1981 Hall of Fame Voting
Baseball Writers
- 401 total ballots (301 votes needed for election)
Baseball Writers Table
Rk |
Name |
YoB |
Votes |
%vote |
HOFm |
HOFs |
Yrs |
WAR |
WAR7 |
JAWS |
Jpos |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
W |
L |
ERA |
ERA+ |
WHIP |
G |
GS |
SV |
IP |
H |
HR |
BB |
SO |
Pos Summary |
1 | Bob Gibson | 1st | 337 | 84.0% | 222 | 54 | 17 | 89.2 | 61.2 | 75.2 | 61.5 | 596 | 1328 | 132 | 274 | 24 | 144 | 13 | 63 | .206 | .243 | .301 | .545 | 50 | 251 | 174 | 2.91 | 127 | 1.188 | 528 | 482 | 6 | 3884.1 | 3279 | 257 | 1336 | 3117 | *1H |
2 | Don Drysdale HOF | 7th | 243 | 60.6% | 134 | 42 | 14 | 67.1 | 44.7 | 55.9 | 61.5 | 547 | 1169 | 96 | 218 | 29 | 113 | 0 | 60 | .186 | .228 | .295 | .523 | 45 | 209 | 166 | 2.95 | 121 | 1.148 | 518 | 465 | 6 | 3432.0 | 3084 | 280 | 855 | 2486 | *1H |
3 | Gil Hodges HOF | 13th | 241 | 60.1% | 83 | 32 | 18 | 43.8 | 33.6 | 38.7 | 53.4 | 2071 | 7030 | 1105 | 1921 | 370 | 1274 | 63 | 943 | .273 | .359 | .487 | .846 | 120 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *3H275/948 |
4 | Harmon Killebrew HOF | 1st | 239 | 59.6% | 178 | 46 | 22 | 60.3 | 38.1 | 49.2 | 53.4 | 2435 | 8147 | 1283 | 2086 | 573 | 1584 | 19 | 1559 | .256 | .376 | .509 | .884 | 143 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *3*5*7DH/49 |
5 | Hoyt Wilhelm HOF | 4th | 238 | 59.4% | 97 | 30 | 21 | 46.8 | 26.6 | 36.7 | 32.5 | 1070 | 432 | 24 | 38 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 26 | .088 | .139 | .106 | .246 | -31 | 143 | 122 | 2.52 | 147 | 1.125 | 1070 | 52 | 228 | 2254.1 | 1757 | 150 | 778 | 1610 | *1 |
6 | Juan Marichal HOF | 1st | 233 | 58.1% | 159 | 57 | 16 | 62.9 | 51.9 | 57.4 | 61.5 | 464 | 1221 | 73 | 202 | 4 | 75 | 2 | 38 | .165 | .191 | .202 | .393 | 11 | 243 | 142 | 2.89 | 123 | 1.101 | 471 | 457 | 2 | 3507.0 | 3153 | 320 | 709 | 2303 | *1/H |
7 | Nellie Fox HOF | 11th | 168 | 41.9% | 163 | 32 | 19 | 49.4 | 37.1 | 43.3 | 57.1 | 2367 | 9232 | 1279 | 2663 | 35 | 790 | 76 | 719 | .288 | .348 | .363 | .710 | 94 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *4H/53 |
8 | Red Schoendienst HOF | 13th | 166 | 41.4% | 110 | 30 | 19 | 44.8 | 32.7 | 38.8 | 57.1 | 2216 | 8479 | 1223 | 2449 | 84 | 773 | 89 | 606 | .289 | .337 | .387 | .724 | 94 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *4H765/8 |
9 | Jim Bunning HOF | 5th | 164 | 40.9% | 98 | 42 | 17 | 59.5 | 48.9 | 54.2 | 61.5 | 601 | 1275 | 82 | 213 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 34 | .167 | .188 | .206 | .395 | 9 | 224 | 184 | 3.27 | 115 | 1.179 | 591 | 519 | 16 | 3760.1 | 3433 | 372 | 1000 | 2855 | *1/H |
10 | Maury Wills | 4th | 163 | 40.6% | 104 | 29 | 14 | 39.6 | 29.5 | 34.5 | 55.5 | 1942 | 7588 | 1067 | 2134 | 20 | 458 | 586 | 552 | .281 | .330 | .331 | .661 | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *6*5H/4 |
