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Baseball's Best 100 Players
NOTES:
  • Only teams who had 4 players on the list received a color
  • (1-4) = In Mt. Rushmore of Team
  • * = Alledged to of used PEDs
  • OF8 = 8th Ranked Outfielder, etc.
  • Only 2 catchers made the list (#59, #82)
  • The WAR for the only current players (Albert Pujols , Joey Votto ) on the list was calculated by adding 1 more year and 1.0 WAR to their totals (in 2020)
  • No player who played in the 1800's was considered
  • Players had to of played a minimum of 10 years
  • Baseball Reference was used for stats
Rank
Pos. RK
Player
Total WAR
Years Played
Ave. WAR
City
Team
1
OF1
Babe Ruth (1)
182.5
22
8.295
New York
Yankees
2
RP1
Walter Johnson
164.5
21
7.833
Texas
Rangers
3
RP2
Cy Young (1)
163.8
22
7.445
Cleveland
Indians
4
OF2
Barry Bonds* (1)
162.8
22
7.400
San Francisco
Giants
5
OF3
Willie Mays (2)
156.2
22
7.100
San Francisco
Giants
6
OF4
Ty Cobb (1)
151.0
22
6.864
Detroit
Tigers
7
1B1
Lou Gehrig (2)
114.1
17
6.712
New York
Yankees
8
OF5
Ted Williams (1)
121.9
19
6.416
Boston
Red Sox
9
LP1
Lefty Grove (1)
106.7
17
6.276
Oakland
Athletes
10
RP3
Christy Mathewson (3)
106.0
17
6.235
San Francisco
Giants
11
SS1
Honus Wagner (1)
130.8
21
6.229
Pittsburgh
Pirates
12
OF6
Hank Aaron (1)
143.1
23
6.222
Millwakee
Braves
13
2B1
Jackie Robinson (1)
61.7
10
6.170
Los Angeles
Dodgers
14
OF7
Mickey Mantle (3)
110.2
18
6.122
New York
Yankees
15
OF8
Tris Speaker (2)
134.2
22
6.100
Cleveland
Indians
16
OF9
Joe Dimaggio (4)
79.1
13
6.085
New York
Yankees
17
RP4
Pete (Grover) Alexander (1)
119.0
20
5.950
Chicago
Cubs
18
3B1
Mike Schmidt (1)
106.9
18
5.939
Philadelphia
Phillies
19
1B2
Stan Musial (1)
128.3
22
5.832
St. Louis
Cardinals
20
RP5
Roger Clemens* (2)
139.2
24
5.800
Boston
Red Sox
21
3B2
Eddie Mathews (2)
96.2
17
5.659
Millwakee
Braves
22
SS2
Arky Vaughan (2)
78.0
14
5.571
Pittsburgh
Pirates
23
2B2
Rogers Hornsby (2)
127.0
23
5.522
St. Louis
Cardinals
24
RP6
Tom Seaver
109.9
20
5.495
New York
Mets
25
LP2
Eddie Plank (2)
91.0
17
5.353
Oakland
Athletes
26
3B3
Alex Rodroguez*
117.5
22
5.341
New York
Yankees
27
1B3
Jeff Bagwell*
79.9
15
5.327
Houston
Astros
28
OF10
Roberto Clemente (3)
94.8
18
5.267
Pittsburgh
Pirates
29
RP7
Bob Gibson (3)
89.2
17
5.247
St. Louis
Cardinals
30
2B3
Nap Lajoie (3)
107.3
21
5.110
Cleveland
Indians
31
OF11
Frank Robinson (1)
107.2
21
5.105
Cincinnati
Reds
32
1B4
Albert Pujols (4)
101.8
20
5.090
St. Louis
Cardinals
33
3B4
Wade Boggs (3)
91.4
18
5.078
Boston
Red Sox
34
2B3
Joe Gordon
55.7
11
5.064
New York
Yankees
35
OF12
Mel Ott (4)
110.7
22
5.032
San Francisco
Giants
36
2B4
Eddie Collins (2)
123.9
25
4.956
Chicago
Cubs
37
3B5
Home Run Baker (3)
62.7
13
4.823
Oakland
Athletes
38
RP8
Don Drysdale (2)
67.1
14
4.793
Los Angeles
Dodgers
39
OF13
Ralph Kiner (4)
47.9
10
4.790
Pittsburgh
Pirates
40
OF14
Shoeless Joe Jackson
62.1
13
4.777
Chicago
White Sox
41
LP3
Warren Spahn (3)
100.1
21
4.767
Millwakee
Braves
42
1B5
Johnny Mize
71.3
15
4.753
St. Louis
Cardinals
43
LP4
Nap Rucker (3)
47.1
10
4.710
