The Best Baseball Players NOT in the Hall of Fame
The best baseball players not in the hall of fame are here on this list, though the 2020 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot has room for some of these stars. In order to be considered as slighted by the baseball hall of fame, a player must be non-active and have had the ability to appear on the hall of fame ballot at least once. Some of these men are considered to be among the greatest baseball players of all time, yet remain off of the "official" list of the best MLB players ever at the baseball hall of fame in Cooperstown.
What keeps a player out of the baseball hall of fame? Some of these players- like Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire- have been involved in PED (performance enhancing drug) scandals, others broke the cardinal rule of not betting on the sport (Pete Rose), and still others were involved in a baseball player scandal, like Shoeless Joe Jackson who is said to have contributed to his team throwing the World Series. Some of the best baseball players are simply not on the list because they haven't yet acquired the 75% vote necessary for induction.
Who should be in the baseball hall of fame? What top baseball players are not in the hall of fame? Who are the best players not in the baseball hall of fame? These are the questions addressed here in the list of the greatest baseball players not in the hall of fame. If your favorite player isn't on the list, make sure to add them so others can agree or disagree.
If you're keeping track of the best current baseball players make sure to check on that list and vote for your favorite baseball all-star.
- Outfielder
- Birthplace: South Carolina
- Teams: Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Naps, Cleveland Indians
- Manager, Outfielder, Infielder
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
- Teams: Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds
- Nationality: Panama
- Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
- Bats: Right-handed
- Teams: New York Yankees
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: Pequannock, New Jersey, United States of America
- Bats: Right-handed
- Teams: New York Yankees
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020
- First baseman
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: Patoka Township, Princeton, Indiana, United States of America
- Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Mets
- Starting pitcher, Pitcher
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America
- Teams: Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros
- Right fielder, Outfielder
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: Hibbing, Minnesota, United States of America
- Teams: Kansas City Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees
- First baseman
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: Tampa, Florida
- Teams: San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays
- Right fielder, Outfielder, Center fielder
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: Portland, Oregon
- Teams: Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: New York City, New York
- Teams: Seattle Mariners
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019
- Nationality: Canada
- Birthplace: Maple Ridge, Canada
- Bats: Left-handed
- Teams: Montreal Expos, Colorado Rockies, St. Louis Cardinals
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020
- Catcher
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: Akron, Ohio
- Teams: New York Yankees
- Manager, First baseman
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: Evansville, Center Township, Indiana, United States of America
- Teams: New York Yankees
- Designated hitter, Right fielder, Outfielder
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: Calhoun City, Mississippi
- Teams: Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Cincinnati Reds
- Starting pitcher, Pitcher
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
- Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees
- Pitcher
- Nationality: United States of America, Germany
- Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States of America
- Teams: San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets
- Pitcher
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States of America
- Bats: Right-handed
- Teams: Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, New York Yankees
- Starting pitcher, Pitcher
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: Zeeland, Michigan, United States of America
- Teams: Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Teams: Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019
- First baseman
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Teams: San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Left fielder, Infielder, First baseman
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela
- Bats: Ambidexterity
- Teams: San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians
- Second baseman
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: New York City, New York
- Teams: Detroit Tigers
- Designated hitter, Right fielder, Outfielder
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: Pinar del Río, Cuba
- Teams: Minnesota Twins
- Pitcher
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: Marianao, Cuba
- Teams: Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees
- Nationality: United States of America
- Birthplace: Jamestown, Louisiana
- Teams: Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals
Inducted in the Hall of Fame in 2019