Hall of Fame Formula

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         A Formula for the Hall of Fame and my 2018 Ballot

 After hearing all the talk about Harold Baines' induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, I came up with a two step formula which is impartial and flexible at the same time.  The automatic way to get into the Hall of Fame is to accumulate career bWAR which equals or exceeds  50 bWAR  for relievers, 62.5 bWAR for pitchers who split their careers as relievers and starters , 75 bWAR for starting pitchers and all hitters.  The second way to get my vote is to accumulate 10 points with 1 point for every All Star appearance and each World Series plus 2 points for every MVP or Cy Young award.  I ignored the steroids issue given there are several players who have used PEDs in the past.  Here are the 2019 inductees based on this formula:

Automatically qualify under the career war numbers:

Mike Mussina- 83
Roger Clemens- 139.6
Barry Bonds- 162.8
Curt Schilling- 79.6
Mariano Rivera- 56.2

The following qualify under the point system for All Star selections, each World Series and MVP or Cy Young awards:

Larry Walker:  7 AS, 1 WS and 1 MVP
Manny Ramirez: 12 AS and 4 WS
Gary Sheffield: 9 AS and 1 WS
Roy Halladay: 8 AS and 2 Cy Young awards

No one else would qualify for my 2018 ballot under this formula given the following info:

Lee Smith- 29 bWAR- 7 AS- 1 WS
Harold Baines- 38.7- 6 AS
Edgar Martinez- 68.4- 1 WS- 7 AS

Just thought you would like to see the formula and its application.



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