Al Kaline spent his entire career with the Detroit Tigers, which earned him the nickname Mr. Tiger. Teams: Atlanta Braves (1996-2007), Los Angeles Dodgers (2008), Texas Rangers (2009), Chicago White Sox (2010), New York Yankees (2011-12). He was Brooklyns starting left fielder for 17 years, succeeding in both the Dead Ball and Live Ball eras. Nine AL Silver Sluggers (1995, '99-06), 12-time AL All-Star ('95, '98-08), World Series MVP (2004), Career stats The two-time Most Valuable Player was a natural, the first catcher to be awarded a Gold Glove in his rookie season. .285/.379/.462, OPS -- .841, Hits -- 3,419, HRs -- 452, RBIs -- 1,844, Say what you want about his 3,419 hits or his 452 home runs. -- Caple, "Manny being Manny" wasn't merely the clownish contemporary riff on a Ruthian theme, his raw stats also wouldn't look out of place among the greats in whites-only era between the wars, even acknowledging his late-career suspensions for PEDs. Wheat was voted into the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1959. 2x All-Star (1980, 1985) 2x Silver-Slugger (1983 . The Grey Eagle was a legends both at the plate and in center field. Bell also ranks fifth in Range Factor per nine innings (3.18) overall. Richards would depart before the Padres 1984 run to the NL pennant. SHORT PEAK = WAR in Best 3 Seasons. Ozzie Smith is generally regarded as the greatest defensive player of all time. Tweet Email Comment Next The Clooney Garage: Inside George Clooney's Insane Car Collection Related Topics Baseball -- Lauber, His 1967 season goes down as one of the best ever: He won the Triple Crown, hitting .326/.418/.622 with 44 home runs in a pitcher's era, but most famously carried the Impossible Dream Red Sox to the pennant, hitting .417 with nine home runs and 26 RBIs in September. Among Cardinals who were primarily left fielders, Brock is No. Seven-time MVP (1990, '92-93, 2001-04), 14-time All-Star ('90, '92-98, '00-04, '07), eight Gold Gloves ('90-94, '96-98), 12 Silver Sluggers ('90-94, '96-97, '00-04), Career stats Without that, he'd be far beyond 500 career home runs, and get far more credit on this list. -- Lauber, You know the quote: Williams once supposedly said, "All I want out of life is that when I walk down the street folks will say, 'There goes the greatest hitter that ever lived.' Someday, Gordons No. Vizquel is first all time among shortstops for games played at the position and double plays turned. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. Here is our list of the 25 best outfielders of all time: 25. All you need to know about his defensive prowess can be seen on one epic play in the 1954 World Series opener. Teams: Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics (1954-1958), Cleveland Indians (1958-61) Minnesota Twins (1962-64), Los Angeles-California Angels (1964), Philadelphia Phillies (1964-65). 3.4K views, 81 likes, 24 loves, 97 comments, 6 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from quei Clube de Barcelos: quei Clube de Barcelos - FC Porto | 19. jornada Andy Flower, with Jonty Rhodes (left), steps aside from role of assistant coach with Punjab Kings. Barry Bonds is Major League Baseball's all-time home run leader and the only player to win more than three MVP awards he ended up with seven but is that enough to declare the infamous,. ALL-TIME #MLBRANK, Top 100: 100-91 | 90-81 | 80-71 | 70-61 | 60-51 | 50-41 | 40-31 | 30-21 | 20-11 | 10-1, Insider analysis: 100-81 | 80-61 | 60-41 | 40-21 | 20-1, Top 10s: LHP | RHP | C | SS | 3B | 2B | 1B | LF | CF | RF, My Top 10: Kurkjian | Stark | Olney | Crasnick | Schoenfield, Stark: The perception of greatness in the Top 100, Szymborski: Who's in the future 100? Honus Wagner is known as one of the greatest players of all time, but unfortunately he played in an era before advanced defensive statistics. He also played the Green Monster at Fenway Pahk like it was his rec room wall. He was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979 as a first ballot member. N'Golo Kante. We believe our rankings are the most comprehensive, fair, and accurate. He led all left fielders in range factor per game five times, assists six times, and is the all-time leader in putouts by a left fielder. The Ultimate Compendium for the Baseball Fan, Including All-Time Teams for Your Favorite Franchise From Yankees to Dodgers and More. Hard to imagine he played for seven -- count 'em, seven -- teams. Hes also the all-time leader in Total Zone Runs from here to Funkstown. -- David Schoenfield, ESPN.com senior writer, Simmons hit .334 for his career and batted .390 one season. No one did it so well for so long. He could have won two more Gold Gloves if they had been awarded, in which case he would rank second in American League history. The ten time All-Star, eight time Gold Glove, led all second basemen in double plays turned for eight consecutive years from 1960 to 1967. 