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  • Seven-time league MVP Barry Bonds leads this year's Hall of Fame ballot. Considered one of baseball's best hitters, the all-time home run leader (762) has been associated with performance-enhancing drugs. He holds the major league record for base-on-balls (2,558) and single-season home run (73). Bonds was a .298 career hitter with 2,935 hits. Candidates need 75 percent of the vote for induction. Voting results will be announced Jan. 9. | <a href=Polarizing ballot" title="24 new (and controversial) players up for voting" class="cmGalleryThumbImage" />
  • Curt Schilling had a 216-146 record with 3,116 strikeouts and a 3.46 ERA over 20 years with five teams. The six-time All-Star was a runner-up for the Cy Young Award three times and is a three-time World Series champion (Diamondbacks and Red Sox).
  • Regarded as one of baseball's best-hitting catchers, Mike Piazza holds the record for home runs hit by a catcher with 427. The 12-time All-Star played 16 years with five teams, batting .308 and 2,127 hits.
  • Craig Biggio played his entire 20-year career with the Houston Astros. The four-time Gold Glove second baseman batter .281 in his career with 3,060 hits and 291 homers.
  • Seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens had a career 3.12 ERA and won the MVP in 1986 for winning 24 games and a 2.48 ERA. Clemens became the first pitcher in history to strike out 20 batters in a nine-inning major league game - a feat he repeated a decade later. He had a 354-184 record with 4,672 strikeouts over a 24-year career that included stops in Boston, Toronto, New York and Houston. He has been associated with performance-enhancing drugs.
  • Julio Franco made his career debut as a shortstop in 1982 and in 2007 was the oldest active player in the major leagues at the age of 49. He played shortstop, second base, first base, and was a designated hitter for eight teams over a 23-year career. He played 6 seasons with the Atlanta Braves. He batted .298 with 2,586 hits and 173 homers.
  • Ryan Klesko played eight seasons in Atlanta and was a member of the 1995 World Series championship team. The first baseman and left fielder played eight more seasons in San Diego and San Francisco. The one-time All-Star batted .279 with 1,564 hits and 278 homers.
  • Center fielder Kenny Lofton played 17 years on 11 teams, including a one-year stint with the Atlanta Braves. The six-time All-Star batted .299 with 2,428 hits and 130 home runs.
  • Outfielder Reggie Sanders played with eight teams - including the Atlanta Braves - over 17 years. He batter .267 with 1,666 hits and 304 homers.
  • Relief pitcher Roberto Hernandez had a 326 saves with 945 strikeouts and a 3.45 ERA over 17 seasons. He played for 10 teams, including one season with the Atlanta Braves - in which he went 5-3 with a 4.35 ERA.
  • Pitcher Mike Staton began his 19-year career with the Atlanta Braves. He had a 68-63 record with 84 career saves. He had 895 strikeouts with a 3.92 ERA over 1,114 innings pitched.
  • Milledgeville, Ga.-native Rondell White played 15 years with seven teams. He batter .284 with 1,519 hits and 198 home runs.
  • Slugger Sammy Sosa played 18 years - 13 with the Chicago Cubs. The seven-time All-Star and 1998 MVP batted .273 with 2,408 hits. He is eight on the all-time home runs leaders list with 609. He has been associated with performance-enhancing drugs.
  • Sandy Alomar Jr. played from 1998 until 2007 from seven ball clubs including the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox. The longtime catcher had a .273 career batting average, with 1,236 hits and 112 homers.
  • Jeff Cirillo played for 14 seasons, including eight with the Milwaukee Brewers. The infielder batter .296 for his career with 1,598 hits and 112 homers.
  • Shortstop Royce Clayton played 17 years for 11 teams, including the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants. He batted .258 for his career with 1,904 hits and 110 home runs.
  • Utility man Jeff Conine played 17 years with six clubs, including the Florida Marlins and Baltimore Orioles. He batted .285 with 1,982 hits and 214 homers.
  • Center fielder Steve Finley played 19 years in the majors. He batted .271 with 2,548 and 304 homers with eight teams, including the San Francisco Giants, Arizona Cardinals and San Diego Padres.
  • First baseman Shawn Green played 15 years in the majors for the Blue Jars, Diamondbacks, Dodgers and Mets. He batter .283 with 2,003 hits and 328 home runs.
  • Jose Mesa pitched 19 years in relief for eight teams, most notably the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies. He had 321 saves, 1,038 strikeouts and a 4.36 career ERA.
  • Aaron Sele pitched 15 seasons in the majors and had a 148 -112 record with 1,407 strikeouts and a career 4.61 ERA.
  • Infielder Todd Walker played 12 seasons with seven major league teams. He batted .289 with 1,316 hits and 106 homers.
  • David Wells pitched for nine teams in a career that spanned 21 years. As a member of the New York Yankees he pitched a perfect game against the Minnesota Twins in May 1998. He had a 239-157 record with 2,201 strikeouts and a 4.13 ERA. He is a two-time World Series champion (Blue Jays and Yankees).
  • Woody Williams pitched 15 seasons acquiring a 132-116 record with 1,480 strikeouts and a 4.19 ERA while with the Blue Jays, Padres, Cardinals and Astros.