Top 100 ballplayers of alltime! (imo)

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32. Tom Seaver, Pitcher, New York (NL)

career 311 wins, 205 losses, 2.86 ERA

1967 ROY winner with 16 wins, 13 losses, 2.76 ERA, and 251 IP
3 Time Cy Young Award winner (1969, 1973, 1975)
12 time All Star
His 61 career shutouts is 7th All Time
Best year may have been 1971 with 20 wins, 10 losses, 1.76 ERA, 289 strikeouts, and a WHIP of 0.946

 

[bodiaz]

31. Sandy Koufax, Pitcher Los Angeles

career 165 wins, 87 losses, 2.76 ERA

1963 NL MVP and CY Young award winner with 25 wins, 5 losses, 1.88 ERA, 11 shutouts, 306 strikeouts and a .0875 WHIP

Won 3 Cy Youngs (1963, 1965, 1966)
Career Hits per 9 innings is 2nd All Time at 6.792
Career strikeouts per 9 innings is 6th All Time at 9.278
Win Loss % is 23rd All Time at .655

 

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30. Mike Schmidt, 3B Philadelphia

career 548 HR, 1595 RBI, .267 Avg.

Won 3 NL MVPs, (1980, 1981, 1986)
12 time All Star, 10 time Gold Glove, 6 time Silver Slugger
201 IBB is 13th All Time
548 HR is 15th All Time
1507 walks is 17th All Time

 

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29. Rickey Henderson, LF Oakland

career 297 HR, 1115 RBI, .279 avg.

All time MLB leader in runs with 2295, and SB with 1406
1990 AL MVP with 28 HR, 61 RBI, .325 avg, 119 runs, 65 SB, .439 OBP, and 1.016 OPS
All time single season record holder with 130 SB
10 time All Star, led league in SB 12 times
2190 career walks is 2nd All Time

 

[bodiaz]

I am sorry for the delay on this list guys! I am in the middle of moving, getting settled in my new house, and trying to get my old house ready for renting by July 1st. Really have my hands full right now! I will finish this list just as soon as I can!

 

[bodiaz]

28. Johnny Bench, Catcher Cincinatti

career 389 HR, 1376 RBI, .267 Avg.


NL MVP in 1970, and 1972. Led league in both HR and RBI both years.
14 time All Star, 10 time Gold Glove
1968 NL Rookie of the year with 15 HR, 82 RBI and .275 avg.
1742 games caught ranks 15th all time
9249 putouts as a Catcher ranks 16th all time

 

[bodiaz]

27. Joe Dimaggio, CF New York (AL)

Career 361 HR, 1537 RBI, .325 RBI

3 time AL MVP (1939, 1941, 1947)
56 game hitting streak is longest of All Time
13 time All Star
2 time batting champ (1939, 1940)
Only had 369 strike outs in his career while hitting 361 HRs

 

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26. Steve Carlton, Pitcher Philadelphia

Career 329 Wins, 244 Losses, 3.22 ERA

4 time Cy Young winner (1972, 1977, 1980, 1982)
Won pitchings triple crown in 1972, and 1977
10 time All Star, 1 time Gold Glove
4136 career strikeouts ranks 4th All Time
709 career starts ranks 6th All Time

 

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25. Mickey Mantle, OF New York (AL)

career 536 HR, 1539 RBI, .298 Avg.

3 time AL MVP (1956, 1957, 1962) and a 3 time runner up
20 time All Star, 1 Gold Glove
1956 Triple Crown winner with 52 HR, 130 RBI, .353 avg.
1733 career walks is 7th All Time
.977 OPS is 12th All Time

 

[bodiaz]

24. Bullet Joe Rogan, Pitcher/OF/IF ***** Leagues

Bullet Joe Rogan Thread
Introducing Wilbur "Bullet Joe" Rogan.

Born: July 28, 1889, Oklahoma City, OK
Died: March 4, 1967, Kansas City, MO
League: ***** American League; BR, TR; 5'7, 180;

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A ***** League star player, he was foremost a great pitcher, but also played OF, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, manager, umpire. His playing career extended from 1917-38, and his umpiring days from 1939-46.

His teams were:
Kansas City Colored Giants, 1917
All Nations, 1917
Kansas City Monarchs, 1920-38


An outstanding pitcher with a tremendous fastball, a fine curve and good control, "Bullet" Rogan was a star for the Kansas City Monarchs [ed. one of the greatest of all the ***** League franchises, if not the greatest]. . . The right-hander was a smart pitcher who used a no-windup delivery, a sidearm motion, and always kept the ball down. In addition to his basic pitches, he included a forkball, palmball and spitter in his repertory. A durable workhorse . . . for a decade [who was] rarely . . . relieved, this versatile player's value to his team was inestimable. He was also a superb fielder and a dangerous hitter with good power.

