Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers. 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. Richards made a different kind of impact in left. No player did so at a higher rate in the free-agent era. Often the accounts of their plays were passed on in daily summaries of the games, while others were lost to the ages. Ed Delahanty Delahanty was one of the first great hitters in the game's history. Left Field JAWS Leaders. -- 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. The six-time All-Star led the NL in homers every year from 1946-52, and he hit 35 or more homers every season from 47-53. This is a good formation. Widely considered to be the greatest catcher in the history of baseball, Johnny Bench was a key member of the Big Red Machine teams that won four National League pennants and two World Series titles. In baseball, the left fielder is a defensive position that is responsible for covering the left third of the outfield. He led all outfielders in putouts nine times, range factor per game ten times, and assists three times. 1 among White Sox left fielders and ranks fifth overall behind Hall of Famers Luke Appling, Frank Thomas, Eddie Collins and Nellie Fox. His 254 assists are the most by an outfielder in the live ball era, which is nutso when you consider that, once word got around, a runner would almost rather have a lobotomy than risk embarrassment by his legendary arm. -- 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. Fielding errors were a rarity in the careers of these players. Mariners top 5 > Rangers: Rusty Greer (1994-2002) A. 1. Add to that his limitless joy in playing anywhere that would play him at the end. He's won six straight Gold Glove Awards, and no active pitcher has more assists (418) in his career. Here are the ten greatest defensive midfielders of all time. 1 left fielder for each club, as chosen by MLB.com's beat reporters. JAWS (Jaffe WAR Score system) was developed by sabermetrician Jay Jaffe as a means to measure a player's Hall of Fame worthiness. Notable Astro Highlights: #25 Retired. - http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/0ap30000008159. Minosos 41.4 bWAR sits No. TTO has done more to hurt defense than Daniel Murphy ever could on his worst day. A team can hide a poor defender here and he will do minimal damage to them. He is the all-time leader in defensive games and putouts among catchers. In 1983 he left to play for San Diego and made two All-Star games as a Padre and led San Diego to their first ever pennant in 1984. Simmons remains the A's all-time leader in batting average (.356), RBIs (1,179), total bases (2,998) and extra-base hits (655). He won an NL batting title in 1918 en route to a career batting average of .317. White Sox top 5 >, Key fact: Only Angels player to record at least 2,000 hits with the club, With his smooth left-handed swing, Anderson set numerous club records during his time with the Angels, including the most hits (2,368), total bases (3,743), doubles (489), RBIs (1,292) and runs scored (1,024). Willie Mays was involved in perhaps the most iconic play in baseball history which has been dubbed The Catch, when he ran down a Vic Wertz blast in the 1954 World Series. Rangers top 5 >, Braves: Rico Carty (1963-72)Key fact: Ranks first among Braves left fielders in bWAR (23.2)Nearly 50 years after Carty played his final game for Atlanta, theres still reason to wonder how great his career might have been had he not missed 1968 with tuberculosis and '71 with a fractured right knee cap. Ashburn has remained one of the best Phillies center fielders of all time and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1995. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. Brooks Robinson made a living off of amazing plays at third base. The Man of Steal swiped an astonishing 130 bags in 1982, which remains a single-season record in the Modern Era (since 1900), and became MLB's all-time stolen-base king in '91. Roberto Clemente is a baseball legend. He was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983 as a first ballot member. Andy Flower, with Jonty Rhodes (left), steps aside from role of assistant coach with Punjab Kings. Quick and agile Ichiro could get to balls and set-up as quickly as anyone. Zack Greinke is the modern Greg Maddux, only with less range, surer hands (one error per 319 innings pitched) and a superior pickoff move. Yaz won the Triple Crown and AL MVP in 1967. He led second basemen in assists eight times and putouts five times. Try this great: