction.
Box-Toppers Hall of Fame ballot
Here are Box-Toppers' ballot selections for the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) 2024 Hall of Fame selections. The ballot requires voters to pick as many as 12 candidates—Box-Toppers chose six. (In the "official" vote by the Baseball Writers Association of America—BBWAA—voters can pick as many as 10 candidates.) There are 26 candidates on both the BBWAA and IBWAA ballots.Shown first in alphabetical order by last name are the six 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 players Box-Toppers is not voting for Hall induction, also in alphabetical order by last name.
| YES: Players Box-Toppers is voting for Hall of Fame | ||
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| Player | Career BTP | Year on ballot |
| Adrián Beltré | 116.8 | 1 |
| • 13th among all batters in career BTPs since 1995, 3rd among all 3Bs. • Top AL batter 2 times—2012 (13.0), 2015 (12.5). • Top 10 AL batter 3 times. • Top 10 NL batter 2004. • Top AL 3B 2012 & 2015. • Top 5 AL 3B 7 times. • Top 5 NL 3B twice. |
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| Todd Helton | 116.4 | 6 |
| • 14th among all batters in career BTPs since 1995, 6th among all first basemen. • Top 10 overall player in 2001 (17.0). • Top NL batter 2 times—2000 (15.2), 2001 (17.0). • Top 10 NL batter 5 times. • Top NL 1B 4 times from 1999-2002. • Top 5 NL 1B 6 times. |
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| Matt Holliday | 100.8 | 1 |
| • 10th in career BTPs among OFs since 1995. • Led NL batters and NL OFs in BTPs in 2007 (16.2). • Top 10 NL batter 5 times. Top 10 NL OF 6 times. • Top 10 overall player 2007 (16.2, 7th). |
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| Torii Hunter | 115.9 | 4 |
| • Ranks 15th among all batters in career BTPs and 5th among all OFs since 1995. • Led AL OFs 2008 (12.4). • Top 10 AL batter four times. • Top 10 AL OF nine times. |
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| Joe Mauer | 82.6 | 1 |
| • 2nd in career BTPs among catchers since 1995. • Top AL catcher 4 times—2006 (6.5), 2008 (9.5), 2010 (7.5), 2012 (9.0). • Top 10 AL batter twice 2008, 2012. • Top 5 AL catcher 8 times (2005-10, 2012, 2013). • Top 5 AL 1B twice. • Top 5 AL DH twice. |
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| Billy Wagner | 108.7 | 9 |
| • 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 | 5 |
| • 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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| José Bautista | 67.4 | 1 |
| • 44th in career BTPs among OFs since 1995. • Led AL batters in 2010 (15.2). • Top 10 AL batter 3 times. • Top 10 AL OF 4 times. |
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| Carlos Beltran | 108.6 | 2 |
| • Ranks 7th in career BTPs among all OFs since 1995. • Top 10 AL batter 2001, 2003. • Top 10 AL OF 3 times, including top AL OF 2001, 2003. • Top 10 NL OF 4 times. |
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| Mark Buehrle | 116.7 | 4 |
| • Ranks 42nd in career BTPs among all pitchers since 1995. • Top 10 overall 2005. • Top 10 AL pitcher twice. | ||
| Bartolo Colon | 155.9 | 1 |
| • 21st in career BTPs among all players since 1995. • 17th in career BTPs among all pitchers since 1995. • Top 10 AL pitcher 3 times—2000 (13.8, fifth), 2004 (9.7, ninth), 2013 (13.1, 10th). |
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| Adrián González | 74.8 | 1 |
| • 23rd in career BTPs among 1Bs since 1995. • Top 10 NL batter twice. • Top 5 NL 1B 4 times. • Top 5 AL 1B once. |
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| Andruw Jones | 96.5 | 7 |
| • Ranks 14th in career BTPs among all OFs since 1995. • Top 10 NL batter twice. • Top 10 NL OF 6 times. |
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| Victor Martinez | 77.1 | 1 |
| • 5th in career BTPs among catchers since 1995 (but more than 40% of his points came as a DH in second half of his career).• 11th in career BTPs among DHs since 1995 (but more than 45% of his points came as a catcher in first half of his career). • Led AL catchers in 2005 (9.0). • Led AL DHs in 2011 (10.2). • Top 10 among AL batters in 2011 (10.2, 4th). • Top 5 AL catcher 3 times. • Top 5 AL 1B in 2007. • Top 5 AL DH twice. |
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| Andy Pettitte | 138.5 | 6 |
| • 25th in career BTPs among all pitchers since 1995. • Top 10 AL pitcher 4 times, never higher than 8th. |
