Interactive 2011 Hall of Fame Ballot

By Adam Darowski for Beyond the Box Score

Click and drag to move the players around. Compare them to each other—or to the Hall of Fame Median. Be sure to return to the original post at Beyond the Box Score to discuss the players on the ballot—and the ballot itself.

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Position Players

Jeff Bagwell 79.9/38.7/9.7
79.9
38.7
9.7
Barry Larkin 68.9/25.7/1.6
68.9
25.7
1.6
Larry Walker 67.3/23.3/4.4
67.3
23.3
4.4
Edgar Martinez 67.2/28.6/2.3
67.2
28.6
2.3
Alan Trammell 66.9/26.1/3.8
66.9
26.1
3.8
Rafael Palmeiro 66.0/20.5/1.6
66.0
20.5
1.6
Tim Raines 64.6/21.4/2.3
64.6
21.4
2.3
Roberto Alomar 63.5/23.9/4.2
63.5
23.9
4.2
Mark McGwire 63.1/25.3/2.5
68.9
25.7
1.6
HoF Median 58.0/21.5/2.6
58.0
21.5
2.6
John Olerud 56.8/20.1/4.3
68.9
25.7
1.6
Fred McGriff 50.5/14.0/0.7
68.9
25.7
1.6
Dale Murphy 44.2/16.1/2.9
68.9
25.7
1.6
Don Mattingly 39.8/14.8/1.6
68.9
25.7
1.6
Dave Parker 37.8/16.9/2.7
68.9
25.7
1.6
Harold Baines 37.0/1.7/0
68.9
25.7
1.6
B.J. Surhoff 34.4/2.6/0
68.9
25.7
1.6
Juan Gonzalez 33.5/8/0.7
68.9
25.7
1.6
Raul Mondesi 27.2/6.1/0
68.9
25.7
1.6
Tino Martinez 25.7/4.1/0
68.9
25.7
1.6
Marquis Grissom 25.6/6.9/0
68.9
25.7
1.6
Benito Santiago 23.8/0/0
68.9
25.7
1.6
Charles Johnson 22.0/1.5/0
68.9
25.7
1.6
Bret Boone 21.4/11.3/4.4
68.9
25.7
1.6
Bobby Higginson 21.4/3.2/0
68.9
25.7
1.6
Carlos Baerga 16.0/4.3/0
68.9
25.7
1.6
Note: Lenny Harris was not included even though he's on the Hall of Fame ballot. His career WAR was negative, so he would not display with this visualization.

Pitchers

Bert Blyleven 90.1/36.1/4.9
68.9
25.7
1.6
Kevin Brown 64.8/25.1/4.8
68.9
25.7
1.6
HoF Median 56.9/25.9/6.4
68.9
25.7
1.6
Jack Morris 39.3/9.4/0
68.9
25.7
1.6
Al Leiter 38.8/11/0.5
68.9
25.7
1.6
Lee Smith 30.3/1.5/0
68.9
25.7
1.6
John Franco 25.8/0.2/0
68.9
25.7
1.6
Kirk Rueter 12.1/0/0
68.9
25.7
1.6
Key
Wins Above Replacement (WAR)
Wins Above Excellence (WAE)
Wins Above MVP (WAM)

Wins Above Replacement data from Baseball-Reference.com. Wins Above Excellence is the total of all single season WAR above 3.0. Wins Above MVP is the total of all single season WAR above 6.0. Wins Above Excellence aims to measure only "excellent" seasons while Wins Above MVP aims to capture dominant MVP-worthy performances.