Ranking Top 25 MLB Players of All Time
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Who are the Top 25 Players in MLB History? This might be the hardest ranking video I have ever done! #mlb #baseball #giraffeneckmarc
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trying to study for mid terms and marc has to drop an absolute banger smh
SAME!!!!!
Bro midterms it’s fuckin january??
Damn it's only January and you already have midterms? Best of luck to you brother 😅
Midterms?? Bro I haven’t even started the spring semester yet 💀
Same
“That is why Brandon Nimmo is the best player of all time “
And that’s why this joke is getting old
Ok
@@CharlieA28 it is old
@@CharlieA28 And that's why you needda stop crying even Marc likes the jokes lol
@@CharlieA28 of course its old to you, youre a mets fan
Ted Williams also almost missed the entirety of the '52 & '53 seasons due to the Korean War. Such a legend.
He also missed 3 years do too WWII!!! And he broke his elbow half way into his career. I feel his ability of a hitter was unmatched.
I cross referenced that he did lose the entirety of 52 and 53, they don't count 52 he was 6 games 53 37. That's why most people reference him losing 5 seasons not 3.
Ted won 2 Triple Crowns (1942,1947) yet didn't win the MVP either time. Just missed winning a third in 1949, won the MVP. Go figure.
Although I would not put Ted Williams in my top 5, he really missed 5 seasons to military service. Even 25 HR times 5 seasons would have easily put him over 600 HR.
@@PFB1994 I put him as number 1. It wasn't just 5 yrs it was 5 prime years. He was the last to hit .406. He could have easily hit .400 again if not once but twice more. It doesn't count but he did in his two shorten seasons hit.400. So average lifetime would have been higher. He would have easily equaled every number Ruth hit and more.
Fun fact: Stan Musial has the same number of hits at home and on the road - 1815 each. The definition of pure consistency.
And his career batting average at day and night (or is it home and away?) are exactly the same too.
He almost has the same rs 1949 and rbi 1951
Hey....I typed the same thing......(it need to be mentioned)
I had the honor of meeting Mr. Robinson just a few years before he had passed. My high school baseball team's gear had been stolen. Frank had heard about it in the news and came to our field to donate what had to have been thousands of dollars worth of equipment. I'll never forget that day and how privileged I was to meet him.
Wow… that’s amazing, and I’m happy that you got the gear back!
Lock up your gear lol
Speaking of high school teams, Frank was part of what was easily the greatest high school outfield ever. In the early 1950s at McClymonds high school in Oakland, CA Frank shared the outfield with Curt Flood and Vada Pinson. All got drafted by Cincinnati, all became All Stars. No other high school outfield is even remotely close to this.
Would love to see you do an actual 26 man roster of the best players of all time with a starting 9, bench, starting 5, and bullpen
Good idea
or a video for each teams all time roster.
Man albert pujlos is so good tho
THIS
There would also be a back up player tho. Because only having 3 outfielders to work with would be crazy hard to do
I'm surprised Nolan Ryan did not make this list. Literally the strikeout king with 5714. Only pitcher to pitch 7 no hitters. He is an 8 time all star. Sure he found his stride later in his career but still.
This dorks list is a joke. Putting Balco barry bonds ahead of Babe Ruth??? GTFOH!!! Lol
Joke list. And Nolan DEFINITELY is a top 15 baseball player all time. His numbers alone put him there! And at his best… he was as dominant as Randy Johnson. EASILY
He never won a Cy Young and also had the most walks.
@@jimclaus1576abe Ruth old ass is way below Barry he not even 2nd best player off all time buddy was playing against plumber’s
@andrewtaylor995 he also has the most records broken included the most punches thrown without getting punched in a fight
Non of those things you mentioned about Ryan determine how good a player is. Nolan Ryan is absolutely not a top 25 player he’s probably in that 60s range. He had 83 war in 27 years and had a career 112 ERA+ he was really great but he’s easily the most overrated player of all time.
How do you leave out Cy Young? Most wins, most innings pitched, and most complete games in history. And those records will never fall! Plus the best pitcher award is named after him. A case for him being the greatest pitcher ever could be made and ... where is he?!
hell of a point
What about Nolan Ryan??? No hit Ryan.@@koolkatzjoey1717
Cy young’s number don’t translate like they do today. K/9 under 4. Never got to 3000 despite pitching 7000 innings. He’s just hard to rank. If you were to take one guy from this old school era it’s clearly Walter johnson
Randy Johnson is better statistically
Ichiro might not have the best sabermetrics but there has never been another player in the history of the game with his bat-to-ball skills
Tony Gwynn, Wade Boggs, and Rod Carew all had better bat to ball skills than Ichiro. Quit acting like he’s one of a kind player
As much as I absolutely adore Ichiro, I'd say he is probably second to Tony Gwynn in that regard.
@Proxima B IT IS THAT SERIOUS.
And somehow Ichiro always seems underrated. It’s crazy!
Nah, Ichiro was great but not like the top players of all time.
