The most Hall of Famers, yearly update (2026)

 

I keep forgetting that the latest Hall of Fame induction ceremony is coming up this weekend. Usually I prepare these Hall of Fame posts in advance but I suddenly realized that I've got to get it done by the weekend.

 

My reason for forgetting is that this class is quite forgettable. It's three players from the '90s/'00s/'10s. All three are not exactly popular among baseball fans as a whole. Two were Dodgers and neither came out of it well. The other guy spent virtually his whole career on irksome teams aggravating and tormenting the Dodgers (sometimes in trashy ways). So, no, I won't be watching the ceremony.

 

But I will update my most Hall of Famers series, which I am doing yearly now that I've covered every Topps flagship set, documenting how many Hall of Famers are in each one.

 

Like last year, I am only listing the years for which the totals have changed after adding Carlos Beltran, Andruw Jones and Jeff Kent.

 

This time around 25 sets have increased its total number of Baseball Hall of Famers and it covers a period of Topps sets from 1993 to 2017.

 

So let's get to it:

 

1993 (48): Roberto Alomar, Sparky Anderson, Jeff Bagwell, Harold Baines, Craig Biggio, Bert Blyleven, Wade Boggs, George Brett, Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Dennis Eckersley, Carlton Fisk, Tom Glavine, Ken Griffey Jr., Tony Gwynn, Rickey Henderson, Trevor Hoffman, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson, Chipper Jones, Jeff Kent, Barry Larkin, Tony La Russa, Jim Leyland, Greg Maddux, Edgar Martinez, Pedro Martinez, Fred McGriff, Paul Molitor, Jack Morris, Eddie Murray, Mike Mussina, Mike Piazza, Kirby Puckett, Tim Raines, Cal Ripken, Ivan Rodriguez, Nolan Ryan, Ryne Sandberg, Lee Smith, Ozzie Smith, John Smoltz, Alan Trammell, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome, Larry Walker, Dave Winfield, Robin Yount  

 

 

1994 (42): Roberto Alomar, Jeff Bagwell, Harold Baines, Craig Biggio, Wade Boggs, George Brett, Andre Dawson, Dennis Eckersley, Tom Glavine, Ken Griffey Jr., Tony Gwynn, Rickey Henderson, Trevor Hoffman, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson, Chipper Jones, Jeff Kent, Barry Larkin, Greg Maddux, Edgar Martinez, Pedro Martinez, Fred McGriff, Paul Molitor, Eddie Murray, Mike Mussina, Mike Piazza, Kirby Puckett, Tim Raines, Cal Ripken Jr., Ivan Rodriguez, Nolan Ryan, Ryne Sandberg, Lee Smith, Ozzie Smith, John Smoltz, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome, Alan Trammell, Billy Wagner, Larry Walker, Dave Winfield, Robin Yount  

 

1995 (36): Roberto Alomar, Jeff Bagwell, Harold Baines, Craig Biggio, Wade Boggs, Dennis Eckersley, Tom Glavine, Ken Griffey Jr., Tony Gwynn, Rickey Henderson, Trevor Hoffman, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson, Chipper Jones, Jeff Kent, Barry Larkin, Greg Maddux, Edgar Martinez, Pedro Martinez, Fred McGriff, Paul Molitor, Eddie Murray, Mike Mussina, Mike Piazza, Kirby Puckett, Tim Raines, Cal Ripken, Ivan Rodriguez, Lee Smith, Ozzie Smith, John Smoltz, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome, Alan Trammell, Larry Walker, Dave Winfield 

 

1996 (41): Roberto Alomar, Jeff Bagwell, Harold Baines, Craig Biggio, Wade Boggs, Andre Dawson, Dennis Eckersley, Tom Glavine, Ken Griffey Jr., Vladimir Guerrero, Tony Gwynn, Todd Helton, Rickey Henderson, Trevor Hoffman, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Jeff Kent, Barry Larkin, Greg Maddux, Edgar Martinez, Pedro Martinez, Fred McGriff, Paul Molitor, Eddie Murray, Mike Mussina, Mike Piazza, Kirby Puckett, Tim Raines, Cal Ripken, Ivan Rodriguez, Scott Rolen, Ryne Sandberg, Lee Smith, Ozzie Smith, John Smoltz, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome, Billy Wagner, Larry Walker

 

1997 (37): Roberto Alomar, Jeff Bagwell, Harold Baines, Craig Biggio, Wade Boggs, Dennis Eckersley, Tom Glavine, Ken Griffey Jr., Vladimir Gurrero, Tony Gwynn, Rickey Henderson, Trevor Hoffman, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Jeff Kent, Barry Larkin, Greg Maddux, Edgar Martinez, Pedro Martinez, Fred McGriff, Paul Molitor, Eddie Murray, Mike Mussina, Mike Piazza, Tim Raines, Cal Ripken, Mariano Rivera, Ivan Rodriguez, Scott Rolen, Ryne Sandberg, John Smoltz, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome, Billy Wagner, Larry Walker

