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The Greatest Baseball Players of All Time

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This greatest baseball players list represents the combined lists of baseball fans everywhere. Anyone can make their own list of the best ball-players ever to play the game, making this CrowdRanking a true consensus on who's the best player of all time.
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  1. 1
    Up 472
    Down 117

    Babe Ruth

    Pitcher, Outfielder, Left fielder More
  2. 2
    Up 387
    Down 114

    Willie Mays

    Center fielder
  3. 3
    Up 350
    Down 87

    Ted Williams

    Outfielder, Left fielder
  4. 4
    Up 318
    Down 75

    Lou Gehrig

    First baseman
  5. 5
    Up 304
    Down 80

    Hank Aaron

    Outfielder, Right fielder
  6. 6
    Up 328
    Down 73

    Ty Cobb

    Outfielder, Center fielder
  7. 7
    Up 266
    Down 62

    Stan Musial

    Outfielder, First baseman, Left fielder
  8. 8
    Up 293
    Down 74

    Mickey Mantle

    Outfielder, First baseman, Center fielder
  9. 9
    Up 259
    Down 65

    Joe DiMaggio

    Center fielder
  10. 10
    Up 208
    Down 51

    Honus Wagner

    Shortstop
  11. 11
    Up 205
    Down 66

    Cy Young

    Pitcher
  12. 12
    Up 191
    Down 59

    Walter Johnson

    Pitcher
  13. 13
    Up 179
    Down 64

    Rogers Hornsby

    Manager, Second baseman
  14. 14
    Up 226
    Down 79

    Roberto Clemente

    Right fielder
  15. 15
    Up 189
    Down 66

    Sandy Koufax

    Pitcher
  16. 16
    Up 192
    Down 72

    Nolan Ryan

    Pitcher
  17. 17
    Up 178
    Down 58

    Jackie Robinson

    Second baseman
  18. 18
    Up 156
    Down 54

    Bob Gibson

    Pitcher
  19. 19
    Up 180
    Down 103

    Pete Rose

    Manager, Outfielder, Infielder More
  20. 20
    Up 144
    Down 59

    Christy Mathewson

    Pitcher
  21. 21
    Up 173
    Down 67

    Ken Griffey, Jr.

    Outfielder, Left fielder, Designated hitter
  22. 22
    Up 152
    Down 55

    Johnny Bench

    Catcher
  23. 23
    Up 125
    Down 34

    Jimmie Foxx

    First baseman
  24. 24
    Up 142
    Down 52

    Yogi Berra

    Catcher, Manager, Outfielder
  25. 25
    Up 127
    Down 45

    Tom Seaver

    Pitcher
  26. 26
    Up 138
    Down 42

    Shoeless Joe Jackson

    Outfielder
  27. 27
    Up 141
    Down 54

    Greg Maddux

    Pitcher
  28. 28
    Up 121
    Down 54

    Frank Robinson

    Outfielder, Left fielder, Right fielder
  29. 29
    Up 113
    Down 70

    Rickey Henderson

    Left fielder
  30. 30
    Up 125
    Down 51

    Satchel Paige

    Pitcher
  31. 31
    Up 135
    Down 61

    Cal Ripken, Jr.

