Last Updated on 18 March 2025
The following list is a snapshot of society’s current opinions of the 400 best Major League Baseball players ever. I averaged 24 different ranked lists of “best baseball players of all time” to get this definitive compilation. See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including the full spreadsheet and links to all 24 lists that were averaged.
- Babe Ruth
- Willie Mays
- Hank Aaron
- Ty Cobb
- Ted Williams
- Barry Bonds
- Walter Johnson
- Lou Gehrig
- Stan Musial
- Mickey Mantle
- Honus Wagner
- Roger Clemens
- Cy Young
- Frank Robinson
- Rogers Hornsby
- Greg Maddux
- Joe DiMaggio
- Mike Schmidt
- Rickey Henderson
- Randy Johnson
- Jimmie Foxx
- Tom Seaver
- Ken Griffey Jr.
- Alex Rodriguez
- Mike Trout
- Albert Pujols
- Roberto Clemente
- Christy Mathewson
- Pedro Martinez
- Johnny Bench
- Lefty Grove
- Bob Gibson
- Tris Speaker
- Mel Ott
- Sandy Koufax
- George Brett
- Pete Rose
- Satchel Paige
- Warren Spahn
- Carl Yastrzemski
- Joe Morgan
- Steve Carlton
- Eddie Collins
- Cal Ripken Jr.
- Josh Gibson
- Nolan Ryan
- Jackie Robinson
- Nap Lajoie
- Reggie Jackson
- Eddie Mathews
- Rod Carew
- Wade Boggs
- Al Kaline
- Grover Alexander
- Ernie Banks
- Hank Greenberg
- Tony Gwynn
- Chipper Jones
- Willie McCovey
- Miguel Cabrera
- Frank Thomas
- Bob Feller
- Oscar Charleston
- Adrián Beltré
- Clayton Kershaw
- Derek Jeter
- Shoeless Joe Jackson
- Brooks Robinson
- Charlie Gehringer
- Mariano Rivera
- Ozzie Smith
- Pete Alexander
- Eddie Murray
- Gaylord Perry
- Roy Campanella
- Phil Niekro
- Duke Snider
- Jeff Bagwell
- Johnny Mize
- Harmon Killebrew
- Robin Yount
- Manny Ramirez
- Robin Roberts
- Ferguson Jenkins
- Dave Winfield
- Whitey Ford
- Juan Marichal
- Mike Piazza
- Paul Molitor
- Carl Hubbell
- Cool Papa Bell
- Bert Blyleven
- Ichiro Suzuki
- Jim Palmer
- Ed Walsh
- Jim Thome
- Carlton Fisk
- Al Simmons
- Justin Verlander
- Kid Nichols
- Harry Heilmann
- Willie Stargell
- Eddie Plank
- Curt Schilling
- Gary Carter
- Cap Anson
- Ralph Kiner
- Arky Vaughan
- Buck Leonard
- Max Scherzer
- Yogi Berra
- Tom Glavine
- Mark McGwire
- Ryne Sandberg
- John Smoltz
- Shohei Ohtani
- Paul Waner
- Lou Brock
- David Ortiz
- Vladimir Guerrero
- Rafael Palmeiro
- Sam Crawford
- George Sisler
- Mike Mussina
- Joey Votto
- Mickey Cochrane
- Roberto Alomar
- Larry Walker
- Carlos Beltrán
- Kirby Puckett
- Lefty Gomez
- Andre Dawson
- Iván Rodríguez
- Don Drysdale
- Dizzy Dean
- Billy Williams
- Barry Larkin
- Dennis Eckersley
- Tim Raines
- Smokey Joe Williams
- Todd Helton
- Goose Goslin
- Ron Santo
- Pop Lloyd
- Roy Halladay
- Craig Biggio
- Hal Newhouser
- Dan Brouthers
- Paul Goldschmidt
- Dale Murphy
- Chuck Klein
- Jim Rice
- Early Wynn
- Tim Keefe
- Bill Terry
- Kevin Brown
- Frankie Frisch
- Bobby Grich
- Edgar Martinez
- Dick Allen
- Mookie Betts
- Gil Hodges
- Dwight Evans
- Aaron Judge
- Bill Dickey
- Joe Cronin
- Jose Canseco
- David Cone
- Samma Sosa
- Ed Delahanty
- Robinson Canó
- Don Sutton
- Rollie Fingers
- Rube Waddell
- Stan Coveleski
- Don Mattingly
- Red Ruffing
- Roger Connor
- Andruw Jones
- John Clarkson
- Dazzy Vance
- Bryce Harper
- Jim Bunning
- Gary Sheffield
- Joe Medwick
- Jesse Burkett
- Bobby Bonds
