All-Time Top Ten Players: #1

Dwolfson20 · 06-14-2003, 03:06 AM

In honor of my solo league's 40th anniversary, I thought I would name the top ten players in league history. So rather than just making a list myself, I will present the relevant information here and see how you all would rate them. I started by picking eight players that I think have a viable claim to the top spot, and I wrote some bios for them and took screenshots of their career stats, which you can see below. Take a look, and then pick the player that you think is the league's best ever. After there's a winner, I'll replace him with another player, and then make another poll to choose the second-best of all time, and so on until the list is complete. I think it turned out well in that there are some tough pitcher vs. hitter decisions and some tough career vs. peak decisions. One note: Gold Gloves were not awarded until 2026 (due to the switch to OOTP 5). Also, sorry for the current hard-to-read stats -- I am working on finding a better way to post them. Finally, please feel free to add comments and discussion.

Without further ado, here are the players!

Vladimir Guerrero – RF – (1996 to 2014)

Bad Vlad was traded to St. Louis at the deadline in the league’s first year, and he proceeded to set the NL’s first hits record with 204. After two years with the Cardinals, they chose not resign Guerrero, and the Braves picked him up in free agency for a cool $11.5 million per year. Vlad’s first year in Atlanta was a good one; he set NL records with 59 home runs and 171 RBI and took home his first of many MVP awards. Perhaps the only downside of his time spent with the Braves is that he could not bring them back to the World Series. In 2005, he won his second MVP, but Atlanta apparently wasn’t happy with his failure to run for mayor of the city, because there’s no other explanation for trading him to Texas at the 2006 deadline in a blockbuster deal that brought them Alex Rodriguez, to their credit. Vlad decided to show the Braves that he deserved to stay, by setting the AL record for hits in his very first year on the Junior Circuit, becoming the first player to hold the single-season hits record in both leagues. Oh, and he also won the MVP again. On May 10, 2007, Guerrero stroked his 2000th career hit at the tender age of 31. He made the All-Star game again, as he had in each of the league’s first six years. Vlad capped off the year with his usual season-ending ritual by winning the MVP. 2008 was a pretty non-descript year for Guerrero; he only hit 37 home runs, but he did win his fourth straight MVP and hit his 500th career home run. The next year was a sad one for Vlad, as he won what would be the last MVP of his career, and his unprecedented fifth consecutive award. Finally, on May 9 of 2012, Guerrero stepped to the plate against Robert Avarette of the Blue Jays and knocked out his 3000th career hit. In 2013, Vlad did not make the All-Star team, the first such game to take place without him in the league’s history. With nothing left to prove, Guerrero retired in 2015 and was promptly elected unanimously to the Hall of Fame. Not much later, the MVP Award was renamed the Vladimir Guerrero Award.

Career Accomplishments

7 MVP Awards (5 consecutive)
Single season AL hit record
Single season NL hit, home run and RBI records (latter still stands)
12 All Star appearances
14 Player of the Week Awards
10 Batter of the Month Awards
16th all time in batting average
8th all time in hits
9th all time in home runs
4th all time in RBI
2nd all time in triples
19th all time in runs

Career Stats

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Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 

1996 9 27 5 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 .185 .185 .296 .481 MON 

1997 90 325 98 22 2 11 40 44 19 39 3 4 .302 .340 .483 .823 MON 

1998 159 623 202 37 7 38 109 108 42 95 11 9 .324 .367 .589 .956 MON 

1999 160 610 193 37 5 42 131 102 55 62 14 7 .316 .373 .600 .973 MON 

2000 154 571 197 28 11 44 123 101 58 74 9 10 .345 .405 .664 1.069 MON 

2001 158 627 204 26 11 47 140 112 48 79 2 7 .325 .373 .627 1.000 MON,NL STL 

2002 161 653 215 25 12 47 130 131 46 66 1 0 .329 .373 .620 .994 STL,NL 

2003 159 620 207 24 14 59 171 139 55 64 3 2 .334 .388 .703 1.091 ATL,NL 

2004 160 628 195 22 9 42 112 112 58 76 1 2 .311 .369 .575 .944 ATL,NL 

2005 160 624 211 22 16 39 129 124 47 72 3 0 .338 .385 .612 .997 ATL,NL 

2006 161 644 226 32 13 41 133 128 55 79 2 0 .351 .402 .632 1.034 ATL,NL TEX 

2007 159 661 230 28 14 53 139 123 37 86 3 0 .348 .383 .673 1.056 TEX,AL 

2008 158 625 205 30 21 37 124 91 39 76 1 0 .328 .367 .621 .988 TEX,AL 

2009 159 651 225 26 21 42 141 111 23 93 2 0 .346 .368 .644 1.012 TEX,AL 

2010 161 638 170 28 21 30 101 94 32 100 2 0 .266 .301 .517 .819 TEX,AL 

2011 160 647 181 18 23 28 105 95 35 97 0 1 .280 .317 .509 .825 TEX,AL 

2012 158 668 188 19 10 32 97 103 22 131 7 1 .281 .304 .484 .788 TEX,AL 

2013 155 577 161 15 8 29 87 78 9 119 0 1 .279 .290 .484 .774 TEX 

2014 10 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375 TEX 

Total 2651 10435 3316 439 218 662 2013 1798 680 1415 64 44 .318 .360 .592 .951

Dwolfson20 · 06-14-2003, 03:12 AM

Alex Rodriguez – SS – (1994 to 2015)

While Rodriguez’s career paralleled Vlad’s in many ways, in one aspect they were polar opposites. While Vlad played his early years in Atlanta and later moved to Texas, Alex played for the Rangers until 2006’s historic trade, and finished his career with the Braves. A-Rod also was only able to appear in 6 All-Star games, half of Vlad’s total, before missing his first one. While he was great before, in 2005 Rodriguez reached the ranks of the immortal. His 60 home runs and 175 RBI were single season AL records, and he ran away with the MVP award, his first. After being traded to Atlanta, Alex reached 2000 hits on August 17th of the same year – at the same age that Vlad reached the milestone. Also like Guerrero, Rodriguez won the MVP in his new league. On May 26, 2007, A-Rod crushed his 500th home run against Roy Smith of Florida at just 32 years old. While he didn’t take home his 3rd straight MVP, he atoned in 2008 by hitting 52 home runs and winning it yet again. Alex continued to hit them out at a fantastic pace, reaching 700 home runs in mid-2011. In 2012 he got his 3000th hit against Houston’s Tim Redding and won his final MVP award, hitting 61 homers and .355 while driving in 154 RBI. The next year, he became the first and still only player in league history to reach 800 homers, and Alex retired in 2017 with 838 for his career.

Career Accomplishments

4 MVP Awards
Single season AL home run and RBI records (latter still stands)
10 All Star appearances
16 Player of the Week Awards
13 Batter of the Month Awards
2nd all time in hits
1st all time in home runs
1st all time in RBIs
7th all time in doubles
13th all time in walks
2nd all time in runs

Career Stats

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  Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 

1994 17 54 11 0 0 0 2 4 3 20 3 0 .204 .246 .204 .449 SEA 

1995 48 142 33 6 2 5 19 15 6 42 4 2 .232 .264 .408 .672 SEA 

1996 146 601 215 54 1 36 123 141 59 104 15 4 .358 .415 .631 1.046 SEA 

1997 141 587 176 40 3 23 84 100 41 99 29 6 .300 .346 .496 .841 SEA 

1998 161 686 213 35 5 42 124 123 45 121 46 13 .310 .353 .560 .913 SEA 

1999 129 502 143 25 0 42 111 110 56 109 21 7 .285 .357 .586 .942 SEA 

2000 148 554 175 34 2 41 132 134 100 121 15 4 .316 .420 .606 1.027 SEA 

2001 155 586 187 24 0 52 129 130 100 121 12 3 .319 .418 .626 1.045 TEX,AL 

2002 153 573 174 25 4 40 111 131 95 110 21 4 .304 .403 .571 .973 TEX,AL 

2003 159 570 163 40 1 34 108 110 116 123 7 2 .286 .407 .539 .945 TEX,AL 

2004 158 596 164 25 1 53 136 119 106 101 10 1 .275 .385 .587 .972 TEX,AL 

2005 161 607 196 36 2 60 175 131 111 78 6 2 .323 .428 .685 1.113 TEX,AL 

2006 159 607 196 39 3 55 147 133 107 70 8 1 .323 .424 .669 1.093 TEX,AL ATL 

2007 159 591 191 39 2 49 119 114 88 77 6 5 .323 .411 .645 1.056 ATL 

2008 159 589 184 36 1 52 138 110 80 83 5 4 .312 .395 .642 1.036 ATL,NL 

2009 159 605 177 37 1 51 131 107 74 102 2 0 .293 .370 .610 .980 ATL,NL 

2010 161 602 193 48 1 43 114 102 85 84 9 6 .321 .405 .618 1.023 ATL,NL 

2011 159 631 183 33 0 41 92 105 67 103 5 2 .290 .358 .537 .895 ATL 

2012 159 619 220 43 1 61 154 141 71 89 6 6 .355 .422 .724 1.145 ATL,NL 

2013 160 626 183 30 0 35 101 82 48 91 8 2 .292 .343 .508 .851 ATL 

2014 161 603 156 32 0 19 61 85 41 137 6 2 .259 .306 .406 .712 ATL 

2015 64 122 40 1 0 4 14 14 7 35 1 0 .328 .364 .434 .799 ATL 

Total 3076 11653 3573 682 30 838 2325 2241 1506 2020 245 76 .307 .386 .586 .972

Dwolfson20 · 06-14-2003, 03:14 AM

Robert Rubalcava – SP – (2010 to 2023)

