How long after he is eligible does that eligibilty last?
2007-01-12 04:00:32 · 14 answers · asked by Husker 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Any player with 10 years of service in Major League Baseball that is not on the restricted list (Pete Rose) is eligible for election to the Hall of Fame.
If a player does not get at least 5% of the vote in any election they are removed from future consideration except for the Veterans Committee.
A player that continues to get at least 5 % of the vote will stay on the ballot for 15 years---20 years after they last played MLB.
The voters can vote for up to 10 players, they do not have to vote for anyone at all. Unfortunately, those blank ballots do count in the vote tally. To be elected, a player must be on at least 75% of the ballots cast that year; there is no "rounding up" to the target.
2007-01-12 19:14:08 · answer #1 · answered by jpbofohio 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
5 years
2007-01-12 10:13:33 · answer #2 · answered by Chad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 years
2007-01-12 04:09:14 · answer #3 · answered by Brandon W 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A player is eligible for the Hall of Fame 5 years after he retires. He then has up to 15 years to be voted in, unless he gets less than 5% of the possible votes. If he gets less than 5%, his name is taken off of the ballot.
In order to get elected in to the Hall of Fame, it will take 75% of the possible votes.
Side Note - there has never been somebody elected to the Hall of Fame on a unanimous 100% of votes. Not Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, nobody. Tom Seaver holds the record with 98.89% of votes.
(And the number of voters increases each year. Any sports reporter in the Baseball Writer's Association of America with 10 years of experience is allowed to vote)
2007-01-12 05:31:29 · answer #4 · answered by Roger K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's 5 years after you retire and you stay on the ballot for 15 years as long as you get more than 5% every time. Jim Rice just failed for his 13th time and he has two more years left of eligibilty.
2007-01-12 09:16:41 · answer #5 · answered by gdionne3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 Years, and they stay on the ballot for the next 20 years, provided they don't get less than 5% of the ballots in a Hall of Fame election. As mentioned elsewhere, there have been some exceptions in situations of a players early demise/death/illness/etc (i.e. Lou Gerhig and Clemente).
2007-01-12 05:31:44 · answer #6 · answered by DQW 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The eligibility lasts for about five years.
2007-01-13 12:17:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 years and then he is eligible for 20 years as long as he doesn't fall below being listed on 5% of the votes
2007-01-12 04:05:51 · answer #8 · answered by Willy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
5 years after a player retires, he automatically qualifies for HOF ballot.
2 exceptions to that rule were Lou Gehrig and Roberto Clemente
2007-01-12 04:37:01 · answer #9 · answered by skeets0001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 years is correct,20 years
2007-01-12 05:09:44 · answer #10 · answered by Ricky Lee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