Nine AL Silver Sluggers (1995, '99-06), 12-time AL All-Star ('95, '98-08), World Series MVP (2004), Career stats All you need to know about his defensive prowess can be seen on one epic play in the 1954 World Series opener. He is the last player to hit .400 in a season -- back in 1941. Regarded as one of Italy's greatest ever midfielders, Tardelli was the cornerstone of Juventus' successful side of the late 70s and early 80s, winning five Scudettos during his time in Turin. His #6 was retired by the Detroit Tigers and in 1980 he was enshrined in Cooperstown as a first ballot Hall of Famer. Maddux had his #31 retired by both the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves. Yaz excelled at playing balls off of Fenways Green Monster and for his efforts has had his #8 retired by the Boston Red Sox. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. Teams: Toronto Blue Jays (1981-89), New York Yankees (1989-92). #Brazil squad prior a World Cup Qualifier in 1969: #CarlosAlbertoTorres #Joel #Flix # . But nobody was a more complete package than this gold standard at the hot corner. Statistic Description: Defensive Wins Above Replacement for position players A defensive measure of wins above replacement, but given only the defensive stats of the player and his position adjustment. The 18 time All Star won the World Series in 1968 and was also the AL Batting Champion in 1955. Yelich had -6 defensive runs saved in his first season as a primary left fielder in 2020, though that's far from the biggest concern of the Brewers. Subjectively, I would go with Yaz as the best defensive left fielder of all time. Dont bet on it. This marked the first and only time a player eclipsed 50 in both homers and doubles. Bottom line: Roberto Alomar and his record 10 Gold Gloves originally were in this spot, but this Royals lifer got the final nod because of his impressive career metrics. The World's Most Entertaining Car Website. Orioles top 5 >, Key fact: Had four All-Star selections with Rays, the most in franchise history, In his nine seasons with Tampa Bay, Crawford displayed the athleticism and talent that made him a coveted three-sport athlete and a highly regarded prospect. 1. AJ Pollock is one of the best left fielders in baseball right now. Hes the all-time leader. Bottom line: This guy never played a postseason game, so unlike Brooks Robinson in the 1970 World Series, Buddy Bell never had a chance to showcase his skills in front of a national audience. The Hall of Famer leads all Expos/Nationals players in offensive WAR (48.2), runs scored (947), singles (1,163), triples (82), walks (793), runs created (1,047), stolen bases (635), stolen base percentage (85.7) and win probability added (38.9). His 253 hits with the A's in 1925 remains the single-season Major League record for a right-handed batter. Dude, the underappreciated superstar once gunned down a baserunner in three consecutive innings. -- Caple, Still judged for his inclusion in the Black Sox scandal, and still condemned for it. Baseball's Best @ 150, The Book That Counts Down the Best Players, Pitchers, And Fielders in Baseball History at the 150th Anniversary of the Major Leagues (1871-2020). -- Schoenfield, Sure, there is the PED issue. He's also on the short list of Total Zone Runs (fourth), Range Factor per nine innings (fifth) and jaws dropped (many) in major league history. Before he was the first baseman on the Giants pennant-winning teams of 1951 and 1954, Whitey Lockman was an outfielder, and a good one, too, but by 1951 Leo Durocher had him trade positions with Monte Irvin. I dont think you can be any better a hitter than Ryan Braun. Brewers top 5 >, While Stan Musial played all over the outfield and could be included at any of the three positions, were going to rank him with the right fielders in a few weeks. Matthews, too, was primarily a good hitter. Join the discussion by using the #MLBRank hashtag, and follow along @BBTN and on Facebook. The six-time All-Star led the NL in homers every year from 1946-52, and he hit 35 or more homers every season from 47-53. If only the world had seen more of Jackson, whose association with the Black Sox scandal cut short his career at age 32. 344 views, 3 likes, 0 loves, 1 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Field of Dreams Navojoa: Aguerridas Vs Buhas. Rays top 5 >, Key fact: His 121.9 fWAR ranks second in AL history to Babe Ruth, The Red Sox have three Hall of Famers at the head of their left-field class, but Williams easily stands out as the most dominant player in team history. The Tigers have won their last two games . Last month, he was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Left field is located down the third baseline when viewing the field from home plate. 2 -- Oakland (1989), Toronto ('93), Career stats Seven-time All-Star ('64-66, '71-73, '78), World Series MVP (1979), MVP ('79), Hall of Fame ('88), Championships He is the all-time leader among third basemen in games played, putouts, assists, double plays turned, and total zone runs. All-time, I would say that you would find a consensus of 6 right fielders that stand above the crowd by most opinions - Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, Mel Ott, Roberto Clemente, and Al Kaline.Of those 6, 4 (Aaron, Robinson, Clemente, and Kaline) debuted in the mid-1950's and . Brooks Robinson made a living off of amazing plays at third base. Maddux was an eight-time All-Star, four time NL Cy Young winner, and racked up an impressive eighteen Gold Glove Awards. 