Rubalcava was drafted by the Dodgers with the 25th pick in the 2007 draft. Despite nagging injury problems, Robert broke into the majors three years later and earned his first career win. After a shaky debut year, Rubalcava would go on to post 11 consecutive seasons with a sub-3 ERA. Despite making his first All Star game in 2014, the Dodgers chose not resign Robert that offseason, and he earned over $11 million on the market from Toronto. His debut year in the AL was legendary; Robert won 2 pitcher of the month awards and captured his first Cy Young Award. Why? He had a record of 30-2 in 35 starts with a 1.68 ERA, both single season records. Robert remains the only pitcher to win 30 games in a season while pitching in a 5-man rotation. In 2018, the injury bug popped up again, as he went down in August for the season with bone chips in his shoulder. But he came back strong, and in 2020 broke his own record by posting a 1.50 ERA. The next year, after moving back the NL with the Cubs, Rubalcava was even better, as he allowed just 10 hits and 2 walks in his first 33 innings. Unfortunately that was all he would throw, as the bone chips resurfaced and ruined yet another season for Robert. He retired in 2025 as the league’s top pitcher, but one has to wonder what his career totals could have been without being marred by injury.

Career Accomplishments

1 Cy Young Award
Single season AL win and ERA records
6 All Star appearances
9 Pitcher of the Month Awards
2nd all time in ERA

Career Stats

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Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO Teams 

2010 18 0 6 10 0 5.48 115.0 107 0 70 23 94 1 0 LA 

2011 26 0 14 3 0 2.39 184.1 118 0 49 30 187 0 0 LA 

2012 29 0 16 4 0 2.14 193.1 121 0 46 25 190 1 1 LA 

2013 29 0 9 8 0 2.55 151.2 109 0 43 18 190 0 0 LA 

2014 30 0 15 5 0 1.55 192.0 114 0 33 23 209 1 1 LA,NL 

2015 35 0 30 2 0 1.68 241.0 140 0 45 26 244 1 0 TOR,AL 

2016 27 0 14 1 0 1.88 167.2 115 0 35 17 150 1 1 TOR,AL 

2017 23 0 11 6 0 2.90 145.2 94 0 47 18 124 0 0 TOR 

2018 26 0 15 4 0 2.02 174.0 114 0 39 29 159 2 0 TOR,AL 

2019 31 0 18 3 0 1.89 214.0 146 0 45 39 182 2 1 TOR,AL 

2020 34 0 20 5 0 1.50 227.1 139 0 38 28 192 0 0 TOR,AL 

2021 5 0 3 1 0 0.54 33.1 10 0 2 4 24 1 1 CHN 

2022 23 0 10 5 0 3.39 146.0 129 0 55 31 85 0 0 CHN 

2023 27 0 9 8 0 2.93 169.0 133 0 55 46 65 0 0 CHN 

Total 363 0 190 65 0 2.30 2354.1 1589 0 602 357 2095 10 5

Dwolfson20 · 06-14-2003, 03:16 AM

Rafael Furcal – SS – (2000 to 2024)

Furcal is the league’s Iron Man, playing until he was 44 and appearing in 3452 career games. In 2002 Rafael was the spark at the top of the Braves order, posting a .399 OBP and stealing 46 bases in 55 attempts, helping lead Atlanta to the World Series title. However, in 2006 the Braves declined to re-sign Rafael and he moved over to Cleveland, with whom he would spend the rest of his career. In 2007 he began a run of 5 straight All Star games. Though he didn’t make it in 2012, he stole 58 bases with a .937 OPS and earned his second World Series ring, this time with the Indians. On July 6, 2013, Furcal rapped out his 2000th career hit against Milwaukee’s William Kern. Rafael struggled in 2015, but his efforts were enough to help Cleveland win the World Series again and give him his third title. 2018 was another milestone year for Furcal, as he hit his 500th home run against Adam Wainwright on Independence Day. And the next year saw him reach hit number 3000 against Malik McSherry of the Twins and win his only MVP award. Furcal kept hitting and hitting, and getting on base, and still showed no signs of slowing down when he hit 40 years of age. The whispers around the league were growing louder; a record once thought to be unbreakable was coming closer and closer to Rafael. 1,370 stolen bases. Rickey Henderson had retired with almost twice as many bags swiped as the next player on the list. But Furcal was closing in. In 2022, at 42 years old, he stole 60 bases in 71 attempts to get within 200 of Rickey, while also hitting his 600th home run. Was he done yet? Not by a long shot. The following year, he amazed everyone by coming within one stolen base of his career high, with 74 steals. But by the next year, Rafael’s skills had diminished and his back had begun giving him trouble. Furcal stole three more bases and retired at the end of the season, 101 shy of Henderson’s mark, as the league’s all time hits and runs leader.

Career Accomplishments

1 MVP Award
3 World Series rings
13 All Star appearances
8 Player of the Week Awards
7 Batter of the Month Awards
1st all time in hits
7th all time in home runs
2nd all time in RBIs
8th all time in triples
3rd all time in walks
1st all time in runs
2nd all time in stolen bases

Career Stats

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Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 

2000 131 455 134 20 4 4 37 87 73 80 40 14 .295 .392 .382 .774 ATL 

2002 150 508 155 24 4 8 39 96 79 64 46 9 .305 .399 .415 .814 ATL 

2003 137 465 146 16 7 5 41 85 63 53 34 14 .314 .396 .411 .807 ATL 

2004 145 487 151 18 5 8 29 109 85 37 59 12 .310 .413 .417 .829 ATL 

2005 151 510 151 25 5 13 53 111 78 39 42 9 .296 .389 .441 .831 ATL 

2006 155 576 158 27 9 29 114 114 94 28 50 12 .274 .376 .503 .880 CLE 

2007 159 586 174 24 7 40 125 129 105 45 56 12 .297 .404 .567 .970 CLE,AL 

2008 147 522 183 26 6 32 124 126 114 27 72 13 .351 .467 .607 1.074 CLE,AL 

2009 158 562 149 16 9 37 115 117 122 40 47 16 .265 .396 .523 .919 CLE,AL 

2010 158 584 179 20 10 49 132 125 103 39 50 13 .307 .410 .627 1.037 CLE,AL 

2011 157 572 167 23 7 39 123 112 97 31 63 9 .292 .395 .561 .956 CLE,AL 

2012 156 550 166 22 5 35 99 109 75 14 58 10 .302 .386 .551 .937 CLE 

2013 123 437 134 12 5 35 96 91 80 24 53 6 .307 .414 .597 1.011 CLE,AL 

2014 146 522 158 22 9 32 105 113 100 32 52 15 .303 .415 .563 .978 CLE,AL 

2015 147 540 135 19 7 26 84 98 96 36 58 12 .250 .363 .456 .819 CLE 

2016 159 591 177 26 12 47 128 121 82 42 56 17 .299 .385 .623 1.008 CLE,AL 

2017 158 574 188 28 9 38 113 126 93 31 61 15 .328 .421 .606 1.028 CLE,AL 

2018 159 586 195 30 7 46 113 139 88 21 75 14 .333 .420 .643 1.063 CLE,AL 

2019 146 557 177 31 10 47 139 127 67 36 55 7 .318 .391 .662 1.054 CLE,AL 

2020 146 528 156 23 8 37 90 112 83 29 52 7 .295 .391 .580 .971 CLE,AL 

2021 149 554 168 26 2 27 104 99 83 30 53 17 .303 .394 .504 .898 CLE,AL 

2022 149 541 164 19 0 29 95 100 81 43 60 11 .303 .394 .499 .893 CLE,AL 

2023 152 560 164 17 0 17 55 89 51 77 74 15 .293 .352 .414 .766 CLE 

2024 14 23 5 0 0 0 4 2 0 6 3 2 .217 .217 .217 .435 CLE 

Total 3452 12390 3734 514 147 680 2157 2537 1992 904 1269 281 .301 .398 .531 .929

