Top 30 Baseball Players of All Time

By: Courtney Dohman

Babe Ruth• 1st in career slugging % with .690• 1st in career OPS with 1.164• 1st in career OPS+ with 206

• 2nd in career on-base % with .474• 2nd in career RBIs with 2,213

• 3rd in career home runs with 714• 3rd in career bases on balls with 2,062

• 4th in career runs with 2,174• 6th in career total bases with 5,793• 9th in career batting average with .342

Willie Mays• Center Fielder for Yankees, Giants, and New

York Mets.• Teams: Birmingham Black Barons (1948-

1950), New York Giants (1951-1957), San Francisco Giants (1958-1972), New York Mets (1972-1973)

Ty Cobb• Career Highlights:• Baseball's all-time leading hitter with a career .367

average.• Won 12 batting titles, nine in a row, and hit better

than .300 for 23 consecutive seasons Also had 297 triples and 892 stolen bases.

• His 4,191 career hits is second all-time to Pete Rose.

Hank Aaron• Career Highlights:• All-time home run leader with 755. He passed Babe

Ruth on April 8, 1974 with his 715th homer.• Elected to the Hall in 1982 in his first year of

eligibility on 97.8 percent of the ballots.• Won 1957 NL MVP and three Gold Gloves.

Walter Johnson• Height: 6-1• Weight: 200 pounds• Bats: Right• Throws: Right• Primary position: Pitcher

Ted Williams• Vital Statistics:

• Born: Aug. 30, 1918 in San Diego

• Died: July 5, 2002

• Teams: Boston Red Sox (1939-60)

• Inducted into Hall of Fame: 1966

Stan Musial• Won the World Series three times

playing with the Cardinals.• 1,951 RBI’S• 475 Home Runs• Lefty lefty lefty!

Lou Gehrig• First baseman• Played for New York Yankees• Forced to stop playing at 34 when diagnosed

with ALS now known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. • 23 career grand slams• Won 6 World Series

Honus Wagner• Played for the Louisville Colonels and the

Pittsburgh Pirates.• 5-11 200 pound shortstop• Had 723 stolen bases• Oldest player to hit an outside the park home

run.

Rogers Hornsby• Born April 27, 1896• Considered one of the finest right handed

hitter of all time.• Moved from Shortstop to second base

throughout his career in the MLB.• 39 Homers• 143 RBI’S

Mickey Mantle

“THE Mick”• First baseman and center fielder for the

Yankees from 1951-1968• Known as one of the greatest switch hitters of

all time• He holds the record for most World Series

home runs.

Christy Mathewson

• 6-1 195 pound pitcher• One of the best pitchers of all time won 373

games lost 188 in 17 seasons• Refused to ever pitch on a Sunday, was a very

religious man.

Greg Maddux• Won 4 Cy

Young awards, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

• Won a World Series in 1995

• 3,371 strikeouts,

• Has faced 20,421 batters

Frank Robinson

• 6-1 183 pound right handed outfielder• Holds the record for most home runs on

opening day• Very outspoken about racial problems in the

MLB• Won the Triple Crown in 1966

Grover Cleveland Alexander

• 2.56 ERA in 20 MLB seasons• Led the league in ERA five times• 373 wins tied with Mathewson• Right handed pitcher• Inducted to Hall of Fame in 1938

Mike Schmidt• Before the Bigs Mike led Ohio to their only

College World Series• Selected by Phillies in second round draft• Hit 4 homeruns in one game at Wrigley Field• Is the Phillies all time leader in games, at

bats, runs, hits, homeruns and RBIS as of 2013

Cy Young• During his 21 year MLB career he pitched for

5 different teams• 511 wins total• Elected to hall of fame in 1937• Cy Young award was created to honor

upcoming MLB pitchers

Jimmie Foxx

“THE BEAST”• One of the greatest power hitters of his era• Second player to ever hit 500 homers• Won back to back MVPS

Lefty Grove• In 17 years only lost 141 games and won

exactly 300• Hard- throwing lefty• Won two World Series• Led the AL in strikeouts in the first 7 years of

his MLB career

Tom Seaver“TOM TERRIFIC”

• Three time Cy Young winner• 12 time National All Star• His first season went 16-2• Pitched a no-hitter to St. Louis

Randy Johnson

• Perhaps the most intimidating pitcher in the major league

• 6-10 long hair and a mean looking mustache• Was known for throwing a 100 mph fastball

then following it with a devastating slider• Ranked 5th all time left handed pitcher

Tris Speaker• Was originally right handed- NOT FOR LONG!• Tris fell off a horse breaking his right arm,

learned quickly how to bat and throw left handed.

• Won 3 World Series• Hit .345 in his career

Mel Ott• Played all 20 seasons with the New York

Giants• One of six players in all time to play more than

20 games with one team• At only 5-9 had a lot of power in his swing• Finished with 511 homers• 1,860 RBIS

• (Weirdest stance I’ve ever seen)

Eddie Collins

• Had 3,315 hits in his career• Lifetime batting average of .333• On short list for best second baseman of all

time• Was a player on the Black Sox team that threw

their World Series

Warren Spahn

• 6 foot 175 pound left handed pitcher• Won 363 games• National All Star team 17 times• Only won one Cy Young award• NL record for career home runs

Roberto Clemente

• Won four national league titles• Hit exactly 3,000 pitches for the Pirates• Died at the age of 38, his plane crashed while

delivering relief supplies to earthquake victims• Was elected into the Hall of Fame the very

next year

Joe DiMaggio

“JOLTIN JOE!”• Batting .323 with 29 homers in his first season• Loved by the fans• Hit in 61 consecutive games breaking a record• Love affair with Marilyn Monroe

Napoleon Lajoie

• Positions: Second Baseman and First Baseman • Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Height: 61• Weight: 195 lb.

Rickey Henderson• Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays,

Athletics, San Diego Padres, Anaheim Angels, Athletics, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Padres, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers

• Baseballs all time stolen bases• 10 time All Star• Retired as the all time leader in walks• .401 on base percentage

George Brett

• First player to reach more than 3,000 hits, 300 home runs, 600 doubles, 100 triples, 1,500 RBI and 200 stolen bases.

• Hit .390 in 1980 with 24 homers and 118 RBI and earned AL MVP honors.

• 12 time All Star

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