second in career Defensive WAR, third in Total Zone Runs and third in Range Factor per nine innings on the all-time list. All-time, I would say that you would find a consensus of 6 right fielders that stand above the crowd by most opinions - Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, Mel Ott, Roberto Clemente, and Al Kaline.Of those 6, 4 (Aaron, Robinson, Clemente, and Kaline) debuted in the mid-1950's and . .282/.360/.529, OPS -- .889, Hits -- 2,232, HRs -- 475, RBIs -- 1,540, The most feared slugger on the "We Are Family" Pirates? Positions: Shortstop, second base, third base. A career .630 OPS dwarfed his excellence in the field. Photo credit (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) 10. By the way, he ranked among the top five in assists in 15 consecutive seasons, five of them as the league leader, and his pickoff move was just plain filthy. His #20 is retired by the Phillies and he was inducted as a first ballot Hall of Famer in 1995. We believe our rankings are the most comprehensive, fair, and accurate. Teams: Chicago White Sox (1956-1965, 1969-1973), Baltimore Orioles (1966-68), Gold Glove Awards: 9 (1958-62, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970). He batted .336/.458/.677 with 46 home runs and 123 RBIs to earn the first of five NL MVP Awards in San Francisco. And time ran out on their season. Bench was named to fourteen All-Star Games and earned ten Gold Glove Awards in his seventeen seasons in the majors. Athletics top 5 >, Mariners: Raul Ibanez (1996-2000, '04-08, '13)Key fact: Ranks among Mariners' top 10 in games, hits, homers, RBIs and runsLeft field traditionally has been a revolving door for the Mariners, but Ibanez provided some stability during his three stints with the team. Mays is the all-time leader in putouts in center field, fifth in assists, and second in double plays as a center fielder. 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. 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 Greg Maddux is widely considered to be the greatest fielding pitcher of all-time. The Missouri men's basketball team is set for its final true road game of the 2022-23 season with a contest at LSU on Wednesday. Hernandez also delivered the iconic Seinfeld line I am Keith Hernandez, perhaps making up for him missing out on Cooperstown. 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. The unquestioned best leadoff hitter of all time. "Pops," of course. As opposed to the puss arm who couldnt throw out Sid Bream with the 1992 NLCS on the line. Keller compiled an AL-best .922 OPS in 1943, then missed most of the next two seasons while serving in the United States Merchant Marines. Dave Kingman had two separate stints with the Mets, navigating the Shea Stadium grass from 1975-1977 and 1981-1983. For all of his on field accomplishments, Bonds remains an underrated defensive player. Clementes defensive skills were virtually unparalleled, with Roberto earning 12 Golden Gloves and 15 All-Star appearances. 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. 297/.355/.536 with 21 home runs, 69 RBIs, 30 walks, .892 OPS, 137 OPS+, three defensive runs saved, zero outs above average and a 3.0 fWAR. 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. Just three Marlins left-handed hitters have topped 30 home runs in a season -- Floyd in 2001, Carlos Delgado in '05 (33) and Mike Jacobs in '08 (32). He could beat you with a walk, two stolen bases and a sacrifice fly or with a towering home run. Age During 2022 Season: 34. Mets top 5 >, Key fact: Was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017, Raines accomplishments go far beyond his standing among the franchises left fielders. A weak hitter with a great glove (see Gregor Blanco) will not play left on the prototypical good team. #Brazil squad prior a World Cup Qualifier in 1969: #CarlosAlbertoTorres #Joel #Flix # . Dangerous on the basepaths, Raines led Major League Baseball in stolen bases in 1981 and 84. Long Peak = WAR in Best 7 Seasons. Teams: Los Angeles-California Angeles (1964-69), Chicago White Sox (6970) Kansas City Royals (1971-72). -- Schoenfield, Charlie Hustle played at least 500 games games in five positions, but he was always best at the plate. In the 2017 season, this valuable moveable piece was among the Total Zone Runs leaders at second base and left field. He led third basemen in assists seven times, double plays turned six times, total zone runs seven times, and range factor four times. The Grey Eagle was a member of the second ever Baseball