Year-by-year inductees to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame (BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro League career):

1936: BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner.

1937: BBWAA: Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker, Cy Young. VC: Morgan Bulkeley, Ban Johnson, Connie Mack, John McGraw, George Wright.

1938: BBWAA: Grover Cleveland Alexander. VC: Alexander Joy Cartwright, Henry Chadwick.

1939: BBWAA: Eddie Collins, Lou Gehrig, Willie Keeler, George Sisler. VC: Cap Anson, Charles Comiskey, Candy Cummings, Buck Ewing, Hoss Radbourn, Albert Goodwill Spalding.

1940: None.

1941: None.

1942: BBWAA: Rogers Hornsby.

1943: None.

1944: VC: Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis.

1945: VC: Roger Bresnahan, Dan Brouthers, Fred Clarke, Jimmy Collins, Ed Delahanty, Hugh Duffy, Hugh Jennings, King Kelly, Jim O'Rourke, Wilbert Robinson.

1946: VC: Jesse Burkett, Frank Chance, Jack Chesbro, Johnny Evers, Clark Griffith, Tommy McCarthy, Joe McGinnity, Eddie Plank, Joe Tinker, Rube Waddell, Ed Walsh.

1947: BBWAA: Mickey Cochrane, Frankie Frisch, Lefty Grove, Carl Hubbell.

1948: BBWAA: Herb Pennock, Pie Traynor.

1949: BBWAA: Charlie Gehringer. VC: Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown, Kid Nichols.

1950: None.

1951: BBWAA: Jimmie Foxx, Mel Ott, Harry Heilmann, Paul Waner.

1952: None.

1953: BBWAA: Dizzy Dean, Al Simmons. VC: Ed Barrow, Chief Bender, Tom Connolly, Bill Klem, Bobby Wallace, Harry Wright.

1954: BBWAA: Bill Dickey, Rabbit Maranville, Bill Terry.

1955: BBWAA: Joe DiMaggio, Gabby Hartnett, Ted Lyons, Dazzy Vance. VC: Home Run Baker, Ray Schalk.

1956: BBWAA: Joe Cronin, Hank Greenberg.

1957: VC: Sam Crawford, Joe McCarthy.

1958: None.

1959: VC: Zack Wheat.

1960: None.

1961: VC: Max Carey, Billy Hamilton.

1962: BBWAA: Bob Feller, Jackie Robinson. VC: Bill McKechnie, Edd Roush.

1963: VC: John Clarkson, Elmer Flick, Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey.

1964: BBWAA: Luke Appling. VC: Red Faber, Pud Galvin, Burleigh Grimes, Miller Huggins, Tim Keefe, Heinie Manush, John Montgomery Ward.

1965: None.

1966: BBWAA: Ted Williams. VC: Casey Stengel.

1967: BBWAA: Red Ruffing. VC: Branch Rickey, Lloyd Waner.

1968: BBWAA: Joe Medwick. VC: Kiki Cuyler, Goose Goslin.

1969: BBWAA: Roy Campanella, Stan Musial. VC: Stan Coveleski, Waite Hoyt.

1970: BBWAA: Lou Boudreau. VC: Earle Combs, Ford Frick, Jesse Haines.

1971: VC: Dave Bancroft, Jake Beckley, Chick Hafey, Harry Hooper, Joe Kelley, Rube Marquard, George Weiss. NL: Satchel Paige.

1972: BBWAA: Yogi Berra, Sandy Koufax, Early Wynn. VC: Lefty Gomez, Will Harridge, Ross Youngs. NL: Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard.

1973: BBWAA: Roberto Clemente, Warren Spahn. VC: Billy Evans, George Kelly, Mickey Welch. NL: Monte Irvin.

1974: BBWAA: Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle. VC: Jim Bottomley, Jocko Conlan, Sam Thompson. NL: Cool Papa Bell.

1975: BBWAA: Ralph Kiner. VC: Earl Averill, Bucky Harris, Billy Herman. NL: Judy Johnson.

1976: BBWAA: Bob Lemon, Robin Roberts. VC: Roger Connor, Cal Hubbard, Fred Lindstrom. NL: Oscar Charleston.

1977: BBWAA: Ernie Banks. VC: Al Lopez, Amos Rusie, Joe Sewell. NL: Martin DiHigo, Pop Lloyd.

1978: BBWAA: Eddie Mathews. VC: Addie Joss, Larry MacPhail.

1979: BBWAA: Willie Mays. VC: Warren Giles, Hack Wilson.

1980: BBWAA: Al Kaline, Duke Snider. VC: Chuck Klein, Tom Yawkey.

1981: BBWAA: Bob Gibson. VC: Rube Foster, Johny Mize.

1982: BBWAA: Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson. VC: Happy Chandler, Travis Jackson.

1983: BBWAA: Juan Marichal, Brooks Robinson. VC: Walter Alston, George Kell.

1984: BBWAA: Luis Aparicio, Don Drysdale, Harmon Killebrew. VC: Rick Ferrell, Pee Wee Reese.

1985: BBWAA: Lou Brock, Hoyt Wilhelm. VC: Enos Slaughter, Arky Vaughan.

1986: BBWAA: Willie McCovey. VC: Bobby Doerr, Ernie Lombardi.

1987: BBWAA: Catfish Hunter, Billy Williams. NL: Ray Dandridge.

1988: BBWAA: Willie Stargell.

1989: BBWAA: Johnny Bench, Carl Yastrzemski. VC: Al Barlick, Red Schoendienst.

1990: BBWAA: Joe Morgan, Jim Palmer.

1991: BBWAA: Rod Carew, Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry. VC: Tony Lazzeri, Bill Veeck.

1992: BBWAA: Rollie Fingers, Tom Seaver. VC: Bill McGowan, Hal Newhouser.

1993: BBWAA: Reggie Jackson.

1994: BBWAA: Steve Carlton. VC: Leo Durocher, Phil Rizzuto.

1995: BBWAA: Mike Schmidt. VC: Richie Ashburn, William Hulbert, Vic Willis. NL: Leon Day.

1996: VC: Jim Bunning, Ned Hanlon, Earl Weaver. NL: Bill Foster.

1997: BBWAA: Phil Niekro. VC: Nellie Fox, Tommy Lasorda. NL: Willie Wells.

1998: BBWAA: Don Sutton. VC: George Davis, Larry Doby, Lee MacPhail. NL: "Bullet" Joe Rogan.

1999: BBWAA: George Brett, Nolan Ryan, Robin Yount. VC: Orlando Cepeda, Nestor Chylak, Frank Selee. NL: "Smokey" Joe Williams.

2000: BBWAA: Carlton Fisk, Tony Perez.