Couple things you didn’t mention about Albert that may be most impressive. He never struck out more than 100 times in a season, and he finished his career with more xbh than k’s. Prime Pujols is a top 2 or 3 hitter all time.
Prime Albert is top 25 but he was a big disappointment in Anaheim. None of the others had such issues. I am a big Albert fan but not in the top 10 if you look at the whole picture.
@@outofcompliance1639 10 yrs in anehiem and probably had like 250 hrs and 800 rbi that alone is a really good career
@@cesarmartinezleon3355 Really good is not top 10 all time. I am an Angels fan, have been since Nolan Ryan days. Albert was injured a lot. He made 1 all-star team. I could run faster than him and look better doing it. Helped the Angels get into the World Series zero times. I luv Albert but he is not top 10.
@@outofcompliance1639 His first 10 years were the best ten years of nearly any hitter. If he retired then he would be on this list as well. I don't think you should punish him for playing longer. Obviously he got injured and something happened to his eye, but its the same thing with Griffey.
@@outofcompliance1639 700 and 3000 is a lock for top 10.
Ty Cobb did that in the dead ball era .
Top 10
He was better than what you said .
This is the first time I've really disagreed .
Babe Ruth has to be number 1 for the simple fact that he was well on his way to being one of the 5 greatest pitchers who ever lived before deciding to hit full time. His 6th season in 1919 was the first time he played in over 100 games and his 5th season in 1918 was the first season he had over 200 plate appearances. Imagine 5 more seasons of numbers he could have put up. Probably would have 800 HR.
If if if... that doesnt count bro. Also, in Babe's time a fastball was like 140 km/h.
@Azumi Shimizu how doesn't that count? He held world series pitching records for decades while also being the hitter that he was. It's ok to use if when talking about IF the steroid guys never did it they'd be in the hall of fame right?
@@azumishimizu1880 And the avg fastball velocity is completely irrelevant. Does that mean Cy Youngs 510 wins doesn't count because the avg fastball wasn't as fast as today? That makes no sense
@@azumishimizu1880 Yes slower, but if it wasn't a big deal, than everyone would've been doing it back then.
I’m honestly tired of The Babe at #1. It’s been long enough to see the game develop into something greater than it used to be. The top three belong to Mays and Bonds and Griffie. Not some legend people can’t fathom. That’s what Babe Ruth is the best as. #4 where we can just imagine. And I think that’s fine
My favorite baseball quotes of all-time is from Randy Johnson. "I don't keep a gun near my bed, I keep a bag of baseballs. If your going to break into my house, wear a batting helmet, i'm throwing for your head."
On another note, i don't know who you would take off, but i felt like Pete Ross, Tony Gwynn and Nolan Ryan should have made the top 25.
Damn right they should've.
Probably could’ve taken one of the 13-15 fucking mailmen out of the list lmao.
What about Wade Boggs? I’d put him ahead of Gwynn. Very similar career batting stats but Boggs WAR is significantly higher.
None of those guys are close to 25 😂
take off barry bonds
Great list, Marc. I'm glad Rickey Henderson made the list. To me he's the most exciting player in MLB history.
He shouldn’t be that low though. He is top 10 arguably
@@Sam_Baseball I agree. He’s amazing. Idk abt top ten but he should have definitely been top 15.
I’m glad Ricky’s there but what about Nolan ryan
@@Rxinsch Nolan Ryan isn’t even a top 10 pitcher all time. So he can’t be on this list. Never won a cy young, doesn’t have as good stats as other pitchers who are top 10. Yeah he had 7 no hitters and pitched for like 30 years but statistically he isn’t even close to a top 25 player all time, maybe top 75
He would be my leadoff hitter.
I always find it tough to argue against Babe Ruth as the greatest baseball player of all time. Offensively, he was up there with anybody who's played the game, AND he was an elite pitcher in his time as well. There's nobody in baseball that could match that. The only argument against him is the time in which he played, which doesn't satisfy me. We judge everybody else by the time in which they played. Why nitpick Ruth while giving players in the steroid era a pass?
How about Ruth never faced a relief pitcher or played a night game!
@@morrisparrish76playing in the deadball era. Stadiums that were bigger as well. Ruth hand and eye coordination was amazing. He would be great in any era
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You’re entitled to your opinion; even if it’s FUBARed!
Here’s my opinion: The fact this man listed no catchers on this list is criminal!
