Sixteen of the 17 players that cleared 70 percent in one year -- while falling short of the 75 percent needed -- got in the Hall of Fame the next year, setting Bagwell up to join longtime teammate and 2015 inductee Craig Biggio as the only players in Cooperstown to play their whole careers in Houston. Only pitcher Jim Bunning, who received 74.2 percent in 1988, didn't make it on his next try.
Last year, Bagwell saw his name appear on 315 of the 440 ballots (71.