He had strong wrists and used a heavy bat. . . . [W]hen not performing on the mound, he played in the outfield to keep his big bat in the lineup. . . [H]e often batted in the cleanup position [ed. for a great team, no less!] and was credited with [the] league high [in] homes in 1922. He consistently hit over .300, compiling averages of .351, .416, .412, .366, .314, .330, .353, .341 and .311 for the years 1922-1930. On the mound [remember, in typically 70-90 game seasons] he registered seasons of 13-6, 12-8, 16-5, 15-2, 12-4, 15-6, and 9-3 for the first seven of those years. . .

[He joined] the Army in the fall of 1911. He remained in the Army through 1919, captaining baseball teams [with the limited opportunities for an Afro-American to make a living as a baseball player, he found a unique way to do it, as did Dobie Moore]. . . In exhibitions against major leaguers, Rogan is credited with a .329 average.

He showcased his stamina and versatility when he gained two victories in the 1924 World Series against the great Hilldale club, pitching three complete games and relieving in another, and batting .325 while playing in the outfield the other six games. That winter, in his only trip to Cuba, the hard worker continued his winning pace, recording a 9-4 worksheet.

The following year without Rogan on the mound in the World Series, the Monarchs lost to the same Hilldale club. In 1926, Bullet hit .331 and compiled a 12-4 record on the mound, which was tops for the first-half champion Monarchs, who lost a heartbreaking five-out-of-nine play-off to the second-half champion, Chicago American Giants. In a valiant effort to stave off defeat, Bullet Joe started both ends of a double-header on the last day of the play-off, but to no avail.

During his twilight years, Rogan served as manager of the Monarchs prior to his retirement in 1938.

He was known as a good curveball hitter with a smooth swing, often hit cleanup, and led the league with 16 homers in 1922. From 1922-30, he hit .351, .416, .412, .366, .314, .330, .353, .341, .311, while, for the 1st 7 yrs. of those years, he registered these pitching records:

13-6, 12-8, 16-5, 15-2, 12-4, 15-6, 9-03.

In exhibitions against MLers, Rogan is credited with a .329 BA, making his last appearance at age 48, when he collected 3 hits against Bob Feller's All-Stars. Jocko Conlon, who often played against black teams before beginning his career as an umpire, regarded Rogan as one of the greats of the ***** L., describing his motion as "a nice, easy delivery" and declaring him to be faster than Satchel Paige.

 

[Dice-K Collector]

Has Josh Gibson been named yet? He is one of my all-time favorites

 

[bodiaz]

23. Alex Rodriguez, SS/3B Seattle-New York (AL) (active)

career (active) 591 HR, 1750 RBI, .304 Avg.

3 time AL MVP (2003, 2005, 2007)
12 time All Star, 10 time silver slugger, 2 time gold glove
Won a batting title in 1996, and has 5 HR titles
His 591 career HRs is 7th All Time
.573 slug % is 13th All Time

 

[Dice-K Collector]

Glad to see Arod so high! He would be higher towards the end of his career right?

 

[bodiaz]

22. Shoeless Joe Jackson, OF Chicago (AL)

career 54 HR, 785 RBI, .356 avg.

career .356 avg is 3rd All Time
HIs finest season was probably his last. In 1920 he had 12 HR, 121 RBI, and hit .382
Led the league in triples 3 times (1912,1916,1920)
In 1913 he led the league in hits, doubles, OPS, and slg%
Under 200 strikeouts in his career. Babe Ruth copied his stance.

 

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21. Randy Johnson, Pitcher Seattle/Arizona

career 303 wins, 166 losses, 3.29 ERA

5 time Cy Young winner (1995,1999,2000,2001,2002)
10 time All Star
10.61 strikeouts per 9 ininngs is 1st All Time
4875 career strikeouts is 2nd All Time
Led league in strikeouts 9 times, ERA 4 times, and Wins once

 

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20. Roger Clemens, Pitcher Boston

career 354 wins, 184 losses, 3.12 ERA


7 time Cy Young winner (1986,1987,1991,1997,1998,2001,2004)
Most strikeouts in one game tied with 20. He did it twice.
11 time All Star, led the league in Wins 4 times
354 wins is 9th All Time
4672 Strikeouts is 3rd All Time

 

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19. Lefty Grove, Pitcher Philadelphia (AL)

career 300 wins, 141 losses, 3.06 ERA

1931 AL MVP with 31 wins, 4 losses, 2.06 ERA, and 175 strikeouts
Won Pitching triple crown twice (1930,1931)
Led league in ERA 9 times
Led league in strikeout his first 7 seasons in the league
In 1930 not only did he win Pitching triple crown, but he also led the league in saves

 

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18. Jimmie Foxx, 1B Philadelphia (AL)/ Boston

career 534 HR, 1922 RBI, .325 Avg.