Very good presentation. There needs to be three lists: 1) Pitchers only: Koufax Rivera CMathewson CyYoung Ryan Feller LGrove Maddux GAlexander Spahn Carlton Schilling CHubbell EPlank RWaddell WFord, etc et al. 2) Hitting/Players only WITHOUT Steroids. Where are Eddie Collins, Chuck Klein (1929-1933 short career), Ralph Kiner (8 Home Run Titles), Albert Belle (1991-2000), Frank Thomas (1991-2000), Jeter Wagner TSpeaker JFoxx HGreenberg JMize, etc et al. 3) Steroid tainted players: Pujols Bonds Clemens ARoid Bagwell Helton McGwire Sosa Palmeiro IvanRod Piazza Canseco MRamirez DOrtiz Sheffield JuanGon Giambi Pettitte RBraun MoVaughn Gagne Caminiti BretBoone, etc et al. List the greatest of all those who's stats improved after age 30 and into their 40s. Make a revised list of historic baseball records WITHOUT those involved with steroids. Steroids ruined baseball's greatest passion: stats leaders MVPs records ~ too bad. The Steroid tainted players ruined my love for baseball, and many other fans of the game. Druggee Steroid Players made baseball into "ArenaBall" wiith homeruns walks strikeouts and anger/fights as top priorities. Cheers :)
Henderson also has the second most walks in MLB history aside from Bonds, and he'd also be first all time if you remove intentional walks.
Reminder that Clayton Kershaw has the best ERA+ of any starting pitcher ever
He wouldn’t if he had to pitch the same amount of innings per season or per game as pitchers used to
@@Ben-ok4gx Era plus compares the higher innings guys to each other in their own Era, Kershaw still is on top
They pitched more innings because they threw way slower
@@justinericson4109 walter johnson threw around 100mph and has the record for most career shutouts
yeah but pitchers used to pitch for a long time just to keep playing and they got worse they should track by their prime
Willie Mays was so unique that in Venezuela we have an expression that says “Do the Willie” or “Do the Willie Mays”. Which means outsmart someone or trick someone 😂
Great video! I would have included Lefty Grove somewhere on the list. In 17 seasons he led in E.R.A. 9 times and K's 7 times. Although I love Mel Ott, Tris Speaker was better. Tris was the Willie Mays of his time. He had 3,514 hits, a record 792 doubles, 222 triples, 436 steals, .345 AVG, .427 OBP, .500 SLG, 3 titles. He had 449 outfield assists. Cobb is a distant second with 392. The problem with Ott (and I love Mel Ott) are his splits. He hit 323 of his 511 homers at home. Against the Phillies at Shibe Park he hit .415 in 119 games with 40 HR and 162 RBI. His OBP was .508 and slugged .774. When the Phils moved to the Baker Bowl he hit .220 in 71 games with 0 HR and 33 RBI. His OBP was .330 and he slugged .272. A 1.282 OPS compared to .602.
Miguel Cabrera
Jackie Robinson
Ichiro Suzuki
Tony Gwynn
Clayton Kershaw
Pete Rose
Roberto Clemente
Low key probably even Shohei Ohtani if he stays healthy and can do both
So many guys not even mentioned. Would love to see a top 50 or even top 100 to see where the rest of the greats would rank. Great video!
No Koufax was just crazy
Greg Maddux too
There is no way u named Ohtani and not Nolan ryan
Helluva List. No Lie, But We Have The Same Top 5. Exactly The Same. I Had Roberto Clemente
I hope this isn’t your actually top five, because if it is, then get help. Only Gwynn and Rose have any kind of arguments to even be close to the top five.
Crazy to think that Cal Ripken Jr. was an all star 19 years in a row 🤯
I didn't realize this about Ripken Jr. 19 straight years? Insane.
Yeah but a lot of those years he wasn’t deserving of being one. They were just voting him in due to popularity not actual production. Still a great player though.
Hank Aaron at #4 is just disrespectful
Love the channel. Just found you like an hour ago. Can't get enough. Love it bro!
Seeing Ichiro left off the list and multiple steroid users on the list in my opinion is insulting. Ichiro was the best contact hitter of all time, one of the best base runners of all time, and an absolutely elite Right Fielder.
It's just HIS list. Ichiro is a better player then trout
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I have a feeling he forgot about a lot of people
@@nickr3441 pffff Ichiro was NOT better than Trout.
@Paul G that's bc you're a sheep and believe whatever ESPN tells you.
Before I watch, I just gotta say this, Ricky Henderson is a top 20 player of all time! Fastest player in the history of baseball, stolen base king, arguably the best leadofff hitter, and numerous other accolades.
Edit: Thanks Marc for putting my fav player on the list!
i will edit my response here as well, rickey should also be higher on the list. i hope it doesn't take someones favorite player to see how great he was at BASEBALL. thanks for keeping rickey be rickey in play...but why do you spell it ricky, are you not aware at all of the person or the player? i don't call pedro martiniz my favorite player, i respectfully refer to him by his actual name pedro martinez? is there no respect in the world for someones "fav player"?
I would have no problem with Ricky at number 10.
His career stolen bases record is by far the most lopsided of all the career records.
Not bad. Biggest omit in my eyes is Honus Wagner. Other tough omits would be Jimmie Foxx (rated 2nd in HRs until 1966) & Nolan Ryan. I think Foxx was quite a bit better than Ott. Good list though. Glad to see someone give kudos to Bonds. I know it’s off the table, but Sadaharu Oh.