Dwolfson20 · 06-14-2003, 03:18 AM

Bill Douglas – RF – (2009 to 2025)

Everyone thought Bill Douglas would be great, and he was an easy first overall draft choice for the Pirates in 2007. Turns out everyone was right. While spending his entire career in Pittsburgh, Douglas turned the franchise around and reached unprecedented offensive heights, including a run of 7 consecutive seasons with a four-digit OPS. Douglas reached the majors in 2009 and was named Rookie of the Year after hitting .287 with 24 home runs. The next year Douglas made the first of 9 straight All Star games while defying the sophomore slump with a .345 average. Most consider 2015 Douglas’ breakout year, as did the MVP voters, as his .355 average and 43 home runs earned him his first award. While he posted better numbers in 2016 than he would the following year, he was denied the MVP thanks to Washington’s Robert Cataldo. But he reclaimed the MVP in 2017, and won again the next year with an astronomical .378 average. In 2019, Douglas got off to an amazing start, even for him. He got his 2000th hit in early April, and through his first 17 games was hitting .569 with a 1.447 OPS. But on April 21, Bill caught his foot sliding into second base and broke it, ending his season. Much like Rubalcava, the final totals of what was perhaps his best season will never be known. Douglas came back with a vengeance in 2020 by posting career highs in average (.379) and home runs (51), putting together a record 32-game hitting streak, and winning his fourth MVP award, and then turned the trick again in 2021 with his fifth (and final). On August 11th, 2022, Douglas hit his 500th home runs against Philadelphia’s Timothy Gibson. His 3000th hit came two years later off St. Louis’ future Hall of Famer Berry Green, and Douglas retired two years after that as one of the greatest offensive forces the league had seen.

Career Accomplishments

5 MVP Awards
Rookie of the Year Award
Longest NL hitting streak
13 All Star appearances
20 Player of the Week Awards
15 Batter of the Month Awards
4th all time in batting average
18th all time in hits
22nd all time in home runs
22nd all time in RBIs
24th all time in runs

Career Stats

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Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 

2009 156 520 149 18 6 24 82 79 82 94 3 1 .287 .384 .483 .866 PIT 

2010 161 595 205 31 6 33 101 104 75 62 2 0 .345 .418 .583 1.001 PIT,NL 

2011 161 593 193 24 6 28 106 93 107 83 3 1 .325 .429 .528 .956 PIT,NL 

2012 161 601 183 24 5 35 115 106 91 92 6 3 .304 .396 .536 .932 PIT,NL 

2013 160 610 200 30 6 36 135 122 95 80 7 1 .328 .418 .574 .992 PIT,NL 

2014 160 611 182 23 4 40 113 116 83 86 5 0 .298 .382 .545 .927 PIT,NL 

2015 158 612 217 22 6 43 139 143 83 77 1 1 .355 .432 .621 1.053 PIT,NL 

2016 160 590 212 37 3 44 119 127 86 76 2 1 .359 .441 .656 1.097 PIT,NL 

2017 162 600 204 22 5 43 124 131 80 79 2 2 .340 .418 .608 1.026 PIT,NL 

2018 160 603 228 27 7 44 146 124 68 90 4 0 .378 .441 .665 1.106 PIT,NL 

2019 17 65 37 8 3 1 15 16 8 5 0 0 .569 .616 .831 1.447 PIT 

2020 159 605 229 28 2 51 116 132 77 110 1 0 .379 .449 .684 1.133 PIT,NL 

2021 161 620 231 38 7 48 150 120 75 125 3 0 .373 .440 .689 1.129 PIT,NL 

2022 148 566 177 26 3 39 115 121 54 134 4 0 .313 .373 .576 .949 PIT,NL 

2023 162 601 199 19 0 34 106 106 55 186 0 0 .331 .387 .532 .920 PIT,NL 

2024 159 641 174 9 0 16 71 69 24 247 1 6 .271 .298 .360 .658 PIT 

2025 57 85 26 0 0 2 7 10 1 33 0 0 .306 .314 .376 .690 PIT 

Total 2462 9118 3046 386 69 561 1760 1719 1144 1659 44 16 .334 .408 .576 .984

Dwolfson20 · 06-14-2003, 03:19 AM

Augustus Steffan – SP – (2015 to 2030)

Augustus Steffan remains the only player in league history to never play in the minor leagues. After being chosen first overall by Florida in the 2015 draft, Steffan went straight into the Marlins rotation, earning his first win on April 11th of that year. The next year he made some noise by striking out 17 Milwaukee Brewers in one game, which was just one shy of the NL record, and winning 14 games with a 2.66 ERA for the hapless Marlins. Steffan broke out in a big way in 2019, making his first All-Star game and winning Pitcher of the Month twice, while going 23-4 with a 1.52 ERA to set the NL record and earning his first Cy Young Award. Not only that, but it touched off an incredible eight year stretch where Steffan would win the Cy Young every time and never see his ERA rise above 2. Unfortunately, the first year of his run was the last that he played with the Marlins. Cash-strapped Florida could not re-sign their young star pitcher, and Steffan was released to the free agent market, where he quickly became the hottest commodity in league history. When all was said and done, the winner of the heated bidding war was the Los Angeles Dodgers, who got Steffan for a cool $13 million per year. The investment paid off, after Steffan won the Cy Young in every year he played in Chavez Ravine. 2022 saw Augustus pitch one of seven perfect games in league history, against Anaheim. Despite Steffan’s dominance, he couldn’t get enough support from his Dodgers teammates to win the World Series, and surprisingly, Los Angeles neglected to re-sign him following his eighth straight Cy Young in 2026. It turned out to be a prescient move, as he would not win another. This time in free agency, Cleveland signed Augustus to a contract worth more than $15 million per year. Unfortunately though, Steffan had just 25 wins left in the tank, meaning the Indians paid over $2 million for each of his wins. He retired in 2031, and the Cy Young Award was promptly renamed the Augustus Steffan Award.

Career Accomplishments

8 Cy Young Awards (all consecutive)
9 All Star appearances
9 Pitcher of the Month Awards
1st all time in ERA
20th all time win wins
13th all time in strikeouts
15th all time in complete games
5th all time in shutouts

Career Stats

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Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO Teams 

2015 33 0 10 13 0 3.08 242.1 191 0 83 55 255 4 0 FLA 

2016 35 0 14 14 0 2.66 261.0 179 0 77 64 304 4 2 FLA 

2017 33 0 15 7 0 2.59 233.0 162 0 67 47 255 4 1 FLA 

2018 32 0 12 12 0 3.25 232.1 189 0 84 34 276 3 2 FLA 

2019 35 0 23 4 0 1.52 261.0 169 0 44 29 289 7 2 FLA,NL 

2020 31 0 20 5 0 1.69 224.0 150 0 42 49 253 5 3 LA,NL 

2021 33 0 17 8 0 1.67 242.0 164 0 45 32 248 5 4 LA,NL 

2022 27 0 17 5 0 1.57 200.2 117 0 35 34 255 8 4 LA,NL 

2023 33 0 24 4 0 1.56 254.1 154 0 44 49 285 9 5 LA,NL 

2024 36 0 19 7 0 1.62 266.0 168 0 48 43 297 6 3 LA,NL 

2025 35 0 20 6 0 1.41 274.0 168 0 43 46 301 8 5 LA,NL 

2026 34 34 21 9 0 1.89 262.1 196 56 55 55 241 10 5 LA,NL 

2027 33 33 15 10 0 2.15 226.0 143 71 54 68 200 2 1 CLE,AL 

2028 27 27 9 10 0 3.26 168.1 128 68 61 58 143 4 2 CLE 

2029 10 8 1 5 0 6.34 44.0 48 32 31 29 28 0 0 CLE 

2030 1 1 0 0 0 2.08 4.1 3 1 1 1 5 0 0 CLE 

Total 468 103 237 119 0 2.16 3395.2 2329 228 814 693 3635 79 39

Dwolfson20 · 06-14-2003, 03:21 AM

Ronald Chumbley – CF – (2015 to 2033)

Ronald Chumbley teamed with Bill Douglas to form the most potent 1-2 punch in league history. Chumbley was another first overall draft choice of the Pirates, five years after Douglas. In 2016, Chumbley came up to the majors and hit .324, netting him a Rookie of the Year, just like Douglas had done. Chumbley would not hit under .300 until his 13th season. Chumbley began a stretch of 6 straight years with a four-digit OPS in 2020, which also proved to be his best season, as he had a .389 average and a 1.133 OPS. However, he didn’t win the Vladimir Guerrero Award, as teammate Douglas bested him. Chumbley did win in 2023, with a .362 average and 35 home runs. Still plugging away as Pittsburgh’s leadoff hitter, Ronald won the Award again in 2025 with a year very similar to his last two. The model of consistency (he also was Pirate lifer, like Douglas), Chumbley laced his 2000th hit off Sam Campbell in 2026. Ronald had a relatively injury-free career, but he did miss seven weeks in 2030 with a herniated disk in his back. The next year though, he was back to his old self, and won a Gold Glove in centerfield. Then in 2032, Chumbley recorded hit number 3000 in June against the White Sox’s John Riddle. Chumbley hung around another year and then retired in 2034, whereupon he earned immediate Hall of Fame induction.

