[Saul Goodman]

For the HoF, when does the 'waiting period prior to induction' begin? Is it from their last year they played in the Majors, or the year they actually retired from professional baseball

I have my waiting period prior to induction set to 5 years, but some players are being inducted within 5 years of their retirement year, but sometimes it's been over 5 years since they last played in the Majors (IE they retired a couple of years AFTER their last year in the Majors)

Some examples:
Player 1 (Final season: 2025, Retired: 2027, Inducted: 2031) - First Ballot
Player 2 (Final season: 2035, Retired: 2038, Inducted: 2042) - First Ballot
Player 3 (Final season: 2035, Retired: 2039, Inducted: 2042) - First Ballot
Player 4 (Final season: 2027, Retired: 2029, Inducted: 2033) - First Ballot
Player 5 (Final season: 2022, Retired: 2024, Inducted: 2030) - Third Ballot (FB - 2028)
Player 6 (Final season: 2024, Retired: 2026, Inducted: 2030) - First Ballot
Player 7 (Final season: 2018, Retired: 2020, Inducted: 2025) - Second Ballot (FB - 2024)
Player 8(Final season: 2033, Retired: 2035, Inducted: 2042) - Fourth ballot (FB - 2039)
Player 9 (Final season: 2020, Retired: 2022, Inducted: 2030) - Fifth Ballot (FB - 2026)
Player 10 (Final season: 2028, Retired: 2030, Inducted: 2041) - Eighth Ballot (FB - 2034)