Greg Maddux and Sandy Koufax have to find a way on this list. Top 15 players IMHO
I honestly might have put Roberto Clemente on there. One of the best defenders of all time and would have finished with even more hits if he didnt tragically die. He is top 25 in my eyes.
Facts
He's the biggest omission for me.
@@troublerevolts I mean hey, it is the GREATEST players ever and his nickname is literally the GREAT one
Johnny Bench, Greg Maddux, and Yogi Berra all should have made it
If this guy took his top 25 players and made that into a MLB roster, as great as they are, they wouldn't win many games.
All those great pitchers - Pedro, Seaver, both Johnsons, etc. - throwing unhittable pitches...that would all go to the backstop. Even all the batters striking out would reach base. There would be an endless parade of base runners circling around to score.
All because he doesn't have a catcher.
Johnny Bench has to be on this roster.
No Johnny Bench, no Nolan Ryan...and has Barry Bonds #1. 😂 Bonds doesn't even have a ring. Never even sniffed a ring. How can you be the best ever in a team sport and can't lead a team to a championship? Absolutely absurd. If we're adding roid heads A-Rod is a vastly better than Bonds just on that alone. Not to mention Bonds doesn't even have 3k hits. Anything this dude says after putting that ringless cheating bum #1 needs to be completely ignored as nonsense.
@Eclark… Exactly my thoughts on bonds. I mean before that turd got on massive amounts of steroids, he was KNOWN for choking in the playoffs!! And his sorry ass throw was the reason Sid Bream scored that winning run!! Lol
Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax deserve to be on that list over Bonds!! At least Nolan performed well in the playoffs! Sat down 12 Mets in the NLDS!!
Pete Rose for sure. But this list must've been hard to make.
Great list, great job on the video!
Solid list. 2 takeaways here. Griffey and Trout are insanely similar. If Griffey didn’t get hurt so much he’s likely the home run king and arguably the best ever. If trout didn’t get hurt so much he’d be projecting even more godly than he already is.
And the second thing is it’s crazy that those late 90s mariners teams had 3 all time top 15 players. What that team could have and should have been 🤯
Griffey, A-Rod, Randy Johnson, Edgar Martinez, and a collection of other good players but nothing to show for it.
For real, they had 40+ home run hitter Jay buhner and they had hall of famer Edgar Martinez and squandered it.
Only one pitcher mentioned Randy Johnson. You see how important pitching is now it was then also?
I think Trout is closer to Mantle than Griffey is to Trout.
@@jablejosh7335 I was mostly talking from a career trajectory. Griffey missed essentially 3+ seasons due to injury. Projecting those games missed out he’s likely the home run king and has 3k hits and in the conversation as best ever not just top 10.
Trout has already missed about 2 seasons due to injury. When it’s all said and done those 2 years can add up to a lot of extra stats. That’s all I’m really comparing
Think ima echo what some others said…Kershaw should be on here. He’s essentially been *similiar* to Trout on the pitching side of this generation.
Great List!!! Biggest misses for me are Cy Young and Roberto Clemente. Hard not seeing those two.
Pretty good list, my only gripe is that Rickey henderson should be higher. He is THE ultimate run generator. The leadoff hitter or all leadoff hitters. His combination of discipline, hitting and speed on the basepaths was something that I don’t think we will ever see again. We are more likely to see another 600-700 hr player then we will seeing a 1400+ sb, 2200+ bb, almost 2300 run player. That alone should make him a top 10-15 player. It’s a minor gripe, but Rickey def deserves more love when it comes to talking baseball
Outstanding list. 👍👍So happy you included Bob Gibson. Well deserved. More on Rogers Hornsby. Averaged over .400 for 5 straight years. Didn’t hit over .400 each year, but the average of the 5 years is over .400. The Rajah. A little bit more on Albert. Never struck out more than 93 times. Only player with over 700 HRs and over 600 doubles at 686. Rocky being Ricky pure joy to watch. Best leadoff hitter. Ever. No one comes close.
Its a shame injuries and his notoriously difficult to get along with personality limited his playing time so much for his last 7 seasons or so.
Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax deserve to be in a top 25 before bob gibson.
@@jimclaus1576 An argument could be made. Indeed. I’m from STL, and Bob was my childhood, so I’m biased. However, no argument from me. What separates Bob for me: Thinking on the 1.12 era, 28 complete games of which 13 were shutouts. The greatest single season by a pitcher. Ever.
Thanks for all the effort you put into videos ❤
How many times did Barry Bonds steal home plate? How many times did he pitch in a World Serres? How many times did he hit more homers than entire teams? When people talk about the most LOVED athletes of all time, we hear Pele, Ali, and Ruth.
Cobb, Speaker, T. Williams, Ruth, Gehrig, E. Collins, Pie Traynor, W. Johnson, W. Ford and 1 more.