- Zack Greinke
- Roger Maris
- Wes Ferrell
- Chase Utley
- Scott Rolen
- Hack Wilson
- Tony Perez
- Clark Griffith
- Luke Appling
- Billy Hamilton
- Old Hoss Radbourn
- Alan Trammell
- Graig Nettles
- Jim Edmonds
- Orlando Cepeda
- Pud Galvin
- Pee Wee Reese
- Luis Tiant
- Home Run Baker
- Pie Traynor
- Rocky Colavito
- Amos Rusie
- Johan Santana
- Joe Torre
- Bullet Rogan
- Fred Clarke
- Richie Ashburn
- Dave Kingman
- Zack Wheat
- George Davis
- Lance Berkman
- Hoyt Wilhelm
- Albert Belle
- Jack Chesbro
- Fred McGriff
- Jim McCormick
- Vic Willis
- Willie Davis
- Willie Randolph
- Alfonso Soriano
- Keith Hernandez
- Lou Boudreau
- Sadaharu Oh
- Tommy John
- Bill Dahlen
- Mordecai Brown
- Willie Keeler
- Ken Boyer
- Red Faber
- Bobby Wallace
- Reggie Smith
- Bobby Doerr
- Monte Irvin
- Fernando Valenzuela
- Larry Doby
- Mickey Welch
- Bob Caruthers
- Ron Guidry
- Elmer Flick
- Vida Blue
- Casey Stengel
- Jason Giambi
- Dwight Gooden
- Jeff Kent
- Billy Martin
- Orel Hershiser
- Enos Slaughter
- Andres Galarraga
- Turkey Stearnes
- Jack Morris
- Josh Donaldson
- Catfish Hunter
- Joe Carter
- Jim Bottomley
- Darrell Evans
- Jim O’Rourke
- Earl Averill
- Rick Ferrell
- Rick Reuschel
- Norm Cash
- Lou Whitaker
- Willie Wells
- Ryan Braun
- Bobby Abreu
- Carlos Delgado
- Tony Mullane
- Minnie Minoso
- Matt Williams
- Charlie Buffinton
- Steve Garvey
- Juan Gonzalez
- Kenny Lofton
- Rube Marquard
- CC Sabathia
- John Ward
- Gabby Hartnett
- Ted Lyons
- Billy Wagner
- Hugh Duffy
- Trevor Hoffman
- Bret Saberhagen
- Mark Teixeira
- Jack Glasscock
- Monte Ward
- Buddy Bell
- Tony Lazzeri
- Frank Howard
- Leon Day
- Dave Parker
- Sam Thompson
- Joe Gordon
- Branch Rickey
- Allie Reynolds
- Fred Lynn
- Sherry Magee
- Indian Bob Johnson
- King Kelly
- Nelson Cruz
- Buck O’Neil
- Joe Kelley
- Luis Gonzalez
- Freddie Freeman
- Biz Mackey
- Jud Wilson
- Jimmy Collins
- Hilton Smith
- Martin Dihigo
- Joe McGinnity
- Elston Howard
- Chris Sale
- Sal Bando
- Billy Pierce
- Dennis Martinez
- Tommy Bridges
- Joe Mauer
- Jake Beckley
- Adam Dunn
- Joe Pepitone
- Al Spalding
- Denny McLain
- Ted Simmons
- Jose Bautista
- Bucky Walters
- Moises Alou
- Leo Durocher
- Rich Gossage
- Deacon White
- Waite Hoyt
- Bob Lemon
- Ryan Howard
- Andy Pettitte
- Ray Brown
- Frank Chance
- Al Lopez
- Chief Bender
- Bob Elliott
- Thurman Munson
- Bruce Sutter
- Kris Bryant
- Paul Konerko
- Addie Joss
- Hoss Radbourn
- Tommy Bond
- Mule Suttles
- Burleigh Grimes
- Buster Posey
- Jose Altuve
- Darryl Strawberry
- George Kell
- Cristobal Torriente
- Vern Stephens
- Charlie Keller
- Bill Veeck
- John McGraw
- Smoky Joe Wood
- Cecil Fielder
- Cecil Cooper
- Harold Baines
- Eppa Rixey
- Tony Oliva
- Giancarlo Stanton
- Herb Pennock
- Tommy Lasorda
- Dave Righetti
- Dan Quisenberry
- Anthony Rizzo
- Edwin Encarnación
- Will Clark
- Bucky Harris
- Jorge Posada
- Carl Mays
- Joe Nathan
- Roy Oswalt
- Buck Ewing
- Bert Campaneris
- Bullet Joe Rogan
- George Foster
- Roger Bresnahan
- Willie Foster
- Bobby Veach
- Billy Herman
- Jonathan Papelbon
- Felix Hernandez
- Ray Dandridge
- Sam Rice
- Maury Wills
- Jim Wynn
- David Wright
- Bartolo Colon
- Heinie Manush
- Cole Hamels
- Pete Browning
- Max Carey
