Unraveling the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1986
| <--1985 | 1987--> |
| Hall of Famer | Category | Inducted By | Yes % |
| Willie McCovey | Player | BBWAA | 81.41% |
| Bobby Doerr | Player | Veterans | |
| Ernie Lombardi | Player | Veterans |
Nominees who didn't make the cut in 1986
In 1986, there were 425 ballots cast by the voters, and a nominee needed 319 yes votes to reach the 75% threshold for induction. A minimum of 22 votes were required to remain on the ballot for the following year.
| Nominee | Votes | Yes % |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Williams | 315 | 74.12% |
| Catfish Hunter | 289 | 68% |
| Jim Bunning | 279 | 65.65% |
| Roger Maris | 177 | 41.65% |
| Tony Oliva | 154 | 36.24% |
| Orlando Cepeda | 152 | 35.76% |
| Harvey Kuenn | 144 | 33.88% |
| Maury Wills | 124 | 29.18% |
| Bill Mazeroski | 100 | 23.53% |
| Lew Burdette | 96 | 22.59% |
| Ken Boyer | 95 | 22.35% |
| Minnie Minoso | 89 | 20.94% |
| Mickey Lolich | 86 | 20.24% |
| Roy Face | 74 | 17.41% |
| Ron Santo | 64 | 15.06% |
| Joe Torre | 60 | 14.12% |
| Elston Howard | 51 | 12% |
| Curt Flood | 45 | 10.59% |
| Vada Pinson | 43 | 10.12% |
| Dick Allen | 41 | 9.65% |
| Thurman Munson | 35 | 8.24% |
| Don Larsen | 33 | 7.76% |
| Wilbur Wood | 23 | 5.41% |
| Tim McCarver | 16 | 3.76% |
| Dave McNally | 12 | 2.82% |
| John Hiller | 11 | 2.59% |
| Paul Blair | 8 | 1.88% |
| J. R. Richard | 7 | 1.65% |
| Ken Holtzman | 5 | 1.18% |
| Willie Horton | 4 | 0.94% |
| Jim Lonborg | 3 | 0.71% |
| Andy Messersmith | 3 | 0.71% |
| Dave Cash | 2 | 0.47% |
| Manny Sanguillen | 2 | 0.47% |
| Jack Billingham | 1 | 0.24% |
| Jose Cardenal | 1 | 0.24% |
| Bud Harrelson | 1 | 0.24% |
| George Scott | 1 | 0.24% |
| Vic Davalillo | 0 | 0% |
| Darold Knowles | 0 | 0% |
| <--1985 | 1987--> |