Hall of Fame class and still holds the records for career outfield assists and doubles. Crawford stole 50 or more bases in five seasons with the Rays, including 60 in 2009, which is still a franchise record. The Washington Redskins, 2015 NFC East division champions, are ready for the playoffs. Teams: Chicago Cubs (1991-97), New York Yankees (1997, 2005), San Francisco Giants (1998), Kansas City Royals (1999-2001), Atlanta Braves (2001), Boston Red Sox (2002), New York Mets (2003), Seattle Mariners (2003), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004). He also retired with the highest career fielding percentage and once went 95 consecutive games without committing an error. .298/.444/.607, OPS -- 1.051, Hits -- 2,935; HRs -- 762 (all-time leader), RBIs -- 1,996; BBs -- 2,558 (all-time leader); IBBs -- 688 (all-time leader), He is, after Babe Ruth and Ted Williams, the greatest hitter ever. The 18 time All Star won the World Series in 1968 and was also the AL Batting Champion in 1955. Matthews, too, was primarily a good hitter. It doesnt make sense, in our opinion, for most of the great baseball players to have played prior to World War II, when MLB was segregated. The Definitive List of the 7 Best Left Fielders Right Now 7. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in '53. "Mad Dog" dominated the Gold Glove Award for not one but two decades. Which helped him earn the 1979 MVP award at age 39. Weve been examining the best three-year peaks of defensive play by Giant players, as measured by baseball-reference.coms rfield. That gets you all-county in high school; you don't do that in the major leagues. Here is our list of the 25 best outfielders of all time: 25. Bell also ranks fifth in Range Factor per nine innings (3.18) overall. Right field really does have it all. Because we adjust for timeline and era, our rankings have fewer players from before 1941 than many other baseball player lists. He was an especially strong presence in Seattle's lineup from 2004-08, batting .291/.354/.477 with 113 home runs and 489 RBIs in 755 games. For most of his career, Ozzie Smith was the premier defensive shortstop in baseball. 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. Consistency, discipline, and work ethic are essential traits for a player to earn the coveted Gold Glove Award, awarded to elite fielders at the end of each season. His 253 hits with the A's in 1925 remains the single-season Major League record for a right-handed batter. He was enshrined in Cooperstown in 1989 and no Cincinnati Red will ever wear his #5 again. Teams: Texas Rangers (1991-2002, 2009), Florida Marlins (2003), Detroit Tigers (2004-08), New York Yankees (2008), Houston Astros (2009), Washington (2010-11), Gold Glove Awards: 13 (1992-2001, 2004, 2006-07). Big personalities? The teams are set for action with an 8 p.m. tipoff on SEC Network. He led the league in putouts from a right fielder and fielding percentage five times. He won eleven Gold Glove Awards and was named 1979 NL MVP. The White Sox retired his No. But I wouldn't put him in the top 100 players. Moore was a four-time All-Star who lost three seasons at the peak of his career to serve in World War II. Astros top 5 >, Athletics: Rickey Henderson (1979-84, '89-93, '94-95, '98), Key fact: 72.7 bWAR is highest of any position player in As history, Widely considered the greatest leadoff hitter ever, Henderson had four separate stints with the A's and is the franchise's all-time leader in position-player bWAR (72.7), runs (1,270), walks (1,227) and stolen bases (867). Brock was at his best in October, hitting .391 -- second only to Pepper Martin (.418) in franchise history -- with 34 hits in 21 World Series games. He became the first Tiger to earn a $100,000 salary. Cincinnati Reds (1963-78, '84-86), Philadelphia Phillies ('79-83), Montreal Expos ('84). As central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passing ability, they are often referred to as deep-lying midfielders, play-makers, box-to-box midfielders, or holding midfielders. He led the American League in fielding percentage as a second basemen four times, assists twice, and committed the fewest errors as a second baseman twice. Yes, his legacy is deservedly controversial, but Ted Williams wasn't close to the all-around player that Bonds was. Schmidt was a three time NL MVP and was the 1980 World Series MVP, where he led the Phillies to victory. Brooks Robinson's 16 Gold Gloves are the most for a non-pitcher in MLB history. Career stats Regarded as the one of the best defensive right fielders of all time thanks to a legendary arm that helped him win 12 Gold Gloves, Clemente was a notorious bad-ball hitter who hit .312 lifetime . It seems reasonable to require greater longevity than 23 innings when trying to identify the greatest outfield in major-league history. Relying on positioning and reading hitters proved inadequate to maintain the standards hed set. Kante is a winner / Sebastian Frej/MB Media/GettyImages. The Say Hey Kid is a living baseball treasure. 