Career Accomplishments

2 Vladimir Guerrero Awards
Rookie of the Year Award
1 Gold Glove
8 All Star appearances
13 Player of the Week Awards
6 Batter of the Month Awards
5th all time in batting average
13th all time in hits

Career Stats

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Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 

2015 104 111 38 2 3 3 14 12 5 20 1 9 .342 .371 .495 .866 PIT 

2016 152 630 204 27 9 15 61 105 45 97 38 29 .324 .369 .467 .836 PIT 

2017 136 552 172 16 5 14 62 90 37 84 26 13 .312 .355 .435 .790 PIT 

2018 158 608 200 28 6 23 84 124 70 63 52 15 .329 .398 .508 .906 PIT 

2019 162 565 200 27 1 24 100 89 88 77 26 14 .354 .441 .533 .974 PIT 

2020 144 509 198 29 9 32 93 101 70 69 18 10 .389 .463 .670 1.133 PIT,NL 

2021 147 539 188 17 11 30 99 105 67 65 18 2 .349 .421 .588 1.009 PIT 

2022 159 568 192 23 5 37 98 129 87 84 19 3 .338 .426 .592 1.018 PIT,NL 

2023 145 530 192 26 7 35 91 115 68 99 22 7 .362 .435 .636 1.071 PIT,NL 

2024 162 596 215 27 10 37 97 111 77 102 21 11 .361 .434 .626 1.060 PIT,NL 

2025 147 520 187 30 4 33 94 97 84 109 15 9 .360 .449 .623 1.072 PIT,NL 

2026 128 453 146 16 3 27 61 75 48 99 11 2 .322 .387 .550 .937 PIT,NL 

2027 145 506 150 20 2 24 58 61 70 118 3 3 .296 .382 .486 .868 PIT 

2028 160 568 179 37 2 31 90 92 60 133 3 4 .315 .381 .551 .932 PIT,NL 

2029 154 557 189 28 2 28 82 99 78 143 3 3 .339 .420 .548 .968 PIT,NL 

2030 113 397 111 19 2 20 66 63 57 104 3 3 .280 .370 .489 .859 PIT 

2031 155 550 172 27 2 30 113 105 82 135 5 3 .313 .402 .533 .935 PIT 

2032 155 527 158 18 2 29 80 89 62 140 2 2 .300 .374 .507 .880 PIT 

2033 105 209 48 6 0 0 15 19 31 75 2 1 .230 .329 .258 .588 PIT 

Total 2731 9495 3139 423 85 472 1458 1681 1186 1816 288 143 .331 .405 .542 .947

Dwolfson20 · 06-14-2003, 03:22 AM

Curtis Eyre – SP – (2023 to ????)

The only active player to make this list, Eyre is currently 39 years old and still going strong, but is already a sure-fire Hall of Famer. Yet another first overall draft choice, Curtis was taken by Tampa Bay in 2023. After a very brief stay in the minors, he earned his first career win on May 30 of that year. Eyre pitched two no-hitters, the first of which came in 2026. By the end of 2028, it was clear that Curtis was already among the top pitchers in the league, despite some control problems, and like Steffan, his original team could not afford to keep him. Eyre left the Devil Rays in favor of Toronto, who anted up over $17 million per year. In his first year with the Blue Jays, Eyre led the league in ERA at 2.08 and won his first Cy Young Award. He put on a repeat performance in 2030, grabbing his second straight Cy. As Eyre got older and wiser, he gradually improved his shaky control and turned it into a strength. The ultimate result came in 2036 when Eyre pitched the Blue Jays to the World Series title, posting a 1.52 ERA in six postseason starts. The following year, Curtis had perhaps his best season yet, going 23-3 with a 1.51 ERA and winning his third award, now named after Steffan. In 2040 Eyre will pitch for his third team, the New York Mets, who gambled that at 39, he can still be one of the top pitchers in the league.

Career Accomplishments

3 Cy Young Awards (2 consecutive)
1 World Series ring
7 All Star appearances
10 Pitcher of the Month Awards
4th all time in ERA
7th all time in wins
9th all time in strikeouts

Career Stats

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Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO Teams 

2023 32 0 7 14 0 4.98 195.1 172 0 108 113 159 0 0 TB 

2024 34 0 13 13 0 3.14 244.0 160 0 85 79 209 5 2 TB 

2025 34 0 10 13 0 2.79 235.1 135 0 73 87 200 3 1 TB 

2026 36 36 16 12 0 3.16 239.0 152 100 84 103 193 2 1 TB 

2027 33 33 15 10 0 2.93 215.1 148 79 70 74 173 3 2 TB 

2028 33 33 13 7 0 1.87 235.2 112 57 49 72 196 7 6 TB,AL 

2029 34 34 19 7 0 2.08 242.1 147 67 56 102 195 4 2 TOR,AL 

2030 36 36 18 8 0 2.02 250.0 156 67 56 82 229 4 2 TOR,AL 

2031 31 31 8 14 0 3.08 207.1 136 79 71 79 191 1 0 TOR 

2032 32 32 13 10 0 3.27 217.1 189 94 79 76 205 2 0 TOR 

2033 36 36 20 10 0 2.79 261.1 186 84 81 68 243 4 1 TOR,AL 

2034 35 35 15 9 0 2.51 250.2 184 81 70 45 259 3 2 TOR 

2035 35 35 20 6 0 1.93 252.1 175 61 54 36 259 5 3 TOR,AL 

2036 35 35 18 6 0 1.86 266.1 174 60 55 30 267 5 2 TOR,AL 

2037 34 34 23 3 0 1.51 245.0 154 48 41 34 272 3 3 TOR,AL 

2038 33 33 14 6 0 1.71 236.1 158 52 45 40 244 1 1 TOR 

2039 36 36 15 11 0 2.21 252.2 183 69 62 43 250 2 2 TOR 

Total 579 479 257 159 0 2.53 4046.1 2721 998 1139 1163 3744 54 30

AccardoOutfit29 · 06-14-2003, 04:09 AM

Definitely Furcal.

woody5254 · 06-14-2003, 10:56 AM

I voted for AROD, but I think Steffan was a close second.

jaxmagicman · 06-14-2003, 11:43 AM

Furcal for his all around game, and a vote for Vlad for his dominance

El Caballo · 06-14-2003, 12:24 PM

I voted for A-Rod. 1st all time in HR and RBI, and 2nd all time in hits and runs is what stands out for me.

BaseballGuy21 · 06-14-2003, 03:03 PM

Stefan......best pitcher ever.

NYJuggalo45 · 06-14-2003, 03:06 PM

gotta go arod

OmahaBaseball · 06-14-2003, 05:55 PM

Thanks for sharing what the best players have done. My vote went to Furcal, though all the players were amazing.

Dwolfson20 · 06-15-2003, 10:56 PM

Bump; anyone else want to vote before I end it?

messenjah · 06-16-2003, 12:37 AM

Man, too bad A-Rod and Vlad never played together. They would have made one awesome one-two punch.

Dwolfson20 · 06-17-2003, 11:11 PM

And with 35% of the vote, Alex Rodriguez is named the best player of all-time!!

Stay tuned for the #2 poll, to be posted soon.

