The Baseball Writers' Association of America has officially released the full ballot for the 2022 Hall of Fame class, and a number of former New York Yankees will be up for consideration.
The results of this year's election will be announced on January 25, with induction weekend scheduled to take place in Cooperstown, N.Y., on July 24, 2022.
Last year no new candidates reached the necessary 75% of votes to receive induction, however the year before saw the enshrinement of longtime Yankees legend Derek Jeter, as well as Marvin Miller, Ted Simmons and Larry Walker.
In total, 30 players will be vying for votes on the 2022 ballot, including seven former Yankees players. Making their ballot debuts this year are Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira, while five others – Bobby Abreu, Roger Clemens (final year of eligibility), Andruw Jones, Andy Pettitte and Gary Sheffield – return for another vote.
Here now we'll take a closer look at the career stats and achievements of the seven Yankees up for consideration for the 2022 induction class.
Bobby Abreu (3rd year on ballot)
18 MLB seasons, 2,425 games played, 60.2 career bWAR, 128 OPS+
Reg. season stats: .291 BA/.395 OBP/.475 SLG, 288 HR, 1,363 RBI, 400 SB
Postseason stats (20 G): .284 BA/.392 OBP/.418 SLG, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 6 2B
Accolades: 2x All-Star, '04 Silver Slugger, '05 Gold Glove, '05 HR Derby Champ
Roger Clemens (10th year on ballot)
24 MLB seasons, 709 games played, 139.2 career bWAR, 143 ERA+
Reg. season stats: W-L: 354-184, 3.12 ERA, 4,916.2 IP, 4,672 K/1,580 BB
Postseason stats (35 G): W-L: 12-8, 3.75 ERA, 199.0 IP, 173 K/70 BB
Accolades: 2x World Series, 7x Cy Young, 11x All-Star, '86 MVP Award
Andruw Jones (5th year on ballot)
17 MLB seasons, 2,196 games played, 62.7 career bWAR, 111 OPS+
Reg. season stats: .254 BA/.337 OBP/.486 SLG, 434 HR, 1,289 RBI, 383 2B
Postseason stats (76 G): .273 BA/.363 OBP/.433 SLG, 10 HR, 34 RBI, 8 2B
Accolades: 5x All-Star, 10x Gold Glover, '05 Silver Slugger
Andy Pettitte (4th year on ballot)
18 MLB seasons, 531 games played, 60.2 career bWAR, 117 ERA+
Reg. season stats: W-L: 256-153, 3.85 ERA, 3,316.0 IP, 2,448 K/1,031 BB
Postseason stats (44 G): W-L: 19-11, 3.81 ERA, 276.2 IP, 183 K/76 BB
Accolades: 5x World Series, 3x All-Star, '01 ALCS MVP
Alex Rodriguez (1st year on ballot)
22 MLB seasons, 2,784 games played, 117.5 career bWAR, 140 OPS+
Reg. season stats: .295 BA/.380 OBP/.550 SLG, 696 HR, 2,086 RBI, 329 SB
Postseason stats (76 G): .259 BA/.365 OBP/.457 SLG, 13 HR, 41 RBI, 8 SB
Accolades: '09 World Series, 3x MVP, 14x All-Star, 10x Silver Slugger, 2x Gold Glover
Gary Sheffield (8th year on ballot)
22 MLB seasons, 2,576 games played, 60.5 career bWAR, 140 OPS+
Reg. season stats: .292 BA/.393 OBP/.514 SLG, 509 HR, 1,676 RBI, 253 SB
Postseason stats (44 G): .248 BA/.401 OBP/.398 SLG, 6 HR, 19 RBI, 6 2B
Accolades: '97 World Series, 9x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger
Mark Teixeira (1st year on ballot)
14 MLB seasons, 1,862 games played, 50.6 career bWAR, 126 OPS+
Reg. season stats: .268 BA/.360 OBP/.509 SLG, 409 HR, 1,298 RBI, 408 2B
Postseason stats (40 G): .222 BA/.339 OBP/.320 SLG, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 6 2B
Accolades: '09 World Series, 3x All-Star, 5x Gold Glover, 3x Silver Slugger