Quite stunning that CC got in on the first ballot.
Consider the case of Johnny Mize...
Hall of Fame votes...
1960 BBWAA (16.7%)
1962 BBWAA ( 8.8%)
1964 BBWAA (26.9%)
1964 Run Off ( 6.0%)
1966 BBWAA (26.8%)
1967 BBWAA (30.5%)
1967 Run Off ( 4.6%)
1968 BBWAA (36.4%)
1969 BBWAA (34.1%)
1970 BBWAA (42.0%)
1971 BBWAA (43.6%)
1972 BBWAA (39.6%)
1973 BBWAA (41.3%)
1981 Veterans (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1981 by Veteran's Committee
SUMMARY
WAR 70.6
AB 6443
H 2011
HR 359
BA .312
R 1118
RBI 1337
SB 28
OBP .397
SLG .562
OPS .959
OPS+ 158
Hall of Fame Statistics
Black Ink
Batting - 50 (33rd), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray Ink
Batting - 202 (50th), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Monitor
Batting - 175 (62nd), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards
Batting - 47 (104th), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS
First Base (9th):
70.6 career WAR | 48.4 7yr-peak WAR | 59.5 JAWS | 6.1 WAR/162
Average HOF 1B (out of 25):
64.8 career WAR | 42.0 7yr-peak WAR | 53.4 JAWS | 4.8 WAR/162
https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...mizejo01.shtml