Great list! Would love to see your 26-50
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Trout gotta be higher 👀 (btw insane vid bro, must have taken forever LOL)
I like this ranking. But I would had Nolan Ryan. Yes, his win column doesn't support it, but take into mind that he played on mostly losing teams. There was a period of a month with the Astros where he only gave up 4 or 5 run in a 4 game span, and still lost or no decision in those games cause the Astros couldn't score more than 2 runs. His 7th no hitter, he didn't know if he would be able to pitch cause of his elbow, but he warmed up and he went back to the dugout and told his team 'all I need is 1 run tonight boys.'
Notable misses: Maddux, Rose, Robinson, Clemente, Ryan, Ichiro, Gwynn, Miggy, Ripkin, A Rod, Cy Young, and Kershaw. Tough to find a spot to eliminate guys on the current list. Tough to argue with such a talented group of players.
Nice list. I would've liked to see Pete Rose and Ichiro make it with all those career hits (and Ichiro's defense). Also, I was a bit surprised Rivera didn't make it for being the best closer ever.
Rivera is definitely one of the most skilled pitchers ever, but his value as a reliever just doesn't allow him to be considered a top 25 player bc his impact was limited only pitching 1-2 innings out of the pen as opposed to some of these starters who went 8-9 innings. I feel like Nolan Ryan should have made the list
Pete Rose was an accumulator. Not even a top 50 player all time
@@javinmaillet5320 how can you say that? its not hit fault he was good for solong
@@javinmaillet5320 Pete rose baseball hit king:: his baseball hit record never will never be broken relief pitching too great now
@@javinmaillet5320 lol you don't know baseball at all do you
Rickey Henderson at #23 is an absolute joke. He has nearly 500 MORE steals than the second place guy. He’s the also the all-time leader in runs scored and was the all-time walks leader until Balco Bonds was walking 150 times a season. He was also a very good fielder. Rickey would drive opposing pitchers crazy. He would work a pitcher to draw a walk or get a hit. He would then distract the pitcher by stealing bases. If he concentrated on power he would have certainly hit 500 home runs. As it is he nearly hit 300 homers. At WORST Rickey is a top 10 player and the lead off hitter on a team of the best players ever assembled. As far as total impact players, it’s either him or Mays that should be considered the greatest of all-time.
Really missed with the AROD and bonds picks
I love this list. I would rate Ruth over Bonds, however Bonds in his prime was absolutely insane.
Bonds used Steroids , Ruth NEVER used Steroids. Steroids makes a Normal Man a Cyborg.
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@@davidwesley2525 Ruth had a corked bat and cheated in a bunch of other ways lmfao
@davidwesley2525 Ruth played in a Era where some of the best players couldn't play because of the color of their skin. Who knows what he would've been against the best competition.
It's amazing what steroids can do, bonds and his boys absolutely ruined the game forever. Good job though Mark next time you do it maybe you can just leave off all the steroid guys. And for me personally I'd have Stan Musial in the top five and I would also no doubt have the greatest picture of all time Nolan Ryan on my list, I think everybody knows he played on the shittiest but you still can't leave them off the list
Bobby Bonilla snubbed. 😢
Nobody was going to lead the league in homeruns playing for St Louis when Musial played there, the park was huge which is why he had so many triples. I would argue Jeff Bagwell. Almost all the hitters people talk about played in hitters ballparks. Jeff Bagwell spent almost his entire career playing in the ultimate pitchers park. For example the year Sosa and McGwire chased the homerun record, Bagwell hit more homeruns on the road than either of them. But he lost so many homeruns playing in the Astrodome he was not even close to them in the homerun race!
Greg maddux. Probably pitcher with the best control and fielding
Roberto Clemente or Greg Maddux? I know this is a hard list to compile. However, these two should have made the list. Otherwise, I love how you honored the older players. Great job, Marc!
Yeah biased list that Seaver is there and not Maddux. I actually get the case for peak Randy or Pedro but Maddux with all those GG and 15+ win seasons are both probably impossible records to touch.
Greg Maddox for sure.
Maddux should be on there he was unhiittable for years. 4 Cy Youngs 18 gold gloves. 355 career wins......
I mentioned these two as well. Also Rivera, Rose, and Koufax.
Enough said👍! Now I don't have to leave a comment.
Great list Marc. Would be interested to see where you rank guys like Miguel Cabrera, Justin Verlander and the modern “greats”
What about Nolan ryan???
Walter Johnson at 25 is criminal
Here goes.......Team after the year 1950
Pitchers : Clayton Kershaw , Sandy Koufax , Pedro Martinez , Bob Gibson , Randy Johnson , Roger Clemons , Tom Glavine
Catchers : Mike Piazza , Joe Mauer
First Base : Stan Musial , Miguel Cabrera
Second Base : Rod Carew , Jackie Robinson
Shortstop : Derek Jeter , Cal Ripkin
Third Base : Wade Boggs , Chipper Jones
Outfielders : Ted Williams , Willie Mays , Henry Aaron , Mickey Mantle , Barry Bonds , Tony Gwynn . Roberto Clemente
DH : Shohei Ohtani , Albert Pujols , Alex Rodriguez , Frank Thomas
Before 1950...........
