Ken Davidoff Has a Near-Perfect Hall of Fame Ballot (by Hall Rating)
Jan 8, 2014 by Adam Darowski
Last week, I wrote that Michael Silverman of The Boston Herald had the ballot that most closely resembled how the Hall of Stats would vote (you know, if it had one). The top ten candidates by Hall Rating have a total Hall Rating of 1965. Silverman’s ten candidates totaled 1939, bringing him shockingly close to perfect.
Then Ken Davidoff posted his ballot on Sunday. And his total is 1962. He’s the new leader—and he’ll be pretty much impossible to beat.
The only difference between Davidoff’s ballot and a “perfect” Hall of Stats ballot is his inclusion of Frank Thomas (140 Hall Rating) over Alan Trammell (143 Hall Rating). Other than that, he got everyone.
Here’s an updated list of all ballots available in @leokitty's spreadsheet.
| BBWAA Member | Score | Ballot Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Davidoff | 1962 | http://bit.ly/1a9zESx |
| Mike Silverman | 1939 | http://bit.ly/1eGbN0s |
| Mark Hale | 1937 | http://bit.ly/1doobM8 |
| David Lennon | 1902 | http://bit.ly/1cJQSTw |
| Jeff Passan | 1902 | http://bit.ly/1ejQttl |
| Joe Posnanski | 1902 | http://bit.ly/1asiA6s |
| Jose de Jesus Ortiz | 1900 | http://bit.ly/1cZI1m1 |
| Jon Becker | 1898 | http://bit.ly/1apuuxY |
| Chaz Scoggins | 1898 | http://bit.ly/Kpmk2q |
| Bob Klapisch | 1893 | http://bit.ly/1havdeg |
| Mike Vaccaro | 1887 | http://bit.ly/1ltbg2u |
| Lynn Henning | 1873 | http://bit.ly/JE3fcb |
| Tim Cowlishaw | 1867 | https://twitter.com/TimCowlishaw/status/417346697451147265 |
| Larry Stone | 1865 | http://bit.ly/1haw8vj |
| Brendan Roberts | 1862 | http://es.pn/1fa0yOe |
| Bob Smizik | 1853 | http://bit.ly/19p40Qh |
| Gordon Edes | 1852 | http://es.pn/Khclfm |
| Adam Rubin | 1850 | http://es.pn/1fZShvC |
| Rob Maaddi | 1849 | http://bit.ly/1fa2Uwx |
| Jack Magruder | 1845 | http://bit.ly/1cZGNae |
| David Maril | 1841 | http://bit.ly/1fOL0vv |
| Gerry Fraley | 1837 | http://bit.ly/1hdrWuI |
| Mark Saxon | 1833 | http://es.pn/1fa0yOe |
| Henry Schulman | 1833 | http://bit.ly/19NGp94 |
| Tracy Ringolsby | 1832 | http://bit.ly/1havlKL |
| Tim Kawakami | 1831 | http://bit.ly/1cJwIhE |
| Ian O'Connor | 1829 | http://es.pn/1fa0yOe |
| Dave Perkins | 1829 | Canadian Baseball Podcast |
| TR Sullivan | 1826 | http://atmlb.com/1iOYMma |
| Mark Topkin | 1821 | http://bit.ly/1eoRH6s |
| Mike Dyer | 1818 | http://bit.ly/1azPeDg |
| Bob Sansevere | 1817 | http://bit.ly/18OOMnl |
| John Tomase | 1813 | http://bit.ly/1hav0YD |
| Tim Kurkijan | 1806 | http://es.pn/1fa0yOe |
| Ray Ratto | 1806 | http://bit.ly/1czADLn |
| Carl Steward | 1806 | http://bit.ly/1bOXv9l |
| Bob Herzog | 1803 | http://bit.ly/1ePbH6M http://bit.ly/1ePbHUj |
| George A King III | 1803 | http://bit.ly/1cWVdGM |
| Aurelio Moreno | 1803 | http://bit.ly/1cWUQvK |
| Buster Olney | 1803 | http://es.pn/1fa0yOe |
