Baseball Hall of Famers
Elected mainly for Hankyu Braves service
- Takao Kajimoto, P, 1954-1973 (inducted 2007)
- Yutaka Fukumoto, CF, 1969-1988 (inducted 2002)
Elected for service with other teams, as well as Hankyu and Orix
- Hisashi Yamada, P, 1969-1988 (inducted 2006)
- Hiromitsu Kadota, DH, 1989-1990 (inducted 2006)
- Akira Ōgi, MGR 1988-1992†, 1994–2001, 2005 (inducted 2004)
- Toshiharu Ueda, MGR, 1974–1978, 1981-1990 (inducted 2003)
- Tetsuya Yoneda, P, 1956-1975 (inducted 2000)
- Futoshi Nakanishi, Head coach / Hitting coach, 1985-1990†, 1995-1997 (inducted 1999)
†For Kintetsu Buffaloes Elected mainly for Kintetsu Buffaloes service
- Keishi Suzuki, P, 1966-1985 (inducted 2002)
- Yukio Nishimoto, MGR 1974-1981 (inducted 1988)
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