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| Brandon Phillips | 67.6 | 1 |
| • 5th in career BTPs among 2Bs since 1995sa. • Top 10 NL batter twice. • Top 5 NL 2B 6 times. |
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| Manny Ramirez | 166.2* | 8 |
| • 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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| José Reyes | 34.5 | 1 |
| • 26th in career BTPs among all SSs since 1995. • Top 5 NL SS twice. |
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| Alex Rodriguez | 187.0* | 3 |
| • Steroids. • 10th in career BTPs among all players since 1995, 2nd among all batters. • Top 10 players, 2000 & 2007. • Top AL batter 2007 (18.9). • Top 10 AL batter 10 times. • Top AL shortstop 5 times, 1996 (11.2), 1999 (13.7), 2000 (17.0), 2001 (12.5), 2002 (15.2). • Top 5 AL SS 8 times. • Top AL 3B twice, 2005 (11.9), 2007 (18.9). • Top 5 AL 3B 7 times. • Top 5 AH DH 2015 (13.9). |
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| Francisco Rodriguez | 63.4 | 2 |
| • 12th in career BTPs among all closing pitchers since 1995. • Top 5 AL closing pitcher 2005, 2006, 2008. |
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| Jimmy Rollins | 50.4 | 3 |
| • 9th in career BTPs among all shortstops since 1995. • Top NL SS 2008 (7.0). • Top 5 NL SS 6 times. |
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| Gary Sheffield | 124.1* | 10 |
| • 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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| James Shields | 106.4 | 1 |
| • 54th in career BTPs among all pitchers since 1995. • Top 10 player 2011 (20.1, 6th). • Top 10 AL pitcher twice. |
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| Chase Utley | 78.6 | 1 |
| • 3rd in career BTPs among 2Bs since 1995. • Led NL 2Bs 5 straight seasons—2005 (9.7), 2006 (12.0), 2007 (11.7), 2008 (8.5), 2009 (9.5). • Top 10 NL batter 3 times (2006, 2007, 2009). |
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| Omar Vizquel | 42.2* | 7 |
| • 12th in career BTPs among SSs since 1995. • Top 5 AL SS twice. • Top 5 NL SS once. |
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| David Wright | 75.1 | 1 |
| • 8th in career BTPs among 3Bs since 1995. • Led NL 3Bs in BTPs 3 times—2006 (15.4), 2009 (8.5), 2011 (10.0). • Top 10 overall player 2006 (15.4, 10th). • Top 10 NL batter 3 times. • Top 5 NL 3B 5 times. |
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| Victor Martinez | 77.1 | 1 |
| • 5th in career BTPs among catchers since 1995 (but more than 40% of his points came as a DH in second half of his career).• 11th in career BTPs among DHs since 1995 (but more than 45% of his points came as a catcher in first half of his career). • Led AL catchers in 2005 (9.0). • Led AL DHs in 2011 (10.2). • Top 10 among AL batters in 2011 (10.2, 4th). • Top 5 AL catcher 3 times. • Top 5 AL 1B in 2007. • Top 5 AL DH twice. |
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Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton all received the necessary 75 percent support of voters from the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA).
Box-Toppers also supported all three in separate voting by the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA), who earlier announced that only two players—Beltre and Helton—received the necessary 75 percent for induction by internet baseball writers, in unofficial balloting. (Box-Toppers also voted for Billy Wagner, Matt Holliday and Torii Hunter, all of whom fell short of induction in voting by both organizations.)
Gary Sheffield, in his 10th and final year on the writers ballot, fell short of the necessary 75 percent of the vote with 63.9 percent. Despite a stellar career, many voters withheld Sheffield from Hall of Fame consideration because of his ties to the steroids era. An investigation led by former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell into performance-enhancing drug use in Major League Baseball, which resulted in the 2007 “Mitchell Report,” mentioned Sheffield among dozens of other players.
Box-Toppers has not supported Sheffield’s candidacy because of his association with the performance enhancing drug era.
Wagner, who finished fourth in voting, was just five votes short of the necessary 75 percent needed for induction, with 284 votes at 73.8 percent. Wagner is in his ninth and next-to-last year on the writers’ ballot and picked up support in 2024 from the 68.1 percent of the vote he received in 2023.