 

1998 (36): Roberto Alomar, Jeff Bagwell, Harold Baines, Craig Biggio, Wade Boggs, Dennis Eckersley, Tom Glavine, Ken Griffey Jr., Vladimir Guerrero, Tony Gwynn, Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Trevor Hoffman, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Jeff Kent, Barry Larkin, Greg Maddux, Edgar Martinez, Pedro Martinez, Fred McGriff, Paul Molitor, Mike Mussina, David Ortiz, Mike Piazza, Cal Ripken Jr., Mariano Rivera, Ivan Rodriguez, Scott Rolen, John Smoltz, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome, Billy Wagner, Larry Walker    

 

1999 (35): Roberto Alomar, Jeff Bagwell, Adrian Beltre, Craig Biggio, Wade Boggs, Tom Glavine, Ken Griffey Jr., Vladimir Guerrero, Tony Gwynn, Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Rickey Henderson, Trevor Hoffman, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Jeff Kent, Barry Larkin, Greg Maddux, Edgar Martinez, Pedro Martinez, Fred McGriff, Mike Mussina, David Ortiz, Mike Piazza, Cal Ripken Jr., Mariano Rivera, Ivan Rodriguez, Scott Rolen, John Smoltz, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome, Billy Wagner, Larry Walker  

 

2000 (39): Roberto Alomar, Jeff Bagwell, Harold Baines, Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Craig Biggio, Wade Boggs, Tom Glavine, Ken Griffey Jr., Vladimir Guerrero, Tony Gwynn, Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Rickey Henderson, Trevor Hoffman, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Jeff Kent, Barry Larkin, Edgar Martinez, Pedro Martinez, Greg Maddux, Fred McGriff, Mike Mussina, Mike Piazza, Tim Raines, Cal Ripken, Ivan Rodriguez, Scott Rolen, Mariano Rivera, CC Sabathia, John Smoltz, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome, Billy Wagner, Larry Walker   

 

2001 (41): Roberto Alomar, Jeff Bagwell, Harold Baines, Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Craig Biggio, Bobby Cox, Tom Glavine, Ken Griffey Jr., Vladimir Guerrero, Tony Gwynn, Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Rickey Henderson, Trevor Hoffman, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Jeff Kent, Barry Larkin, Tony La Russa, Greg Maddux, Edgar Martinez, Pedro Martinez, Fred McGriff, Mike Mussina, David Ortiz, Mike Piazza, Cal Ripken, Mariano Rivera, Ivan Rodriguez, Scott Rolen, CC Sabathia, John Smoltz, Ichiro Suzuki, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome, Joe Torre, Billy Wagner, Larry Walker

 

2002 (40): Roberto Alomar, Jeff Bagwell, Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Craig Biggio, Bobby Cox, Tom Glavine, Ken Griffey Jr., Vladimir Guerrero, Tony Gwynn, Todd Helton, Rickey Henderson, Trevor Hoffman, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Jeff Kent, Barry Larkin, Tony La Russa, Greg Maddux, Edgar Martinez, Pedro Martinez, Joe Mauer, Fred McGriff, Mike Mussina, David Ortiz, Tony Perez, Mike Piazza, Mariano Rivera, Ivan Rodriguez, Scott Rolen, CC Sabathia, John Smoltz, Ichiro Suzuki, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome, Joe Torre, Billy Wagner, Larry Walker  

 

2003 (39): Roberto Alomar, Jeff Bagwell, Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Craig Biggio, Bobby Cox, Tom Glavine, Ken Griffey Jr., Vladimir Guerrero, Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Rickey Henderson, Trevor Hoffman, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Jeff Kent, Barry Larkin, Tony LaRussa, Greg Maddux, Edgar Martinez, Pedro Martinez, Joe Mauer, Fred McGriff, Mike Mussina, David Ortiz, Mike Piazza, Mariano Rivera, Frank Robinson, Ivan Rodriguez, CC Sabathia, John Smoltz, Ichiro Suzuki, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome, Joe Torre, Billy Wagner, Larry Walker  

 

2004 (40): Roberto Alomar, Jeff Bagwell, Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Craig Biggio, Bobby Cox, Tom Glavine, Ken Griffey Jr., Vladimir Guerrero, Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Trevor Hoffman, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Jeff Kent, Barry Larkin, Tony LaRussa, Greg Maddux, Edgar Martinez, Pedro Martinez, Joe Mauer, Fred McGriff, Mike Mussina, David Ortiz, Mike Piazza, Mariano Rivera, Frank Robinson, Ivan Rodriguez, Scott Rolen, CC Sabathia, John Smoltz, Ichiro Suzuki, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome, Joe Torre, Alan Trammell, Billy Wagner, Larry Walker  

