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For the first time since 1997, West African Baseball didn’t induct any players into the Hall of Fame. Only one guy on the 2002 ballot even was above 50% with SP Elodie Belem at 59.7% on his fifth try. SP Kasim Shuaibu was the top debut with 39.0%.

Closer Joe Kelley was dropped after ten ballots. He was an American player who came out of independent leagues, pitching only six years in WAB with Conakry. In that short time, he had two Reliever of the Year awards, 224 saves, 1.73 ERA, 531.2 innings, 914 strikeouts, 198 ERA+, and 23.6 WAR. It was a dominant short run before leaving for MLB and a few more forgettable years. Still, he managed to end with a peak of 42.0% after bouncing around between the low teens and mid 30s.