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. He also stole a record 14 bases in three World Series. Williams not only had a .344 average for his career, but he also blasted 522 home runs despite missing nearly five full seasons serving in World War II and the Korean War. Teams: New York/San Francisco Giants (1951-52, 1954-1972), New York Mets (1972-73). 1. The Top 21 Offensive Linemen in NFL History. -- Schoenfield, He's known primarily for taking money to throw the 1919 World Series but Jackson hit an astounding .356 for his career and batted .382 with a dozen home runs his final season. Their consistency over baseballs grueling calendar has allowed them to be included among the greatest defensive players of all time. And he pulled it off in only eight seasons as a regular. The. He is the last player to hit .400 in a season -- back in 1941. Now guess whos second to Robinson in career Total Zone Runs at the position. He was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995 by the Veterans Committee. Dave Winfield also won 7, but 5 of his were when he was playing primarily right field. -- Lauber, Pops hit 475 home runs but as produtive as he was, Pops was known for his team leadership. The four time All-Star has played his entire career with the Colorado Rockies where he has won two Gold Glove Awards and three Fielding Bible Awards. Thats how confident the former prep school track-basketball star was in his speed, quickness and ups. Before Barry Bonds became a controversial, divisive figure, before he was conserving energy in left field, he was a tremendously talented five-tool player. A few had better range. His arm strength was a half-cut below Roberto Clemente and Rocky Colavito in his day, but it was plenty strong and accurate enough. Hes the all-time leader. 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. All told, Anderson appeared in 623 games in left over his 14 seasons in Baltimore, good for second in franchise history. "The Curacao Kid" ranks second in Total Zone Runs (253) in baseball history. (Bonds routinely sat in on the pitchers pre-game meeting where they discussed how they were going to pitch to that days opponents.) Bottom line: Roberto Alomar and his record 10 Gold Gloves originally were in this spot, but this Royals lifer got the final nod because of his impressive career metrics. How great does a career .228 hitter have to be to play regularly for 10 seasons? Photo credit (Getty Images) 2. This definition appears very frequently and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories: Slang/chat, popular culture. .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. "Charlie Hustle" was durable and one of baseball's greatest hitters. He was so feared a hitter that he once was walked intentionally -- with the bases loaded. They are without question among the greatest baseball players of all time, contributing to their respective teams while carving out their own Major League Baseball legacy. Get Jay Jaffe's book The Cooperstown Casebook where he outlines who should and shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame based on his JAWS metric used here.. (2:29), All-Time #MLBRank: The 10 greatest left fielders, The greatest lineups ever? The two-time Most Valuable Player was a natural, the first catcher to be awarded a Gold Glove in his rookie season. Ivan Pudge Rodriguez is the epitome of the defensive catcher. Yet its hard to deny Johnny Bench's combination of strength, athleticism, smarts and leadership behind the plate. Would you believe that hes the only shortstop among the top 10 in Range Factor per nine innings (sixth) and Total Zone Runs (seventh) in baseball history? That makes this category as good a place as any to highlight Anderson, who earned three All-Star nods for his dynamic combination of power and speed. "The Glove" is the MLB career leader in Total Zone Runs and double plays at the position and it would take a search party to find the next in line.
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