Here is a Box-Toppers look at the three newly elected Hall of Famers:
Adrian Beltre
The third baseman who played from 1998 to 2018 for the Rangers, Dodgers, Mariners and Red Sox has 116.8 career Box-Toppers points, 13th among all batters and third among all third basemen since 1995.
He received 366 votes, 95.1 percent, to be elected in his first year of eligibility.
Beltre led American League batters in Box-Toppers points in two seasons—2012 (13.0) and 2015 (12.5), both with the Rangers. He was among the top 10 AL batters in Box-Toppers points three times and among the top 10 NL batters in 2004 with the Dodgers. He led AL third basemen twice, was among the top five AL third basemen seven times and among the top five NL third basemen twice.
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 and sixth among all first basemen since 1995.
He received 307 votes, 79.7 percent, to be elected in his sixth year of eligibility. Helton received 72.2 percent of the vote in 2023.
Helton 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.
Joe Mauer
The catcher and first baseman who played from 2004 to 2018 all for the Twins has 82.6 career Box-Toppers points, 54th among all batters since 1995, but second among all catchers in that span, trailing only Mike Piazza (95.4), who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016.
Mauer received 265 votes, 68.1 percent, to be elected in his first year of eligibility.
While Mauer didn’t reach the 100-career-point threshold, he did lead his league’s position in Box-Toppers points multiple times, leading AL catchers four times—2006 (6.5), 2008 (9.5), 2010 (7.5) and 2012 (9.0).
Because he ranks so high at a position that traditionally doesn’t earn a lot of Box-Toppers points and because he led his league’s position in points for multiple seasons, we supported Mauer for Hall induction.
Mauer was a top 10 AL batter in two seasons (2008 and 2012), he was a top five AL catcher eight times from 2005 to 2012, missing only 2011, when his 3.0 points ranked ninth among AL catchers. He also ranked among the top five AL first basemen twice and top five AL designated hitters twice.
Four with majority vote but less than 75%
Four players were notable near-misses, receiving a majority of writers’ support but less than the 75 percent necessary for induction:
Wagner at 73.8 percent, in his ninth year on the ballot, earned 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.
Sheffield at 63.9 percent, in his 10th and final year on the ballot, earned 124.1 career Box-Toppers points since 1995, fourth among all outfielders in that span. However, Sheffield would have an estimated 155 career points if his entire career from 1988 were tracked, a total that would seem to make him a can’t-miss Hall of Famer. But too many did not support his candidacy because of his ties to the steroid era.
Andruw Jones at 61.6 percent, in his seventh year on the ballot, earned 96.5 career Box-Toppers points, 14th among all outfielders since 1995. He was among the top three NL outfielders in three seasons. Box-Toppers did not support him because he fell just short of 100 career Box-Toppers points and was not a consistent leader in points among his league’s outfielders.
Carlos Beltran at 57.1 percent, in his second year on the ballot, rising from 46.5 percent in 2023. He earned 108.6 career Box-Toppers points, seventh among all outfielders since 1995. He also led AL outfielders in Box-Toppers points for two seasons. Normally, surpassing 100 career points and leading at your league’s position in points, as Beltran did, is enough to squeak past the line of Hall worthiness. And if it had not been for the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal in 2017, we likely would have voted for him. Beltran was the only 2017 Astros player named in the commissioners’ report on the scandal.
Steroids
In addition to Sheffield, other seeming Hall shoo-ins were again shunned likely to due to their ties to performance enhancing drugs—Alex Rodriguez (34.8 percent of the vote in his third year) and Manny Ramirez (32.5 percent of the vote in his eighth year).
First year of eligibility
There were 12 players who were in their first year of Hall eligibility, having played at least 10 seasons and been retired for five.
Of those 12, two were voted for induction—Beltre and Mauer. Of the remaining 10, only two received at least 5 percent of the vote to remain on the 2025 Hall of Fame ballot—Chase Utley (28.8 percent) and David Wright (6.2 percent) Of the other eight, two received no votes.
One of those eight was Matt Holliday, who Box-Toppers supported for induction. He received just four votes, 1.0 percent.
Box-Toppers supported six total players for Hall induction. We’ve mentioned and covered five to this point. The sixth is Torii Hunter, who received 28 votes, 7.3 percent, in his fourth year on the ballot. He will return for his fifth year in 2025.
2024 induction ceremony
Beltre, Helton and Mauer will be inducted to the Hall of Fame in ceremonies in July in Cooperstown, N.Y., along with manager Jim Leyland, who was elected in December by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee.
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