Baseball Hall of Fame Pitchers and Catchers by Baseball Almanac

Baseball Hall of Fame Pitchers & Catchers

The few, the elite, the enshrined members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Listed below in positional order are the pitchers and catchers who are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

"I'm proud of my stats, but I don't think I ever got on for Joe Morgan. If I stole a base, it was to help us win a game, and I like to think that's what made me special." - Joe Morgan

Hall of Fame Members Catchers
Name	Year	Method	Ballots	Votes	%
Johnny Bench	1989	BBWAA	447	431	96.42%
Yogi Berra	1972	BBWAA	396	339	85.61%
Roger Bresnahan	1945	Veterans
Roy Campanella	1969	BBWAA	340	270	79.41%
Gary Carter	2003	BBWAA	496	387	78.02%
Mickey Cochrane	1947	BBWAA	161	128	79.50%
Bill Dickey	1954	BBWAA	252	202	80.16%
Buck Ewing	1939	Veterans
Rick Ferrell	1984	Veterans
Carlton Fisk	2000	BBWAA	499	397	79.56%
Gabby Hartnett	1955	BBWAA	251	195	77.69%
Ernie Lombardi	1986	Veterans
Ray Schalk	1955	Veterans
Name	Year	Method	Ballots	Votes	%
Hall of Fame Catchers

Hall of Fame Members Pitchers
Name	Year	Method	Ballots	Votes	%
Grover Alexander^(bio)	1938	BBWAA	262	212	80.92%
Chief Bender	1953	Veterans
Mordecai Brown	1949	Veterans
Jim Bunning	1996	Veterans
Steve Carlton	1994	BBWAA	455	436	95.82%
Jack Chesbro	1946	Veterans
John Clarkson	1963	Veterans
Stan Coveleski	1969	Veterans
Candy Cummings	1939	Veterans
Dizzy Dean	1953	BBWAA	264	209	79.17%
Don Drysdale	1984	BBWAA	403	316	78.41%
Dennis Eckersley	2004	BBWAA	506	421	83.20%
Red Faber	1964	Veterans
Bob Feller	1962	BBWAA	160	150	93.75%
Rollie Fingers	1992	BBWAA	430	349	81.16%
Whitey Ford	1974	BBWAA	365	284	77.81%
Pud Galvin	1965	Veterans
Bob Gibson	1981	BBWAA	401	337	84.04%
Lefty Gomez	1972	Veterans
Goose Gossage	2008	BBWAA	543	466	85.81%
Burleigh Grimes	1964	Veterans
Lefty Grove	1947	BBWAA	161	123	76.40%
Jesse Haines	1970	Veterans
Waite Hoyt	1969	Veterans
Carl Hubbell	1947	BBWAA	161	140	86.96%
Catfish Hunter	1987	BBWAA	413	315	76.27%
Fergie Jenkins	1991	BBWAA	443	334	75.40%
Walter Johnson	1936	BBWAA	226	189	83.63%
Addie Joss	1978	Veterans
Tim Keefe	1964	Veterans
Sandy Koufax	1972	BBWAA	396	344	86.87%
Bob Lemon	1976	BBWAA	388	305	78.61%
Ted Lyons	1955	BBWAA	251	217	86.45%
Juan Marichal	1983	BBWAA	374	313	83.69%
Rube Marquard	1971	Veterans
Christy Mathewson	1936	BBWAA	226	205	90.71%
Joe McGinnity	1946	Veterans
Hal Newhouser	1992	Veterans
Kid Nichols	1949	Veterans
Phil Niekro	1997	BBWAA	473	380	80.34%
Jim Palmer	1990	BBWAA	444	411	92.57%
Herb Pennock	1948	BBWAA	121	94	77.69%
Gaylord Perry	1991	BBWAA	443	342	77.20%
Eddie Plank	1946	Veterans
Old Hoss Radbourn	1939	Veterans
Eppa Rixey	1963	Veterans
Robin Roberts	1976	BBWAA	388	337	86.86%
Red Ruffing	1967	BBWAA	306	266	86.93%
Amos Rusie	1977	Veterans
Nolan Ryan	1999	BBWAA	497	491	98.79%
Tom Seaver	1992	BBWAA	430	425	98.84%
Hilton Smith	2001	Veterans
Warren Spahn	1973	BBWAA	380	315	82.89%
Bruce Sutter	2006	BBWAA	520	400	76.09%
Don Sutton	1998	BBWAA	473	386	81.61%
Dazzy Vance	1955	BBWAA	251	205	81.67%
Rube Waddell	1946	Veterans
Ed Walsh	1946	Veterans
Mickey Welch	1973	Veterans
Hoyt Wilhelm	1985	BBWAA	395	331	83.80%
Vic Willis	1995	Veterans
Early Wynn	1972	BBWAA	396	301	76.01%
Cy Young	1937	BBWAA	201	153	76.12%
Name	Year	Method	Ballots	Votes	%
Hall of Fame Pitchers

Did you know that you could use the charts posted above to determine who the first inductees were at each and every position?

Players who received the highest percentage of votes by position are: George Sisler (1B), Rod Carew (2B), George Brett (3B), Cal Ripken, Jr. (SS), Johnny Bench (C), Tom Seaver (P), Carl Yastrzemski (LF), Ty Cobb (CF), and Hank Aaron (RF).

Do you know which of these pitchers & catchers were elected to the National Baseball Fall of Fame the first time they appeared on a ballot?

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