MLB Athletics Best Players

Can you name the 24 best players to play for the Athletics franchise based on total bWAR accumulated for the team.
years and awards = during time with team not overall career
Pos. = Position played most during time with team
ROY = Rookie of the Year, GG = Gold Glove, SS = Silver Slugger
Bolded = In the Hall of Fame
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WAR
Years
Player
Pos.
Awards
77.3
1901 - 1914
Eddie Plank
P
 
72.7
1979 - 1984, 1989 - 1993, 1994 - 1995, 1998
Rickey Henderson
LF
GG, 2x SS, 1990 MVP
64.8
1925 - 1933
Lefty Grove
P
1931 MVP
61.2
1925 - 1935
Jimmie Foxx
1B
1932 1933 MVP
57.5
1906 - 1914, 1927 - 1930
Eddie Collins
2B
1914 MVP
52.1
1966 - 1976
Sal Bando
3B
 
51.1
1924 - 1932, 1940-1941, 1944
Al Simmons
LF
 
49.8
1920 - 1932
Eddie Rommel
P
 
49.0
1964 - 1976
Bert Campaneris
SS
 
48.1
1967 - 1975, 1987
Reggie Jackson
RF
1973 MVP
46.0
1903 - 1914
Charles Bender
P
 
44.5
1902 - 1907
Rube Waddell
P
 
43.3
1933 - 1942
Bob Johnson
LF
 
42.9
1986 - 1997
Mark McGwire
1B
GG, 2x SS, 1987 ROY
42.2
1908 - 1913
Home Run Baker
3B
 
37.7
1925 - 1933
Mickey Cochrane
C
1928 MVP
36.2
1924 - 1933
Max Bishop
2B
 
35.7
1901 - 1911, 1913 - 1917
Harry Davis
1B
 
35.2
1902 - 1913
Danny Murphy
2B
 
35.0
1998 - 2010
Eric Chavez
3B
6x GG, SS
31.7
1978 - 1987
Dwayne Murphy
CF
6x GG
31.0
1999 - 2004
Tim Hudson
P
 
31.0
1965 - 1974
Catfish Hunter
P
1974 Cy Young
30.3
2000 - 2006, 2015
Barry Zito
P
2002 Cy Young
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