When voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007 , he was a first ballot inductee with the third highest voting percentage ( 98.53 % ) in Hall of Fame history , behind Tom Seaver ( 98.84 % ) and Nolan Ryan ( 98.79 % ) . When inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007 , he was a first ballot inductee with the third highest voting percentage ( 98.53 % ) in Hall of Fame history , behind Tom Seaver ( 98.84 % ) and Nolan Ryan ( 98.79 % ) .