View Poll Results: Who is #1 of all time?
Vladimir Guerrero	7	19.44%
Alex Rodriguez	11	30.56%
Robert Rubalcava	1	2.78%
Rafael Furcal	7	19.44%
Bill Douglas	0	0%
Augustus Steffan	9	25.00%
Ronald Chumbley	0	0%
Curtis Eyre	1	2.78%
Voters: 36. You may not vote on this poll

06-14-2003, 03:14 AM	#3
Dwolfson20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Not St. Louis Posts: 2,872	Robert Rubalcava – SP – (2010 to 2023) Rubalcava was drafted by the Dodgers with the 25th pick in the 2007 draft. Despite nagging injury problems, Robert broke into the majors three years later and earned his first career win. After a shaky debut year, Rubalcava would go on to post 11 consecutive seasons with a sub-3 ERA. Despite making his first All Star game in 2014, the Dodgers chose not resign Robert that offseason, and he earned over $11 million on the market from Toronto. His debut year in the AL was legendary; Robert won 2 pitcher of the month awards and captured his first Cy Young Award. Why? He had a record of 30-2 in 35 starts with a 1.68 ERA, both single season records. Robert remains the only pitcher to win 30 games in a season while pitching in a 5-man rotation. In 2018, the injury bug popped up again, as he went down in August for the season with bone chips in his shoulder. But he came back strong, and in 2020 broke his own record by posting a 1.50 ERA. The next year, after moving back the NL with the Cubs, Rubalcava was even better, as he allowed just 10 hits and 2 walks in his first 33 innings. Unfortunately that was all he would throw, as the bone chips resurfaced and ruined yet another season for Robert. He retired in 2025 as the league’s top pitcher, but one has to wonder what his career totals could have been without being marred by injury. Career Accomplishments 1 Cy Young Award Single season AL win and ERA records 6 All Star appearances 9 Pitcher of the Month Awards 2nd all time in ERA Career Stats PHP Code: Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO Teams 2010 18 0 6 10 0 5.48 115.0 107 0 70 23 94 1 0 LA 2011 26 0 14 3 0 2.39 184.1 118 0 49 30 187 0 0 LA 2012 29 0 16 4 0 2.14 193.1 121 0 46 25 190 1 1 LA 2013 29 0 9 8 0 2.55 151.2 109 0 43 18 190 0 0 LA 2014 30 0 15 5 0 1.55 192.0 114 0 33 23 209 1 1 LA,NL 2015 35 0 30 2 0 1.68 241.0 140 0 45 26 244 1 0 TOR,AL 2016 27 0 14 1 0 1.88 167.2 115 0 35 17 150 1 1 TOR,AL 2017 23 0 11 6 0 2.90 145.2 94 0 47 18 124 0 0 TOR 2018 26 0 15 4 0 2.02 174.0 114 0 39 29 159 2 0 TOR,AL 2019 31 0 18 3 0 1.89 214.0 146 0 45 39 182 2 1 TOR,AL 2020 34 0 20 5 0 1.50 227.1 139 0 38 28 192 0 0 TOR,AL 2021 5 0 3 1 0 0.54 33.1 10 0 2 4 24 1 1 CHN 2022 23 0 10 5 0 3.39 146.0 129 0 55 31 85 0 0 CHN 2023 27 0 9 8 0 2.93 169.0 133 0 55 46 65 0 0 CHN Total 363 0 190 65 0 2.30 2354.1 1589 0 602 357 2095 10 5 __________________ Last edited by Dwolfson20; 06-14-2003 at 03:58 AM.

06-14-2003, 03:16 AM	#4
Dwolfson20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Not St. Louis Posts: 2,872	Rafael Furcal – SS – (2000 to 2024) Furcal is the league’s Iron Man, playing until he was 44 and appearing in 3452 career games. In 2002 Rafael was the spark at the top of the Braves order, posting a .399 OBP and stealing 46 bases in 55 attempts, helping lead Atlanta to the World Series title. However, in 2006 the Braves declined to re-sign Rafael and he moved over to Cleveland, with whom he would spend the rest of his career. In 2007 he began a run of 5 straight All Star games. Though he didn’t make it in 2012, he stole 58 bases with a .937 OPS and earned his second World Series ring, this time with the Indians. On July 6, 2013, Furcal rapped out his 2000th career hit against Milwaukee’s William Kern. Rafael struggled in 2015, but his efforts were enough to help Cleveland win the World Series again and give him his third title. 2018 was another milestone year for Furcal, as he hit his 500th home run against Adam Wainwright on Independence Day. And the next year saw him reach hit number 3000 against Malik McSherry of the Twins and win his only MVP award. Furcal kept hitting and hitting, and getting on base, and still showed no signs of slowing down when he hit 40 years of age. The whispers around the league were growing louder; a record once thought to be unbreakable was coming closer and closer to Rafael. 1,370 stolen bases. Rickey Henderson had retired with almost twice as many bags swiped as the next player on the list. But Furcal was closing in. In 2022, at 42 years old, he stole 60 bases in 71 attempts to get within 200 of Rickey, while also hitting his 600th home run. Was he done yet? Not by a long shot. The following year, he amazed everyone by coming within one stolen base of his career high, with 74 steals. But by the next year, Rafael’s skills had diminished and his back had begun giving him trouble. Furcal stole three more bases and retired at the end of the season, 101 shy of Henderson’s mark, as the league’s all time hits and runs leader. Career Accomplishments 1 MVP Award 3 World Series rings 13 All Star appearances 8 Player of the Week Awards 7 Batter of the Month Awards 1st all time in hits 7th all time in home runs 2nd all time in RBIs 8th all time in triples 3rd all time in walks 1st all time in runs 2nd all time in stolen bases Career Stats PHP Code: Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 2000 131 455 134 20 4 4 37 87 73 80 40 14 .295 .392 .382 .774 ATL 2002 150 508 155 24 4 8 39 96 79 64 46 9 .305 .399 .415 .814 ATL 2003 137 465 146 16 7 5 41 85 63 53 34 14 .314 .396 .411 .807 ATL 2004 145 487 151 18 5 8 29 109 85 37 59 12 .310 .413 .417 .829 ATL 2005 151 510 151 25 5 13 53 111 78 39 42 9 .296 .389 .441 .831 ATL 2006 155 576 158 27 9 29 114 114 94 28 50 12 .274 .376 .503 .880 CLE 2007 159 586 174 24 7 40 125 129 105 45 56 12 .297 .404 .567 .970 CLE,AL 2008 147 522 183 26 6 32 124 126 114 27 72 13 .351 .467 .607 1.074 CLE,AL 2009 158 562 149 16 9 37 115 117 122 40 47 16 .265 .396 .523 .919 CLE,AL 2010 158 584 179 20 10 49 132 125 103 39 50 13 .307 .410 .627 1.037 CLE,AL 2011 157 572 167 23 7 39 123 112 97 31 63 9 .292 .395 .561 .956 CLE,AL 2012 156 550 166 22 5 35 99 109 75 14 58 10 .302 .386 .551 .937 CLE 2013 123 437 134 12 5 35 96 91 80 24 53 6 .307 .414 .597 1.011 CLE,AL 2014 146 522 158 22 9 32 105 113 100 32 52 15 .303 .415 .563 .978 CLE,AL 2015 147 540 135 19 7 26 84 98 96 36 58 12 .250 .363 .456 .819 CLE 2016 159 591 177 26 12 47 128 121 82 42 56 17 .299 .385 .623 1.008 CLE,AL 2017 158 574 188 28 9 38 113 126 93 31 61 15 .328 .421 .606 1.028 CLE,AL 2018 159 586 195 30 7 46 113 139 88 21 75 14 .333 .420 .643 1.063 CLE,AL 2019 146 557 177 31 10 47 139 127 67 36 55 7 .318 .391 .662 1.054 CLE,AL 2020 146 528 156 23 8 37 90 112 83 29 52 7 .295 .391 .580 .971 CLE,AL 2021 149 554 168 26 2 27 104 99 83 30 53 17 .303 .394 .504 .898 CLE,AL 2022 149 541 164 19 0 29 95 100 81 43 60 11 .303 .394 .499 .893 CLE,AL 2023 152 560 164 17 0 17 55 89 51 77 74 15 .293 .352 .414 .766 CLE 2024 14 23 5 0 0 0 4 2 0 6 3 2 .217 .217 .217 .435 CLE Total 3452 12390 3734 514 147 680 2157 2537 1992 904 1269 281 .301 .398 .531 .929 __________________ Last edited by Dwolfson20; 06-14-2003 at 02:13 PM.

