The Greatest Baseball Players of All-Time

The Overflow

*Does not include active players

Josh BeckettElston HowardGarrett Anderson
Vida BlueJoe MauerRichie Ashburn
Bert BlylevenYadier MolinaEarl Averill
Kevin BrownThurman MonsonJose Bautista
Mordecai BrownJorge PosadaDon Baylor
Mark BuerhleBuster PoseyHarold Baines
Madison BumgarnerTed SimmonsAlbert Belle
Jim BunningJoe TorreCarlos Beltran
John ClarksonDick AllenWally Berger
Bartolo ColonCap AnsonBobby Bonds
David ConeJake BeckleyRyan Braun
Stan CoveleskiLance BerkmanLou Brock
Mike CuellarJim BottomleyJesse Burkett
Dizzy DeanDan BrouthersEllis Burks
Doug DrabekNorm CashJose Canseco
Don DrysdaleOrlando CepedaMax Carey
Chuck FinleyWill ClarkJack Clark
Lefty GomezRoger ConnorFred Clarke
Dwight GoodenCecil CooperRocky Colavito
Zack GreinkeCarlos DelgadoGravvy Cravath
Ron GuidryDarrell EvansSam Crawford
Cole HamelsCecil FielderNelson Cruz
Felix HernandezPrince FielderKiki Cuyler
Orel HershiserAndres GalarragaJohnny Damon
Tim HudsonSteve GarveyChili Davis
Catfish HunterJason GiambiAndre Dawson
Tommy JohnAdrian GonzalezEd Delahantay
Addie JossMark GraceLarry Doby
Jim KaatTodd HeltonHugh Duffy
Tim KeefeKeith HernandezAdam Dunn
Jimmy KeyGil HodgesJim Edmonds
Corey KluberRyan HowardDwight Evans
John LackeyKent HrbekElmer Flick
Cliff LeePaul KonerkoGeorge Foster
Bob LemonDerrek LeeKirk Gibson
John LesterTino MartinezBrian Giles
Tim LincecumDon MattinglyJuan Gonzalez
Ted LyonsLee MayLuis Gonzalez
Juan MarichalFred McGriffGoose Goslin
Dennis MartinezJustin MorneauPedro Guerrero
Jim McCormickJohn OlerudHarry Heilman
Joe McGinnityTony PerezBabe Herman
Denny McLainBoog PowellMatt Holliday
Dave McNallyRoy SieversFrank Howard
Jack MorrisGeorge SislerTorii Hunter
Mike MussinaMark TeixeiraIchiro
Don NewcombeBill TerryJoe Jackson
Kid NicholsMo VaughnAndruw Jones
Phil NiekroJoey VottoDavid Justice
Roy OswaltRoberto AlomarWillie Keeler
Gaylord PerryCraig BiggioKing Kelly
Jim PerryRobinson CanoRalph Kiner
Andy PettitteEddie CollinsChuck Klein
Eddie PlankNellie FoxCarlos Lee
Rick ReuschelFrankie FrischGreg Luzinski
Jose RijoCharlie GehringerFred Lynn
Kenny RogersJoe GordonHeinie Manush
CC SabathiaBobby GrichRoger Maris
Bret SaberhagenBilly HermnAndrew McCutchen
Dave StewartJeff KentJoe Medwick
Dave StiebTony LazzeriMinnie Minoso
Rick SutcliffeBill MazeroskiKevin Mitchell
Don SuttonJackie RobinsonDale Murphy
Luis TiantRyne SandbergTony Oliva
Fernando ValenzuelaRed SchoendienstAl Oliver
Dazzy VanceLou WhitakerPaul O’Neil
Rube WaddellLuis AparicioMagglio Ordonez
Adam WainwrightLuke ApplingJim O’Rourke
Ed WalshLou BoudreauDave Parker
Brandon WebbDave ConcepcionVada Pinson
Bob WelchJoe CroninKirby Puckett
David WellsGeorge DavisTim Raines
Wilbur WoodBarry LarkinJim Rice
Early WynnPee Wee ReeseSam Rice
Rollie FingersJimmy RollinsTim Salmon
Eric GagneOzzie SmithAl Simmons
Rich GossageMiguel TejadaKen Singleton
Trevor HoffmanAlan TrammellSam Thompson
Craig KimbrelArky VaughanEnos Slaughter
Mike MarshallBobby WallaceReggie Smith
Randy MyersRobin YountDuke Snider
Joe NathanHome Run BakerAlfonso Soriano
Jon PapelbonRon CeyRusty Staub
Dan QuisenberryGary GaettiDarry Strawberry
Francisco RodriguezGeorge KellBobby Veach
Lee SmithBill MadlockLarry Walker
Bruce SutterJohn McGrawPaul Waner
Billy WagnerCraig NettlesZack Wheat
John WettelandAramis RamirezBernie Williams
Roy CampanellaScott RolenBilly Williams
Gary CarterAl RosenHack Wilson
Mickey CochraneRon SantoDave Winfield
Bill DickeyDeacon WhiteJim Wynn
Buck EwingMatt WilliamsEdwin Encarnacion
Carlton FiskDavid WrightEdgar Martinez
Bill FreehanBobby Abreu
Gabby HartnettMoises Alou

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Hi (hopefully) awesome reader! I welcome your comments. However, please be aware that I make all of my arguments using facts, statistics, and logic. Unfortunately, the average comment on a top-100 list goes something like this:

"UR StooPid. (Insert player) is trash. I've watched (pick a sport) for (pick a number of years) and (pick a player) is better than everyone. UR DUMB. HAHA6969."

–Some Jabroni

As cognitively stimulating as this species of comment is, it ends up being a missed opportunity to share a nuanced perspective. I reply to all comments that show even the most basic levels of thought and humility. The people who make the comments like the example above are under the assumption that the three seconds of thought that popped into their brains after reading the list is more than the 1000s of hours that I put into creating and maintaining the lists. I would be happy to defend any placement, or make an adjustment if one is warranted. If you are a jabroni, like the one above, then your comment will die in the lonely void of the unpublished comments section.

For everyone else, I look forward to your comments!

P.S. A theme of this site and the top-100 lists is that athletes from previous generations have historically been grossly overrated by sports publications in a way that is statistically improbable. Click on the "About" dropdown menu to see just how badly the average top-100 list disproportionately favors athletes from older generations when leagues were smaller, race quotas existed, and globalization wasn't a thing. Also, please consider reading "The History" section of the sport you are commenting on.

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