Top 125 First Basemen of All Time (2001)

Source: The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract. This book was published in 2001, before the Negro Leagues were classified as major leagues (and obviously does not consider players after that year).

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Rank	Answer	Active	Team (most games)
1	Lou Gehrig	1923-1939	New York Yankees
2	Jimmie Foxx	1925-1945	Philadelphia Athletics
3	Mark McGwire	1986-2001	Oakland Athletics
4	Jeff Bagwell	1991-2005	Houston Astros
5	Eddie Murray	1977-1997	Baltimore Orioles
6	Johnny Mize	1936-1953	St. Louis Cardinals
7	Harmon Killebrew	1954-1975	Minnesota Twins
8	Hank Greenberg	1930-1947	Detroit Tigers
9	Willie McCovey	1959-1980	San Francisco Giants
10	Frank Thomas	1990-2008	Chicago White Sox
11	Cap Anson	1871-1897	Chicago Colts
12	Don Mattingly	1982-1995	New York Yankees
13	Tony Perez	1964-1986	Cincinnati Reds
14	Will Clark	1986-2000	San Francisco Giants
15	Dick Allen	1963-1977	Philadelphia Phillies
16	Keith Hernandez	1974-1990	St. Louis Cardinals
17	Orlando Cepeda	1958-1974	San Francisco Giants
18	Dan Brouthers	1879-1904	Buffalo Bisons
19	Rafael Palmeiro	1986-2005	Texas Rangers
20	Norm Cash	1958-1974	Detroit Tigers
21	Fred McGriff	1986-2004	Atlanta Braves
22	Roger Connor	1880-1897	New York Giants
23	Mickey Vernon	1939-1960	Washington Senators
24	George Sisler	1915-1930	St. Louis Browns
25	Frank Chance	1898-1914	Chicago Cubs
26	Bill Terry	1923-1936	New York Giants
27	Boog Powell	1961-1977	Baltimore Orioles
28	Cecil Cooper	1971-1987	Milwaukee Brewers
29	Dolph Camilli	1933-1945	Brooklyn Dodgers
30	Gil Hodges	1943-1963	Los Angeles Dodgers
31	Steve Garvey	1969-1987	Los Angeles Dodgers
32	Mark Grace	1988-2003	Chicago Cubs
33	Bob Watson	1966-1984	Houston Astros
34	Ted Kluszewski	1947-1961	Cincinnati Reds
35	Jack Fournier	1912-1927	Brooklyn Robins
36	Jim Bottomley	1922-1937	St. Louis Cardinals
37	Wally Joyner	1986-2001	Anaheim Angels
38	Hal Trosky	1933-1946	Cleveland Indians
39	Bill White	1956-1969	St. Louis Cardinals
40	Kent Hrbek	1981-1994	Minnesota Twins
41	Roy Sievers	1949-1965	Washington Senators
42	Andres Galarraga	1985-2004	Montréal Expos
43	Joe Adcock	1950-1966	Milwaukee Braves
44	Joe Judge	1915-1934	Washington Senators
45	Mike Hargrove	1974-1985	Cleveland Indians
46	Elbie Fletcher	1934-1949	Pittsburgh Pirates
47	Lee May	1965-1982	Baltimore Orioles
48	Ed Konetchy	1907-1921	St. Louis Cardinals
49	John Mayberry	1968-1982	Kansas City Royals
50	Andre Thornton	1973-1987	Cleveland Indians
51	Mo Vaughn	1991-2003	Boston Red Sox
52	Jake Beckley	1888-1907	Pittsburgh Pirates
53	John Olerud	1989-2005	Toronto Blue Jays
54	Frank McCormick	1934-1948	Cincinnati Reds
55	Cecil Fielder	1985-1998	Detroit Tigers
56	Rudy York	1934-1948	Detroit Tigers
57	George Scott	1966-1979	Boston Red Sox
58	Ron Fairly	1958-1978	Los Angeles Dodgers
59	Phil Cavarretta	1934-1955	Chicago Cubs
60	Harry Davis	1895-1917	Philadelphia Athletics
61	Jake Daubert	1910-1924	Brooklyn Robins
62	Ferris Fain	1947-1955	Philadelphia Athletics
63	Norm Siebern	1956-1968	Kansas City Athletics