06-14-2003, 03:18 AM	#5
Dwolfson20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Not St. Louis Posts: 2,872	Bill Douglas – RF – (2009 to 2025) Everyone thought Bill Douglas would be great, and he was an easy first overall draft choice for the Pirates in 2007. Turns out everyone was right. While spending his entire career in Pittsburgh, Douglas turned the franchise around and reached unprecedented offensive heights, including a run of 7 consecutive seasons with a four-digit OPS. Douglas reached the majors in 2009 and was named Rookie of the Year after hitting .287 with 24 home runs. The next year Douglas made the first of 9 straight All Star games while defying the sophomore slump with a .345 average. Most consider 2015 Douglas’ breakout year, as did the MVP voters, as his .355 average and 43 home runs earned him his first award. While he posted better numbers in 2016 than he would the following year, he was denied the MVP thanks to Washington’s Robert Cataldo. But he reclaimed the MVP in 2017, and won again the next year with an astronomical .378 average. In 2019, Douglas got off to an amazing start, even for him. He got his 2000th hit in early April, and through his first 17 games was hitting .569 with a 1.447 OPS. But on April 21, Bill caught his foot sliding into second base and broke it, ending his season. Much like Rubalcava, the final totals of what was perhaps his best season will never be known. Douglas came back with a vengeance in 2020 by posting career highs in average (.379) and home runs (51), putting together a record 32-game hitting streak, and winning his fourth MVP award, and then turned the trick again in 2021 with his fifth (and final). On August 11th, 2022, Douglas hit his 500th home runs against Philadelphia’s Timothy Gibson. His 3000th hit came two years later off St. Louis’ future Hall of Famer Berry Green, and Douglas retired two years after that as one of the greatest offensive forces the league had seen. Career Accomplishments 5 MVP Awards Rookie of the Year Award Longest NL hitting streak 13 All Star appearances 20 Player of the Week Awards 15 Batter of the Month Awards 4th all time in batting average 18th all time in hits 22nd all time in home runs 22nd all time in RBIs 24th all time in runs Career Stats PHP Code: Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 2009 156 520 149 18 6 24 82 79 82 94 3 1 .287 .384 .483 .866 PIT 2010 161 595 205 31 6 33 101 104 75 62 2 0 .345 .418 .583 1.001 PIT,NL 2011 161 593 193 24 6 28 106 93 107 83 3 1 .325 .429 .528 .956 PIT,NL 2012 161 601 183 24 5 35 115 106 91 92 6 3 .304 .396 .536 .932 PIT,NL 2013 160 610 200 30 6 36 135 122 95 80 7 1 .328 .418 .574 .992 PIT,NL 2014 160 611 182 23 4 40 113 116 83 86 5 0 .298 .382 .545 .927 PIT,NL 2015 158 612 217 22 6 43 139 143 83 77 1 1 .355 .432 .621 1.053 PIT,NL 2016 160 590 212 37 3 44 119 127 86 76 2 1 .359 .441 .656 1.097 PIT,NL 2017 162 600 204 22 5 43 124 131 80 79 2 2 .340 .418 .608 1.026 PIT,NL 2018 160 603 228 27 7 44 146 124 68 90 4 0 .378 .441 .665 1.106 PIT,NL 2019 17 65 37 8 3 1 15 16 8 5 0 0 .569 .616 .831 1.447 PIT 2020 159 605 229 28 2 51 116 132 77 110 1 0 .379 .449 .684 1.133 PIT,NL 2021 161 620 231 38 7 48 150 120 75 125 3 0 .373 .440 .689 1.129 PIT,NL 2022 148 566 177 26 3 39 115 121 54 134 4 0 .313 .373 .576 .949 PIT,NL 2023 162 601 199 19 0 34 106 106 55 186 0 0 .331 .387 .532 .920 PIT,NL 2024 159 641 174 9 0 16 71 69 24 247 1 6 .271 .298 .360 .658 PIT 2025 57 85 26 0 0 2 7 10 1 33 0 0 .306 .314 .376 .690 PIT Total 2462 9118 3046 386 69 561 1760 1719 1144 1659 44 16 .334 .408 .576 .984 __________________ Last edited by Dwolfson20; 06-14-2003 at 02:13 PM.

06-14-2003, 03:19 AM	#6
Dwolfson20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Not St. Louis Posts: 2,872	Augustus Steffan – SP – (2015 to 2030) Augustus Steffan remains the only player in league history to never play in the minor leagues. After being chosen first overall by Florida in the 2015 draft, Steffan went straight into the Marlins rotation, earning his first win on April 11th of that year. The next year he made some noise by striking out 17 Milwaukee Brewers in one game, which was just one shy of the NL record, and winning 14 games with a 2.66 ERA for the hapless Marlins. Steffan broke out in a big way in 2019, making his first All-Star game and winning Pitcher of the Month twice, while going 23-4 with a 1.52 ERA to set the NL record and earning his first Cy Young Award. Not only that, but it touched off an incredible eight year stretch where Steffan would win the Cy Young every time and never see his ERA rise above 2. Unfortunately, the first year of his run was the last that he played with the Marlins. Cash-strapped Florida could not re-sign their young star pitcher, and Steffan was released to the free agent market, where he quickly became the hottest commodity in league history. When all was said and done, the winner of the heated bidding war was the Los Angeles Dodgers, who got Steffan for a cool $13 million per year. The investment paid off, after Steffan won the Cy Young in every year he played in Chavez Ravine. 2022 saw Augustus pitch one of seven perfect games in league history, against Anaheim. Despite Steffan’s dominance, he couldn’t get enough support from his Dodgers teammates to win the World Series, and surprisingly, Los Angeles neglected to re-sign him following his eighth straight Cy Young in 2026. It turned out to be a prescient move, as he would not win another. This time in free agency, Cleveland signed Augustus to a contract worth more than $15 million per year. Unfortunately though, Steffan had just 25 wins left in the tank, meaning the Indians paid over $2 million for each of his wins. He retired in 2031, and the Cy Young Award was promptly renamed the Augustus Steffan Award. Career Accomplishments 8 Cy Young Awards (all consecutive) 9 All Star appearances 9 Pitcher of the Month Awards 1st all time in ERA 20th all time win wins 13th all time in strikeouts 15th all time in complete games 5th all time in shutouts Career Stats PHP Code: Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO Teams 2015 33 0 10 13 0 3.08 242.1 191 0 83 55 255 4 0 FLA 2016 35 0 14 14 0 2.66 261.0 179 0 77 64 304 4 2 FLA 2017 33 0 15 7 0 2.59 233.0 162 0 67 47 255 4 1 FLA 2018 32 0 12 12 0 3.25 232.1 189 0 84 34 276 3 2 FLA 2019 35 0 23 4 0 1.52 261.0 169 0 44 29 289 7 2 FLA,NL 2020 31 0 20 5 0 1.69 224.0 150 0 42 49 253 5 3 LA,NL 2021 33 0 17 8 0 1.67 242.0 164 0 45 32 248 5 4 LA,NL 2022 27 0 17 5 0 1.57 200.2 117 0 35 34 255 8 4 LA,NL 2023 33 0 24 4 0 1.56 254.1 154 0 44 49 285 9 5 LA,NL 2024 36 0 19 7 0 1.62 266.0 168 0 48 43 297 6 3 LA,NL 2025 35 0 20 6 0 1.41 274.0 168 0 43 46 301 8 5 LA,NL 2026 34 34 21 9 0 1.89 262.1 196 56 55 55 241 10 5 LA,NL 2027 33 33 15 10 0 2.15 226.0 143 71 54 68 200 2 1 CLE,AL 2028 27 27 9 10 0 3.26 168.1 128 68 61 58 143 4 2 CLE 2029 10 8 1 5 0 6.34 44.0 48 32 31 29 28 0 0 CLE 2030 1 1 0 0 0 2.08 4.1 3 1 1 1 5 0 0 CLE Total 468 103 237 119 0 2.16 3395.2 2329 228 814 693 3635 79 39 __________________ Last edited by Dwolfson20; 06-14-2003 at 04:01 AM.

