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MLB All-Time Greats by NUMBER

Enter the name of each player for each number ranked by WAR according to Baseball Reference.
The number is who wore it longest with highest WAR
The TEAM is the team the player was with longest.
Some of the best are absent because players did not always wear numbers.
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Number
Years
Pos
Team
Player Name
1
1978 - 1996
SS
Cardinals
Ozzie Smith
2
1924 - 1942
2B
Tigers
Charlie Gehringer
3
1914 - 1935
OF/P
Yankees
Babe Ruth
4
1915 - 1937
2B/IF
Cardinals
Rogers Hornsby
5
2001 - 2022
1B/LF/3B
Cardinals
Albert Pujols
6
1941 - 1963
OF/1B
Cardinals
Stan Musial
7
1951 - 1968
CF/1B
Yankees
Mickey Mantle
8
1963 - 1984
2B
Reds
Joe Morgan
9
1939 - 1960
LF
Red Sox
Ted Williams
10
1925 - 1941
P
Red Sox
Lefty Grove
11
1926 - 1945
RF
Pirates
Paul Waner
12
1988 - 2004
2B
Blue Jays
Roberto Alomar
13
1994 - 2016
SS/3B
Yankees
Alex Rodriguez
14
1963 - 1986
OF/1B/3B
Reds
Pete Rose
15
1998 - 2017
CF
Mets
Carlos Beltan
16
1923 - 1946
P
White Sox
Ted Lyons
17
1997 - 2013
1B
Rockies
Todd Helton
18
1914 - 1933
P
White Sox
Red Faber
19
1974 - 1993
SS/CF
Brewers
Robin Yount
20
1956 - 1976
OF/1B
Reds
Frank Robinson
21
1984 - 2007
P
Red Sox
Roger Clemons
22
2008 - 2025
P
Dodgers
Clayton Kershaw
23
2004 - 2023
P
Royals
Zack Greinke
24
1951 - 1973
CF
Giants
Willie Mays
25
1986 - 2007
LF
Giants
Barry Bonds
26
1982 - 1999
3B
Red Sox
Wade Boggs
27
2011 -
CF
Angels
Mike Trout
28
1970 - 1992
P
Twins
Bert Blyleven
29
1998 - 2018
3B
Rangers
Adrian Beltre
Number
Years
Pos
Team
Player Name
30
1979 - 2002
LF
Expos
Tim Raines
31
1986 - 2008
P
Braves
Greg Maddux
32
1965 - 1988
P
Phillies
Steve Carlton
33
1988 - 2005
RF/1B
Rockies
Larry Walker
34
1966 - 1993
P
Astros
Nolan Ryan
35
1963 -1987
P
Braves
Phil Niekro
36
1962 - 1983
P
Giants
Gaylord Perry
37
1974 - 1990
1B
Cardinals
Keith Hernandez
38
1988 - 2007
P
Phillies
Curt Schilling
39
1937 - 1957
C/OF
Dodgers
Roy Campanella
40
1997 - 2018
P
Indians
Bartolo Colon
41
1967 - 1986
P
Mets
Tom Seaver
42
1945 - 1956
2B/3B/1B
Dodgers
Jackie Robinson
43
1975 - 1998
P
A's
Dennis Eckersley
44
1954 - 1976
RF - 1B
Braves
Hank Aaron
45
1959 - 1975
P
Cardinals
Bob Gibson
46
1995 - 2013
P
Yankees
Andy Pettitte
47
1987 - 2008
P
Braves
Tom Glavine
49
1975 - 1988
P
Yankees
Ron Guidry
50
2014 -
RF/SS/2B
Dodgers
Mookie Betts
51
1988 - 2009
P
Mariners
Randy Johnson
52
2001 - 2019
P
Yankees
C.C. Sabathia
53
1956 - 1969
P
Dodgers
Don Drysdale
54
1972 - 1994
P
Yankees
Goose Gossage
55
1983 - 2000
P
Dodgers
Orel Hershiser
56
2000 - 2015
P
White Sox
Mark Buehrle
57
2000 - 2012
P
Twins
Johan Santana
72
1969 - 1993
C
White Sox
Carlton Fisk
99
2016 -
RF
Yankees
Aaron Judge
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