Ranking The Top 10 MLB Players All-Time At Each Position 

No Bob Gibson? No Warren Spawn? No Eddie Murray? No Stan Musial? No Lefty Grove? No Steve Carlton? This is Madness!!👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿

C’mon man, Johnny Bench is the best catcher of all time

Good list but where is Stan the man

Where Bob Gibson mane ?

Stan Musial and bob gibson and yadi and Pete rose

Steve Carlton missing

In no universe should Eddie Murray be left off a list of top 1st baseman that Harmon Killebrew makes???

Bob Gibson an Musial,Pete Rose , Frank Robinson missing an Kershaw in top 10 gave up 7 runs inA third of a inning Twice biggest choker in playoff history! But for your age pretty knowledgable!

You gotta be a Cubs fan. No Yadi Molina, no Musial, no Bob Gibson. Terrible

Roberto clemente and tris speaker and stan musial are the greatest out field

Good lists, Maddux over Kershaw tho imo

No Bob Gibson??, and why is Nolan Ryan so low?

Let me explain something to you. "back in the day" baseballs were made of a ball of yarn, cork and sawdust. You had to hit the ball "harder" then the super balls they use today. Those guys back then also threw in the 100's. There's no way that todays baseball players were the same caliber as then -- they train differently and that shows but the game was a different game back then and they did not benefit from modern baseball's "upgrades" --- Home plate - home plate was MOVED back in 1893 when it was moved BACK from 50’ to 60’ 6”. The players did not have the advantages they do today early on in the game. You got it wrong -- it was harder to play back in the day especially since you couldn't go out and buy steroids or geek drugs back then like they HAVE and do today.

Bob Gibson?

No Eddie Murray? say it isn't so? 500 hrs 3000 hits (on a 287 batting average career), longest most consistent hitter, perhaps ever. Any given season you knew you were getting 30 home runs and 100 plus RBIs with a 285 batting average. Gold Glover, had the highest batting average in the league at age 34, one of the best bases loaded batters of all time. Second best switch hitter of all time is Murray or Chipper and he has the most sacrifice flies of any player in Major League baseball history! top clutch #s and #4 all time in grand slams (with A-Rod and Manny Ramirez "above" him) Not to mention Cal ripken credits him for instilling his pro work ethic and approach

Frank Robinson the most underrated Hall of Famer is left off your list. Two MVPs people just recently breaking his rookie records of Home Runs as a rookie and consecutive on base streak. 294 lifetime average, 586 Home Runs, 154 OPS+. MVP in both leagues, a triple crown. Stan Musial, 7 batting titles, 159 OPS+ three MVPs Eddie Murray isn't on your list? I say he is the second most underrated a Hall of Famer and I stand by that. If you take out his horrible defense he had as much WAR as Bagwell and you didn't even put him in as 10th at 1B. He had over 3200 hits and over 500 HRs and a career 129 OPS+. Also Cal should be #1 at SS. He was an amazing fielder and changed the position offensively going forward.

I like a lot of stuff on this list but Yadi not being on here is kind of wild. Yadier Molina isn't just the best defensive catcher oat but he is the best defensive player oat. Also a very clutch hitter.

Steve Carlton instead of Nolan Ryan for me..........do a top 50

only 10 outfielders seems harsh for outfielders

Yadier Molina?

I'd have found room for Stan Musial and Bob Gibson.

If you had felt Bob Gibson brush you back just one time, he’d be at or near the top of your list.

Kinda ridiculous when you leave Musial off a list like this--the single best player of the National League for 2 decades.🙄

Nope, Barry Bonds isn't even a top 5 outfielder. Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Hank, Ted Williams and Ty Cobb are all better. You can even make an argument for Mantle, Musial and Griffey being better

Thanks for stopping by! To make it clear I’m not saying Derek Jeter was a great defender. Kinda sounded like I did the way I worded that transition. He was far from a great defender.

Brooks Robinson is still the best defensive third baseman of all time. Check out those late 60s, early 70s Orioles' defensive teams. Mark Belanger was probably the best defensive SS at the time. Bobby Grich played 2nd and was one of the best 2nd basemen in the League. And their centerfielder was Paul Blair, one of the best defensive CFs of all time. Big reason the 1970 Orioles had four 20 game winners.

Do the top 50

Thank you for including the steroids guys , people who think some of those guys don’t belong in the Hall of Fame are morons that have probably never played the game

No lefty grove is crazy

Where was Bob Gibson, and Roberto Clemente, or Joe DiMaggio?

