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This may have been attempted here before, but if it has, I don't remember it lasting particularly long. Basically, I want to start a project where we rank the Hall of Fame players in order of worthiness, 1 through whatever. Elections will last one week and voters simply list the top 10 remaining in personal order of worthiness, and thus the project could conceivably last about 4 years if we make it all the way from the best to worst candidate. So consider this round one, and here is the format template that will appear with each election:
Project Summary: To rank the worthiness of the players inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame from most worthy to least worthy.
Election Format: Voters will submit ballots ranking their 10 most worthy remaining Hall of Fame players in order of worthiness. Each first place vote will be worth 10 points, with each successive rank being worth one point less than the previous rank, ending in a tenth place vote being worth 1 point. The five players with the highest support at the end of each election will be elected in the order of their support. Elections will last approximately seven days.
- Tiebreakers: In the event of a tie among players at the end of an election, the first tiebreaker will number of first place votes in that election. The second tiebreaker will be total number of ballot appearances in that election. In the event that there remains a tie, there will be a three day run-off by poll. Players that lose in a run-off will slot into the next ranking spot.
Factors to Consider: As this project focuses in players inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, subjective qualities beyond just statistics can be considered in determining a player's relative worthiness.
Player Eligibility: Only players that have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame as players are eligible. A complete list of individuals that have been inducted as players is available at the National Baseball Hall of Fame's website. This project includes both Negro Leaguers and 19th Century players elected to the Hall of Fame.
Project Summary: To rank the worthiness of the players inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame from most worthy to least worthy.
Election Format: Voters will submit ballots ranking their 10 most worthy remaining Hall of Fame players in order of worthiness. Each first place vote will be worth 10 points, with each successive rank being worth one point less than the previous rank, ending in a tenth place vote being worth 1 point. The five players with the highest support at the end of each election will be elected in the order of their support. Elections will last approximately seven days.
- Tiebreakers: In the event of a tie among players at the end of an election, the first tiebreaker will number of first place votes in that election. The second tiebreaker will be total number of ballot appearances in that election. In the event that there remains a tie, there will be a three day run-off by poll. Players that lose in a run-off will slot into the next ranking spot.
Factors to Consider: As this project focuses in players inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, subjective qualities beyond just statistics can be considered in determining a player's relative worthiness.
Player Eligibility: Only players that have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame as players are eligible. A complete list of individuals that have been inducted as players is available at the National Baseball Hall of Fame's website. This project includes both Negro Leaguers and 19th Century players elected to the Hall of Fame.
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