11 | Luis Aparicio HOF | 3rd | 148 | 36.9% | 150 | 36 | 18 | 55.9 | 32.7 | 44.3 | 55.5 | 2599 | 10230 | 1335 | 2677 | 83 | 791 | 506 | 736 | .262 | .311 | .343 | .653 | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *6H |
12 | Richie Ashburn HOF | 14th | 142 | 35.4% | 112 | 41 | 15 | 64.2 | 44.5 | 54.3 | 58.2 | 2189 | 8365 | 1322 | 2574 | 29 | 586 | 234 | 1198 | .308 | .396 | .382 | .778 | 111 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *8H79/4 |
13 | Roger Maris | 8th | 94 | 23.4% | 89 | 22 | 12 | 38.3 | 32.3 | 35.3 | 56.7 | 1463 | 5101 | 826 | 1325 | 275 | 850 | 21 | 652 | .260 | .345 | .476 | .822 | 127 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *98H/7 |
14 | Harvey Kuenn | 5th | 93 | 23.2% | 100 | 27 | 15 | 26.0 | 22.1 | 24.0 | 55.5 | 1833 | 6913 | 950 | 2092 | 87 | 671 | 68 | 594 | .303 | .357 | .408 | .765 | 108 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *6*7*98H53 |
15 | Elston Howard | 8th | 83 | 20.7% | 83 | 22 | 15 | 27.0 | 26.5 | 26.7 | 44.3 | 1625 | 5443 | 635 | 1491 | 168 | 775 | 10 | 376 | .274 | .321 | .427 | .748 | 107 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *27H39 |
16 | Orlando Cepeda HOF | 2nd | 77 | 19.2% | 126 | 37 | 17 | 50.1 | 34.5 | 42.3 | 53.4 | 2124 | 7927 | 1131 | 2351 | 379 | 1365 | 142 | 588 | .297 | .350 | .499 | .849 | 133 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *37DH/95 |
17 | Thurman Munson | 1st | 62 | 15.5% | 90 | 29 | 11 | 46.1 | 37.0 | 41.6 | 44.3 | 1423 | 5344 | 696 | 1558 | 113 | 701 | 48 | 438 | .292 | .346 | .410 | .756 | 116 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *2DH/9375 |
18 | X-Ted Kluszewski | 15th | 56 | 14.0% | 77 | 24 | 15 | 31.4 | 28.5 | 29.9 | 53.4 | 1718 | 5929 | 848 | 1766 | 279 | 1028 | 20 | 492 | .298 | .353 | .498 | .850 | 123 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *3H |
19 | Lew Burdette | 9th | 48 | 12.0% | 85 | 31 | 18 | 28.6 | 24.0 | 26.3 | 61.5 | 666 | 1011 | 101 | 185 | 12 | 75 | 2 | 32 | .183 | .216 | .253 | .469 | 29 | 203 | 144 | 3.66 | 99 | 1.243 | 626 | 373 | 32 | 3067.1 | 3186 | 289 | 628 | 1074 | *1H |
20 | Bill Mazeroski HOF | 4th | 38 | 9.5% | 71 | 16 | 17 | 36.5 | 26.0 | 31.3 | 57.1 | 2163 | 7755 | 769 | 2016 | 138 | 853 | 27 | 447 | .260 | .299 | .367 | .667 | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *4H/5 |
21 | Don Larsen | 8th | 33 | 8.2% | 26 | 6 | 14 | 18.4 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 32.5 | 480 | 596 | 65 | 144 | 14 | 72 | 0 | 43 | .242 | .291 | .371 | .662 | 81 | 81 | 91 | 3.78 | 99 | 1.400 | 412 | 171 | 23 | 1548.0 | 1442 | 130 | 725 | 849 | *1H/7 |
22 | Roy Face | 6th | 23 | 5.7% | 47 | 11 | 16 | 20.6 | 18.0 | 19.3 | 32.5 | 853 | 194 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .160 | .168 | .175 | .344 | -6 | 104 | 95 | 3.48 | 109 | 1.243 | 848 | 27 | 191 | 1375.0 | 1347 | 141 | 362 | 877 | *1/H |
23 | Vada Pinson | 1st | 18 | 4.5% | 95 | 36 | 18 | 54.2 | 39.9 | 47.0 | 58.2 | 2469 | 9645 | 1365 | 2757 | 256 | 1169 | 305 | 574 | .286 | .327 | .442 | .769 | 111 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *8*97H/3D |
