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Welcome to Cooperstown, Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza.
Aiming to become the first ever unanimous selection into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Junior came up three votes short (437 out of 440 ballots cast), but he did set a new record for highest percentage of votes (99.3) all-time, passing Tom Seaver (98.8).
630 home runs.
1,836 RBIs.
10 #GoldGlove awards.
The sweetest swing.
IMMORTAL.
#HOF2016 electee, Ken Griffey Jr.
Piazza, who was in his fourth year on the ballot, rounds out the two-man Hall-of-Fame class with a solid 83.0 percent of the vote.
Jeff Bagwell and Tim Raines were hovering above the 75-percent line on the public ballots, but both of their percentages dipped after the final tally. It’s undoubtedly disappointing for both, but each player–especially Raines, who will be in his last year on the ballot–should safely make the cut in 2017, when players like Vladimir Guerrero, Ivan Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez join the ballot.
Here are the full 2016 voting results:
2016 Baseball Hall of Fame Voting Results
2016 Hall of Fame Class
Ken Griffey Jr.: 99.3 Percent
Mike Piazza: 83.0 Percent
Stay on 2017 Ballot
Jeff Bagwell: 71.6 Percent
Tim Raines: 69.8 Percent
Trevor Hoffman: 67.3 Percent
Curt Schilling: 52.3 Percent
Roger Clemens: 45.2 Percent
Barry Bonds: 44.3 Percent
Edgar Martinez: 43.4 Percent
Mike Mussina 43.0 Percent
Alan Trammell: 40.9 Percent
Lee Smith: 34.1 Percent
Fred McGriff: 20.9 Percent
Jeff Kent: 16.6 Percent
Larry Walker: 15.5 Percent
Gary Sheffield: 11.6 Percent
Billy Wagner: 10.5 Percent
Sammy Sosa: 7.0 Percent
Eliminated From 2017 Ballot (Less Than 5 Percent)
Mark McGwire: 12.3 Percent (10th Year on Ballot)
Jim Edmonds: 2.5 Percent
Nomar Garciaparra: 1.8 Percent
Mike Sweeney: 0.7 Percent
David Eckstein: 0.5 Percent
Jason Kendall: 0.5 Percent
Garret Anderson: 0.2 Percent
Brad Ausmus, Luis Castillo, Troy Glaus, Mark Grudzielanek, Mike Hampton, Mike Lowell, Randy Winn all received zero votes
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