Unraveling the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2007
| <--2006 | 2008--> |
| Hall of Famer | Category | Inducted By | Yes % |
| Tony Gwynn | Player | BBWAA | 97.61% |
| Cal Ripken | Player | BBWAA | 98.53% |
Nominees who didn't make the cut in 2007
In 2007, there were 545 ballots cast by the voters, and a nominee needed 409 yes votes to reach the 75% threshold for induction. A minimum of 28 votes were required to remain on the ballot for the following year.
| Nominee | Votes | Yes % |
|---|---|---|
| Rich Gossage | 388 | 71.19% |
| Jim Rice | 346 | 63.49% |
| Andre Dawson | 309 | 56.7% |
| Bert Blyleven | 260 | 47.71% |
| Lee Smith | 217 | 39.82% |
| Jack Morris | 202 | 37.06% |
| Mark McGwire | 128 | 23.49% |
| Tommy John | 125 | 22.94% |
| Steve Garvey | 115 | 21.1% |
| Dave Concepcion | 74 | 13.58% |
| Alan Trammell | 73 | 13.39% |
| Dave Parker | 62 | 11.38% |
| Don Mattingly | 54 | 9.91% |
| Dale Murphy | 50 | 9.17% |
| Harold Baines | 29 | 5.32% |
| Orel Hershiser | 24 | 4.4% |
| Albert Belle | 19 | 3.49% |
| Paul O'Neill | 12 | 2.2% |
| Bret Saberhagen | 7 | 1.28% |
| Jose Canseco | 6 | 1.1% |
| Tony Fernandez | 4 | 0.73% |
| Dante Bichette | 3 | 0.55% |
| Eric Davis | 3 | 0.55% |
| Bobby Bonilla | 2 | 0.37% |
| Ken Caminiti | 2 | 0.37% |
| Jay Buhner | 1 | 0.18% |
| Scott Brosius | 0 | 0% |
| Wally Joyner | 0 | 0% |
| Devon White | 0 | 0% |
| Bobby Witt | 0 | 0% |
| <--2006 | 2008--> |