Doing All-Time lineups is something I planned to start in January, similar to my “Top 10 at X Position” blogs I did last year. Those were a lot of fun to do, and somehow continue to get thousands of views a year later. I realized that 30 teams are more than nine positions, so I decided to start a little early.
Here are my rules
Can not be in the Hall of Fame for another team.
If a player is not in the Hall, they had to play the majority of games for the team I put them on.
Have to keep them in their natural positions, except LF/RF.
Someone like Tris Speaker makes the “majority of games” rule hard. He doesn’t have a team on his Cooperstown cap, and he played the most games for Cleveland. However, he was by far more successful in Boston. So, I am making an exception for the players who do not have a hat on their plaque. Sue me.
I will also be listing their career stats below. For someone like Williams, who spent his entire career with Boston, that doesn’t matter. Someone like Jimmie Foxx, however, is split down the middle. But I want people to get the full scope of how good some of these players are.
Again, there is going to be 30 of these, so buckle up.
C – Carlton Fisk
Key Stats (Career):
.269 AVG • 2,356 H • 376 HR • 1,330 RBI • 1,276 R • 68.4 bWAR
Accolades:
Hall of Fame (2000) • 11× All-Star • AL Rookie of the Year (1972) • Gold Glove (1972) • 3× Silver Slugger •
1B – Jimmie Foxx
Key Stats (Career):
.325 AVG • 2,646 H • 534 HR • 1,922 RBI • 1,751 R • 92.9 bWAR
Accolades:
Hall of Fame (1951) • 3× AL MVP • Triple Crown • 2× World Series Champion • 9× All-Star • 2× batting title • 4× HR leader
2B – Bobby Doerr
Key Stats (Career):
.288 AVG • 2,042 H • 223 HR • 1,247 RBI • 1,094 R • 51.4 bWAR
Accolades:
Hall of Fame (1986) • 9× All-Star
3B – Wade Boggs
Key Stats (Career):
.328 AVG • 3,010 H • 118 HR • 1,014 RBI • 1,513 R • .858 OPS • 91.4 bWAR
Accolades:
Hall of Fame (2005) • 12× All-Star • 5× AL batting champion • 2× Gold Glove • 8× Silver Slugger • World Series champion (1996)
SS – Xander Bogaerts (Probably should be Nomar, Sorry)
Key Stats (Career, through 2025):
.287 AVG • 1,822 H • 197 HR • 838 RBI • 948 R
Accolades:
4× All-Star • 5× Silver Slugger • 2× World Series champion (2013, 2018)
LF – Ted Williams
Key Stats (Career):
.344 AVG • 2,654 H • 521 HR • 1,839 RBI • 1,798 R • 1.116 OPS • 121.8 bWAR
Accolades:
Hall of Fame (1966) • 19× All-Star • 2× AL MVP • 2× Triple Crown • 6× AL batting champion • Red Sox No. 9 retired • Two Wars
CF – Tris Speaker
Key Stats (Career):
.345 AVG • 3,514 H • 117 HR • 1,531 RBI • 1,882 R • 792 2B • 134.9 bWAR
Accolades:
Hall of Fame (1937) • 3× World Series champion (1912, 1915, 1920) • AL MVP (1912) • AL batting champion (1916) • All-time MLB doubles leader
RF – Carl Yastrzemski
Key Stats (Career):
.285 AVG • 3,419 H • 452 HR • 1,844 RBI • 1,816 R • 96.4 bWAR
Accolades:
Hall of Fame (1989) • 18× All-Star • AL MVP (1967) • Triple Crown (1967) • 7× Gold Glove • 3× batting champion
DH – David Ortiz
Key Stats (Career):
.286 AVG • 2,472 H • 541 HR • 1,768 RBI • 1,419 R • .931 OPS • 55 bWAR
Accolades:
Hall of Fame (2022) • 10× All-Star • 7× Silver Slugger • 3× World Series champion (2004, 2007, 2013) • World Series MVP (2013) • ALCS MVP (2004) • Roberto Clemente Award (2011)
SP – Pedro Martínez
Key Stats (Career):
219–100 • 2.93 ERA • 3,154 K • 1.05 WHIP • 83.9 bWAR
Accolades:
Hall of Fame (2015) • 3× Cy Young Award (1997, 1999, 2000) • Pitching Triple Crown (1999) • 8× All-Star • 5× ERA title • World Series champion (2004) • All-Star Game MVP (1999)
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