1972 Hall of Fame Voting

Baseball Writers

  • 396 total ballots (297 votes needed for election)
Baseball Writers Table
Batting Stats Pitching Stats
Rk Name YoB Votes %vote HOFm HOFs Yrs WAR WAR7 JAWS Jpos G AB R H HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ W L ERA ERA+ WHIP G GS SV IP H HR BB SO Pos Summary
1Sandy Koufax1st34486.9%227461248.946.047.461.53977762675228043.097.145.116.261-26165872.761311.10639731492324.117542048172396*1
2Yogi Berra2nd33985.6%227491959.538.048.744.32120755511752150358143030704.285.348.482.830125 *2H79/35
3Early Wynn4th30176.0%141442361.038.849.961.57961704136365171731141.214.274.285.559543002443.541071.329691611164564.0429133817752334*1H
4Ralph Kiner HOF10th23559.3%137351048.042.745.353.41472520597114513691015221011.279.398.548.946149 *783H
5Gil Hodges HOF4th16140.7%83321843.833.638.753.42071703011051921370127463943.273.359.487.846120 *3H275/948
6Johnny Mize HOF10th15739.6%175471570.648.459.553.41884644311182011359133728856.312.397.562.959158 *3H/9
7Enos Slaughter HOF7th14937.6%90411957.637.347.456.723807946124723831691304711018.300.382.453.834124 *9*7*H/8
8Pee Wee Reese HOF8th12932.6%100391668.442.055.255.521668058133821701268852321210.269.366.377.74399 *65H
9Marty Marion11th12030.3%57171331.825.728.855.51572550660214483662435470.263.323.345.66881 *6/H5
10Bob Lemon HOF8th11729.5%118341548.238.743.561.5615118314827437147293.232.288.386.674832071283.231191.337460350222850.0255918012511277*1H/859
11George Kell HOF8th11529.0%90291537.628.232.956.31795670288020547887051621.306.367.414.781112 *53H/749
12Allie Reynolds11th10526.5%110331325.421.023.261.547585756140179161.163.223.198.422181821073.301091.386434309482492.1219313312611423*1H
13Red Schoendienst HOF4th10426.3%110301944.832.738.857.122168479122324498477389606.289.337.387.72494 *4H765/8
14Phil Rizzuto HOF10th10326.0%87231342.234.838.555.516615816877158838563149651.273.351.355.70693 *6/H4
15Hal Newhouser HOF9th9223.2%140341762.852.757.861.549299970201281389.201.267.233.500362071503.061301.311488374262993.0267413612491796*1/H
16Duke Snider HOF3rd8421.2%152471865.949.557.758.22143716112592116407133399971.295.380.540.919140 *89H7
17Nellie Fox HOF2nd6416.2%163321949.437.143.357.123679232127926633579076719.288.348.363.71094 *4H/53
18Phil Cavarretta9th6115.4%42222236.826.331.553.42030675499019779592065820.293.372.416.788118 *3H897
19Al Dark7th5513.9%51261444.033.738.955.5182872191064208912675759430.289.333.411.744980018.00332.0001101.01110*6*5H7/4391
20Dom DiMaggio8th369.1%64281133.528.130.858.2139956401046168087618100750.298.383.419.802111 *8/H97
21Bobo Newsom10th317.8%69232047.836.442.161.56091337872531102117.189.200.217.417102112223.981071.463600483213759.1376920617322082*1/H
22X-Charlie Keller11th246.1%47301343.639.241.453.411703790725108518976045784.286.410.518.928152 *7H9
23Johnny Sain7th215.3%55171129.431.130.261.5433774691903101024.245.270.304.574581391163.491071.300412245532125.22145179619910*1/H
24Mickey Vernon7th123.0%72332035.525.630.653.424098731119624951721311137955.286.359.428.787116 *3H/79
25Richie Ashburn HOF5th112.8%112411564.244.554.358.22189836513222574295862341198.308.396.382.778111 *8H79/4
26Bobby Thomson7th102.5%31211533.627.430.558.2177963059031705264102638559.270.332.462.794110 *8*75H9/43
27Ted Kluszewski6th102.5%77241531.428.529.953.4171859298481766279102820492.298.353.498.850123 *3H
28Roy McMillan1st92.3%27161625.820.123.055.52093675273916396859441665.243.314.321.63572 *6H/54
29Harvey Haddix2nd92.3%30201433.326.830.161.553179895169464446.212.255.296.551471361133.631081.233453286202235.021542406011575*1H/9
30Bobby Shantz3rd92.3%52161634.724.929.832.557854860107146347.195.265.245.50938119993.381191.260537171481935.217951516431072*1H/8
31Walker Cooper5th82.0%74321827.222.724.944.314734702573134117381218309.285.332.464.796116 *2*H
32Bobby Richardson1st82.0%6912128.010.39.257.11412538664314323439073262.266.299.335.63477 *4H5/6
33Don Newcombe7th71.8%83281238.734.736.761.54719179924615109290.268.336.361.69783153963.571141.20736030572251.221882555301187*1H
34Dutch Leonard6th51.3%45242048.932.740.861.5640105453177069120.168.185.193.37841911813.251191.256640375453218.133041587371170*1
35Harry Brecheen6th51.3%67271242.232.737.461.532167348129244045.192.247.235.48130133922.921331.188318240181907.21731116536901*1/H
36Vic Raschi6th41.0%82251016.516.416.561.526960845112150047.184.243.217.46025132663.721051.31626925531819.016661387279441
37Billy Pierce3rd41.0%82351853.237.745.461.5616110294203069165.184.232.203.435192111693.271191.260585433333306.2298928411781999*1H/3
38Gil McDougald7th41.0%54211040.732.236.557.113364676697129111257645559.276.356.410.766111 *4*56H
39Carl Erskine6th41.0%48181213.915.014.561.53605885192131012.156.175.180.355-7122784.001011.328335216131718.21637199646981*1/H
40Vic Wertz3rd41.0%35261727.021.724.356.718626099867169226611789828.277.364.469.833122 *9*3H7/8
41X-Vic Power2nd30.8%38101215.216.816.053.416276046765171612665845279.284.315.411.72597 *345H87/96
42X-Roy Sievers2nd30.8%50261725.422.824.153.4188763879451703318114714841.267.354.475.829124 *3*7H85/9
43X-Eddie Lopat5th20.5%64271232.227.329.761.535788787187577073.211.271.268.539501661123.211161.27734031832439.12464179650859*1/H
44X-Preacher Roe6th20.5%55211229.730.230.061.53336203768128038.110.161.119.280-24127843.431161.259333261101914.11907199504956*1
45X-Carl Furillo5th20.5%41271534.625.530.156.7180663788951910192105848514.299.355.458.813112 *9*8H7
46X-Jackie Jensen6th10.3%56251127.824.726.356.7143852368101463199929143750.279.369.460.829120 *987H
Notes: Each voting cycle, qualified members of the BBWAA name no more than 10 eligible players whom they consider worthy of Hall of Fame honors. To be enshrined, a player must be named on at least 75% of the voters' ballots. Currently, players are removed from the ballot if they are named on fewer than 5% of ballots or have been on the ballot 15 times without election. Changed to 10 times prior to the 2015 election.