100 Greatest Left Fielders of All-Time ALL-TIME TOP 100 LISTS CATCHER FIRST BASE SECOND BASE SHORTSTOP THIRD BASE LEFT FIELD CENTER FIELD RIGHT FIELD PITCHER Baseball's All-Time Greatest Left Fielders Ranked From 1 to 100 CAREER = career war Long Peak = WAR in Best 7 Seasons SHORT PEAK = WAR in Best 3 Seasons A team can hide a poor defender here and he will do minimal damage to them. -- Schoenfield, Sure, there is the PED issue. -- Scott Lauber, ESPN.com Red Sox reporter, A star on the World Series-winning 1929 and '30 Philadelphia A's, they called him "Bucketfoot Al" because of his batting stance. Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) is another modern metric that considers multiple factors to determine how many runs the player saved through his direct defensive contributions. His pitching credentials are some of the greatest of his era with 355 career wins, a 3.16 career ERA, and 3,371 career strikeouts. This may not look too poor except the league's outfielders are at .986 during the same time. He is the career leader in putouts by a pitcher. We have gone to great lengths to make our All-Time Baseball Player Rankings as thorough as possible. Pingback: Elysian Fielders The Best Defensive Right Fielders, (c) Copyright 2013-15 ElysianFielders.com, This Day in Giants History: September 25, 1986, Elysian Fielders The Best Defensive Right Fielders, This Day in Giants History, February 27, 1962: Saran Wrap for Candlestick Park. Which helped him earn the 1979 MVP award at age 39. 18-time All-Star ('63, '65-79, '82-83), All-Star Game MVP ('70), MVP (1967), Triple Crown ('67), seven Gold Gloves ('63, '65, '67-69, '71, '77), Hall of Fame ('89), Career stats Willie Mays Mickey Mantle Ty Cobb Ken Griffey Jr. Joe DiMaggio Mike Trout 1. "Charlie Hustle" was durable and one of baseball's greatest hitters. Here are the ultimate left field rankings. Dude, the underappreciated superstar once gunned down a baserunner in three consecutive innings. Frank White also is 10th in double plays turned. Brooks was a two time World Series Champion and was named World Series MVP in 1970. Don't think so. Roberto Alomar was a fixture on the Toronto Blue Jays World Series winning teams and would go on to have an impact on several other exciting teams. He is the last player to hit .400 in a season -- back in 1941. The Puerto Rican flash was ahead of his time, what with his sweeping glove motions and one-handed technique, which were no-nos in his day. CAREER = career war. The sixtime All-Star was a two time batting champ, but his fielding statistics were truly special. He also ranks among the top 100 in career Total Zone Runs at second base (28th), shortstop (99th) and all positions (100th). Thats right more than Ozzie Smith even. Magee ranks first among Modern Era Phillies left fielders in runs (898), doubles (337), triples (127), on-base percentage (.371) and stolen bases (.387); second in hits (1,647), RBIs (885) and batting average (.299); fourth in home runs (75) and OPS (.818) and eighth in slugging percentage (.447). He deserves to be in the Hall of Defense at the very least. Big personalities? I dont think you can be any better a hitter than Ryan Braun. Brewers top 5 >, While Stan Musial played all over the outfield and could be included at any of the three positions, were going to rank him with the right fielders in a few weeks. Here's a list of my top ten defensive left fielders, these guy's all had speed, a powerful arm & knew how to read the ball both off the bat & off the wall. Players are evaluated on five criteria as the foundation of our rankings: We use Wins Above Replacement (WAR) as a basis for these calculations. Is there a more fundamentally correct baseball player out there? This week, we bring you the top 10 at each position, starting in the outfield. And time ran out on their