The current system that the game of baseball used to determine which players do and do not get into the Hall of Fame has resulted in countless examples of deserving players missing out on the enshrinement they earned during their careers, and until that is made right, the Hall of Fame isn’t truly the home of baseball’s greatest.
Here I’m introducing a brand-new system that will eliminate every aspect of the current ballot-based system, except statistics. No more voter bias or corruption. Just baseball.
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*BATTERS: 8 POINTS REQUIRED FOR INDUCTION*
*ACCOLADES*
MVP: 1.5 points each
Silver Slugger: .25 points each
ROY: .25 points
Gold Glove: .50 points each
WS MVP: 1 point each
*WORTH 1 POINT*
– 900-999 RBIs
– 300-349 HRs
– .290-.299 career BA
– 2,250-2,499 hits
– .325-.350 career OBP
– .300-.324 career playoff BA (min. 200 plate appearances)
– 10-14 career playoff HRs
– 300-349 career steals
*WORTH 1.5 POINTS*
– .325-.349 career playoff BA (min. 200 AB)
– 15-19 career playoff HRs
*WORTH 2 POINTS*
– 1,000-1,249 RBIs
– 350-399 HRs
– 350-399 steals
– 2,500-2,749 hits
– .350-.399 career playoff BA (min. 200 AB)
– 20-29 career playoff HRs
– .350+ career playoff BA
*WORTH 3 POINTS*
– .300-.314 career BA
– 400-499 steals
– 2,750-2,999 hits
– 30+ career playoff HRs
– .350-.374 career OBP
– .315-.324 career BA
– 1,250-1,499 RBIs
– 400-499 HRs
– 2,750-2,999 hits
– .375-.399 career OBP
*WORTH 5 POINTS*
– .325-.334 career BA
– 500-599 career HRs
– 3,000-3,249 hits
– 500-599 steals
– 1,500-1,749 RBIs
*WORTH 6 POINTS*
– .335-.349 career BA
– 600-799 HRs
– 3,250-3,499 hits
– .400-424 career OBP
– 1,750-1,899 RBIs
*WORTH 7 POINTS*
– 800+ steals
*WORTH 8 POINTS*
– .350+ career BA
– 700+ HRs
– 3,500+ hits
– .425+ career OBP
– 1,900+ RBIs
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STARTING PITCHERS: 8 TOTAL POINTS REQUIRED FOR INDUCTION
*ACCOLADES*
MVP: 2 points each
Cy Young: .50 points each
Gold Glove: .10 points each
*WORTH 1 POINT*
– 3.75-3.99 career ERA (min. 1,700 IP)
– 1,500-1,749 career strikeouts
– 1.75-1.99 career WHIP (min 1,700 IP)
– 175-199 career wins
*WORTH 2 POINTS*
– 3.50-3.74 career ERA (min 1,700 IP)
– 1,750-1,999 career strikeouts
*WORTH 3 POINTS*
– 3.25-3.49 career ERA (min. 1,700 IP)
– 2,000-2,499 careers strikeouts
– 1.50-1.74 career WHIP (min. 1,700 IP)
– 200-224 career wins
*WORTH 4 POINTS*
– 2.75-3.24 career ERA (min. 1,700 IP)
– 2,500-2,749 careers strikeouts
– 1.20-1.49 career WHIP (min. 1,700 IP)
– 225-249 career wins
*WORTH 5 POINTS*
– 2.50-2.74 career ERA (min. 1,700 IP)
– 2,750-2,999 career strikeouts
– 1.10-1.19 career WHIP (1,700 IP)
– 250-299 career wins
*WORTH 6 POINTS*
– 2-2.49 career ERA (min. 1,700 IP)
– 3,000-3,999 career strikeouts
– 1-1.0999 career WHIP (min. 1,700 IP)
– 300-399 career wins
*WORTH 8 POINTS*
– >2 career ERA (min. 1,700 IP)
– 4,000+ career strikeouts
– >1 career WHIP (min. 1,700 IP)
– 400+ career wins
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*RELIEF PITCHERS: 8 POINTS REQUIRED FOR INDUCTION*
*WORTH 1 POINT*
– 200-249 career saves
– 3.99-3.50 career ERA
– 1.99-1.75 career WHIP
– 500-599 career strikeouts
*WORTH 2 POINTS*
– 250-299 career saves
– 3.49-3.25 career ERA
– 1.99-1.75 career WHIP
– 600-699 career strikeouts
*WORTH 3 POINTS*
– 300-349 career saves
– 3.24-3 career ERA
– 1.74-1.50 career WHIP
– 700-799 career strikeouts
*WORTH 4 POINTS*
– 350-399 career saves
– 2.99-2.75 career ERA
– 800-899 career strikeouts
*WORTH 5 POINTS*
– 400-499 career saves
– 2.74-2.50 career ERA
– 1.49-1.25 career WHIP
– 900-999 career strikeouts
*WORTH 6 POINTS*
– 500-599 career saves
– 2.49-2.25 career ERA
– 1.24-1 career WHIP
– 1,000-1,099 career strikeouts
*WORTH 8 POINTS*
– 600+ career saves
– >2.25 career ERA
– >1.00 career WHIP
– 1,100+ strikeouts
THERE YOU HAVE IT. This is the difinitive system for voting players into the HOF. Numbers never lie.