There was going to be some of the greatest players inevitably left off the list for both outfielders and pitchers no matter who you put on it. However, two points. You can't leave off Musial and Gibson. Hell, they changed the height of the mound because of Gibson. And get Bonds out of that top spot. He's one of the best without "help" but he chose to not age gracefully. With that said, good work 👏

Where's Roberto Clemente? Best right field ever?

Really enjoyed this. Only three names immediately stuck out to me as interesting omissions. DiMaggio, Bob Gibson and Musial.

Piazza should be higher IMO. He was so much better offensively than everyone. I know that he didn’t rate well on D but there have been several pitchers that have said they enjoyed throwing to him. That means something to me.

Look into Lou Whitaker he had like a 70+ war at second base

Lost me at no Stan the Man.

Babe belongs above Bonds because Ruth was the best pitcher in the AL before becoming the best hitter. Very bad choice. And Bonds was fueled by Balco and Ruth by beer.

No Judge because he hasn't played too long. But he is the best player in my time so far for ever. 3 times 50 homeruns and good fielder

insane that bob gibson is not here

If not for Bonds cheating; Hank Aaron would still have most HR, most RBI, and TB ever. There was a 14 year stretch where Hank Aaron averaged .318 BA, 37 HR, and 120 RBI!!! Stats don't lie brother.

This has nothing to do with race..But how can anyone put Josh Gibson as the greatest catcher in MLB history if the man never played in the MLB??..It’s not right that he never had the chance but c’mon now

Do you feel like this dude is yelling at you?

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I think ichro should've made 10th outfielder spot... and where is Pete Rose

Good list but if your going to state the you have to consider how players did against their peers it’s hard to defend not have Ruth at the top. Twice he hit more home runs than any AL team

Good lists, and the comments are full of "corrections" to your lists, but here I go... Ichiro Suzuki would be in my top ten OF Satchel Paige would be in my top ten SP Rickey Henderson would my much higher in my top ten OF

Mike Schmidt above Brooks Robinson. I called it before you even started. But Schmidt #1 and Brooks #7? What are you smoking.

You might want to ask any still living 1970 Cincinnati Reds players about Brooks Robinson.

Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio?

No Steve Carlton?

Where was Oscar Gamble??

You overlooked Steve Carlton! He easily beat out at least 5 guys on your list.

Munson Musial Kent Vizquel Nettles F Robinson Clemente Rose Carlton Mike Marshall

To put Hornsby over Morgan you have to utterly ignore defense. Hornsby was one of the worst defensive players of his day.

You broke your own rule with Pedro. Flip the top 3 pitchers and I like your list. Pedro does not deserve no.1, his longevity just isn't there. Randy Johnson is the one pitcher no batter, not even Barry Bonds, wants a part of. Honestly if Maddox could deliver just a couple times in the post season he would be top 3, but playoffs matter.

When I was a kid, I loved baseball, it was a beautiful game. I just wished there was more confusing math to clarify if what I saw was actually good. Thank you.

I'm very surprised the teacher man didn't make this list 🤣😂😂😂😂😂

Alomar = Greatest 2B of all-time. 12 time all-star. 10 gold gloves. 2 Word Series. 4 silver sluggers. .300 career BA, and unlike Joe Morgan, Alomar delivered in the playoffs.

Clayton Kershaw over Greg Maddux? Nope.

Steve Carlton over Kershaw.

No Carlos Beltran? Maybe 2nd greatest switch hitter?

