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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	Lou Gehrig			1B	1923-1939
6	Randy Johnson	🔵	Why?	SP	1988-2009
7	Hank Aaron			OF	1954-1976
8	Ted Williams			OF	1939-1960
9	Greg Maddux			SP	1986-2008
10	Alex Rodriguez			SS	1994-2016
11	Mike Schmidt			3B	1972-1989
12	Albert Pujols			1B	2001-2020
13	Ty Cobb			OF	1905-1928
14	Clayton Kershaw			SP	2008-active
15	Mike Trout			OF	2011-active
16	Pedro Martinez	🔵		SP	1992-2009
17	Justin Verlander			SP	2005-active
18	Rogers Hornsby			2B	1915-1937
19	Mickey Mantle			OF	1951-1968
20	Stan Musial			OF	1941-1963
21	Walter Johnson			SP	1907-1927
22	Lefty Grove			SP	1925-1941
23	Mariano Rivera			RP	1995-2013
24	Max Scherzer			SP	2008-active
25	Jimmie Foxx			1B	1925-1945
26	Tom Seaver			SP	1967-1986
27	Manny Ramirez	🔵	Why?	OF	1993-2011
28	Rickey Henderson			OF	1979-2003
29	Miguel Cabrera			1B	2003-2023
30	Warren Spahn			SP	1942-1965
31	Joe DiMaggio			OF	1936-1951
32	Christy Mathewson			SP	1900-1916
33	Ken Griffey Jr.			OF	1989-2010
34	Frank Robinson			OF	1956-1976
35	David Ortiz			DH	1997-2016
36	Frank Thomas			1B	1990-2008
37	Reggie Jackson			OF	1967-1987
38	Bob Gibson			SP	1959-1975
39	Johnny Bench			C	1967-1983
40	Sandy Koufax			SP	1955-1966
41	Willie Stargell			OF	1962-1982
42	Mel Ott			OF	1926-1947
43	Cy Young			SP	1890-1911
44	Tris Speaker			OF	1907-1928
45	Jim Palmer			SP	1965-1984
46	Steve Carlton			SP	1965-1988
47	Honus Wagner			SS	1897-1917
48	Chipper Jones			3B	1993-2012
49	George Brett			3B	1973-1993
50	Carl Yastrzemski			OF	1961-1983
51	Curt Schilling	🔵	Why?	SP	1988-2007
52	Joe Morgan			2B	1963-1984
53	Pete Alexander			SP	1911-1930
54	Pete Rose			OF	1963-1986
55	Derek Jeter			SS	1995-2014
56	Yogi Berra			C	1946-1965
57	Jeff Bagwell			1B	1991-2005
58	Jim Thome			1B	1991-2012
59	Vladimir Guerrero			OF	1996-2011
60	Mike Piazza			C	1992-2007
61	Tom Glavine			SP	1987-2008
62	Gaylord Perry			SP	1962-1983
63	John Smoltz			SP	1988-2009
64	Roy Halladay			SP	1998-2013
65	Cal Ripken Jr.			SS	1981-2001
66	Nolan Ryan			SP	1966-1993
67	Gary Sheffield			OF	1988-2009
68	Whitey Ford			SP	1950-1967
69	Eddie Mathews			3B	1952-1968
70	Johan Santana	🔵	Why?	SP	2000-2012
71	Wade Boggs			3B	1982-1999
72	Al Kaline			OF	1953-1974
73	Roberto Clemente			OF	1955-1972
74	Harmen Killebrew			1B	1954-1975
75	Ernie Banks			SS	1953-1971
76	Carl Hubbell			SP	1928-1943
77	Hal Newhouser			SP	1939-1955
78	Mark McGwire			1B	1986-2001
79	Willie McCovey			1B	1959-1980
80	Tony Gwynn			OF	1982-2001
81	Rod Carew			2B	1967-1985
82	Sammy Sosa			OF	1989-2007
83	Bob Feller			SP	1936-1956
84	Robin Roberts			SP	1948-1966
85	Ferguson Jenkins			SP	1965-1983
86	Hank Greenberg			1B	1930-1947
87	Johnny Mize			1B	1936-1953
88	Nap Lajoie			2B	1896-1916
89	Adrian Beltre			3B	1998-2018
90	Brooks Robinson			3B	1955-1977
91	Rafael Palmeiro			1B	1986-2005
92	Eddie Murray			1B	1977-1997
93	Paul Molitor			DH	1978-1998
94	Freddie Freeman			1B	2010-active
95	Pudge Rodriguez			C	1991-2011
96	Dennis Eckersley			RP	1975-1998
97	Joey Votto			1B	2007-2024
98	Ichiro			OF	2001-2019
99	Gary Carter			C	1974-1992
100	Edgar Martinez			DH	1987-2004

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