    Shortstop, Third baseman
  32. 32
    Up 115
    Down 49

    Randy Johnson

    Pitcher, Starting pitcher
  33. 33
    Up 114
    Down 42

    Mike Schmidt

    Third baseman
  34. 34
    Up 104
    Down 34

    Bob Feller

    Pitcher, Starting pitcher
  35. 35
    Up 90
    Down 35

    Tris Speaker

    Outfielder, Center fielder
  36. 36
    Up 127
    Down 69

    Albert Pujols

    First baseman
  37. 37
    Up 90
    Down 39

    Grover Cleveland Alexander

    Pitcher
  38. 38
    Up 106
    Down 50

    Josh Gibson

  39. 39
    Up 99
    Down 52

    Ernie Banks

    Shortstop, First baseman
  40. 40
    Up 102
    Down 49

    George Brett

    First baseman, Third baseman, Designated hitter
  41. 41
    Up 71
    Down 15

    Warren Spahn

    Pitcher, Starting pitcher
  42. 42
    Up 138
    Down 77

    Derek Jeter

    Shortstop
  43. 43
    Up 76
    Down 25

    Carl Yastrzemski

    Outfielder, First baseman, Left fielder More
  44. 44
    Up 83
    Down 41

    Hank Greenberg

    Outfielder, First baseman
  45. 45
    Up 72
    Down 14

    Bob Gibson

    Pitcher
  46. 46
    Up 81
    Down 42

    Steve Carlton

    Pitcher
  47. 47
    Up 87
    Down 49

    Whitey Ford

    Pitcher
  48. 48
    Up 44
    Down 13

    Lefty Grove

    Pitcher
  49. 49
    Up 63
    Down 31

    Chipper Jones

    Outfielder, Third baseman, Left fielder
  50. 50
    Up 78
    Down 64

    Reggie Jackson

    Outfielder, Right fielder, Designated hitter

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    1. Kimi Henseler
      The Greatest Baseball Players of All Time at 8/23/2012 1:30 PM
      Nice Greatest Baseball Players, my friend.
    2. Dane Griffth
      The Greatest Baseball Players of All Time at 8/18/2012 7:30 AM
      Prime greatest baseball players of all time, my friend.
    3. RjPerfetto
      The Greatest Baseball Players of All Time at 5/04/2012 10:22 PM
      Ruth Revolutionizes the home run and became a world icon,(and a left handed pitcher as well), cobb did more things on the field to put his team in position to win, Mays did a little and a lot of everything to excite most who seen him, Williams was the best pure hitter, with power outside of Cobb and Aaron was the most consistent player with longevity, if Gehrig didnot come down with ALS, he would be up hear as well!!!!!!!!!!!!
    4. Stephen12
      Honus Wagner at 7/14/2011 6:20 PM
      That and Wagner was a helluva lot better.
    5. Stephen12
      Walter Johnson at 7/14/2011 6:20 PM
      Big Train the 4th place pitcher and overall 15th all time? Please...
    6. Stephen12
      Willie Mays at 7/14/2011 6:18 PM
      Say Hey's OBP, OPS & OPS+ say hi.
    7. Stephen12
      Babe Ruth at 7/14/2011 6:14 PM
      No need to run when you just need to trot around the bases after putting the ball in the bleachers.
    8. TerryReed
      Roberto Clemente at 5/07/2011 9:57 PM
      People forgot how great he was. He died way too soon and he could of been the greatest of all time. He was taken before he could prove it.
    9. TerryReed
      Lou Gehrig at 5/07/2011 9:55 PM
      The original Iron Horse of baseball, he could do it all.
    10. TerryReed
      Ty Cobb at 5/07/2011 9:52 PM
      He and Shoeless Joe Jackson were the best of friends, contrary to pop**ar belief.
    11. TerryReed
      Honus Wagner at 5/07/2011 9:51 PM
      The only reason Banks is ranked ahead of him is because Wagner played in the early years of baseball.
    12. TerryReed
      Josh Gibson at 5/07/2011 9:50 PM
      I'm guessing he was the greatest catcher ever, and the true Home Run King!
    13. TerryReed
      Satchel Paige at 5/07/2011 9:49 PM
      If only we had more Negro League Statistics, I bet he'd be above everybody else regardless of skin color. Why did it take so long for people to lose their prejudice?
    14. TerryReed
      Pete Rose at 5/07/2011 9:47 PM
      Don't even start with the gambling garbage. He was a phenomenal player and deserves the HOF.
    15. TerryReed
      Willie Mays at 5/07/2011 9:45 PM
      The best ever. Not even up for debate.
    16. TerryReed
      Babe Ruth at 5/07/2011 9:44 PM
      If he could only run throughout his career; he'd be ranked above Mays on my list. But he had a huge ego that got the better of his playing days. Otherwise he may have been a baseball god, instead of just a legend!
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