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Rank	Player			Position	Years
1	Barry Bonds		Why?	OF	1986-2007
2	Babe Ruth			OF	1914-1935
3	Willie Mays			OF	1951-1973
4	Roger Clemens			SP	1984-2007
5	Randy Johnson	🔵	Why?	SP	1988-2009
6	Albert Pujols			1B	2001-2020
7	Alex Rodriguez			SS	1994-2016
8	Greg Maddux			SP	1986-2008
9	Lou Gehrig			1B	1923-1939
10	Hank Aaron			OF	1954-1976
11	Ted Williams			OF	1939-1960
12	Mike Schmidt			3B	1972-1989
13	Ty Cobb			OF	1905-1928
14	Clayton Kershaw			SP	2008-2025
15	Mike Trout			OF	2011-active
16	Pedro Martinez	🔵		SP	1992-2009
17	Justin Verlander			SP	2005-active
18	Mickey Mantle			OF	1951-1968
19	Shohei Ohtani			P/DH	2018-active
20	Rogers Hornsby			2B	1915-1937
21	Stan Musial			OF	1941-1963
22	Mariano Rivera			RP	1995-2013
23	Max Scherzer			SP	2008-active
24	Sandy Koufax			SP	1955-1966
25	Bob Gibson			SP	1959-1975
26	Aaron Judge			OF	2016-active
27	Tom Seaver			SP	1967-1986
28	Walter Johnson			SP	1907-1927
29	Lefty Grove			SP	1925-1941
30	Manny Ramirez	🔵	Why?	OF	1993-2011
31	Miguel Cabrera			1B	2003-2023
32	Ken Griffey Jr.			OF	1989-2010
33	Frank Robinson			OF	1956-1976
34	David Ortiz			DH	1997-2016
35	Frank Thomas			1B	1990-2008
36	Reggie Jackson			OF	1967-1987
37	Johnny Bench			C	1967-1983
38	Joe Morgan			2B	1963-1984
39	Jimmie Foxx			1B	1925-1945
40	Warren Spahn			SP	1942-1965
41	Rickey Henderson			OF	1979-2003
42	Willie Stargell			OF	1962-1982
43	Jim Palmer			SP	1965-1984
44	Steve Carlton			SP	1965-1988
45	Honus Wagner			SS	1897-1917
46	Chipper Jones			3B	1993-2012
47	George Brett			3B	1973-1993
48	Carl Yastrzemski			OF	1961-1983
49	Curt Schilling	🔵	Why?	SP	1988-2007
50	Pete Rose			OF	1963-1986
51	Derek Jeter			SS	1995-2014
52	Cal Ripken Jr.			SS	1981-2001
53	Yogi Berra			C	1946-1965
54	Christy Mathewson			SP	1900-1916
55	Pete Alexander			SP	1911-1930
56	Joe DiMaggio			OF	1936-1951
57	Freddie Freeman			1B	2010-active
58	Tris Speaker			OF	1907-1928
59	Jeff Bagwell			1B	1991-2005
60	Mark McGwire			1B	1986-2001
61	Jim Thome			1B	1991-2012
62	Vladimir Guerrero			OF	1996-2011
63	Mike Piazza			C	1992-2007
64	Wade Boggs			3B	1982-1999
65	Sammy Sosa			OF	1989-2007
66	Mel Ott			OF	1926-1947
67	Tom Glavine			SP	1987-2008
68	Gaylord Perry			SP	1962-1983
69	John Smoltz			SP	1988-2009
70	Roy Halladay			SP	1998-2013
71	Nolan Ryan			SP	1966-1993
72	Mookie Betts			SS/2B/OF	2014-active
73	Adrian Beltre			3B	1998-2018
74	Jose Altuve			2B	2011-active
75	Gary Sheffield			OF	1988-2009
76	Whitey Ford			SP	1950-1967
77	Eddie Mathews			3B	1952-1968
78	Johan Santana	🔵	Why?	SP	2000-2012
79	Al Kaline			OF	1953-1974
80	Roberto Clemente			OF	1955-1972
81	Harmen Killebrew			1B	1954-1975
82	Ernie Banks			SS	1953-1971
83	Cy Young			SP	1890-1911
84	Carl Hubbell			SP	1928-1943
85	Hal Newhouser			SP	1939-1955
86	Willie McCovey			1B	1959-1980
87	Tony Gwynn			OF	1982-2001
88	Rod Carew			2B	1967-1985
89	Bob Feller			SP	1936-1956
90	Robin Roberts			SP	1948-1966
91	Ferguson Jenkins			SP	1965-1983
92	Hank Greenberg			1B	1930-1947
93	Johnny Mize			1B	1936-1953
94	Nap Lajoie			2B	1896-1916
95	Brooks Robinson			3B	1955-1977
96	Rafael Palmeiro			1B	1986-2005
97	Eddie Murray			1B	1977-1997
98	Paul Molitor			DH	1978-1998
99	Pudge Rodriguez			C	1991-2011
100	Dennis Eckersley			RP	1975-1998

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