24 | Jim Perry | 1st | 6 | 1.5% | 59 | 32 | 17 | 41.6 | 30.3 | 36.0 | 61.5 | 542 | 889 | 73 | 177 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 32 | .199 | .228 | .247 | .476 | 33 | 215 | 174 | 3.45 | 106 | 1.255 | 630 | 447 | 10 | 3285.2 | 3127 | 308 | 998 | 1576 | *1/H |
25 | Dave McNally | 1st | 5 | 1.2% | 96 | 35 | 14 | 25.5 | 23.0 | 24.3 | 61.5 | 348 | 731 | 49 | 97 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 58 | .133 | .196 | .201 | .397 | 14 | 184 | 119 | 3.24 | 106 | 1.214 | 424 | 396 | 2 | 2730.0 | 2488 | 230 | 826 | 1512 | *1/H |
26 | Claude Osteen | 1st | 2 | 0.5% | 53 | 26 | 18 | 41.2 | 31.3 | 36.2 | 61.5 | 551 | 1099 | 90 | 207 | 8 | 76 | 2 | 40 | .188 | .217 | .249 | .467 | 34 | 196 | 195 | 3.30 | 104 | 1.275 | 541 | 488 | 1 | 3460.2 | 3471 | 249 | 940 | 1612 | *1H/7 |
27 | X-Glenn Beckert | 1st | 1 | 0.2% | 20 | 15 | 11 | 15.6 | 17.2 | 16.4 | 57.1 | 1320 | 5208 | 685 | 1473 | 22 | 360 | 49 | 260 | .283 | .318 | .345 | .663 | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *4H/586 |
28 | Sonny Siebert | 1st | 1 | 0.2% | 20 | 23 | 12 | 32.1 | 30.4 | 31.3 | 61.5 | 363 | 660 | 52 | 114 | 12 | 57 | 0 | 18 | .173 | .204 | .270 | .474 | 33 | 140 | 114 | 3.21 | 110 | 1.213 | 399 | 307 | 16 | 2152.0 | 1919 | 197 | 692 | 1512 | *1/H |
29 | Jim Northrup | 1st | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 13 | 12 | 22.1 | 21.4 | 21.8 | 56.7 | 1392 | 4692 | 603 | 1254 | 153 | 610 | 39 | 449 | .267 | .333 | .429 | .763 | 116 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *9*8*7H3/D |
30 | Lindy McDaniel | 1st | 1 | 0.2% | 38 | 19 | 21 | 28.2 | 23.3 | 25.7 | 32.5 | 865 | 378 | 19 | 56 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 8 | .148 | .168 | .201 | .369 | 0 | 141 | 119 | 3.45 | 110 | 1.272 | 987 | 74 | 174 | 2139.1 | 2099 | 172 | 623 | 1361 | *1/H |
31 | Leo Cárdenas | 1st | 1 | 0.2% | 36 | 19 | 16 | 27.2 | 23.3 | 25.2 | 55.5 | 1941 | 6707 | 662 | 1725 | 118 | 689 | 39 | 522 | .257 | .311 | .367 | .679 | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *65H/D4 |
32 | Gates Brown | 1st | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 10 | 13 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 53.4 | 1051 | 2262 | 330 | 582 | 84 | 322 | 30 | 242 | .257 | .330 | .420 | .750 | 110 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *H*7D/93 |
33 | X-Sam McDowell | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 90 | 25 | 15 | 41.8 | 41.1 | 41.5 | 61.5 | 400 | 774 | 34 | 119 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 16 | .154 | .171 | .176 | .347 | -2 | 141 | 134 | 3.17 | 112 | 1.308 | 425 | 346 | 14 | 2492.1 | 1948 | 164 | 1312 | 2453 | *1/H34 |
34 | X-Bill Hands | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 13 | 11 | 27.4 | 26.2 | 26.8 | 61.5 | 280 | 472 | 19 | 37 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 39 | .078 | .150 | .091 | .241 | -33 | 111 | 110 | 3.35 | 114 | 1.223 | 374 | 260 | 14 | 1951.0 | 1895 | 167 | 492 | 1128 | *1 |