3 time AL MVP (1932,1933,1938)
1922 career RBI is 9th All Time
.609 slg % is 5th All Time
1.038 OPS is 6th All Time
1933 triple crown winner with 48 HR, 163 RBI, .356 avg and .703 slg %

 

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17. Greg Maddux, Pitcher Atlanta

career 355 wins, 227 losses, 3.16 ERA

Won 4 straight Cy Young Awards (1992,1993,1994,1995)
8 time All Star, 18 time Gold Glove winner
355 wins is 8th All Time
740 starts is 4th All Time
Best season was 1995 when he went 19-2 with a 1.63 ERA and a WHIP of 0.811

 

[bodiaz]

16. Josh Gibson, Catcher ***** Leagues

Often it is difficult to distinguish fact from fiction -- especially regarding statistics -- when it comes to players of the ***** League. But there is no disputing the accomplishments of Josh Gibson, whose batting feats are legendary.

Before dying at age 35, three months before Jackie Robinson's major-league debut, Josh Gibson had proven to ***** League followers that he was one of the game's greats.
Voted into the Hall of Fame in 1972 by the Committee on ***** Baseball Leagues, the right-handed hitting catcher never received the opportunity to show his stuff in the major leagues because he was an African-American. He died at the age of 35 in early 1947, three months before Jackie Robinson made his historic major-league debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Gibson is often referred to as the black Babe Ruth for his ability to hit tape-measure homers, and he also hit for incredibly high averages.

"He hits the ball a mile," Hall of Famer Walter Johnson, the Washington Senators pitcher who won 416 games, said of Gibson.

Satchel Paige, who was Gibson's teammate on the Pittsburgh Crawfords and later pitched for the Cleveland Indians, said, "He was the greatest hitter who ever lived."

In various publications, the 6-foot-1, 215-pounder has been credited with as many as 84 homers in one season. His Hall of Fame plaque says he hit "almost 800" homers in his 17-year career. His lifetime batting average was higher than .350, with one book putting it at .384, best in ***** League history.

It was reported that he won nine home-run titles and four batting championships playing for the Crawfords and the Homestead Grays. In two seasons in the late 1930s, it was written that not only did he hit higher than .400, but his slugging percentage was above 1.000.

Belting home runs of more than 500 feet was not unusual for Gibson. One homer in Monessen, Pa., reportedly was measured at 575 feet. The Sporting News of June 3, 1967 credits Gibson with a home run in a ***** League game at Yankee Stadium that struck two feet from the top of the wall circling the center field bleachers, about 580 feet from home plate. Although it has never been conclusively proven, Chicago American Giants infielder Jack Marshall said Gibson slugged one over the third deck next to the left field bullpen in 1934 for the only fair ball hit out of the House That Ruth Built.

Gibson was born Dec. 21, 1911 in Buena Vista, Ga., and his family reportedly moved to Pittsburgh in the 1920s. By the time he was a teenager, Gibson was playing semipro baseball. His professional career began at the age of 18 under unusual circumstances.

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With the Grays and Kansas City Monarchs playing a night game under a portable lighting system in Pittsburgh in 1930, the Grays catcher suffered an injury to his hand, according to the book "The Ballplayers." Homestead manager Judy Johnson, who knew of Gibson's reputation as a terrific semipro player, went into the stands looking for the 18-year-old.

"I asked him if he wanted to catch and he said 'yes, sir,' so we had to hold up the game while he went and put on Buck Ewing's uniform," Johnson said. "We signed him the next day."

Gibson played for the Grays the rest of that season and 1931, before jumping to the Crawfords and winning three home-run titles in five seasons. He caught Paige in 1936 to form the most popular battery in African-American history. After starting 1937 in the Dominican Republic, he returned in the summer to play for the Grays.

He won two more home-run titles, in 1938 and 1939, as well as a batting championship in 1938. There are stories that the Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates considered giving the powerful catcher a tryout in the late '30s, but because of the color of his skin he was never granted the opportunity.

In 1940 and 1941, he chose to play south of the border, undoubtedly because of greater financial rewards. After starring for Vera Cruz of the Mexican League, he played in the Puerto Rican Winter League, earning Most Valuable Player honors and a batting title. Gibson was forced to abandon the Mexican League and return to the Grays in 1942 after the team's owner, *** Posey, hit him with a lawsuit. Gibson led the ***** League in hitting and home runs.

Early the next year, Gibson suffered a brain tumor that put him in a coma. When he awoke, doctors wanted to operate. But Gibson wouldn't let them, fearing that surgery would leave him a vegetable. Despite recurring headaches and a drinking problem, he continued to tear apart the ***** League, winning two more batting crowns and three more home-run titles in the next four seasons.

Although he was mediocre defensively early in his career, he improved through the years. Teammate Cool Papa Bell, who also was voted into the Hall of Fame, said Gibson was a good catcher, had a strong arm and was a good handler of pitchers but had difficulty on pop fouls.

"The Ballplayers" recites this story of the black Babe Ruth's last day: "On Jan. 20, 1947, Gibson told his mother that he was going to die that night. She laughed, but told him to go to bed and that she would call a doctor. With his family gathered around him, Gibson asked for his baseball trophies to be brought to his bedside. He was laughing and talking when he suddenly sat straight up, had a stroke and died."