06-14-2003, 03:06 AM	#1
Dwolfson20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Not St. Louis Posts: 2,872	All-Time Top Ten Players: #1 In honor of my solo league's 40th anniversary, I thought I would name the top ten players in league history. So rather than just making a list myself, I will present the relevant information here and see how you all would rate them. I started by picking eight players that I think have a viable claim to the top spot, and I wrote some bios for them and took screenshots of their career stats, which you can see below. Take a look, and then pick the player that you think is the league's best ever. After there's a winner, I'll replace him with another player, and then make another poll to choose the second-best of all time, and so on until the list is complete. I think it turned out well in that there are some tough pitcher vs. hitter decisions and some tough career vs. peak decisions. One note: Gold Gloves were not awarded until 2026 (due to the switch to OOTP 5). Also, sorry for the current hard-to-read stats -- I am working on finding a better way to post them. Finally, please feel free to add comments and discussion. Without further ado, here are the players! Vladimir Guerrero – RF – (1996 to 2014) Bad Vlad was traded to St. Louis at the deadline in the league’s first year, and he proceeded to set the NL’s first hits record with 204. After two years with the Cardinals, they chose not resign Guerrero, and the Braves picked him up in free agency for a cool $11.5 million per year. Vlad’s first year in Atlanta was a good one; he set NL records with 59 home runs and 171 RBI and took home his first of many MVP awards. Perhaps the only downside of his time spent with the Braves is that he could not bring them back to the World Series. In 2005, he won his second MVP, but Atlanta apparently wasn’t happy with his failure to run for mayor of the city, because there’s no other explanation for trading him to Texas at the 2006 deadline in a blockbuster deal that brought them Alex Rodriguez, to their credit. Vlad decided to show the Braves that he deserved to stay, by setting the AL record for hits in his very first year on the Junior Circuit, becoming the first player to hold the single-season hits record in both leagues. Oh, and he also won the MVP again. On May 10, 2007, Guerrero stroked his 2000th career hit at the tender age of 31. He made the All-Star game again, as he had in each of the league’s first six years. Vlad capped off the year with his usual season-ending ritual by winning the MVP. 2008 was a pretty non-descript year for Guerrero; he only hit 37 home runs, but he did win his fourth straight MVP and hit his 500th career home run. The next year was a sad one for Vlad, as he won what would be the last MVP of his career, and his unprecedented fifth consecutive award. Finally, on May 9 of 2012, Guerrero stepped to the plate against Robert Avarette of the Blue Jays and knocked out his 3000th career hit. In 2013, Vlad did not make the All-Star team, the first such game to take place without him in the league’s history. With nothing left to prove, Guerrero retired in 2015 and was promptly elected unanimously to the Hall of Fame. Not much later, the MVP Award was renamed the Vladimir Guerrero Award. Career Accomplishments 7 MVP Awards (5 consecutive) Single season AL hit record Single season NL hit, home run and RBI records (latter still stands) 12 All Star appearances 14 Player of the Week Awards 10 Batter of the Month Awards 16th all time in batting average 8th all time in hits 9th all time in home runs 4th all time in RBI 2nd all time in triples 19th all time in runs Career Stats PHP Code: Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 1996 9 27 5 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 .185 .185 .296 .481 MON 1997 90 325 98 22 2 11 40 44 19 39 3 4 .302 .340 .483 .823 MON 1998 159 623 202 37 7 38 109 108 42 95 11 9 .324 .367 .589 .956 MON 1999 160 610 193 37 5 42 131 102 55 62 14 7 .316 .373 .600 .973 MON 2000 154 571 197 28 11 44 123 101 58 74 9 10 .345 .405 .664 1.069 MON 2001 158 627 204 26 11 47 140 112 48 79 2 7 .325 .373 .627 1.000 MON,NL STL 2002 161 653 215 25 12 47 130 131 46 66 1 0 .329 .373 .620 .994 STL,NL 2003 159 620 207 24 14 59 171 139 55 64 3 2 .334 .388 .703 1.091 ATL,NL 2004 160 628 195 22 9 42 112 112 58 76 1 2 .311 .369 .575 .944 ATL,NL 2005 160 624 211 22 16 39 129 124 47 72 3 0 .338 .385 .612 .997 ATL,NL 2006 161 644 226 32 13 41 133 128 55 79 2 0 .351 .402 .632 1.034 ATL,NL TEX 2007 159 661 230 28 14 53 139 123 37 86 3 0 .348 .383 .673 1.056 TEX,AL 2008 158 625 205 30 21 37 124 91 39 76 1 0 .328 .367 .621 .988 TEX,AL 2009 159 651 225 26 21 42 141 111 23 93 2 0 .346 .368 .644 1.012 TEX,AL 2010 161 638 170 28 21 30 101 94 32 100 2 0 .266 .301 .517 .819 TEX,AL 2011 160 647 181 18 23 28 105 95 35 97 0 1 .280 .317 .509 .825 TEX,AL 2012 158 668 188 19 10 32 97 103 22 131 7 1 .281 .304 .484 .788 TEX,AL 2013 155 577 161 15 8 29 87 78 9 119 0 1 .279 .290 .484 .774 TEX 2014 10 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375 TEX Total 2651 10435 3316 439 218 662 2013 1798 680 1415 64 44 .318 .360 .592 .951 __________________ Last edited by Dwolfson20; 06-14-2003 at 03:57 AM.

06-14-2003, 03:12 AM	#2
Dwolfson20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Not St. Louis Posts: 2,872	Alex Rodriguez – SS – (1994 to 2015) While Rodriguez’s career paralleled Vlad’s in many ways, in one aspect they were polar opposites. While Vlad played his early years in Atlanta and later moved to Texas, Alex played for the Rangers until 2006’s historic trade, and finished his career with the Braves. A-Rod also was only able to appear in 6 All-Star games, half of Vlad’s total, before missing his first one. While he was great before, in 2005 Rodriguez reached the ranks of the immortal. His 60 home runs and 175 RBI were single season AL records, and he ran away with the MVP award, his first. After being traded to Atlanta, Alex reached 2000 hits on August 17th of the same year – at the same age that Vlad reached the milestone. Also like Guerrero, Rodriguez won the MVP in his new league. On May 26, 2007, A-Rod crushed his 500th home run against Roy Smith of Florida at just 32 years old. While he didn’t take home his 3rd straight MVP, he atoned in 2008 by hitting 52 home runs and winning it yet again. Alex continued to hit them out at a fantastic pace, reaching 700 home runs in mid-2011. In 2012 he got his 3000th hit against Houston’s Tim Redding and won his final MVP award, hitting 61 homers and .355 while driving in 154 RBI. The next year, he became the first and still only player in league history to reach 800 homers, and Alex retired in 2017 with 838 for his career. Career Accomplishments 4 MVP Awards Single season AL home run and RBI records (latter still stands) 10 All Star appearances 16 Player of the Week Awards 13 Batter of the Month Awards 2nd all time in hits 1st all time in home runs 1st all time in RBIs 7th all time in doubles 13th all time in walks 2nd all time in runs Career Stats PHP Code: Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 1994 17 54 11 0 0 0 2 4 3 20 3 0 .204 .246 .204 .449 SEA 1995 48 142 33 6 2 5 19 15 6 42 4 2 .232 .264 .408 .672 SEA 1996 146 601 215 54 1 36 123 141 59 104 15 4 .358 .415 .631 1.046 SEA 1997 141 587 176 40 3 23 84 100 41 99 29 6 .300 .346 .496 .841 SEA 1998 161 686 213 35 5 42 124 123 45 121 46 13 .310 .353 .560 .913 SEA 1999 129 502 143 25 0 42 111 110 56 109 21 7 .285 .357 .586 .942 SEA 2000 148 554 175 34 2 41 132 134 100 121 15 4 .316 .420 .606 1.027 SEA 2001 155 586 187 24 0 52 129 130 100 121 12 3 .319 .418 .626 1.045 TEX,AL 2002 153 573 174 25 4 40 111 131 95 110 21 4 .304 .403 .571 .973 TEX,AL 2003 159 570 163 40 1 34 108 110 116 123 7 2 .286 .407 .539 .945 TEX,AL 2004 158 596 164 25 1 53 136 119 106 101 10 1 .275 .385 .587 .972 TEX,AL 2005 161 607 196 36 2 60 175 131 111 78 6 2 .323 .428 .685 1.113 TEX,AL 2006 159 607 196 39 3 55 147 133 107 70 8 1 .323 .424 .669 1.093 TEX,AL ATL 2007 159 591 191 39 2 49 119 114 88 77 6 5 .323 .411 .645 1.056 ATL 2008 159 589 184 36 1 52 138 110 80 83 5 4 .312 .395 .642 1.036 ATL,NL 2009 159 605 177 37 1 51 131 107 74 102 2 0 .293 .370 .610 .980 ATL,NL 2010 161 602 193 48 1 43 114 102 85 84 9 6 .321 .405 .618 1.023 ATL,NL 2011 159 631 183 33 0 41 92 105 67 103 5 2 .290 .358 .537 .895 ATL 2012 159 619 220 43 1 61 154 141 71 89 6 6 .355 .422 .724 1.145 ATL,NL 2013 160 626 183 30 0 35 101 82 48 91 8 2 .292 .343 .508 .851 ATL 2014 161 603 156 32 0 19 61 85 41 137 6 2 .259 .306 .406 .712 ATL 2015 64 122 40 1 0 4 14 14 7 35 1 0 .328 .364 .434 .799 ATL Total 3076 11653 3573 682 30 838 2325 2241 1506 2020 245 76 .307 .386 .586 .972 __________________ Last edited by Dwolfson20; 06-14-2003 at 03:56 AM.

