The Hall of Fame register at Baseball-Reference.com now lists 44 former Cubs and 32 former White Sox inducted as players, including new members Lee Smith and Harold Baines.
Some of the connections are loose at best. Tony Lazzeri is in the Hall for his 1,659 games with the Yankees, not his 54 with the Cubs. Steve Carlton’s 10 games with the Sox didn’t put him in the Hall.
But among those with stronger Chicago connections — let’s say at least five seasons — which players could be considered inner-circle Hall of Famers, elite among the elite?
JAWS can help there.