"X" means off ballot for future elections. "HOF" means they were selected to the Hall of Fame in a future election.

Veterans Committee

Veterans Committee Table
Batting Stats Pitching Stats Manager
Rk Name Inducted As HOFm HOFs Yrs WAR WAR7 JAWS Jpos G AB R H HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ W L ERA ERA+ WHIP G GS SV IP H HR BB SO Pos Summary W L W-L%
1Lefty Gomezas Player128341438.736.137.461.536890459133058150.147.194.159.353-71891023.341251.352368320102503.0229013810951468*1
2Will Harridgeas Pioneer/Executive
3Ross Youngsas Player71321032.730.831.856.712114627812149142592153550.322.399.441.839130 *9/4H87
Notes: Various groups of Hall of Fame members and others charged with the induction of players who were not voted in by the BBWAA, as well as Negro League players and non-playing personnel (including managers, owners, and executives). To be enshrined, players must be named on at least 75% of the Committee members' ballots.

Negro League Committee

Negro League Committee Table
Batting Stats Pitching Stats Manager
Rk Name Inducted As HOFm HOFs Yrs WAR WAR7 JAWS Jpos G AB R H HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ W L ERA ERA+ WHIP G GS SV IP H HR BB SO Pos Summary W L W-L%
1Josh Gibsonas Player175361438.326.932.644.3602216861280816673340336.373.458.7181.1762140021.60283.0001001.24010*23/97581
2Buck Leonardas Player102351430.019.624.853.460421635497489754832403.346.453.5931.046180 *3/7
Notes: A special committee formed in 1971-1977 elected one or two players per year. Then in 2006, a special committee of 12 baseball historians was formed. The committee considered almost 100 Negro League and pre-Negro League players, managers, & executives before electing 17 to the Hall of Fame