06-14-2003, 03:21 AM	#7
Dwolfson20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Not St. Louis Posts: 2,872	Ronald Chumbley – CF – (2015 to 2033) Ronald Chumbley teamed with Bill Douglas to form the most potent 1-2 punch in league history. Chumbley was another first overall draft choice of the Pirates, five years after Douglas. In 2016, Chumbley came up to the majors and hit .324, netting him a Rookie of the Year, just like Douglas had done. Chumbley would not hit under .300 until his 13th season. Chumbley began a stretch of 6 straight years with a four-digit OPS in 2020, which also proved to be his best season, as he had a .389 average and a 1.133 OPS. However, he didn’t win the Vladimir Guerrero Award, as teammate Douglas bested him. Chumbley did win in 2023, with a .362 average and 35 home runs. Still plugging away as Pittsburgh’s leadoff hitter, Ronald won the Award again in 2025 with a year very similar to his last two. The model of consistency (he also was Pirate lifer, like Douglas), Chumbley laced his 2000th hit off Sam Campbell in 2026. Ronald had a relatively injury-free career, but he did miss seven weeks in 2030 with a herniated disk in his back. The next year though, he was back to his old self, and won a Gold Glove in centerfield. Then in 2032, Chumbley recorded hit number 3000 in June against the White Sox’s John Riddle. Chumbley hung around another year and then retired in 2034, whereupon he earned immediate Hall of Fame induction. Career Accomplishments 2 Vladimir Guerrero Awards Rookie of the Year Award 1 Gold Glove 8 All Star appearances 13 Player of the Week Awards 6 Batter of the Month Awards 5th all time in batting average 13th all time in hits Career Stats PHP Code: Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 2015 104 111 38 2 3 3 14 12 5 20 1 9 .342 .371 .495 .866 PIT 2016 152 630 204 27 9 15 61 105 45 97 38 29 .324 .369 .467 .836 PIT 2017 136 552 172 16 5 14 62 90 37 84 26 13 .312 .355 .435 .790 PIT 2018 158 608 200 28 6 23 84 124 70 63 52 15 .329 .398 .508 .906 PIT 2019 162 565 200 27 1 24 100 89 88 77 26 14 .354 .441 .533 .974 PIT 2020 144 509 198 29 9 32 93 101 70 69 18 10 .389 .463 .670 1.133 PIT,NL 2021 147 539 188 17 11 30 99 105 67 65 18 2 .349 .421 .588 1.009 PIT 2022 159 568 192 23 5 37 98 129 87 84 19 3 .338 .426 .592 1.018 PIT,NL 2023 145 530 192 26 7 35 91 115 68 99 22 7 .362 .435 .636 1.071 PIT,NL 2024 162 596 215 27 10 37 97 111 77 102 21 11 .361 .434 .626 1.060 PIT,NL 2025 147 520 187 30 4 33 94 97 84 109 15 9 .360 .449 .623 1.072 PIT,NL 2026 128 453 146 16 3 27 61 75 48 99 11 2 .322 .387 .550 .937 PIT,NL 2027 145 506 150 20 2 24 58 61 70 118 3 3 .296 .382 .486 .868 PIT 2028 160 568 179 37 2 31 90 92 60 133 3 4 .315 .381 .551 .932 PIT,NL 2029 154 557 189 28 2 28 82 99 78 143 3 3 .339 .420 .548 .968 PIT,NL 2030 113 397 111 19 2 20 66 63 57 104 3 3 .280 .370 .489 .859 PIT 2031 155 550 172 27 2 30 113 105 82 135 5 3 .313 .402 .533 .935 PIT 2032 155 527 158 18 2 29 80 89 62 140 2 2 .300 .374 .507 .880 PIT 2033 105 209 48 6 0 0 15 19 31 75 2 1 .230 .329 .258 .588 PIT Total 2731 9495 3139 423 85 472 1458 1681 1186 1816 288 143 .331 .405 .542 .947 __________________ Last edited by Dwolfson20; 06-14-2003 at 02:17 PM.

06-14-2003, 03:22 AM	#8
Dwolfson20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Not St. Louis Posts: 2,872	Curtis Eyre – SP – (2023 to ????) The only active player to make this list, Eyre is currently 39 years old and still going strong, but is already a sure-fire Hall of Famer. Yet another first overall draft choice, Curtis was taken by Tampa Bay in 2023. After a very brief stay in the minors, he earned his first career win on May 30 of that year. Eyre pitched two no-hitters, the first of which came in 2026. By the end of 2028, it was clear that Curtis was already among the top pitchers in the league, despite some control problems, and like Steffan, his original team could not afford to keep him. Eyre left the Devil Rays in favor of Toronto, who anted up over $17 million per year. In his first year with the Blue Jays, Eyre led the league in ERA at 2.08 and won his first Cy Young Award. He put on a repeat performance in 2030, grabbing his second straight Cy. As Eyre got older and wiser, he gradually improved his shaky control and turned it into a strength. The ultimate result came in 2036 when Eyre pitched the Blue Jays to the World Series title, posting a 1.52 ERA in six postseason starts. The following year, Curtis had perhaps his best season yet, going 23-3 with a 1.51 ERA and winning his third award, now named after Steffan. In 2040 Eyre will pitch for his third team, the New York Mets, who gambled that at 39, he can still be one of the top pitchers in the league. Career Accomplishments 3 Cy Young Awards (2 consecutive) 1 World Series ring 7 All Star appearances 10 Pitcher of the Month Awards 4th all time in ERA 7th all time in wins 9th all time in strikeouts Career Stats PHP Code: Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO Teams 2023 32 0 7 14 0 4.98 195.1 172 0 108 113 159 0 0 TB 2024 34 0 13 13 0 3.14 244.0 160 0 85 79 209 5 2 TB 2025 34 0 10 13 0 2.79 235.1 135 0 73 87 200 3 1 TB 2026 36 36 16 12 0 3.16 239.0 152 100 84 103 193 2 1 TB 2027 33 33 15 10 0 2.93 215.1 148 79 70 74 173 3 2 TB 2028 33 33 13 7 0 1.87 235.2 112 57 49 72 196 7 6 TB,AL 2029 34 34 19 7 0 2.08 242.1 147 67 56 102 195 4 2 TOR,AL 2030 36 36 18 8 0 2.02 250.0 156 67 56 82 229 4 2 TOR,AL 2031 31 31 8 14 0 3.08 207.1 136 79 71 79 191 1 0 TOR 2032 32 32 13 10 0 3.27 217.1 189 94 79 76 205 2 0 TOR 2033 36 36 20 10 0 2.79 261.1 186 84 81 68 243 4 1 TOR,AL 2034 35 35 15 9 0 2.51 250.2 184 81 70 45 259 3 2 TOR 2035 35 35 20 6 0 1.93 252.1 175 61 54 36 259 5 3 TOR,AL 2036 35 35 18 6 0 1.86 266.1 174 60 55 30 267 5 2 TOR,AL 2037 34 34 23 3 0 1.51 245.0 154 48 41 34 272 3 3 TOR,AL 2038 33 33 14 6 0 1.71 236.1 158 52 45 40 244 1 1 TOR 2039 36 36 15 11 0 2.21 252.2 183 69 62 43 250 2 2 TOR Total 579 479 257 159 0 2.53 4046.1 2721 998 1139 1163 3744 54 30 __________________ Last edited by Dwolfson20; 06-18-2003 at 08:34 PM.

06-14-2003, 04:09 AM	#9
AccardoOutfit29 All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 531	Definitely Furcal.

06-14-2003, 10:56 AM	#10
woody5254 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hector, NY Posts: 6,130	I voted for AROD, but I think Steffan was a close second. __________________ Check out: You Pick Tourney Version 2.0 Standings Thread You Pick The Teams Tourney: Main Thread The Colossal 20th Century Tourney:Main Thread Chicago White Sox(Original Owner:2001-) Baseball Maelstrom -2001,2011,2013 World Series Champions -2002,2010 Maelstrom Tourney Champs Arizona Diamondbacks(2003-) NAHHBL Indianapolis Racers(Expansion Team:1993-)ABC

06-14-2003, 11:43 AM	#11
jaxmagicman Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Retired defloration-maker living in Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 7,801	Furcal for his all around game, and a vote for Vlad for his dominance __________________ See ID Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Minor League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with the permission of Minor League Baseball. All rights reserved.

06-14-2003, 12:24 PM	#12
El Caballo Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 126	I voted for A-Rod. 1st all time in HR and RBI, and 2nd all time in hits and runs is what stands out for me.

06-14-2003, 03:03 PM	#13
BaseballGuy21 Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 106	Stefan......best pitcher ever.

06-14-2003, 03:06 PM	#14
NYJuggalo45 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,045	gotta go arod __________________ This space for rent

06-14-2003, 05:55 PM	#15
OmahaBaseball Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Home of the College World Series! Posts: 3,956	Thanks for sharing what the best players have done. My vote went to Furcal, though all the players were amazing. __________________ Life is Good!

06-15-2003, 10:56 PM	#16
Dwolfson20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Not St. Louis Posts: 2,872	Bump; anyone else want to vote before I end it? __________________

06-16-2003, 12:37 AM	#17
messenjah All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 565	Man, too bad A-Rod and Vlad never played together. They would have made one awesome one-two punch.

06-17-2003, 11:11 PM	#18
Dwolfson20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Not St. Louis Posts: 2,872	And with 35% of the vote, Alex Rodriguez is named the best player of all-time!! Stay tuned for the #2 poll, to be posted soon. __________________