2002 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot Results by Baseball Almanac

2002 Baseball Hall of Fame Voting Results

On January 8, 2002, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) conducted their yearly ballot for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Three-hundred fifty-four of four-hundred seventy-two possible votes (or 75%) were needed for induction into the hall of fame in 2002. Twenty-four votes (or 5%) were needed for an individual to remain on the ballot until next year's election. Below are the results for 2002 inductees.

"He (Ozzie Smith) was to shortstop what Willie Mays was to center field, what Brooks Robinson (or if you prefer, Clete Boyer) was to third base, what Keith Hernandez was to first base, what Bill Mazeroski was to second base." - ESPN Columnist Rob Neyer

2003 Hall of Fame Ballot Voting Results
Winners	Number of Votes	%
Gary Carter	387	78.02
Eddie Murray	423	85.28
Non-Winners	Number of Votes	%
Bruce Sutter	266	53.63
Jim Rice	259	52.22
Andre Dawson	248	50.00
Ryne Sandberg	244	49.20
Lee Smith	210	42.34
Rich Gossage	209	42.14
Bert Blyleven	145	29.23
Steve Garvey	138	27.82
Tommy John	116	23.39
Jack Morris	113	22.78
Alan Trammell	70	14.11
Don Mattingly	68	13.71
Dale Murphy	58	11.69
Dave Concepcion	55	11.09
Dave Parker	51	10.28
Fernando Valenzuela	31	6.25
Keith Hernandez	30	6.05
Removed	15 Year Rule	%
Jim Kaat	130	26.21
Removed	Low Percentage	%
Darryl Kile	7	1.41
Vince Coleman	3	0.60
Brett Butler	2	0.40
Sid Fernandez	2	0.40
Rick Honeycutt	2	0.40
Tony Pena	2	0.40
Darren Daulton	1	0.20
Mark Davis	1	0.20
Danny Tartabull	1	0.20
Danny Jackson	0	0.00
Mickey Tettleton	0	0.00
Mitch Williams	0	0.00
Todd Worrell	0	0.00

Players removed from the ballot are not eligible for selection by the Veterans Committee until twenty-three years after their retirement date!

Did you know that Ozzie Smith was the thirty-seventh player elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame during his first year of eligibility?

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