The 100 best players of all time

Barry Bonds

left field, San Francisco Giants, 1986–2007

Ted Williams

left field, Boston Red Sox, 1939–1960

Rogers Hornsby

second base, St. Louis Cardinals, 1915–1937

Willie Mays

center field, San Francisco Giants, 1948–1973

Pete Alexander

starting pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies, 1911–1930

Tris Speaker

center field, Cleveland Indians, 1907–1928

Kid Nichols

starting pitcher, Boston Beaneaters, 1890–1906

Mickey Mantle

center field, New York Yankees, 1951–1968

Roger Clemens

starting pitcher, Boston Red Sox, 1984–2007

Stan Musial

first base, St. Louis Cardinals, 1941–1963

Christy Mathewson

starting pitcher, New York Giants, 1900–1916

Hank Aaron

right field, Milwaukee Braves, 1954–1976

Lou Gehrig

first base, New York Yankees, 1923–1939

Honus Wagner

shortstop, Pittsburgh Pirates, 1897–1917

Greg Maddux

starting pitcher, Atlanta Braves, 1986–2008

Lefty Grove

starting pitcher, Philadelphia Athletics, 1925–1941

Tom Seaver

starting pitcher, New York Mets, 1967–1986

Eddie Collins

second base, Philadelphia Athletics, 1906–1930

Alex Rodriguez

shortstop, New York Yankees, 1994–2016

Mel Ott

right field, New York Giants, 1926–1947

Joe Morgan

second base, Houston Astros, 1963–1984

Warren Spahn

starting pitcher, Milwaukee Braves, 1942–1965

Bob Caruthers

starting pitcher, St. Louis Browns, 1884–1893

Jimmie Foxx

first base, Philadelphia Athletics, 1925–1945

Bob Gibson

starting pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals, 1959–1975

Bullet Rogan

starting pitcher, Kansas City Monarchs, 1920–1938

Eddie Plank

starting pitcher, Philadelphia Athletics, 1901–1917

Tim Keefe

starting pitcher, New York Giants, 1880–1893

Frank Robinson

right field, Cincinnati Reds, 1956–1976

Randy Johnson

starting pitcher, Seattle Mariners, 1988–2009

Nap Lajoie

second base, Cleveland Naps, 1896–1916

Rickey Henderson

left field, Oakland Athletics, 1979–2003

Eddie Mathews

third base, Milwaukee Braves, 1952–1968

Steve Carlton

starting pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies, 1965–1988

Mike Trout

center field, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 2011–2025

Mike Schmidt

third base, Philadelphia Phillies, 1972–1989

Oscar Charleston

center field, Pittsburgh Crawfords, 1915–1941

Tony Mullane

starting pitcher, Cincinnati Red Stockings, 1881–1894

Chipper Jones

third base, Atlanta Braves, 1993–2012

Robin Roberts

starting pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies, 1948–1966

Bert Blyleven

starting pitcher, Minnesota Twins, 1970–1992

Albert Pujols

first base, St. Louis Cardinals, 2001–2022

Gaylord Perry

starting pitcher, San Francisco Giants, 1962–1983

Carl Hubbell

starting pitcher, New York Giants, 1928–1943

John Clarkson

starting pitcher, Boston Beaneaters, 1882–1894

Jim Palmer

starting pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, 1965–1984

Cap Anson

first base, Chicago White Stockings, 1871–1897

Al Spalding

starting pitcher, Boston Red Stockings, 1871–1878

Josh Gibson

catcher, Homestead Grays, 1930–1946

Pedro Martinez

starting pitcher, Boston Red Sox, 1992–2009

Joe DiMaggio

center field, New York Yankees, 1936–1951

Old Hoss Radbourn

starting pitcher, Providence Grays, 1880–1891

Fergie Jenkins

starting pitcher, Chicago Cubs, 1965–1983

Frank Thomas

first base, Chicago White Sox, 1990–2008

Tom Glavine

starting pitcher, Atlanta Braves, 1987–2008

Phil Niekro

starting pitcher, Atlanta Braves, 1964–1987

Gary Sheffield

right field, Los Angeles Dodgers, 1988–2009

Ray Brown

starting pitcher, Homestead Grays, 1931–1945

Clayton Kershaw

starting pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, 2008–2025

Bob Feller

starting pitcher, Cleveland Indians, 1936–1956

Vic Willis

starting pitcher, Boston Beaneaters, 1898–1910

Ken Griffey

center field, Seattle Mariners, 1989–2010

Mordecai Brown

starting pitcher, Chicago Cubs, 1903–1916

Wade Boggs

third base, Boston Red Sox, 1982–1999

Red Ruffing

starting pitcher, New York Yankees, 1924–1947

Miguel Cabrera

first base, Detroit Tigers, 2003–2023

Derek Jeter

shortstop, New York Yankees, 1995–2014

Mike Piazza

catcher, New York Mets, 1992–2007

Dan Brouthers

first base, Buffalo Bisons, 1879–1904

Ed Delahanty

left field, Philadelphia Phillies, 1888–1903

Ed Walsh

starting pitcher, Chicago White Sox, 1904–1917

Hal Newhouser

starting pitcher, Detroit Tigers, 1939–1955

Manny Ramirez

left field, Boston Red Sox, 1993–2011

Curt Schilling

starting pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies, 1988–2007

Clark Griffith

starting pitcher, Chicago Colts, 1891–1914

Justin Verlander

starting pitcher, Detroit Tigers, 2005–2025

Willie Foster

starting pitcher, Chicago American Giants, 1923–1937

Harry Heilmann

right field, Detroit Tigers, 1914–1932

Jim McCormick

starting pitcher, Cleveland Blues, 1878–1887

George Brett

third base, Kansas City Royals, 1973–1993

Sam Crawford

right field, Detroit Tigers, 1899–1917

Jeff Bagwell

first base, Houston Astros, 1991–2005

Pete Rose

third base, Cincinnati Reds, 1963–1986

Jack Stivetts

starting pitcher, Boston Beaneaters, 1889–1899

Arky Vaughan

shortstop, Pittsburgh Pirates, 1932–1948

Carl Yastrzemski

left field, Boston Red Sox, 1961–1983

Satchel Paige

starting pitcher, Kansas City Monarchs, 1927–1965

Roger Connor

first base, New York Giants, 1880–1897

Zack Greinke

starting pitcher, Kansas City Royals, 2004–2023

Harmon Killebrew

first base, Minnesota Twins, 1954–1975

John Smoltz

starting pitcher, Atlanta Braves, 1988–2009

Turkey Stearnes

center field, Detroit Stars, 1923–1940

Jim Thome

first base, Cleveland Indians, 1991–2012

Mickey Welch

starting pitcher, New York Giants, 1880–1892

Craig Biggio

second base, Houston Astros, 1988–2007

Ted Lyons

starting pitcher, Chicago White Sox, 1923–1946