Pitchers : Christy Mathewson , Grover Alexander , Walter Johnson , Lefty Grove , Bob Feller , Dizzy Dean , Cy Young
First Base : Lou Gehrig , George Sisler
Second Base : Rogers Hornsby , Nap LaJoie
Shortstop : Honus Wagner , Eddie Collins
Third Base : Jimmy Foxx , Pie Traynor
Catchers : Mickey Cochrane , Bill Dickey
Outfielders : Ty Cobb , Babe Ruth , Tris Speaker , Joe DiMaggio , Joe Jackson , Al Simmons
DH : Hank Greenberg , Bill Terry , Harry Heilman , Paul Waner
Babe Ruth... we're done.
Shocked Nolan Ryan isn’t on this list
Ryan was great but not better than any of the pitchers listed here. Just look at his stats, walked a ton of guys, gave up a ton of hits, wild pitches like crazy, no Cy Youngs...he was good but not top 25 good.
Nolan Ryan was by far the greatest power pitcher of all time nobody will beat his so re ord no hitters and he's average you say oh my God unsubsidized now
@@kennymitchell1730 eh?
Did Nolan ryan had the fastest fastball because I thought he did.
@@Batman01553Aroldis Chapman at 105mph.
Was hoping to see Nolan Ryan and Roberto Clemente but still this is a solid list
Roberto Clemente for sure. Willie Mays level player.
It kind shocks me that neither Greg Maddux nor Nolan Ryan are on this list
DiMaggio is underrated, easily top 10. Overshadowed by the bigger media of the 50s and 60s and Baby Boomer fans that love Mantle and Mays. DiMaggio was a stellar defensive outfielder and had a cannon for a throwing arm before a shoulder injury about halfway through his career. He averaged about 1 HR per strikeout. (361 HR vs 369 SO) while missing some prime years in the military. Dimaggio hit 8 World Series HR - none at Yankee stadium, because it was so skewed for left-handed batters.
This is why I love baseball. You could make legit arguments for any of the players in the top 4 to be the best player of all time. I don’t think that can be said about any other sport
that can be said about literally any sport lol
@@crushedscouter9522 I would disagree because I believe that soccer is between 2 guys(Messi and Ronaldo), there is no debate for hockey(Wayne Gretski), basketball is between two guys(Jordan and Lebron), and football has a good argument, but I think there’s 1 standout from the rest(Tom Brady)
@@ryanberner04 lol all those are incorrect except maybe Gretzky. None of those are anywhere near a unanimous best ever
@@crushedscouter9522 obviously not everyones gonna agree on something, but its mainly agreed upon that brady is the greatest american football player of all time, gretzky is the goat for hockey, and for soccer you can make an argument for cr7, messi, pele, or maradona but at this point again, its mainly agreed upon that its messi, for basketball, again, you can make an argument for mj or lebron but its mainly agreed upon that its mj
then again, its also mainly agreed upon that barry bonds or babe ruth is the goat of baseball
@@Someone-hi1nt None of those opinions are "mainly" agreed upon lol. Turn off ESPN. You're embarrassing yourself
The list is almost impossible to agree on because everyone’s opinions will be different, but that top 10 was flawless
What Marc's team wants him to say: "Frank Robinson is one of the most underrated hitters of all time"
What Marc really wanted to say: "Brandon Nimmo is one the most underrated hitters of all time"
Great list Marc thanks for the great video
I kinda of expected Pete Rose to make the list 🤔
Great player but a bit of an accumulator. Doesn’t hold up against the guys in this video
@@jaimelannister1797 accumulator? Rose was the best player in one of the best baseball teams of all time
@@earam88 Pete rose wasn’t even the best player on his own team. Morgan was better
Yes he racked up over 4k hits but a career .784 OPS doesn’t knock anyone else off this list, at least not when you also aren’t one of the greatest fielders or base runners of all time too.
Plus Rose was an all star at what 6 different positions? That's insane
Should’ve split up pitchers and hitters because how do you compare the two. And I would have definitely included Maddux on the list. Yeah he didn’t throw hard like Clemens or Johnson but he had pinpoint accuracy and insane movement on his pitches.
Yeah, I was a little shocked he didn’t make the cut. Probably Top 30 by the standards established in the video
Imo he overvalues strikeouts, and gives too much of a pass to pitchers that issue lots of walks and homers ala Manoah, Cease, Cole.
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Cease was 3rd In MLB with a 2.20 ERA, Manoah was 4th with 2.24. And Manoah had a 2.33 BB/9 AND ONLY 8.24 K9. Cole was 6th in IP n had a 3.50 ERA in a down year. Manoah was not only 4th in era but 9th in IP, Cease was 19th. Cease was 2nd to Alcantrera in pitcher bWar, Manoah 5th U smoking crack or just not understand baseball??
Oh yea. And ur stupid hr remark. Cease was 10th In HR/FB and Manoah was 6th.