Sorry for the novel... Just saw this on RU-vid feed and was interested. Catcher - really good. Gibson on top, The big 3 of 70’s /80’s catchers all listed (Fisk, Carter, Bench), the specialists a a nod to recent great catchers. Could make an argument for the big 3 of 20’s and 30’s catchers (Dickey, Hartnett and Cochrane), but with an implied timeline having Mauer and Posey above them makes sense. First base - overall good list. Pujols over Gehrig makes sense, Foxx’s stats jump out and can be justified to be ahead of Thomas and Bagwell. Killebrew is really good and high peak hitting was elite, but he’s not as well rounded as say an Eddie Murray, who didn’t peak as high, but was a great player for longer. I think Buck Leonard could slot here as well towards the bottom half of the list form the Negro Leagues, and while there are no 1800’s players, Anson, Brouthers and Connor truly have incredible stats overall and not just relative to era. Not saying they should have made the list but the lap their competition (other than each other) Second base - mostly right players, Lajoie and Collins are so far ahead of most of their compeitition and close-ish to Hornsby timeline wise and total value wise that there shouldn’t be a huge gap between them and Rogers. If you put them as 3-4 because like Hornsby their value is so great, that works. No issue with Jackie at 4 and in some parallel universe where he gets started at 22 he probably pits up numbers close to the inner-circle great, never mind his impact on baseball as a whole. Charlie Gehringer while being timelined still has so much to offer and it’s just steady 6-7WAR seasons with peaks higher than that. Even timelined he should be on the list. Otherwise, Alomar’s a bit high and Bobby Grich while not being a Hall of famer has as much to offer as Sandberg (minus the MVP vote, the HOF induction and especially the name recognition) Lou Whitaker is another similar player (but with a lower peak from a similar timeframe who has an argument) Third base - quite good. Arenado is a bit soon, the hitting stats aren’t there if there is any adjustment for the fact that he played at Coors. I support him as a Hall guy, but he’s not top 10… yet Another 2022 season and he’s easily in the top 10. 2-6 with Brett, Jones, Boggs, Mathews and Beltre is a 5 way steel cage match with no clear superior. They are all really, really close depending on what you value. Schmidt as number 1 by a margin is worth noting too. Jud Wilson of the Negro Leagues might be worth considering as is Home Run Baker of the dead balls days of the 19aughts and 19teens days, but 3rd Base is a historically weak position at least until the 70’s. SS- Good list. Arky Vaughan being on the list is worth major respect. Ozzie’s overrated, but could make it on the top 10. Honus Wagner has to be 1-2, I can accept A-Rod over him, but if Hornsby’s 1 at second Wagner has to be at least 1 or 2 at short since his stats and rates are so much better than anyone else. Jeter at 3 is probably high, but behind Ripken and with the absence of any other inner-circle types isn’t egregious. Pop Lloyd from the Negro Leagues should be on this list as like Wagner his stats are nuts (as is the length of his career). Luke Appling form the 30’s and 40’s is another old-school name that would frequently pop up on these type of lists (as are George Davis and Bill Dahlen - who somehow isn’t in the hall of fame, as worthy top 10 players, with a less steep timeline discount.) Outfielders- way harder to get on the list with just 10 - should have gone by position or maybe just done 25-30 top outfielders. With only 10 the bar is insanely high. Cobb at 9 seems low as that kills the chance of Speaker appearing to and he has more career WAR than even Hornsby #1 on second base list. Griffey is my favorite player ever, but at #7 with only 10 players and Speaker and Musial floating around out there… Ken Griffey Jr is the second greatest left handed outfielder born on November 21 in Donora, PA ever. Stan the Man is #1. So many other great players that would be on a longer list, Mel Ott, Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial, Frank Robinson, Carl Yastrzemski, Roberto Clemente, Al Kaline to name a few of the olds, but with only 10 the list is that stacked. Oscar Charleston from the Negro Leagues has an argument here as well, but with only 10 listed this is tough competition. Relievers - Hoffman and Wagner are just a smidge overrated compared to the bulk and effectiveness of Wilhelm, otherwise I could quibble about positions but it’s a real good list. Starters - This list probably should’ve been 20-25 at least if not 30. Pete Alexander, Lefty Grove, Satchel Paige and Smokey Joe Williams have an argument amongst the olds. Bob Gibson, Warren Spahn and Kid Nichols usually end up in the 11-15 range for me, but also have arguments. Walter Johnson despite inferior competition has so much career and so much peak (check out 1912-13 seasons or just the 1910-1919 seasons where he put up 116WAR including his bat) that it’s hard not to justify him higher on the list even with a steep timeline discount. Walter Johnson also has over 3,500 career strikeouts which puts him in the top 10 of all-time. Grove’s got strikeouts, peak, career and is missing some time from the begin while he was in the (paid) International league. Ryan’s great and the strikeouts are there, but on the whole the walks and general average-ish of ERA and ERA+ sink him as a top 10 pitcher. At his best he was unhittable. And for the other 30 plus starts a season he was good for 7 innings with 6 hits, 5 walks and 3 earned runs while striking out 8. Good stuff but not world class. His career walks are 50% more than second place. Koufax has insane peak, but adjusted to era, he’s similar to a Randy Johnson from 1998-02. Randy’s got the rest of his career. Koufax has some innings as a league average pitcher. Martinez and Kershaw are great but lacking bulk, the peaks are ridiculous but the bulk relative to Clemens and Randy Johnson who have peaks almost as high as Pedro (and with ridiculous strikeout numbers. Also if Kershaw is so high, how does he compare with contemporaries like Verlander and Scherzer.

