Noted statistician Bill James made predictions on future Hall of Fame inductees in his 1994 book The Politics of Glory. In step with Mike Schmidt's induction this month (a correct prediction, we might add, in James' book), we asked the stat man who he thought would be inducted into the Hall from the years 1996 to 2019. Here's his take:
| Year | Inductees |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Pete Rose, Don Sutton |
| 1997 | Steve Garvey, Phil Niekro |
| 1998 | Gary Carter, Al Oliver |
| 1999 | George Brett, Nolan Ryan |
| 2000 | Robin Yount, Carlton Fisk |
| 2001 | Andre Dawson, Dave Winfield |
| 2002 | Eddie Murray, Ozzie Smith |
| 2003 | Dave Parker, Jim Kaat |
| 2004 | Dennis Eckersley, Ted Simmons |
| 2005 | Wade Boggs, Cal Ripken Jr. |
| 2006 | Rickey Henderson, Paul Molitor |
| 2007 | Tony Gwynn, Roger Clemens |
| 2008 | Kirby Puckett, Dale Murphy |
| 2009 | Jack Morris, Lee Smith |
| 2010 | Tim Raines, Ryne Sandberg |
| 2011 | Barry Bonds, Joe Carter |
| 2012 | Brett Butler, David Cone |
| 2013 | Alan Trammell, Lou Whitaker |
| 2014 | Goose Gossage, Don Mattingly |
| 2015 | Jack McDowell, Greg Maddux |
| 2016 | Fred McGriff, Doc Gooden |
| 2017 | Frank Thomas, Ruben Sierra |
| 2018 | Ken Griffey Jr., Roberto Alomar |
| 2019 | Jeff Bagwell, Juan Gonzalez |