Phillies' Chase Utley Leads List of 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame First Ballot Candidates

Phillies’ Chase Utley Leads List of 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame First Ballot Candidates

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This past weekend, in the tiny village of Cooperstown, New York, the scorebook on the 2023 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductions was officially closed. Former Philadelphia Phillies’ star third baseman Scott Rolen, along with 19-year veteran Fred McGriff, were inducted into baseball’s hallowed hall. The bronze plaques have been placed and now the attention of the Baseball Writers Association of American (BBWAA) will turn to 2024 and the next class headed for immortality.

While not officially announced, an early look at the 2024 National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot is filled with a who’s who of from the past two decades of Major League Baseball. Included in that list are former Phils’ Bobby Abreu, closer Billy Wagner, slugger Ryan Howard, and shortstop Jimmy Rollins. That group is among a list of former players who have already been on the ballot in past years. There will also be a new group of former All-Stars that will be making their Baseball Hall of Fame ballot debut including former Phillies’ second baseman Chase Utley.

Utley will be joined by a handful of household names from the early-to-mid 2000’s including David Wright, Matt Holliday, Joe Mauer, and Adrian Beltre. It will be interesting to see how voters qualify players like Utley, Wright, and Mauer, all of whom were the best at their positions before injuries slowed each career.

The final ballot will be announced in January 2024 and inductions will occur on Sunday, July 24 from Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown.

Potential 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame First Ballot Candidates

2024 BBWAA Ballot (Unofficial) Table
											Batting Stats													Pitching Stats
Rk	Name	YoB	% of Ballots	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
15	Adrián Beltré	1st		163	55	21	93.5	48.7	71.1	55.8	2933	11068	1524	3166	477	1707	121	848	.286	.339	.480	.819	116														*5D/H64
16	Joe Mauer	1st		92	41	15	55.2	39.0	47.1	44.2	1858	6930	1018	2123	143	923	52	939	.306	.388	.439	.827	124														23*DH/9
17	Chase Utley	1st		94	36	16	64.5	49.3	56.9	57.0	1937	6857	1103	1885	259	1025	154	724	.275	.358	.465	.823	117														*4H3/D5
18	David Wright	1st		74	36	14	49.2	39.5	44.3	55.8	1585	5998	949	1777	242	970	196	762	.296	.376	.491	.867	133														*5/HD6
19	Bartolo Colon	1st		88	37	21	46.2	35.5	40.9	61.4	148	299	11	25	1	11	0	1	.084	.092	.107	.199	-46	247	188	4.12	106	1.312	565	552	0	3461.2	3593	439	948	2535	*1
20	Matt Holliday	1st		110	41	15	44.5	34.3	39.4	53.4	1903	7009	1157	2096	316	1220	108	802	.299	.379	.510	.889	132														*7DH/3
21	Adrián González	1st		90	31	15	43.5	34.6	39.1	53.4	1929	7139	997	2050	317	1202	6	782	.287	.358	.485	.843	129														*3HD/9
22	José Bautista	1st		78	26	15	36.7	38.2	37.5	56.7	1798	6051	1022	1496	344	975	70	1032	.247	.361	.475	.836	124														95DH873/4
23	José Reyes	1st		76	36	16	37.5	29.3	33.4	55.4	1877	7552	1180	2138	145	719	517	589	.283	.334	.427	.761	103	0	0	54.00	10	7.000	1	0	0	1.0	5	2	2	0	*654H/871
24	Victor Martinez	1st		63	37	16	32.0	29.0	30.5	44.2	1973	7297	914	2153	246	1178	7	730	.295	.360	.455	.815	118														D23H
25	James Shields	1st		28	18	13	30.7	28.2	29.4	61.4	70	142	15	24	0	6	0	3	.169	.186	.190	.376	5	145	139	4.01	102	1.272	407	405	0	2616.0	2581	361	746	2234	*1/H
26	Brandon Phillips	1st		68	28	17	28.4	24.8	26.6	57.0	1902	7378	1005	2029	211	951	209	420	.275	.320	.420	.740	95														*4H/5D6
27	Denard Span	1st		14	15	11	27.9	24.8	26.3	58.1	1359	5326	773	1498	71	490	185	515	.281	.347	.398	.745	103														*879H/D
28	Chase Headley	1st		11	13	12	25.9	24.2	25.1	55.8	1436	5088	637	1337	130	596	93	574	.263	.342	.399	.742	106														*57H3/D4
29	Yovani Gallardo	1st		17	13	12	22.3	20.8	21.6	61.4	221	427	37	86	12	42	0	13	.201	.228	.335	.563	50	121	101	4.06	101	1.365	319	307	1	1816.2	1770	205	710	1584	*1/H
30	Doug Fister	1st		12	9	10	19.6	19.5	19.5	61.4	65	105	6	16	0	4	0	3	.152	.176	.181	.357	-1	83	92	3.72	109	1.257	242	226	1	1422.1	1456	140	332	970	1/H
31	Brad Ziegler	1st		17	13	11	13.3	13.0	13.1	32.5	477	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	-22	37	38	2.75	149	1.257	739	0	105	717.1	654	32	248	479	*1
32	Ryan Madson	1st		41	14	13	13.5	12.6	13.0	32.5	562	49	3	6	0	2	0	2	.122	.157	.143	.300	-23	61	48	3.48	125	1.242	740	18	91	869.2	830	82	250	775	*1
33	Phil Hughes	1st		16	9	12	11.0	13.4	12.2	61.4	32	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	88	79	4.52	93	1.314	290	211	3	1291.0	1384	191	313	1040	1
34	Brandon Morrow	1st		10	9	12	11.1	10.5	10.8	32.5	115	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.040	.000	.040	-88	51	43	3.96	106	1.314	334	113	40	859.0	761	88	368	877	*1
35	Chris Tillman	1st		10	8	10	8.7	12.2	10.4	61.4	9	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	74	60	4.57	91	1.378	210	205	0	1145.0	1142	164	436	847	1
36	Jim Johnson	1st		21	7	13	8.3	11.7	10.0	32.5	206	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	38	46	3.79	111	1.335	674	2	178	704.2	704	54	237	531	*1
37	Santiago Casilla	1st		16	15	15	9.2	8.3	8.8	32.5	410	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	92	42	31	3.29	119	1.285	655	0	144	645.1	552	58	277	583	*1