Baseball Hall of Fame Candidacy
Raines was eligible for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in January 2008, and various sabermetricians and commentators have supported his induction. Raines received only 24% of the vote in his first attempt in 2008, far short of the required 75%. In 2009, he received 22.6% of the vote, in 2010 he received 30.4% of the vote, in in 2011 he received 37.5% of the vote, and in 2012 he received 48.7%.
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