Unraveling the Next Generation's Hall of Fame

Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2002
| <--2001 | 2003--> |
| Hall of Famer | Category | Inducted By | Yes % |
| Ozzie Smith | Player | BBWAA | 91.74% |
Nominees who didn't make the cut in 2002
In 2002, there were 472 ballots cast by the voters, and a nominee needed 354 yes votes to reach the 75% threshold for induction. A minimum of 24 votes were required to remain on the ballot for the following year.
| Nominee | Votes | Yes % |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Carter | 343 | 72.67% |
| Jim Rice | 260 | 55.08% |
| Bruce Sutter | 238 | 50.42% |
| Andre Dawson | 214 | 45.34% |
| Rich Gossage | 203 | 43.01% |
| Steve Garvey | 134 | 28.39% |
| Tommy John | 127 | 26.91% |
| Bert Blyleven | 124 | 26.27% |
| Jim Kaat | 109 | 23.09% |
| Jack Morris | 97 | 20.55% |
| Don Mattingly | 96 | 20.34% |
| Luis Tiant | 85 | 18.01% |
| Alan Trammell | 74 | 15.68% |
| Dale Murphy | 70 | 14.83% |
| Dave Parker | 66 | 13.98% |
| Dave Concepcion | 56 | 11.86% |
| Keith Hernandez | 29 | 6.14% |
| Ron Guidry | 23 | 4.87% |
| Dave Stewart | 23 | 4.87% |
| Mike Greenwell | 2 | 0.42% |
| Frank Viola | 2 | 0.42% |
| Lenny Dykstra | 1 | 0.21% |
| Tim Wallach | 1 | 0.21% |
| Mike Henneman | 0 | 0% |
| Jeff Russell | 0 | 0% |
| Scott Sanders | 0 | 0% |
| Robby Thompson | 0 | 0% |
| <--2001 | 2003--> |