1 among White Sox left fielders and ranks fifth overall behind Hall of Famers Luke Appling, Frank Thomas, Eddie Collins and Nellie Fox. He was a 16-time Gold Glove winner and was a three time All-Star. Teams: Baltimore Orioles (1965-81), Los Angeles Dodgers (1982). "Campy" had no weaknesses other than the assorted hurts that went with the position. D-backs top 5 >, Key fact: Is the Dodgers franchise leader in hits, doubles, triples and total bases, Wheat was a rookie more than 110 years ago, and hes still the Dodgers franchise leader in career hits (2,804), doubles (464), triples (171) and total bases (4,003). Suspended forever after his age-32 season, since we don't have the back slope of his career to judge him fully, not someone I'd rank among these others. -- Caple, Teams Ozzie Smith is generally regarded as the greatest defensive player of all time. Mariners top 5 > Rangers: Rusty Greer (1994-2002) Former VP of Player Personnel Gil Brandt's Top 10 Defensive Ends of All Time! The only 3 left fielders with 4 or more Gold Gloves are Barry Bonds (8), Alex Gordon (7, so far), and Yastrzemski (7). He led the American League in fielding percentage as a second basemen four times, assists twice, and committed the fewest errors as a second baseman twice. White Sox top 5 >, Key fact: Only Angels player to record at least 2,000 hits with the club, With his smooth left-handed swing, Anderson set numerous club records during his time with the Angels, including the most hits (2,368), total bases (3,743), doubles (489), RBIs (1,292) and runs scored (1,024). All told, Anderson appeared in 623 games in left over his 14 seasons in Baltimore, good for second in franchise history. Hes also the all-time leader in Total Zone Runs from here to Funkstown. He will be eligible for Hall of Fame induction in 2017. RANK. His untimely death while on a humanitarian aid trip to Nicaragua came after a baseball career during which his feats on the baseball diamond matched up to his generosity off of it. Cubs top 5 >, Key fact: Is only player ever to have at least a share of the league lead in home runs seven years in a row, Simply put, Kiner is one of the greatest sluggers in the Pirates long history. He also helped the Red Sox to their first world series title in 86 years. Today we turn our attention to left fielders. He led all left fielders in range factor per game five times, assists six times, and is the all-time leader in putouts by a left fielder. He also won the 1986 NL batting title, earned a Silver Slugger Award that year and was named to seven consecutive All-Star teams. Ken Griffey Jr. 5. Don't think so. He was so feared a hitter that he once was walked intentionally -- with the bases loaded. Often the accounts of their plays were passed on in daily summaries of the games, while others were lost to the ages. Photo credit (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) 10. For all of his on field accomplishments, Bonds remains an underrated defensive player. In 2007, he led all shortstops in both putouts and assists. -- Lauber, His 1967 season goes down as one of the best ever: He won the Triple Crown, hitting .326/.418/.622 with 44 home runs in a pitcher's era, but most famously carried the Impossible Dream Red Sox to the pennant, hitting .417 with nine home runs and 26 RBIs in September. He is the career leader in putouts by a pitcher. -- Lauber, A seven-time All-Star who stole 808 bases, Raines also played in the majors with his son, Tim Jr. -- Christina Kahrl, ESPN.com baseball writer, Honors While Gonzalez is best remembered for his base hit off Mariano Rivera that won the 2001 World Series for the D-backs, he also ranks second in franchise history among D-backs position players with 30 bWAR, trailing only Paul Goldschmidt. The contribution to championship teams (player performance in seasons where his team wins the pennant) is a small factor in most cases. Try this great: second in career Defensive WAR, third in Total Zone Runs and third in Range Factor per nine innings on the all-time list. He has led all shortstops in double plays turned three times and is the active leader among shortstops in range factor, fielding percentage, and total zone runs. He notched an impressive 283 wins and 2,461 strikeouts in his career along with a career ERA of 3.45. He was an important force in the heart of the lineup for the World Series-winning '91 squad. Some call him the Babe Ruth of defense. In 1982 when he was the second oldest player in the Major Leagues, he won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. Some of the players on this list came long before Web Gems were a daily part of our national pastime. The Grey Eagle was a legends both at the plate and in center field. -- Lauber, Was he one of the best pure hitters ever? Over on Ranker, football fans have cast their votes to list the greatest defender of all-time, with over 135,000 votes cast. But despite sitting out those two seasons, he still easily ranks first among Braves left fielders in bWAR. Welcome to All-Time #MLBRank, our ranking of the top 100 players in baseball history.