The roles were reversed in the SnakePit Hall of Fame, with Ichiro managing to do what Mariano Rivera did not - be elected unanimously. [Rivera fell one vote short in the 2019 balloting] You won’t be surprised to hear that the only other player I’ve found who was named on every ballot was Randy Johnson on the 2015 ballot [disclaimer: the spreadsheets back in those days kinda sucked, and were not easy to check!] But it’s testament to what an impact Ichiro had. I mean, he won Rookie of the Year and MVP in his first season. He was an All-Star and a Gold Glover each of his first ten years in the majors, and got MVP votes all but one of those seasons.
2025 SnakePit Hall of Fame: Just Ichiro - but unanimously
