Baseball's Top 30 Outfielders Ever
There have been some extraordinary outfielders to pass through MLB history. Our sister company The Sports On Tap shared their list. Let's see where Seattle Mariners legends Ken Griffey Jr. and Ichiro Suzuki ranked.
30. Aaron Judge
Aaron Judge is just getting started. He is one of the best power hitters the game has ever seen.
29. "Shoeless" Joe Jackson
He was one of the best hitters the game has ever seen. But his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal put him far down the list.
28. Vladimir Guerrero
When Guerrero was up to bat you had to watch. There was no pitch out of his bats strike zone.
27. Dave Winfield
Winfield was 6 foot 6 and a imposing figure in the batters box. He made 12 All-Star games.
26. Duke Snider
Duke Snider was a beast for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He had five straight 40+ HR seasons and helped them win two World Series.
25. Tim Raines
Raines had speed, plain and simple. he had six straight season where he stole 70 or more bases.
24. Mookie Betts
Mookie Betts already has a hall of fame resume. However, he is still making noise for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
23. Ichiro Suzuki
Ichiro would be much higher on this list if he spent his whole career in MLB. He holds the single-season record for hits in a season.
22. Manny Ramirez
Manny Ramirez was fun to watch and could hit with the best. He ranks top 12 in career slugging percentage and OPS.
21. Al Kaline
Kanine could simply hit with the best of them with the Tigers. He won the AL batting title in 1955 batting .340.
20. Tris Speaker
A huge throwback here but Speaker was winning World Series with the Red Sox even before the curse of Babe Ruth.
19. Reggie Jackson
Reggie Jackson is known as "Mr. October". He was one of the most clutch hitters in MLB history.
18. Carl Yastrzemski
The Boston Red Sox legend play 23 years in the MLB. During that time he was a MVP trophy and made the All-Star game 18 times.
17. Stan Musial
Only reason Stan Musial is not higher on this list is he played the second half of his career at first base. But he won three MVP awards during his time playing outfield.
16. Tony Gwynn
Gwynn is one of the best hitters in MLB history. He won 8 batting titles in his .394 average in 1994 is the closest anyone has gotten to .400 since Ted Williams.
15. Mel Ott
Sure Mel Ott was only 5 foot 9. But he led the NL in home runs on six different occasions.
14. Pete Rose
Pete Rose is one of the greatest to ever play the game and holds the record for most hits in MLB history. But a gambling scandal has left him out of the hall of fame.
13. Mike Trout
Mike Trout has time to make some noise on this list. But, his lack of postseason success and appearances has hurt his legacy.
12. Frank Robinson
Frank Robinson was a star who one of the all-time greats. He is the only player in MLB history to win an MVP in both the AL & NL (Ohtani will do it this year).
11. Joe DiMaggio
Joe DiMaggio was a all time great Yankee and figure in American sports. He owns the record for the longest hit streak at 56 games.
10. Rickey Henderson
Rickey Henderson is the best base runner in history of baseball. There are three different occasions in his career where had over 100 steals in a season.
9. Roberto Clemente
Clemente is one of the most popular players in baseball history. He was the first Latin American player to ever make the hall of fame.
8. Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle was baseball's biggest star during it's most popular years. He had three MVP seasons.
7. Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds was the toughest to rank on this list. Despite his amazing skills and numbers, his link to steroids dropped him down this list.
6. Ken Griffey Jr.
Ken Griffey Jr. made baseball look easy. The biggest question for Griffey was how amazing his numbers would be if he stayed healthy through his whole career.
5. Ted Williams
Ted Williams is known for being one of the best pure hitters in baseball history. He was the last player to ever hit .400 for a full season .
4. Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron is one of the best power hitters in history of the game. When he retired his 755 home runs was the most of all time.
3. Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb simply could hit the baseball. He led the American League in batting 12 different occasions and holds the MLB record for highest batting average at .366.
2. Willie Mays
Willie Mays was a five tool baseball player. He had all the tools in the outfield as well being a feared hitter at the plate. He made 24 All-Star games.
1. Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth is known as arguably the greatest to ever play the game of baseball. There might not be a player more feared at the plate for his era than Babe Ruth.