| Joel Sherman | 1802 | http://bit.ly/1cWVdGM |
| Mike Imrem | 1800 | http://bit.ly/19QyWJz |
| Barry Bloom | 1781 | http://bit.ly/190PVdR |
| Jim Caple | 1773 | http://es.pn/1fa0yOe |
| Joe Henderson | 1773 | https://www.facebook.com/JoeHendersonTribune# |
| Nick Cafardo | 1760 | http://b.globe.com/1ejQxZS |
| Frank Clines | 1743 | http://bit.ly/1cV1aQw |
| Marc Maturo | 1740 | http://bit.ly/18OP25S |
| Marcos Breton | 1737 | http://bit.ly/1iOUT0p |
| Peter Pascarelli | 1730 | http://es.pn/1fa0yOe |
| Mike Shalin | 1729 | |
| Bob Nightengale | 1725 | http://bit.ly/KozmxM |
| Bob Elliot | 1718 | Sportsnet Fan 590 (Canadian sports radio) |
| Pete Abraham | 1702 | http://bo.st/1fOKD43 |
| Richard Griffin | 1664 | http://bit.ly/KhihVL |
| Jeff Blair | 1640 | https://twitter.com/GloBlair/status/420721458470330368 |
| Jack McCaffery | 1638 | http://bit.ly/1cV1oHv |
| William Ballou | 1600 | email correspondence |
| Barry Rozner | 1600 | http://bit.ly/19QyWJz |
| Rob Parker | 1594 | http://bit.ly/1havsGi |
| Mark Newman | 1577 | http://atmlb.com/1iOYMma |
| Carrie Muskat | 1562 | http://atmlb.com/1iOYMma |
| Wallace Matthews | 1560 | http://es.pn/1havE8z |
| Chris DeLuca | 1554 | http://bit.ly/Khi6d2 |
| John Erardi | 1552 | http://cin.ci/JzVt3j |
| Peter Gammons | 1552 | MLB Network |
| Scott Priestle | 1544 | https://twitter.com/spriestle/status/420185744888434689 |
| Ken Rosenthal | 1544 | http://foxs.pt/1cV1j6G |
| Mike Berardino | 1540 | http://bit.ly/JGqT8q |
| Rick Gosselin | 1534 | http://dallasne.ws/1eCLf0i |
| Troy Renck | 1524 | http://bit.ly/1eoRFeP |
| Evan Grant | 1523 | http://bit.ly/Khi3Oe |
| Tom Haudricourt | 1513 | https://twitter.com/Haudricourt/status/420677037179666432 |
| Tim Brown | 1512 | http://bit.ly/1hdsYXC |
| Jerry Crasnick | 1512 | http://es.pn/1fa0yOe |
| Jack Curry | 1485 | http://bit.ly/KstS4k |
| Mike Nadel | 1485 | http://bit.ly/1eCL70M |
| Richard Justice | 1481 | http://bit.ly/18OOw7P |
| John Harper | 1474 | http://bit.ly/1hdrKf8 |
| Phil Rogers | 1465 | http://bit.ly/1ag6vBs |
| Kirby Arnold | 1457 | http://bit.ly/1gaVm9i |
| Steve Buckley | 1457 | http://bit.ly/1hdsMI0 |
| Jeff Jacobs | 1457 | http://cour.at/1l5Im8E |
| Bob Ryan | 1457 | http://b.globe.com/18OOIDY |
| Mel Antonen | 1456 | http://bit.ly/Khcyzg |
| Jim Henneman | 1456 | http://bit.ly/1eoRT5O |
| Juan C Rodriguez | 1455 | http://bit.ly/1czANCA |
| Thom Loverro | 1452 | http://bit.ly/1jBg5si |
| John Delcos | 1448 | http://bit.ly/1hds6Ce |
| Roch Kubatko | 1448 | http://bit.ly/1hW5ofw |
| Chris Bahr | 1444 | http://bit.ly/KsvNpx |
| Gene Myers | 1444 | http://on.freep.com/1eAJ6O4 |
| Mike Bass | 1432 | http://bit.ly/JGqT8q |
| Dave Krieger | 1428 | http://bit.ly/1cOEfdr |
| Jayson Stark | 1416 | http://es.pn/1fa0yOe |
| Jay Dunn | 1404 | http://bit.ly/18zHBRT |
| Jim Ingraham | 1396 | http://bit.ly/1ag5WYe |
| Peter Botte | 1394 | http://bit.ly/1hdsCAl |
| Don Burke | 1390 | http://bit.ly/1cWVdGM |