35 | X-Dick McAuliffe | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 24 | 16 | 37.6 | 29.6 | 33.6 | 57.1 | 1763 | 6185 | 888 | 1530 | 197 | 696 | 63 | 882 | .247 | .343 | .403 | .746 | 109 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *4*65H/D |
36 | X-Dal Maxvill | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 14 | 14 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 55.5 | 1423 | 3443 | 302 | 748 | 6 | 252 | 7 | 370 | .217 | .293 | .259 | .552 | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *64H/579 |
37 | X-John Briggs | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 15 | 12 | 24.0 | 19.6 | 21.8 | 53.4 | 1366 | 4117 | 601 | 1041 | 139 | 507 | 64 | 663 | .253 | .355 | .416 | .771 | 121 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *78H39/D |
38 | X-Ken Berry | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 58.2 | 1384 | 4136 | 422 | 1053 | 58 | 343 | 45 | 298 | .255 | .308 | .344 | .652 | 91 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *879H/D4 |
39 | X-Bob Locker | 1st | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 23 | 10 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 32.5 | 576 | 95 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .074 | .146 | .074 | .219 | -35 | 57 | 39 | 2.75 | 122 | 1.175 | 576 | 0 | 95 | 879.0 | 776 | 40 | 257 | 577 | *1 |
Notes: Each voting cycle, qualified members of the BBWAA name no more than 10 eligible players whom they consider worthy of Hall of Fame honors. To be enshrined, a player must be named on at least 75% of the voters' ballots. Currently, players are removed from the ballot if they are named on fewer than 5% of ballots or have been on the ballot 15 times without election. Changed to 10 times prior to the 2015 election.
"X" means off ballot for future elections. "HOF" means they were selected to the Hall of Fame in a future election.
Veterans Committee Table
Rk |
Name |
Inducted As |
HOFm |
HOFs |
Yrs |
WAR |
WAR7 |
JAWS |
Jpos |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
W |
L |
ERA |
ERA+ |
WHIP |
G |
GS |
SV |
IP |
H |
HR |
BB |
SO |
Pos Summary |
W |
L |
W-L% |
1 | Rube Foster | as Pioneer/Executive | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 336 | 195 | .633 |
2 | Johnny Mize | as Player | 175 | 47 | 15 | 70.6 | 48.4 | 59.5 | 53.4 | 1884 | 6443 | 1118 | 2011 | 359 | 1337 | 28 | 856 | .312 | .397 | .562 | .959 | 158 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *3H/9 | | | |
Notes: Various groups of Hall of Fame members and others charged with the induction of players who were not voted in by the BBWAA, as well as Negro League players and non-playing personnel (including managers, owners, and executives). To be enshrined, players must be named on at least 75% of the Committee members' ballots.
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