Baseball Evolution
Top 100s - Richard's 2006 List
Rk
Player
Pos
Rk
Player
Pos
Rk
Player
Pos
Rk
Player
Pos
1
Babe Ruth
OF
26
Alex Rodriguez
SS/3B
51
Harry Heilmann
OF
76
Mark McGwire
1B
2
Ty Cobb
OF
27
Frank Robinson
OF
52
Johnny Mize
1B
77
Ernie Banks
SS/1B
3
Ted Williams
OF
28
Yogi Berra
C
53
Al Simmons
OF
78
Duke Snider
OF
4
Willie Mays
OF
29
Johnny Bench
C
54
Mordecai Brown
P
79
Roberto Clemente
OF
5
Barry Bonds
OF
30
Lefty Grove
P
55
Paul Waner
OF
80
Carlton Fisk
C
6
Roger Clemens
P
31
Jackie Robinson
2B
56
Carl Yastrzemski
OF
81
Dennis Eckersley
P
7
Walter Johnson
P
32
Pedro Martinez
P
57
Jeff Bagwell
1B
82
Brooks Robinson
3B
8
Lou Gehrig
1B
33
Manny Ramirez
OF
58
Jim Thome
1B
83
Eddie Mathews
3B
9
Honus Wagner
SS
34
Randy Johnson
P
59
Gary Sheffield
OF
84
Rafael Palmeiro
1B
10
Henry Aaron
OF
35
Roy Campanella
C
60
Mickey Cochrane
C
85
Dave Winfield
OF
11
Stan Musial
OF/1B
36
Pete Rose
INF/OF
61
Cy Young
P
86
Paul Molitor
DH/3B
12
Joe DiMaggio
OF
37
Warren Spahn
P
62
Joe Morgan
2B
87
Robbie Alomar
2B
13
Rogers Hornsby
2B
38
Joe Jackson
OF
63
Bill Dickey
C
88
Chipper Jones
3B
14
Jimmie Foxx
1B
39
Tony Gwynn
OF
64
Steve Carlton
P
89
Vladimir Guerrero
OF
15
Mickey Mantle
OF
40
George Brett
3B
65
Bill Terry
1B
90
Ozzie Smith
SS
16
Ken Griffey Jr.
OF
41
Charlie Gehringer
2B
66
Willie McCovey
1B
91
George Sisler
1B
17
Christy Mathewson
P
42
Ichiro Suzuki
OF
67
Willie Stargell
OF/1B
92
Sam Crawford
OF
18
Grover Alexander
P
43
Napoleon Lajoie
2B
68
Eddie Plank
P
93
Gabby Hartnett
C
19
Satchel Paige
P
44
Mike Piazza
C
69
Wade Boggs
3B
94
Cal Ripken
SS/3B
20
Tris Speaker
OF
45
Frank Thomas
1B/DH
70
Juan Marichal
P
95
Robin Yount
SS/OF
21
Mike Schmidt
3B
46
Bob Feller
P
71
Craig Biggio
2B
96
Larry Doby
OF
22
Tom Seaver
P
47
Mel Ott
OF
72
Eddie Murray
1B
97
Gary Carter
C
23
Hank Greenberg
1B
48
Eddie Collins
2B
73
Sammy Sosa
OF
98
Rod Carew
1B/2B
24
Rickey Henderson
OF
49
Al Kaline
RF
74
Ivan Rodriguez
C
99
Frankie Frisch
2B
25
Greg Maddux
P
50
Whitey Ford
SP
75
Derek Jeter
SS
100
Hoyt Wilhelm
P
Richard also has
a list
that includes Japanese and Negro League players.