| Teddy Greenstein | 1387 | http://bit.ly/1fOKIoi |
| Bruce Miles | 1385 | http://bit.ly/19QyWJz |
| Fred Klein | 1371 | http://bit.ly/1cMsdRq |
| Rick Plumlee | 1356 | http://bit.ly/1hauRo4 |
| Jim Street | 1356 | http://bit.ly/1cEXFgv |
| Scott Miller | 1352 | https://twitter.com/ScottMillerBbl/status/420727248363069441 |
| Steve Serby | 1349 | http://bit.ly/1cWVdGM |
| Phil Arvia | 1348 | |
| Chris Haft | 1347 | http://atmlb.com/1iOYMma |
| Paul Hoynes | 1344 | http://bit.ly/Kv4CLp |
| Ross Newhan | 1331 | http://bit.ly/1kkUGUv |
| Jerry Green | 1327 | http://bit.ly/1ag6EVz |
| Jon Heyman | 1327 | http://cbsprt.co/KAuyp2 |
| Garry Brown | 1317 | http://bit.ly/1iAP4Uj |
| Chris Elsberry | 1308 | http://bit.ly/1iv4vNZ |
| Lyle Spencer | 1302 | http://atmlb.com/1iOYMma |
| Tony Massarotti | 1300 | https://twitter.com/TonyMassarotti/status/418945727793209344 |
| Steve Simmons | 1294 | http://bit.ly/1eGbDpS |
| Phil Hersh | 1266 | http://bit.ly/1lhCl8L |
| Ron Chimelis | 1261 | http://bit.ly/1g6Zjvv |
| Bob Sherwin | 1260 | http://bit.ly/1cEYkym |
| Scot Gregor | 1246 | http://bit.ly/19QyWJz |
| Dan McGrath | 1189 | http://bit.ly/1ag5SaY |
| Mark Gonzales | 1186 | http://bit.ly/1lhCl8L |
| Mike Puma | 1172 | http://bit.ly/1cWVdGM |
| Tom Singer | 1159 | http://atmlb.com/1iOYMma |
| Joe Goddard | 1150 | http://bit.ly/JE4Vm6 |
| Dan Graziano | 1143 | http://es.pn/1fa0yOe |
| Dave Lariviere | 1103 | http://onforb.es/18qTcCY |
| John Canzano | 1045 | https://twitter.com/JohnCanzanoBFT/status/419237706393067520 |
| Barry Stanton | 1019 | http://es.pn/1fa0yOe |
| Pat Caputo | 1014 | http://bit.ly/1ceEzDD |
| Mike Bauman | 1009 | http://atmlb.com/1iOYMma |
| Kevin Kernan | 986 | http://bit.ly/1cWVdGM |
| Sean Horgan | 977 | http://www.gloucestertimes.com/sports/x12766973/Crunch-Time |
| Michael Knisley | 943 | http://es.pn/1fa0yOe |
| Dick Kaegel | 941 | http://atmlb.com/1iOYMma |
| Chris Assenheimer | 923 | https://twitter.com/CAwesomeheimer/status/419711375426859008 |
| Pedro Gomez | 886 | http://es.pn/1fa0yOe |
| Fred Mitchell | 879 | http://bit.ly/1lhCl8L |
| Charley Waters | 860 | http://bit.ly/JGqT8q |
| Sean McAdam | 845 | http://bit.ly/KAvvh5 |
| Paul Sullivan | 826 | http://bit.ly/1lhCl8L |
| Rob Biertempfel | 774 | http://bit.ly/18WcpMT |
| Dan Shuaghnessy | 757 | http://t.co/EDWYVh0MUa |
| Terrence Moore | 667 | http://atmlb.com/1iOYMma |
| Mark Kreidler | 635 | http://bit.ly/1eWQPL3 |
| Hal Bodley | 585 | http://atmlb.com/1iOYMma |
| Howard Bryant | 585 | http://bit.ly/1kZt6dn |
| Murray Chass | 585 | |
| Tom Powers | 585 | http://bit.ly/JGqT8q |
| Mark Purdy | 572 | https://twitter.com/MercPurdy/status/420310337271758848 |
| Juan Vene | 508 | http://bit.ly/18OP9OC |
| Marty Noble | 445 | http://atmlb.com/1iOYMma |
| Steven Marcus | 436 | https://twitter.com/newsdaymarcus/status/420596317652398081 |
| Ken Gurnick | 76 | http://atmlb.com/1iOYMma |