Los Angeles
Dodgers
44
RP9
Ed Walsh
65.8
14
4.700
Chicago
White Sox
45
3B6
Ron Santo (3)
70.5
15
4.700
Chicago
Cubs
46
1B6
Jimmie Foxx (4)
93.9
20
4.695
Oakland
Athletes
47
RP10
Pedro Martinez (4)
83.9
18
4.661
Boston
Red Sox
48
RP11
Greg Maddox (4)
106.6
23
4.635
Millwakee
Braves
49
RP12
Mike Mussina
82.8
18
4.600
Baltimore
Orioles
50
LP5
Randy Johnson
101.1
22
4.595
51
2B5
Joe Morgan (2)
100.5
22
4.568
Cincinnati
Reds
52
SS3
Cal Ripken Jr
95.9
21
4.567
Baltimore
Orioles
53
RP13
Robin Roberts (2)
86.1
19
4.532
Philadelphia
Phillies
54
RP14
Urban Shocker
58.7
13
4.515
Baltimore
Orioles
55
1B7
Joey Votto (3)
63.0
14
4.500
Cincinnati
Reds
56
3B7
Chipper Jones
85.3
19
4.489
Millwakee
Braves
57
3B8
Adrian Beltre
93.6
21
4.457
Texas
Rangers
58
OF15
Rickey Henderson
111.2
25
4.448
Oakland
Athletes
59
RP15
Fergie Jenkens (4)
84.2
19
4.432
Chicago
Cubs
60
C1
Johnny Bench (4)
75.2
17
4.424
Cincinnati
Reds
61
2B6
Charlie Gehringer (2)
83.8
19
4.411
Detroit
Tigers
62
RP16
Stan Coveleski (4)
61.4
14
4.386
Cleveland
Indians
63
LP6
Johan Santana (1)
51.7
12
4.308
Minnesota
Twins
64
RP17
Bert Blyleven (2)
94.5
22
4.295
Minnesota
Twins
65
OF16
Richie Ashburn (3)
64.4
15
4.293
Philadelphia
Phillies
66
1B8
Hank Greenberg (3)
55.7
13
4.285
Detroit
Tigers
67
1B9
Rod Carew (3)
81.3
19
4.279
Minnesota
Twins
68
OF17
Larry Walker
72.7
17
4.276
Colorado
Rockies
69
LP7
Carl Hubbell
68.2
16
4.263
San Francisco
Giants
70
SS4
Pee Wee Reese (4)
68.2
16
4.263
Los Angeles
Dodgers
71
OF18
Kirby Pucket (4)
51.1
12
4.258
Minnesota
Twins
72
OF19
Bob Johnson
55.3
13
4.254
Oakland
Athletes
73
2B7
Ryan Sanberg
68.0
16
4.250
Chicago
Cubs
74
OF20
Harry Heilmann (4)
72.1
17
4.241
Detroit
Tigers
75
3B9
George Brett
88.6
21
4.219
Kansas
City Royals
76
OF21
Al Kaline
92.8
22
4.218
Detroit
Tigers
77
SS5
Lou Boudreau
63.0
15
4.200
Cleveland
Indians
78
3B10
Ken Boyer
62.9
15
4.193
St. Louis
Cardinals
79
OF22
Carl Yastrzemski
96.4
23
4.191
Boston
Red Sox
80
RP18
Eddie Cicotte
58.6
14
4.186
Chicago
White Sox
81
2B8
Bobby Grich
71.1
17
4.182
Baltimore
Orioles
82
C2
Thurman Munson
46.0
11
4.182
New York
Yankees
83
RP19
Mordecai Brown
58.4
14
4.171
Chicago
Cubs
84
OF23
Bobby Bonds
57.9
14
4.136
San Francisco
Giants
85
3B11
Scott Rolen (4)
70.1
17
4.124
Philadelphia
Phillies
86
RP20
Gaylord Perry
90.0
22
4.091
San Francisco
Giants
87
2B9
Gil McDougald
40.8
10
4.080
New York
Yankees
88
LP8
Sandy Koufax
48.9
12
4.075
Brooklyn
Dodgers
89
SS6
Ozzie Smith
76.9
19
4.047
St. Louis
Cardinals
90
2B10
Chase Utley
64.4
16
4.025
Philadelphia
Phillies
91
OF24
Kenny Lofton
68.4
17
4.024
Cleveland
Indians
92
RP21
Roy Haliday
64.2
16
4.013
Toronto
Blue Jays
93
RP22
Wes Ferell
60.0
15
4.000
Cleveland
Indians
94
RP23
Phil Niekro
95.9
24
3.996
Millwakee
Braves
95
1B10
Bill Terry
55.8
14
3.986
San Francisco
Giants
96
RP24
Curt Schilling
79.5
20
3.975
Philadelphia
Phillies
97
OF25
Sam Crawford
75.2
19
3.958
Detroit
Tigers
98
2B11
Lou Whitaker
75.1
19
3.953
Detroit
Tigers
99
2B12
Roberto Alomar
67.0
17
3.941
Toronto
Blue Jays
100
RP25
Juan Marichal
62.9
16
3.931
San Francisco
Giants