 

2005 (37): Roberto Alomar, Jeff Bagwell, Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Craig Biggio, Bobby Cox, Tom Glavine, Ken Griffey Jr., Vladimir Guerrero, Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Trevor Hoffman, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Jeff Kent, Tony LaRussa, Greg Maddux, Pedro Martinez, Joe Mauer, Mike Mussina, David Ortiz, Mike Piazza, Mariano Rivera, Frank Robinson, Ivan Rodriguez, Scott Rolen, CC Sabathia, John Smoltz, Ichiro Suzuki, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome, Joe Torre, Alan Trammell, Billy Wagner, Larry Walker  

 

2006 (36): Jeff Bagwell, Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Craig Biggio, Bobby Cox, Tom Glavine, Ken Griffey Jr., Vladimir Guerrero, Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Randy Johnson, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Jeff Kent, Tony LaRussa, Jim Leyland, Greg Maddux, Pedro Martinez, Joe Mauer, Mike Mussina, David Ortiz, Mike Piazza, Mariano Rivera, Frank Robinson, Ivan Rodriguez, Scott Rolen, CC Sabathia, John Smoltz, Ichiro Suzuki, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome, Joe Torre, Billy Wagner, Larry Walker 

 

 

2007 (33): Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Craig Biggio, Bobby Cox, Tom Glavine, Ken Griffey Jr., Vladimir Guerrero, Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Trevor Hoffman, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Jeff Kent, Tony La Russa, Jim Leyland, Greg Maddux, Pedro Martinez, Joe Mauer, Mike Mussina, David Ortiz, Mike Piazza, Mariano Rivera, Ivan Rodriguez, Scott Rolen, CC Sabathia, John Smoltz, Ichiro Suzuki, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome, Joe Torre, Billy Wagner 

 

2008 (32): Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Bobby Cox, Tom Glavine, Ken Griffey Jr., Vladimir Guerrero, Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Trevor Hoffman, Derek Jeter, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Randy Johnson, Jeff Kent, Tony La Russa, Jim Leyland, Greg Maddux, Pedro Martinez, Joe Mauer, Mike Mussina, David Ortiz, Mike Piazza, Mariano Rivera, Ivan Rodriguez, Scott Rolen, CC Sabathia, John Smoltz, Ichiro Suzuki, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome, Joe Torre, Billy Wagner 

 

2009 (27): Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Bobby Cox, Ken Griffey Jr., Vladimir Guerrero, Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Trevor Hoffman, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Tony La Russa, Jim Leyland, Greg Maddux, Joe Mauer, Mike Mussina, David Ortiz, Mariano Rivera, Ivan Rodriguez, Scott Rolen, CC Sabathia, John Smoltz, Ichiro Suzuki, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome, Joe Torre

 

2010 (20): Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Ken Griffey Jr., Vladimir Guerrero, Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Trevor Hoffman, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Joe Mauer, David Ortiz, Mariano Rivera, Ivan Rodriguez, Scott Rolen, CC Sabathia, John Smoltz, Ichiro Suzuki, Jim Thome 

 

2011 (17): Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Vladimir Guerrero, Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Trevor Hoffman, Derek Jeter, Chipper Jones, Joe Mauer, David Ortiz, Mariano Rivera, Ivan Rodriguez, Scott Rolen, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, Jim Thome, Billy Wagner  

 

2012 (14): Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Derek Jeter, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Joe Mauer, David Ortiz, Mariano Rivera, Scott Rolen, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, Jim Thome 

 

2013 (10): Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Derek Jeter, Andruw Jones, Joe Mauer, David Ortiz, Mariano Rivera, CC Sabathia   

 

2014 (9): Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Derek Jeter, Joe Mauer, David Ortiz, Mariano Rivera, CC Sabathia

 

 

  

2015 (6): Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Derek Jeter, Joe Mauer, David Ortiz, CC Sabathia

 

2016 (6): Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer, David Ortiz, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki

2017 (6): Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer, David Ortiz, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki

 

Those are all the years that made gains. The years from 2000 through 2008 gained three players. Years 1996-1999 and 2009-10 and 2012-13 gained two players.

 

With the addition of Kent, 1993 moves into seventh place on the all-time ranking after dropping from 6th to 8th previously. A few other years break into the 40 Hall of Famer club this time around but no other year cracks the top 10. Here is the updated ten best:

 

1. 1969 Topps - 52

1. 1983 Topps - 52

3. 1971 Topps - 51

3. 1972 Topps - 51

5. 1984 Topps - 50

6. 1975 Topps - 49 

7. 1973 Topps - 48

7. 1993 Topps - 48
9. 1970 Topps - 47

9. 1978 Topps - 47

 

With the addition of three fairly recent players, the top years remain locked in. I don't know if the top 10 will change much in the near future.

 

We'll see what happens next year at this time.