Rank	Answer	Active	Team (most games)
64	Joe Kuhel	1930-1947	Washington Senators
65	George Kelly	1915-1932	New York Giants
66	Bill Buckner	1969-1990	Chicago Cubs
67	Chris Chambliss	1971-1988	Atlanta Braves
68	Stuffy McInnis	1909-1927	Philadelphia Athletics
69	Henry Larkin	1884-1893	Philadelphia Athletics
70	Fred Tenney	1894-1911	Boston Doves
71	Earl Torgeson	1947-1961	Boston Braves
72	John Kruk	1986-1995	Philadelphia Phillies
73	Gus Suhr	1930-1940	Pittsburgh Pirates
74	Alvin Davis	1984-1992	Seattle Mariners
75	Bill Skowron	1954-1967	New York Yankees
76	Hal Chase	1905-1919	New York Yankees
77	Lu Blue	1921-1933	Detroit Tigers
78	Dan Driessen	1973-1987	Cincinnati Reds
79	George Burns	1914-1929	Cleveland Indians
80	Charlie Hickman	1897-1908	Cleveland Naps
81	Vic Power	1954-1965	Kansas City Athletics
82	George McQuinn	1936-1948	St. Louis Browns
83	Wally Pipp	1913-1928	New York Yankees
84	Fred Merkle	1907-1926	New York Giants
85	Charlie Grimm	1916-1936	Chicago Cubs
86	Eddie Robinson	1942-1957	Chicago White Sox
87	Jack Doyle	1889-1905	New York Giants
88	Fred Luderus	1909-1920	Philadelphia Phillies
89	Bruce Bochte	1974-1986	Seattle Mariners
90	Whitey Lockman	1945-1960	San Francisco Giants
91	Jason Thompson	1976-1986	Pittsburgh Pirates
92	Dan McGann	1896-1908	New York Giants
93	Tommy Tucker	1887-1899	Boston Beaneaters
94	Jim Gentile	1957-1966	Baltimore Orioles
95	Wes Parker	1964-1972	Los Angeles Dodgers
96	Pete O'Brien	1982-1993	Texas Rangers
97	Don Mincher	1960-1972	Minnesota Twins
98	Deron Johnson	1960-1976	Philadelphia Phillies
99	Joe Pepitone	1962-1973	New York Yankees
100	Ripper Collins	1931-1941	St. Louis Cardinals
101	Dots Miller	1909-1921	Pittsburgh Pirates
102	Willie Montanez	1966-1982	Philadelphia Phillies
103	Glenn Davis	1984-1993	Houston Astros
104	Dick Hoblitzell	1908-1918	Cincinnati Reds
105	Willie Upshaw	1978-1988	Toronto Blue Jays
106	John Reilly	1880-1891	Cincinnati Reds
107	Joe Start	1871-1886	Providence Grays
108	Donn Clendenon	1961-1972	Pittsburgh Pirates
109	John Morrill	1876-1890	Boston Beaneaters
110	Dave Magadan	1986-2001	New York Mets
111	Eddie Waitkus	1941-1955	Philadelphia Phillies
112	Ed Kranepool	1962-1979	New York Mets
113	Joe Cunningham	1954-1966	St. Louis Cardinals
114	Zeke Bonura	1934-1940	Chicago White Sox
115	Joe Harris	1914-1928	Boston Red Sox
116	Leon Durham	1980-1989	Chicago Cubs
117	Dave Orr	1883-1890	New York Metropolitans
118	Babe Young	1936-1948	New York Giants
119	Mike Epstein	1966-1974	Texas Rangers
120	Earl Sheely	1921-1931	Chicago White Sox
121	Dick Stuart	1958-1969	Pittsburgh Pirates
122	John Milner	1971-1982	New York Mets
123	Jim Spencer	1968-1982	California Angels
124	Nate Colbert	1966-1976	San Diego Padres
125	Chick Gandil	1910-1919	Washington Senators

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