Unraveling the Next Generation's Hall of Fame

Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2001
| <--2000 | 2002--> |
| Hall of Famer | Category | Inducted By | Yes % |
| Kirby Puckett | Player | BBWAA | 82.14% |
| Dave Winfield | Player | BBWAA | 84.47% |
| Bill Mazeroski | Player | Veterans | |
| Hilton Smith | Player | Veterans |
Nominees who didn't make the cut in 2001
In 2001, there were 515 ballots cast by the voters, and a nominee needed 387 yes votes to reach the 75% threshold for induction. A minimum of 26 votes were required to remain on the ballot for the following year.
| Nominee | Votes | Yes % |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Carter | 334 | 64.85% |
| Jim Rice | 298 | 57.86% |
| Bruce Sutter | 245 | 47.57% |
| Rich Gossage | 228 | 44.27% |
| Steve Garvey | 176 | 34.17% |
| Tommy John | 146 | 28.35% |
| Don Mattingly | 145 | 28.16% |
| Jim Kaat | 135 | 26.21% |
| Bert Blyleven | 121 | 23.5% |
| Jack Morris | 101 | 19.61% |
| Dale Murphy | 93 | 18.06% |
| Dave Parker | 84 | 16.31% |
| Dave Concepcion | 74 | 14.37% |
| Luis Tiant | 63 | 12.23% |
| Keith Hernandez | 41 | 7.96% |
| Dave Stewart | 38 | 7.38% |
| Ron Guidry | 27 | 5.24% |
| Lou Whitaker | 15 | 2.91% |
| Kirk Gibson | 13 | 2.52% |
| Lance Parrish | 9 | 1.75% |
| Tom Henke | 6 | 1.17% |
| Dave Righetti | 2 | 0.39% |
| Steve Bedrosian | 1 | 0.19% |
| Tom Browning | 1 | 0.19% |
| Ron Darling | 1 | 0.19% |
| Jim Deshaies | 1 | 0.19% |
| John Kruk | 1 | 0.19% |
| Jose Rijo | 1 | 0.19% |
| Howard Johnson | 0 | 0% |
| Andy Van Slyke | 0 | 0% |
| <--2000 | 2002--> |
