Joe Posnanski's 100 Greatest Baseball Players Ever (1 Viewer)

sports_fan · Dec 10, 2013

http://joeposnanski.com/baseball-100/

The 100 Greatest Baseball Players Ever

100. Curt Schilling

99. Cool Papa Bell

98. Ron Santo

97. Lou Whitaker

96. Ichiro Suzuki

95. Mariano Rivera

94. Paul Waner

93. Craig Biggio

92. Old Hoss Radbourn

91. Robin Roberts

90. Mark McGwire

89. Bullet Rogan

88. Tim Raines

87. Nolan Ryan

86. Miguel Cabrera

85. Barry Larkin

84. Frankie Frisch

83. Gaylord Perry

82. Roberto Alomar

81. Joe Jackson

80. Johnny Mize

79. Smokey Joe Williams

78. Ryne Sandberg

77. Ozzie Smith

76. Buck Leonard

75. Tony Gwynn

74. Hank Greenberg

73. Arky Vaughan

72. Willie McCovey

71. Monte Irvin

70. Duke Snider

69. Sadaharu Oh

68. Bert Blyleven

67. Harmon Killebrew

66. Roy Campanella

65. Kid Nichols

64. Eddie Murray

63. Charlie Gehringer

62. Robin Yount

61. Frank Thomas and Jeff Bagwell

60. Brooks Robinson

59. Reggie Jackson

58. Turkey Stearnes

57. Derek Jeter

57a. Roy Hobbs

56. Chipper Jones

55. Ernie Banks

54. Rod Carew

53. Steve Carlton

52. Wade Boggs

51. Ken Griffey Jr.

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50. Al Kaline

49. Nap Lajoie

48. Bob Feller

47, Albert Pujols

46. Sandy Koufax

45 Yogi Berra

44. Pedro Martinez

43. Warren Spahn

42. Jackie Robinson

41. Pete Rose

40. Eddie Collins

39. Bob Gibson

38. Eddie Mathews

37. Roberto Clemente

36. Carl Yastrzemski

35. Cal Ripken

34. Mel Ott

33. George Brett

32. Grover Cleveland Alexander

Smack Tripper · Jan 1, 2014

is there more to come? good link but I only see the first 30

Don Quixote · Jan 1, 2014

Smack Tripper said:
is there more to come? good link but I only see the first 30

He's been doing one per day, I believe.

Koya · Jan 1, 2014

Nice to see Arky Vaughan getting the appropriate love:

http://joeposnanski.com/joeblogs/no-73-arky-vaughan/

jon_mx · Jan 1, 2014

Nice to see Lou Whitaker. Good writeup too.

Smack Tripper · Jan 2, 2014

jon_mx said:
Nice to see Lou Whitaker. Good writeup too.

Lou was so underrated

Koya · Jan 2, 2014

How often does he add / update the list? Some great stuff there.

oso diablo · Jan 6, 2014

he tweets out a link almost every day, i believe, to his writeup of the next guy on his list.

whoknew · Jan 9, 2014

From today:

Here’s a question: How good was Los Angeles’ Locke High School baseball team in 1973? Eddie Murray was the first baseman. Ozzie Smith was the shortstop.

the moops · Jan 9, 2014

Yea, but who did they have pitching?

sports_fan · Mar 9, 2014

He's into the top 50 now. I've read up to Roy Campanella. I don't agree with all of his rankings but the writing is terrific.

bicycle_seat_sniffer · Mar 9, 2014

Boggs in front of Gwynn is a crime

the moops · Mar 9, 2014

bicycle_seat_sniffer said:
Boggs in front of Gwynn is a crime

perhaps some reasoning would help your argument

Fariq · Mar 9, 2014

the moops said:
bicycle_seat_sniffer said:

Boggs in front of Gwynn is a crime

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perhaps some reasoning would help your argument

the fact he is a Padres fan is certainly part of his reasoning

bicycle_seat_sniffer · Mar 9, 2014

Fariq said:
the moops said:

bicycle_seat_sniffer said:

Boggs in front of Gwynn is a crime

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perhaps some reasoning would help your argument

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the fact he is a Padres fan is certainly part of his reasoning

I'm a tigers fan, HTH

Leroy Hoard · Mar 10, 2014

sports_fan said:
99. Cool Papa Bell

92. Old Hoss Radbourn

89. Bullet Rogan

79. Smokey Joe Williams

73. Arky Vaughan

58. Turkey Stearnes

They just don't make names like that any more.

