Los Angeles – In its seventh annual Hall of Fame election, the IBWAA selected Ken Griffey, Jr. unanimously (230 votes) and Edgar Martinez, with 75.22% of the vote (173 votes). A 75% threshold is required for election.
Trevor Hoffman finished in third place with 70.87%, followed by Mike Mussina (68.26%), Roger Clemens (66.09%, after receiving 64.76% in 2015) and Barry Bonds (65.65%; 63.44% last year). There are 423 members in the IBWAA; 230 voted in this election.
The 2016 IBWAA Hall of Fame ballot compared identically to the BBWAA ballot, with the following exceptions:
1. Mike Piazza’s name did not appear on the IBWAA ballot because he was elected by the group in 2013.
2. Jeff Bagwell’s name does not appear on the IBWAA ballot because he was elected by the group in 2015.
3. Tim Raines’ name does not appear on the IBWAA ballot because he was elected by the group in 2015.
Per a group decision in January, 2014, the IBWAA allows members to vote for up to 15 players, instead of the previous 10, beginning with the 2015 election. In the 2016 election, 99 members voted for 10 or more candidates. Twenty-one members voted for 15 candidates. The average vote per member was 8.74.
Complete voting results are as follows:
Player Name
|
Votes
|
Percentage
|
Ken Griffey, Jr.
|
230
|
100.00%
|
Edgar Martinez
|
173
|
75.22%
|
Trevor Hoffman
|
163
|
70.87%
|
Mike Mussina
|
157
|
68.26%
|
Roger Clemens
|
152
|
66.09%
|
Barry Bonds
|
151
|
65.65%
|
Curt Schilling
|
147
|
63.91%
|
Alan Trammell
|
135
|
58.70%
|
Larry Walker
|
104
|
45.22%
|
Fred McGriff
|
83
|
36.09%
|
Mark McGwire
|
83
|
36.09%
|
Jeff Kent
|
78
|
33.91%
|
Lee Smith
|
75
|
32.61%
|
Gary Sheffield
|
74
|
32.17%
|
Billy Wagner
|
71
|
30.87%
|
Sammy Sosa
|
57
|
24.78%
|
Jim Edmonds
|
50
|
21.74%
|
Nomar Garciaparra
|
14
|
6.09%
|
Mike Hampton
|
3
|
1.30%
|
Mike Lowell
|
2
|
0.87%
|
Troy Glaus
|
2
|
0.87%
|
David Eckstein
|
1
|
0.43%
|
Garret Anderson
|
1
|
0.43%
|
Jason Kendall
|
1
|
0.43%
|
Luis Castillo
|
1
|
0.43%
|
Mark Grudzielanek
|
1
|
0.43%
|
Mike Sweeney
|
1
|
0.43%
|
Brad Ausmus
|
0
|
0.00%
|
Randy Winn
|
0
|
0.00%
|
Ballot tabulations by Brian Wittig & Associates.
The IBWAA was established July 4, 2009 to organize and promote the growing online baseball media, and to serve as a digital alternative to the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA). Voting for full season awards takes place in September of each year, with selections being announced in November. The IBWAA also holds a Hall of Fame election in December of each year, with results being announced the following January.
In 2010, the IBWAA began voting in its own relief pitcher category, establishing the Rollie Fingers American League Relief Pitcher of the Year and the Hoyt Wilhelm National League Relief Pitcher of the Year Awards.
Among approximately 400 others, IBWAA members include Jim Bowden, Jim Caple, David Schoenfield and Mark A. Simon of ESPN.com; Tim Brown, Yahoo! Sports; Craig Calcaterra, NBC Sports Hardball Talk; Bill Chuck, GammonsDaily.com; Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Danny Knobler, Bleacher Report; Kevin Kennedy; Kostya Kennedy, Sports Illustrated; Will Leitch, Sports on Earth; Bruce Markusen, Hardball Times; Ross Newhan; Dayn Perry and Matt Snyder, CBSSports.com; Tom Hoffarth and J.P. Hoornstra Los Angeles Daily News; Pedro Moura, Orange County Register; Tracy Ringolsby, MLB.com; Ken Rosenthal, FoxSports.com; Eno Sarris, FanGraphs; Dan Schlossberg, USA Today; Jesse Spector, Sporting News and Wendy Thurm.
Association membership is open to any and all Internet baseball writers, with a yearly fee of $20, or $35 lifetime. Discounts for groups and scholarships are available. Members must be 18 years of age to apply.
For more information please visit www.ibwaa.com.
For more information please visit www.ibwaa.com.
Contact:
Howard Cole
Founding Director, IBWAAbaseballsavvy@aol.com
Founding Director, IBWAAbaseballsavvy@aol.com
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