These are all in MLB not just AL. Get a clue bro
@@metabreaker1185 man he gives passes to the 3rd n 4th best pitchers in MLB in terms of run prevention. What an idiot. Cole was 19th in MLB in bb/9 and Manoah 24th while sporting a 2.24 ERA and 0.99 WALKS PLUS INNINGS PITCHED. How is that walking to many? How is 16 HR in 32 Games too much?? It was the same as Alcantrera!! 1 every other game for Cease and Manoah. Do u just make up shit to feel good about urself. That comment tops dumbest thing I've seen today.
easy to have amazing accuracy when you get his ridiculous expanded strike zone
Pete Rose? Not in the top 25? All time hits king!!!
exactly. he should be top 10
My Top 20
20:Jackie Robinson
19:Roger Clemens
18:Ty Cobb
17:Alex Rodriguez
16:Sandie Koufax
15:Joe DiMaggio
14:Randy Johnson
13:Mickey Mantle
12:Albert Pujols
11:Ted Williams
10:Mike Schmidt
9:Ken Griffey Jr
8:Derek Jeter
7:Stan Musial
6:Reggie Jackson
5:Lou Gehrig
4:Willie Mayes
3:Hank Aaron
2:Barry Bonds
1:Babe Ruth
I think Nolan Ryan should be on that list. He didn't play on all the great teams which make some of his win/loss numbers look bad, but I think he is likely one of the greatest pitchers to ever play the game. Still a good list.
@Ryan Schilling he should have won it when he set the record for strikeouts in a season. 383 still a record
@@rybread28 He should have won at least one and probably two. I believe one year he had 2 no hitters and other stats to justify it. How could someone with 7 no hitters and the all-time strikeout king that no one will catch, not be on this list. When he first came into the league he didn't know where the ball was going, but once Tom House coached him he put it all together.
For me The Ryan Express was the most amazing “offensive” pitcher the game has ever seen with his strikeouts and complete and perfect games but his “defensive “ stats bring him down. He gave up too many homers and way too many grand slams, lots of losses and walked way too many batters. Still, as a young kid, I never saw a more dominant physical pitcher and the fact he could still throw a fastball over 100 in the 8th and 9th inning of several games is a testament to his raw physical presence.
Good video Marc, this is an unwinnable task in terms of making everyone happy with your list. And though I disagree on a lot of placements (including that #1 spot lol) I have to commend you for what I believe to have been a well balanced and researched list. Most importantly you did a good job of conveying some important historical baseball players to an audience who may never have heard of Hornsby, Walter Johnson, or Mel Ott before. Shoutouts to Eddie Collins, Bob Feller, and Lefty Grove before I’m out.
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My top 25 MLB players of all time.
1) Ricky Henderson
2) Ken Griffey Jr
3) Cal Ripken Jr
4) Pete Rose
5) Frank Robinson
6) Johnny Bench
7) Roberto Clemente
8) Willie Stargell
9) Brooks Robinson
10) Eddie Murray
11) Willie Mays
12) Mickey Mantle
13) Babe Ruth
14) Ted Williams
15) Tony Gwynn
16) Bo Jackson
17) Mark Mcquire
18) Dave Kingman
19) Hank Aaron
20) Mike Schmidt
21) Reggie Jackson
22) Jim Rice
23) Harmon Killibrew
24) Kirby Puckett
25) Dave Parker
Think I’d add Pete rose to my list and Griffey underrated at the 10 spot?
Yah I agree
I think Roberto Clemente definitely should have made the top 25, best right fielder of all time
That’s hank aaron
I’m so glad I got to watch a lot of these greats play. Albert Pujols, Griffey, A-Rod, and the Bonds “healthy diet” years…wow. I remember the absolute bomb he hit vs the Angels in the World Series, made me jump out of my chair.
I agree with Griffey Jr.- 100 %, One of the best I've ever seen play.All - Natural. A- rod B.Bonds ,Clemens- ALL Juice Heads - Must Go!!! LOVE Tom Terrific
You can’t ignore the steroids issue w Bonds. I agree he would’ve been a HOFamer w/out but his numbers would not be what they were. Common sense, nature tells us you don’t get progressively better in your late 30’s early 40’s unless like Bonds and Clemens you “roid up.” But great list anyway, good job!
Good list...but shocked to not see Greg Maddux
how do u leave out Pete Rose?! He has the most hits of all time
Cause he wasn't as good as these players. Naked batting average isnt that great
Probably preferred to list team members who didnt bet against their own team I guess.
@@themaestro3034 he didnt bet against his team tho
@@samv1010 sure he didnt. I have a bridge to sell you, too
Yes Rose has the most hits. So what ,that does not make him a top 25 player. He also has the most outs in baseball history. Using your logic that disqualifies him from being a top 25 player. Even as the singles hitter he was he probably is not even a top 10 singles hitter.. Just of the top pf my head I would say Carew, Gwynn, Boggs and Ichiro where all better than Rose.
