MLB Baseball - Three Greatest Players in Team History

Name the three best players in the history of each Major League franchise by Wins Above Replacement.
Source: baseball-reference.com. Modern era only.
Only includes WAR accrued playing with the team.
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Team
WAR
Career
Pos
Player
Twins/Senators
165.1
1907–1927
P
Walter Johnson
63.8
1967–1978
2B
Rod Carew
60.5
1954–1975
Various
Harmon Killebrew
Giants
154.6
1951–1952, 1954–1972
OF
Willie Mays
112.5
1993–2007
OF
Barry Bonds
110.9
1926–1947
OF
Mel Ott
Tigers
145.0
1905–1926
OF
Ty Cobb
92.8
1953–1974
OF
Al Kaline
84.8
1924–1942
2B
Charlie Gehringer
Braves
142.5
1954–1974
OF
Hank Aaron
99.3
1942, 1946–1964
P
Warren Spahn
94.0
1952–1966
3B
Eddie Matthews
Yankees
142.7
1920–1934
OF
Babe Ruth
113.8
1923–1939
1B
Lou Gehrig
110.2
1951–1968
OF
Mickey Mantle
Cardinals
128.6
1941–1944, 1946–1963
OF
Stan Musial
91.5
1915–1926
2B
Rogers Hornsby
89.1
1959–1975
P
Bob Gibson
Red Sox
121.8
1939–1942, 1946–1960
OF
Ted Williams
96.5
1961–1983
OF
Carl Yastrzemski
80.8
1984–1996
P
Roger Clemens
Pirates
120.3
1900–1917
SS
Honus Wagner
94.8
1955–1972
OF
Roberto Clemente
70.2
1926–1940
OF
Paul Waner
Phillies
106.8
1972–1989
3B
Mike Schmidt
72.0
1948–1961
P
Robin Roberts
69.4
1972–1986
P
Steve Carlton
Orioles
95.9
1981–2001
SS
Cal Ripken
78.4
1955–1977
3B
Brooks Robinson
68.5
1965–1967, 1969–1984
P
Jim Palmer
Royals
88.6
1973–1993
3B
George Brett
47.0
1989–1999, 2003–2004
P
Kevin Appier
44.8
1970–1983
OF
Amos Otis
Angels
85.2
2011–
OF
Mike Trout
51.8
1986–1999
P
Chuck Finley
45.9
1961–1971
SS
Jim Fregosi
Guardians/Indians
79.6
1902–1914
2B
Nap Lajoie
74.9
1916–1926
OF
Tris Speaker
63.5
1936–1941, 1945–1956
P
Bob Feller
Astros
79.9
1991–2005
1B
Jeff Bagwell
65.4
1988–2007
2B
Craig Biggio
51.4
1975–1987
OF
Jose Cruz
Mets
78.8
1967–1976
P
Tom Seaver
49.2
2004–2016, 2018
3B
David Wright
46.4
1984–1994
P
Dwight Gooden
Reds
78.0
1963–1978, 1984–1986
various
Pete Rose
75.1
1967–1983
C
Johnny Bench
70.5
1986–2004
SS
Barry Larkin
Athletics
77.2
1901–1914
P
Eddie Plank
72.7
1979–1984, 1989–1992, 1994–1995, 1998
OF
Rickey Henderson
64.8
1925–1993
P
Lefty Grove
Brewers
77.4
1974–1993
SS / OF
Robin Yount
59.9
1978–1992
3B
Paul Molitor
47.1
2007–2020
OF
Ryan Braun
White Sox
77.5
1930–1943, 1945–1950
SS
Luke Appling
70.6
1923–1942, 1946
P
Ted Lyons
68.3
1990–2005
1B
Frank Thomas
Dodgers
79.9
2008–
P
Clayton Kershaw
68.4
1940–1942, 1946–1958
SS
Pee Wee Reese
67.1
1956–1969
P
Don Drysdale
Cubs
72.1
1960–1973
3B
Ron Santo
68.0
1982–1994, 1996–1997
2B
Ryne Sandberg
67.7
1953–1971
3B/1B
Ernie Banks
Mariners
70.6
1989–1999, 2009–2010
OF
Ken Griffey Jr.
68.4
1987–2004
DH
Edgar Martinez
56.4
2001–2011, 2018–2019
OF
Ichiro Suzuki
Padres
69.2
1982–2001
OF
Tony Gwynn
32.0
1973–1980
OF
Dave Winfield
26.8
2002–2008
P
Jake Peavy
Rockies
61.8
1997–2013
1B
Todd Helton
48.3
1995–2004
OF
Larry Walker
40.1
2013–2020
3B
Nolan Arenado
Blue Jays
56.8
1979–1992, 1998
P
Dave Stieb
48.0
1998–2009
P
Roy Halladay
38.3
2008–2017
OF
José Bautista
Nationals/Expos
55.8
1974–1984, 1992
C
Gary Carter
49.1
1979–1990
OF
Tim Raines
48.4
1976–1986
OF
Andre Dawson
Diamondbacks
50.9
1999–2004, 2007–2008
P
Randy Johnson
39.9
2011–2018
1B
Paul Goldschmidt
31.1
2003–2009
P
Brandon Webb
Rangers
50.0
1991–2002, 2009
C
Iván Rodríguez
44.6
1989–1993, 1999–2003
1B
Rafael Palmeiro
41.1
2011–2018
3B
Adrian Beltre
Rays
51.2
2008–2017
3B
Evan Longoria
35.3
2006–2014
SS
Ben Zobrist
35.6
2002–2010
OF
Carl Crawford
Marlins
35.7
2010–2017
OF
Giancarlo Stanton
26.9
2006–2011
SS
Hanley Ramirez
25.7
2005–2011
P
Josh Johnson
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Level 46
Oct 25, 2019
Mike Piazza should be on the Mets. Koufax, Drysdale and Campanella were better than Kershaw. Just my opinion.
+4
Level 67
Jun 26, 2020
Win shares are calculated by an algorytm, so if Piazza doesn't show it's simply because there are three guys that have scored better than him in Mets uniform.
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Level ∞
Sep 30, 2020
Yep. Mike Piazza played the first half of his career as a Dodger. Had he played his whole career as a Met, he would have been the second greatest Mets player of all time.
+1
Level 67
Jun 26, 2020
You have to give us way more time, this is not a typing-race kind of quiz!
+1
Level ∞
Sep 30, 2020
Doubled the time. Thanks for the suggestion.
+2
Level 68
Jun 26, 2020
Fun quiz, way too little time though. I was also thrown by someone from the A's between 1925-1993. Lefty Grove must've been a sight to see pitching at 85 years old.
+1
Level 56
Sep 30, 2020
In the category of "you can't please everybody": I've played this quiz several times because there's always been room to improve given how little time there was. Oh well. Also, it would be good if you corrected Lefty Grove's dates. Thanks!
+2
Level 69
Oct 5, 2020
Ernie Banks played mainly SS and 1B, not 3B and 1B.
+1
Level 67
Nov 30, 2020
Fernandez also played with Toronto in 1993 and 2001.
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Level 68
Feb 4, 2021
In addition to the obvious error of Lefty Grove, Ted Lyons' final season was '46, not '56.
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Level 54
Feb 20, 2024
Lefty Grove's years are wrong