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Baseball Reference Blog
2d ago
(Not necessarily in the same season)
Henry Aaron
Bobby Abreu
Roberto Alomar
Nolan Arenado
Jeff Bagwell
Ernie Banks
Jesse Barfield
Buddy Bell
Jay Bell
Cody Bellinger
Carlos Beltrán
Adrián Beltré
Johnny Bench
Mookie Betts
Barry Bonds
Bobby Bonds
Bret Boone
Ken Boyer
George Brett
Jay Buhner
Ellis Burks
Javier Báez
Mike Cameron
Ken Caminiti
Robinson Canó
Gary Carter
César Cedeño
Eric Chávez
Will Clark
Roberto Clemente
Cecil Cooper
Al Cowens
Yoenis Céspedes
Eric Davis
Andre Dawson
Adam Duvall
Jermaine Dye
Jim Edmonds
Jacoby Ellsbury
Darin Erstad
Andre Ethier
Dwight Evans
Steve Finley
Carlton Fisk ..read more
Baseball Reference Blog
2d ago
Based on current data available, there are 386 players who played in the major Negro Leagues and hit .300 in their careers. Here are the player with at least 1,500 plate appearances:
Willie Mays
Jackie Robinson
Cool Papa Bell
Willie Wells
Turkey Stearnes
Oscar Charleston
Mule Suttles
Jud Wilson
Biz Mackey
Branch Russell
Hurley McNair
Wilson Redus
Wade Johnston
Judy Johnson
Clint Thomas
Vic Harris
George Carr
Buck Leonard
George Scales
Cristóbal Torriente
Ben Taylor
Sandy Thompson
Henry Kimbro
Chaney White
Josh Gibson
Roy Parnell
Clarence Smith
Bullet Rogan
Dick Lundy
Fats Jenkins
Homer Curry ..read more
Baseball Reference Blog
4d ago
(Using Baseball Reference WAR)
Position players with a 6+ WAR season for the White Sox
Pitchers with a 6+ WAR season for the White Sox
The post Players with a 6+ WAR Season for the White Sox appeared first on Baseball Reference Blog ..read more
Baseball Reference Blog
4d ago
(By Baseball Reference WAR, not necessarily in the same season)
Henry Aaron
Ronald Acuña Jr.
Dick Allen
Jose Altuve
Jeff Bagwell
Ernie Banks
Cody Bellinger
Johnny Bench
Yogi Berra
Mookie Betts
Vida Blue
Barry Bonds
Lou Boudreau
Ken Boyer
Ryan Braun
George Brett
Kris Bryant
Miguel Cabrera
Dolph Camilli
Ken Caminiti
Roy Campanella
José Canseco
Rod Carew
Orlando Cepeda
Spud Chandler
Roger Clemens
Roberto Clemente
Ty Cobb
Mickey Cochrane
Eddie Collins
Mort Cooper
Joe Cronin
Andre Dawson
Dizzy Dean
Joe DiMaggio
Josh Donaldson
Dennis Eckersley
Bob Elliott
Johnny Evers
George Foster
Nellie Fox
Jimmi ..read more
Baseball Reference Blog
4d ago
Henry Aaron
Dick Allen
Jeff Bagwell
Ernie Banks
Don Baylor
Johnny Bench
Yogi Berra
Barry Bonds
Ryan Braun
George Brett
Miguel Cabrera
José Canseco
Orlando Cepeda
Andre Dawson
Joe DiMaggio
George Foster
Jimmie Foxx
Freddie Freeman
Lou Gehrig
Jason Giambi
Paul Goldschmidt
Juan González
Hank Greenberg
Ken Griffey Jr.
Vladimir Guerrero
Bryce Harper
Rogers Hornsby
Ryan Howard
Reggie Jackson
Chipper Jones
Jeff Kent
Harmon Killebrew
Chuck Klein
Fred Lynn
Mickey Mantle
Willie Mays
Willie McCovey
Andrew McCutchen
Dale Murphy
Stan Musial
Dave Parker
Boog Powell
Albert Pujols
Jim Rice
Cal Ripken Jr.