Lars Nootbaar?
I miss in this list Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose and Roberto Clemente. Great work I really enjoy your channel.
Ryan was a phenomonal talent , but he was inconsistant . Look at his record with the Angels . Was his record better than Frank Tananas?
Good Call. Three Great Players that belong, No Doubt
@@agamotto5041 Yes better then Tanana, Messersmith and Rudy May. All great great pitchers.
@@agamotto5041 It was not.:
1974-79:
Tanana: 89-64, 2.92 ERA
Ryan: 98-89, 3.25 ERA.
But did you know that in Houston, Joe Niekro (not Phil, mind you) was just as good?:
1980-85:
J. Niekro: 86-71, 3.18 ERA
Ryan: 74-59, 3.09 ERA
...and Niekro outpitched Ryan during the 1980-81 playoffs. Ryan: 11 earned runs in 28 IP. Niekro: 0 runs in 18 IP.
I mostly agree with this but....
- Putting Ted Williams anywhere out of the Top 3 is nuts.
- I HATE the Yankees, but I'd put Ruth at #1 for both his contribution to the game of baseball and his actual numbers at the time he was playing. Even my mother knows who Babe Ruth is.
- After all the hype of breakin records Bonds did nothing but hurt peoples opinions of baseball with his cheating.
- Because he was technically a disabled person, the greatest Major Leager of all time should be Eddie Gaedel. He had the smallest strike zone ever and a 100% career on base percentage ;)
- Finally, no Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose, Roberto Clemente, or Tony Gwynn?!?!? WTF?!?
Pretty good list, this is hard to do. I'd have found room for Johnny Bench and Sandy Koufax.
Bro where’s Pete rose
Tom Seaver is so underrated. His winning percentage is over 100 points over his team's winning percentage - the highest in MLB history. Don't apologize because you are a Met fan. He deserves the recognition.
Rating a top anything in base all is tough...Teddy Ballgame and Lou G were the best statistical hitters, ever. But they didn't have the at bats to crush records. Hammering Hank wasn't the best, but he played at a high level forever.
u gotta include greg maddux on this list. right up there with randy and pedro.
Barry Bonds is living proof that steroids make a big difference in performance. It's believed that he started using steroids at around 2000. Before that his stats were very consistent (consistently great, but nowhere NEAR what was about to come). Single season he had topped out at 46 home runs, .336 batting average and 151 walks and a slugging percentage of .677. Then ALL OF A SUDDEN, at the age of 37 he hit 73 home runs (24 more than his previous best) and slugged .863. He batted .362 and .370 at the ages of 38 and 40 (around 30 points higher than his career best he achieved in his 20s). At 40 he was walked 232 times. The reality is without cheating he'd probably be over 100 home runs shy of the record, might not be the all time leader in walks and would probably lose about 10 points in his career batting average. And would NOT be the greatest baseball player of all time. End of story.
koodos for including the roided guys, it was part of baseball, the league gained popularity and made money during that era, and let's be honest we all loved it
#1 has to be Bonds, he was a HoF'er with multiple gold gloves BEFORE he took steroids
Marc: "And that is why I have Starling Marte as the #1 best player of all time."
Not having Cal Ripken Jr on this list seems criminal…
Nah the bottom of his Career he's wasn't good at all. Playing him hurt the team but they had to keep his streak alive.
Remember watching Ted William's last at bat of his career. Walked up to the plate and hit it out of the park. Can't make that stuff up!
Willie Mays is the first guy you pick in the field of dreams. He literally does everything better than anyone else.
You can only compare players vs the era they played in. That makes Babe Ruth #1 in my eyes as he was more dominant over other players of his time than anyone else.
AND… The Babe didn’t need performance Enhancing Drugs to dominate the game either ;)
Agreed. The only player of comparable dominance was Cobb. But this is a young guy compiling this, and he excuses steroids. The raw numbers don't matter: it's how they stacked up against the competition.
He ha something special ....his eyes...No one else could see the ball like he could and he gave the kids shoes...
Honus Wagner needs to be here
Absolutely. Eight batting titles and in the inaugural HOF class.
Great list, I would have had Rube Waddell, Sandy Koufax, and Ichiro Suzuki on mine. I'm sure some people are raging at Barry Bonds #1
Did u know Mel Ott is my great great grandpa!
Aaron hicks is on here right?
Proud to see three dominican boys in the list. Pedro Martinez, ARod and Albert Pujols 🇩🇴
Does Arod really count? Grew up n the states and I don’t think he ever lived in the DR.
@@javinmaillet5320 his parents are dominicans, he also moved to DR when he was a child.
Great list and I couldn't agree more!!
90s pitchers superlatives
Highest Peak- Pedro
Best 2nd act- Randy Johnson
Best 5 year stretch- Greg Maddux
Most consistently Dominate- Roger Clemons
Barry Bonds had a season where he reached base more times than at-bats
yeah, incredible. I always felt that AB's should include walks I mean you still gotta face the pitcher, right?