The 2026 Baseball Writers' Association of America Hall of Fame results were announced on Tuesday evening and handful of former Philadelphia Phillies found out where they stand among voters. While Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones we’re both elected, unfortunately none of the Phillies on the ballot reached the 75 percent threshold to be elected into the Hall of Fame.
But that’s alright, because this year’s voting set up one former Phillies legend for a trip to Cooperstown in the very near future. Chase Utley, in just his third year on the ballot, finished with a final tally of 59.1 percent of votes, the third-highest of the class.
The other Phillies on the ballot included Utley’s double play partner shortstop Jimmy Rollins, outfielder Bobby Abreu, and first-year candidates right-hander Cole Hamels, outfielder Hunter Pence, and second baseman Howie Kendrick.
Phillies legend Chase Utley destined for Hall of Fame soon after huge jump in third year on ballot
Debuting on the ballot in 2024, Utley received 28.8 percent of votes, which jumped to 39.8 percent in 2025. He entered Tuesday's reveal with roughly 69 percent on publicly revealed ballots, which we know thanks to Ryan Thibodaux’s Hall of Fame ballot tracker. Players typically see their totals drop after all the ballots are accounted for, and Utley saw his total drop about 10 percentage points this time around.
The former second baseman defined an era of winning Phillies baseball, and few players were better than Utley during his peak. He played in Philadelphia from 2003 into the 2015 season before being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Including 2005, when he posted 7.3 bWAR and finished 13th in NL MVP voting, Utley went on an insane run through 2010 that saw him named to five All-Star teams, win four Silver Sluggers and receive MVP votes in five seasons while accumulating 45.5 of his career 64.6 bWAR.
Utley seems like a lock for Cooperstown soon, especially after fellow second baseman Jeff Kent was elected earlier this winter. "The Man" finished his illustrious 1,937-game career with a .275/.358/.465 slashline, an .823 OPS (117 OPS+), 1,885 hits, 1,025 RBIs, 1,103 runs and 259 home runs.
Cole Hamels has solid showing in Hall of Fame ballot debut, Jimmy Rollins stalls
In his debut, Hamels received a respectable 23.8 percent. He isn't a typical Hall of Famer but with thresholds changing and voting evolving, the former Phillies ace has a shot to make it into Cooperstown eventually.
Hamels racked up 2,5601 strikeouts in 2,698 innings with a 3.43 ERA over his 15-year career and was one of the best pitchers for the majority of a decade. A 2008 World Series champion, Hamels won MVP of both the LCS and the Fall Classic in 2008.
Neither of the other first-timers, Pence (0.5 percent) nor Kendrick (0.0 percent), reached the 5.0 percent threshold needed to remain on the ballot for a second year, seeing their eligibility end abruptly.
In his fifth year on the ballot, Rollins saw a small bump in his total to 25.4 percent from 18 percent in 2025. Halfway through his eligibility, Rollins is in a tough spot to see a plaque go up in Cooperstown.
Likewise, Abreu is in his seventh year and received just 30.8 percent, up from 19.5 percent last year. He certainly has a compelling case, but whether voters buy in over his final three years on the ballot remains to be seen.