Fra ..read more
Baseball Reference Blog
1w ago
Henry Aaron
Jeff Bagwell
Ernie Banks
Carlos Beltrán
Adrián Beltré
Johnny Bench
Barry Bonds
Ellis Burks
Miguel Cabrera
Orlando Cepeda
Nelson Cruz
Andre Dawson
Carlos Delgado
Joe DiMaggio
Darrell Evans
Jimmie Foxx
Andrés Galarraga
Lou Gehrig
Jason Giambi
Luis Gonzalez
Adrián González
Shawn Green
Ken Griffey Jr.
Vladimir Guerrero
Todd Helton
Rogers Hornsby
Reggie Jackson
Chipper Jones
Harmon Killebrew
Chuck Klein
Paul Konerko
Mickey Mantle
Eddie Mathews
Willie Mays
Willie McCovey
Johnny Mize
Dale Murphy
David Ortiz
Mel Ott
Rafael Palmeiro
Mike Piazza
Albert Pujols
Tony Pérez
Manny Ramírez
Jim Ri ..read more
Baseball Reference Blog
1w ago
(At least one game at first base)
Henry Aaron
Dick Allen
Pete Alonso
Tony Armas
Jeff Bagwell
Ernie Banks
Tony Batista
José Bautista
Cody Bellinger
Carlos Beltrán
Johnny Bench
Lance Berkman
Ryan Braun
Jay Buhner
Jeff Burroughs
Miguel Cabrera
Ken Caminiti
Chris Carter
Norm Cash
Vinny Castilla
Orlando Cepeda
Rocky Colavito
Nelson Cruz
Chris Davis
Carlos Delgado
Joe DiMaggio
Josh Donaldson
Adam Dunn
Jermaine Dye
Jim Edmonds
Edwin Encarnación
Darrell Evans
Cecil Fielder
Prince Fielder
George Foster
Jimmie Foxx
Todd Frazier
Andrés Galarraga
Joey Gallo
Lou Gehrig
Jim Gentile
Jason Giambi
Troy Glaus ..read more
Baseball Reference Blog
1w ago
In the famous words of iconic Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas, “That ball is outta here!” The Phillies have been around since 1883. This team and its fan base have endured a lot of heartache in 140 years; I know this all too well. As a franchise, they have lost more games (11,259 entering the 2024 season) than any team in MLB history. Every fan of the Phils knows about Black Friday in 1977, Joe Carter’s walk-off blast in 1993, Ryan Howard collapsing in 2011, and then losing the last two at home in the 2023 NLCS. However, this list will focus on something more celebratory: the top ..read more
Baseball Reference Blog
1w ago
Stan Bahnsen
Andrew Bailey
Joe Black
Harry Byrd
Neftalí Feliz
José Fernández
Mark Fidrych
Michael Fulmer
Dwight Gooden
Bob Grim
Jeremy Hellickson
Steve Howe
Craig Kimbrel
Jon Matlack
Butch Metzger
John Montefusco
Don Newcombe
Hideo Nomo
Shohei Ohtani
Gregg Olson
Gary Peters
Dave Righetti
Jack Sanford
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Don Schwall
Herb Score
Tom Seaver
Huston Street
Rick Sutcliffe
Fernando Valenzuela
Justin Verlander
Devin Williams
Scott Williamson
Dontrelle Willis
Kerry Wood
Todd Worrell
Pat Zachry
Jacob deGrom
The post Players who won Rookie of the Year and had a sub-3.00 ERA Season appeared ..read more
Baseball Reference Blog
1w ago
(By Baseball Reference WAR)
Felipe Alou
Dave Bancroft
Dick Bartell
Jake Beckley
Carlos Beltrán
Wally Berger
Vida Blue
Barry Bonds
Bobby Bonds
Roger Bresnahan
Dan Brouthers
Jesse Burkett
Ellis Burks
Brett Butler
Steve Carlton
Gary Carter
Orlando Cepeda
Jack Clark
Will Clark
Roger Connor
Bill Dahlen
Al Dark
Danny Darwin
George Davis
Larry Doyle
Bob Elliott
Darrell Evans
Buck Ewing
Steve Finley
Art Fletcher
George Foster
Lonny Frey
Frankie Frisch
Augie Galan
Jack Glasscock
Kid Gleason
Rich Gossage
Burleigh Grimes
Heinie Groh
Gabby Hartnett
Orel Hershiser
Rogers Hornsby
Waite Hoyt
Carl Hubbell
Ti ..read more