Not freaking out but I think Sandberg is top 4 so it’s not crazy to have him at 6. It’s a fun video, we all have our favorites and opinions.

Two thing you missed with Biggio is that one he currently holds the modern record (only a few from the all time record) for most times hit by a pitch and that he also played catcher and the outfield (with that part being much later in his career). Also with starting pitchers it should be worth noting thwt with the Cy Young awards until like 20 years ago mainly took in the pitcher who had the most wins as he was the "best" but Nolan Ryan never won one because he was on teams that often had struggles getting runs so he would give up 1 and lose the game. Also with Nolan Ryan 7 no hitters is still amazing

Feeling a tad slighted by the outfield top 10. Billy Williams? .290 career BA, 400+ HRs, 1,500 RBI, 1100+ consecutive starts, etc. Not a slight because of limited numbers, but still....

My opinion, a position like catcher needs to be weighed more with defensive metrics. I’d 100% have Yadi somewhere on this list!

re. Walter Johnson - They didn't have speed guns back then, so there is no way to definitively tell, but Walter Johnson may have been the hardest thrower in MLB history. To paraphrase a story I have heard told as said by a number of players including Cobb, "There was this skinny kid on the mound, and he went into this nice, leisurely wind-up and delivery. All of a sudden there was an evil hiss and then the ball smacked hard into the catcher's mitt. I never saw the pitch". Shame he played for a horrible Senators' team, but he did win one World Series. Also, Maddux belongs in the top 3.

Regardless of what ppl think about him personally, Barry Bonds for 3-4 yrs was the greatest hitter we have ever seen in the history of the game!

You put Ricky Henderson over Cobb? Jeter over Wagner?bonds 0 world series over Ruth? Your list and anything else you post is invalid

Clemente had 12 gold gloves and 4 batting titles and a World Series MVP ...Mke Trout zero gold gloves zero batting titles and will never play in a World Series

Josh Gibson unfortunately never played in the MLB. How is he #1?

Ripken way too high on the list at SS. Got Brooks and Ozzie right though - you need some very good career O numbers to be considered top 5 at any position.

Always hurts me as a Yankee fan seeing a list like this and knowing if Mattingly’s back held up for just a few more years, he’d be way up there.

Henderson is an interesting choice. He has top stolen base, but it's not near the list of the most efficient stolen base seasons .

No Stan Musial or Roberto Clemente?

I have put Wagner above Hoffman.

For some reason the planets misaligned and Albert Pujols wasn't the same player after he left the St. Louis Cardinals. That aside, there is ABSOLUTELY no way he or any other first baseman should be ranked higher than Henry Louis Gehrig!!! And this is a die-hard Boston Red Sox player you are hearing say this too.

No Reggie is crazy

No Stan Musial is inexcusable

No Stan Musial? Biggest omission in my opinion.

No Ozzie Smith

How can yadi Molina not make a top ten????? no better catcher defensively

I'd like I'd like to sometimes compare people's all time picks to what baseball reference and analytics have to say Dude buster posey isn't even top 25

Why did you not include designated hitters?

WHERE IS CONNOR WONG THIS IS RIDICULOUS

Steve Carlton was a far superior pitcher than Ryan.

No Jimmy Rollins ?

There no way im taking Pujos over Gehrig. FranK Thomas was more of a Dh because he was horrible in the field. I can't take Ripken of Jeter. Jeter was a way better hitter.

Yadi Molina bruh

No Frank White! As a fan who watched a ton of ball in 70's, 80's and 90's watching white play d at second was like ozzy at short (check the gold gloves), and the man could hit! The only reason he is bot in the hall is because he is an ass and the other players did not like him. It is hard to find highlights because he never made mistakes and made everything look easy with his huge range and speed

I know he played a bunch of different positions, but Pete rose deserves to be in there somewhere.

And yet you did look past Johnny Bench.

Best of all time is Shoooohei

Where is DiMaggio??!!!

Shoutout Jim Thome

Yoooo you don’t have Yadiell Molina no way he is way better them #10

Right now!! Aaron Judge is better then all of them

Where the hit king Pete Rose?

Ripken. Pretty good defense? Are you high?

MIKE FREAKING MALONE TROUT AT 10!?!?!? WHAT THE HECK IS THIS LIST