season. Williams ended his MLB career with 426 homers, 434 doubles, 2,711 hits and a .290/.361/.492 slash line. He was inducted into the Angels Hall of Fame in '16 and remains active with the organization. What's the Dodgers' plan at shortstop? Fernando Redondo. Worthy of this list as well as the Hall of Fame. He played nearly 1,500 games in the field with nine different teams. Greg Maddux is widely considered to be the greatest fielding pitcher of all-time. Jonty Rhodes features at number one on our list of "Best fielders in world cricket." He was described by Ricky Ponting as "The best defensive fielder of all-time." This probably had some truth to it, because he could stop runs inside the 30-yard circle, like no other fielders could. Teams: Chicago Cubs (1986-1990, 2004-06), Atlanta Braves (1993-2003), Los Angeles Dodgers (2006, 2008), San Diego Padres (2007-08), Gold Glove Awards: 18 (1990-2002, 2004-08). The 20 Greatest Athletes of all Time Ivan Pudge Rodriguez is the epitome of the defensive catcher. Teams: Tampa Bay Rays (2006-14), Oakland Athletics (2015), Kansas City Royals (2015), Chicago Cubs (2016-19), Positions: Second base, shortstop, outfield. The Say Hey Kid is a living baseball treasure. He was so feared a hitter that he once was walked intentionally -- with the bases loaded. Other career achievements include over 351 OBP, 440 OPS, and 215 hits. Teams: Los Angeles-California Angeles (1964-69), Chicago White Sox (6970) Kansas City Royals (1971-72). -- Caple, Barry Bonds the young player was the game's greatest in his day; Barry Bonds the older man was the most feared slugger ever. Bottom line: On Opening Day in 2010, the southpaw made a kick save on a shot up the middle, quickly ran down the ball in foul territory then executed a no-look, between-the-legs, glove-handed flip to first base for the out, the most insane, off-the-charts play by a pitcher in the history of history. He won one MVP award and probably should have won three. Thatd be Sweet Swinging Billy Williams, who won the 1961 NL Rookie of the Year Award, made six All-Star teams, picked up a batting title (72), finished as the runner-up for the NL MVP twice and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987. This definition appears very frequently and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories: Slang/chat, popular culture. Moore was installed as the Giants leadoff hitter by Bill Terry in one of his first acts after taking over for John McGraw in 1932. (2:29). FOR ST. LOUIS: 1,298 games (1,133 starts in CF) CARDINALS STATS:.280 BA, .739 OPS, 80 HR . The unquestioned best leadoff hitter of all time. Clementes defensive skills were virtually unparalleled, with Roberto earning 12 Golden Gloves and 15 All-Star appearances. His eight grand slams are also the most in franchise history, as are his 10 RBIs in a single game against the Yankees on Aug. 21, 2007. Some might put an asterisk next to his name, but the performance was the best ever at left field or power production. Moore was installed as the Giants' leadoff hitter by Bill Terry in one of his first acts after taking over for John McGraw in 1932. Teams: Baltimore Orioles (1965-81), Los Angeles Dodgers (1982). If only the world had seen more of Jackson, whose association with the Black Sox scandal cut short his career at age 32. Padres top 5 >, Rockies: Matt Holliday (2004-08, 18)Key fact: Led NL in average (.340), RBIs (137), hits (216) and total bases (386) in 2007Rockies fans will argue until the end of time that Holliday's 2007 performance -- a .340/.405/.607 slash line with 46 home runs and league-leading totals in hits (216), doubles (50) and total bases (386) -- should have netted him the NL MVP Award. A career .630 OPS dwarfed his excellence in the field. Securing a pennant or even the World Series. Regardless, he makes everybody's short list of the greatest right-handed hitters of all-time. Often the accounts of their plays were passed on in daily summaries of the games, while others were lost to the ages. 10-time AL All-Star (1980, '82-88, '90-91), AL Gold Glove ('81), three AL Silver Sluggers ('81, '85, '90), AL MVP ('90), Hall of Fame (2009), Championships Gil McDougald's fielding percentage and Range Factor per nine innings exceeded the league average at each of three positions. He was a 16-time Gold Glove winner and was a three time All-Star. Reds top 5 >, Key fact: Had 30 bWAR with D-backs, second most among position players in franchise history, The acquisition of Gonzalez from the Tigers in exchange for outfielder Karim Garcia on Dec. 28, 1998, received little attention at the time, but it would go down as one of the best trades in franchise history. Here is the No. 300 games) with a .305 AVG.The Rangers have three worthy candidates for the title of best left fielder in club history: Greer, Frank Howard and Al Oliver. "Mad Dog" dominated the Gold Glove Award for not one but two decades. In 1982 when he was the second oldest player in the Major Leagues, he won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. *played in two All-Star Games in '59 and '60. Matthews, too, was primarily a good hitter. Last month, he was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 17 Reasons why Jordan is greater than Lebron. 1-ranked left fielder of all time. .312/.411/.585, OPS -- .996, Hits -- 2,574, HRs -- 555, RBIs -- 1,831, Charlie Manuel often says that to know Manny is to understand him. The players on this list have been recognized as multiple time Gold Glove winners, distinguishing themselves as members to baseballs elite defensive players. At 35, Alex Gordon is a good bet to rank second when all is said and done. In 1977, he set what was then a rookie record with 56 stolen bases, and he batted .290 en route to a third-place finish in the NL Rookie of the Year voting. He also won the 1986 NL batting title, earned a Silver Slugger Award that year and was named to seven consecutive All-Star teams. But Bonds is among the greatest players of all time, with 762 home runs, a career OPS of 1.051. If not for a tragic auto accident that ended his career prematurely, the three-time Most Valuable Player likely would have become the first black manager in the major leagues. Now guess whos second to Robinson in career Total Zone Runs at the position. Dangerous on the basepaths, Raines led Major League Baseball in stolen bases in 1981 and 84. The 18 greates Coaches in College Football History. Teams: St. Louis Cardinals (1974-83), New York Mets (1983-89), Cleveland Indians (1990). Right field really does have it all. The criteria were a combination of Gold Glove Awards (since 1957) and metrics such as Defensive Wins Above Replacement (dWAR), Total Zone Runs (an estimate of runs saved in the field) and Range Factor per nine innings with an assist from YouTube on occasion. -- Kahrl, Teams But at his peak, he was excellent, a guy who could get on base, would play wherever his team needed him (he was a regular second base, left field, right field, third base and first base) and rarely missed a game. His career, you may have heard, was cut a little short after all. .279/.401/.419, OPS -- .820, Hits -- 3,055, HRs -- 297, RBIs -- 1,115, Runs -- 2,295 (all-time leader), SB -- 1,406 (all-time leader), "Rickey being Rickey" was a sight to behold. Quick and agile Ichiro could get to balls and set-up as quickly as anyone. In 16 years with the Cardinals, he stole 888 bases, hit .297 and accumulated 41.8 bWAR. Best Midfielders of All Time Andres Iniesta Xavi Lothar Matthaus Andrea Pirlo - One of the Best Midfielders of all Time Ryan Giggs Steven Gerrard Michael Laudrup (DEN) Paul Scholes - A Great Central Midfielder Didi Frank Lampard Joshua Kimmich - A Popular Name Among the Best Defensive Midfielders Diego Maradona - All-Time Best Midfielder A weak hitter with a great glove (see Gregor Blanco) will not play left on the prototypical good team. And he pulled it off in only eight seasons as a regular. Before Barry Bonds became a controversial, divisive figure, before he was conserving energy in left field, he was a tremendously talented five-tool player. Regarded as one of Italy's greatest ever midfielders, Tardelli was the cornerstone of Juventus' successful side of the late 70s and early 80s, winning five Scudettos during his time in Turin. Gold Glove Awards: 7 (1963, 1965, 1967-69, 1971, 1977). Mike Schmidt is the only third baseman among the top 10 in Gold Gloves (second), Range Factor per nine innings (seventh) and Total Zone Runs (ninth). Defense is why he flew into the Hall with ease on his first try (91.7%). A premium defender in front of the Green Monster and another star who saw the low-scoring '60s cut into his prime seasons.
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