Koya · Mar 10, 2014

Really loving this list. Surprised Murray got so much love, but as one of my fav players, I won't complain. About as steady as they come, and played in the dreaded 70s-80s which didnt help the raw stats.

sports_fan · Mar 6, 2015

After a looong break he's back at it. Two new players in the past couple days.

Koya · Mar 6, 2015

SWEET. Love this list. So, who are the top 38? My take, no real order within each tier:

Slam Dunks - MUST be on the list

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb Mike Schmidt Lou Gehrig Willie Mays Hank Aaron Barry Bonds Roger Clemens Jimmy Foxx Tom Seaver Rickie Henderson Mickie Mantle Mel Ott Yaz Joe Morgan Randy Johnson Eddie Mathews Frank Robinson Greg Maddux Walter Johnson Cy Young Honus Wagner Stan Musial Rogers Hornsby Tris Speaker Ted Williams Pete Alexander Christy Matthewson Joe Dimmagio Johnny Bench Lefty Grove Mordecai Brown Jim Palmer

Prob on the list:

Cal Ripken Ralph Kiner Alex Rodriguez George Brett Al Simmons Next Best: Home Run Baker Edgar Martinez Don Sutton Carlton Fisk Orlando Sepeda Duke Sniper Rickie Ashburn Willie Stargell Whitey Ford George Sisler Bob Lemon Dan Brouthers So, who'd I miss? Get wrong?

Into the top 40. Ring up the Casey Kasem.

Koya · Mar 6, 2015

F' formatting, btw

sports_fan · Mar 6, 2015

Koya said:
SWEET. Love this list. So, who are the top 38? My take, no real order within each tier:

Slam Dunks - MUST be on the list

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb Mike Schmidt Lou Gehrig Willie Mays Hank Aaron Barry Bonds Roger Clemens Jimmy Foxx Tom Seaver Rickie Henderson Mickie Mantle Mel Ott Yaz Joe Morgan Randy Johnson Eddie Mathews Frank Robinson Greg Maddux Walter Johnson Cy Young Honus Wagner Stan Musial Rogers Hornsby Tris Speaker Ted Williams Pete Alexander Christy Matthewson Joe Dimmagio Johnny Bench Lefty Grove Mordecai BrownJim Palmer

Prob on the list:

Cal Ripken Ralph Kiner Alex Rodriguez George Brett Al Simmons Next Best: Home Run Baker Edgar Martinez Don Sutton Carlton Fisk Orlando Sepeda Duke Sniper Rickie Ashburn Willie Stargell Whitey Ford George Sisler Bob Lemon Dan BrouthersSo, who'd I miss? Get wrong?

Into the top 40. Ring up the Casey Kasem.

Ed Walsh maybe. His career might have been too short though.

Fariq · Mar 7, 2015

Koya said:
So, who'd I miss? Get wrong?

Into the top 40. Ring up the Casey Kasem.

Oscar Charleston, Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson

Koya · Mar 7, 2015

Fariq said:
Koya said:

So, who'd I miss? Get wrong?

Into the top 40. Ring up the Casey Kasem.

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Oscar Charleston, Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson

It does say baseball players - I stand corrected. Need to consider the greats outside of MLB.

Just Win Baby · Apr 5, 2015

Yes, Gibson is top 10 all time. Agree with all of Gibson, Paige, and Charleston being included.

And LOL at Ripken "probably" making it.

sports_fan · Mar 6, 2016

Finally another entry.

oso diablo · Mar 16, 2016

33: George Brett

Dan Lambskin · Mar 16, 2016

Schilling...meh

jon_mx · Mar 19, 2016

oso diablo said:
33: George Brett

A big asterisk though. How many of his hits were pine tar aided?

Actually, Brett and Gwynn probably had my two favorite swings of players I watched.

the moops · Mar 19, 2016

Dan Lambskin said:
Schilling...meh

solid argument you got there

Koya · Mar 19, 2016

the moops said:
solid argument you got there

true nonetheless

the moops · Mar 19, 2016

he is a complete doosh, but he was one hell of a pitcher :shrug:

Koya · Mar 19, 2016

the moops said:
he is a complete doosh, but he was one hell of a pitcher

not hof-worthy though

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