Top 10 of 2000's

This is my list of the top 10 players of the previous decade.(2000-2009) The stats on this list are just of the decade, not career stats. Honorable Mention: Johan Santana, Joe Mauer and Roy Halladay.

10. Pedro Martinez (1992-2009)
Pedro Martinez played the whole decade and was an all-star 4 times. He won one Cy Young award, but was in the top 5 three other times. He has an ERA of 3.01 and a win/loss % of .691. Pedro also pitched 18 complete games and 6 shutouts. He had 1,620 strikeouts.


9. Trevor Hoffman (1993-present)
Trevor Hoffman is one of the greatest closers ever. He was an all-star 5 times in this decade and almost won a Cy Young award. He had an ERA of 2.77 and 363 saves! He alos got the National League Relief Pitcher of the year twice.


8. Mariano Rivera (1995-present)
Mariano Rivera was an all-star 8 times last decade and recorded 397 saves! He has an ERA of 2.08 and an ERA+ of 217. He also won 5 American League Relief Pitcher of the year awards.


7. Roger Clemens (1984-2007)
Roger Clemens played 8 seasons in this decade. He won 2 Cy Young awards and was a 4 time all-star. He had a win.loss % of .682 and a ERA of 3.34. He pitched one shutout.



6. Derek Jeter (1995-present)
Derek Jeter is one of the best shortstops ever. From 2000-2009 he was an all-star 8 times and won 4 gold gloves and silver sluggers. He had a batting average of .317. Jeter also had 1,940 hits.

5. Randy Johnson (1988-2009)
The "Big Unit" won 3 Cy Young awards from 2000-20009. He had a win/loss % of .647 and an ERA of 3.34. He pitched 32 complete games and 12 shutouts. Randy also had 2182 strikeouts. Had 4 all-star selections and a perfect game.


4. Ichiro Suzuki (2001-present)
Ichiro started playing in 2001 and since has never had a below .300 batting average. He was the rookie of the year and has been an all-star every year since. Ichiro has also gotten a gold glove every year and won 3 silver sluggers. He had 2,030 hits in 6,607 at bats to have a batting average of .333. He also stole 341 bases and was caught only 79 times.

3. Alex Rodriguez (1994-present)
Alex Rodriguez was an all-star 9 times last decade. He also won 3 MVP awards. A-Rod belted 435 homeruns and batted in 1,243 runs. He had a batting average of .304, On Base % of .401 and a Slugging % of .587. Had 7 silver sluggers and 2 gold gloves.



2. Barry Bonds (1986-2007)
Barry Bonds only played 8 seasons the past decade, but has amazing records. From 2000-07, he won 4 MVPs, 5 silver sluggers and was an all-star 6 times. He hit 317 homeruns in 2,871 at bats. He also had a batting average of .322, an On Base% of .517 and a Slugging% of .724 and had 1,128 walks. Unfortunately Bonds took steroids.

1. Albert Pujols (2001-present)
Albert Pujols started in 2001 for the Cardinals. In his first nine seasons he was a Rookie of the Year, 8 time all-star and won 3 MVP awards, but came in the top 5 every other time except for 2007 (he came in 9th place). He has a batting average of .334, an On Base % of .427 and a slugging % of .628. He also hit 366 homeruns. He had 5 silver sluggers and 1 gold glove.

Top 10 Position Players

Baseball has been around since the late 1860's and more than 130 years, so just choosing 10 players is very hard, but here is my list of the top 10 players. Two people that almost made the list are Stan Musial and Pete Rose.

10. Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds was a fantastic player. The only reason he's not higher on the list is because he took steroids. Bonds was a 14 time all-star and played 22 seasons. He has the single season homerun record and all-time record.(73 and 762) He also has the more walks than anybody else with 2,558. He had 9,487 at bats and 2,935 hits. He won 7 MVP awards, 8 gold gloves, and 12 silver slugger awards.

9. Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle played 18 seasons with the Yankees and was an all-star 16 times. He won 3 MVP awards and came in 2nd place for MVP another 3 times! He also has 1 gold glove.
He lead the league in runs scored 5 times and in homeruns 4 times. He has a career batting average of .298.



8. Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron played 23 seasons and was an all-star 21 times, the most all-star selections any player has. In 1957 he won the MVP award. Hamerrin' Hank had the most homeruns ever(755) until Barry Bonds broke it. He still is the all-time leader in runs batted in with 2,297, 3rd in hits with 3,771 and 10 in doubles with 624.




7. Honus Wagner
Honus Wagner played 21 seasons and was one of the 1st hall of famers. He's not the all-time leader in anything, but is high on a lot of lists. He is 10th in stolen bases(723) 8th in hits(3,420) 8th in doubles with 643 and 4th in steals of home plate with 27. He never had a batting average under .299 until 1914, his 17 season.

6. Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig played 15 full seasons(17 total) won the MVP award twice. He is the all-time leader in grand slams with 23, and he played his whole career batting behind Babe Ruth! Lou also has the 17th best career batting average(.340) and played 2,130 consecuative games which was the most until Cal Ripken Jr. broke it. Lou Gehrig was forced to retire after being diagnosed with ALS decease, which some now call Lou Gehrig decease


5. Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby played 23 seasons and won the MVP award twice. He batted .400 or higher 3 times and has the 2nd best career batting average ever, .358, and the best by a right handed batter. He had 2,930 hits in 8,173 at bats with only 679 strikeouts.


4. Ted Williams
Ted Williams played 19 seasons and was an all-star 17 times. He won the MVP award twice and is the all time leader in OBP(.482) Williams also batted above .400 3 times. He missed 3 seasons because he was a fighter pilot in WW2. He has a career batting average of .344.


3. Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb played 24 seasons and won one MVP award, but the MVP was the only award they had back then. He has the best lifetime batting average with .366. He is 4th in stolen bases with 897 and has the most steals of home plate with 52. Ty is also 5th in games played with 3,034 and 2nd in hits with 4,189.


2. Babe Ruth
George "Babe" Ruth played 22 seasons and won the MVP once, but the MVP was the only award they had for most of his career. He started out as pitcher and had 94 wins and 46 losses and an ERA of 2.28, but Ruth is best known for being the homerun hitting right fielder for the Yankees. He is 3rd in homeruns with 714 and finished his career with 2,873 hits.


1. Willy Mays
Willy Mays played 22 seasons and was an all-star 20 times(2nd most) He also got the rookie of the year award, 2 MVP awards and 12 gold gloves. He has 3,283 hits, a career batting average of .302 and is 4th in homeruns with 660. He also made a legendary catch in center field.

Top 10 Starting Pitchers

Baseball has seen many great pitchers throughout the years. From the pitchers of early baseball, like Walter Johnson and Cy Young, to the great pitchers of today, people having been comparing pitchers. So here is a list of the top 10 starting pitchers of all-time. Two that almost made the lsit: Bob Gibson and Roger Clemens.

10. Pedro Martinez
Pedro Martinez played 18 seasons and was an all-star 8 times. He has 3 Cy Young awards and has a career ERA of 2.93. He is the 1st pitcher to win a World series and a Cy Young award in both leagues. He is also 13th in strikeouts with 3,401.

9. Randy Johnson
Randy Johnson played 22 seasons and was an all-star 11 times. He has the 2nd most Cy Young awards with 5 and has the 2nd most strikeouts with 4,875. He is also the 1st of 2 Diamondback pitchers to throw a perfect game.


8. Nolan Ryan
Nolan Ryan played 24 full seasons(27 total) and all though he is the all-time leader in walks and 3rd in losses, he has the most strikeouts ever with 5,714! That's 1,000 more than following strikeout leader. He also has the most no-hitters(7) too. He was an all-star 8 times and still never won a Cy Young award, but was top 5 in voting 6 times. He could also throw 100 mph.

7. Grover C. Alexander
Grover Cleveland Alexander played 20 seasons and achieved 373 wins. He is tied with Christy Mathewson for the 3rd most wins. He has an ERA of 2.56 and lead the league in innings pitched 7 times. He also lead the league in strikeouts 6 times and had 2,198 total strikeouts. He faced 20,893 batters and gave up 4,868 hits. "Old Pete" also had 437 complete games.


6. Greg Maddux.
Greg Maddux played 23 seasons and was an all-star 8 times. He has the most gold gloves by a pitcher with 18. The second most is 12! He also has 4 Cy Young awards, 3,371 (10th most) and is 8th in Wins Above Replacement for pitchers. Maddux has 355 wins (8th most) and only 227 losses, giving him a win/loss % of .610. He also lead the league in innings pitched 5 times, shutouts 5 times and and ERA 4 times.

5. Satchel Paige
Although Leroy "Satchel" Paige did play in the Major leagues for a few years having 2 all-star seasons, he played most of his career in the negro-leagues. By the time he was in the Majors, he was 51 years old. According to Paige, he won 1,100 out of 1,500 games in the Negro-leagues. Radar guns weren't invented in his time, but Paige is still known as one of the hardest throwing pitchers ever.

4. Sandy Koufax
Sandy Koufax played only 7 full seasons and is still called one of the best pitchers ever. He was an all-star 6 of those seasons and won the Cy Young award 3 times. He even won the MVP award. He has a career ERA of 2.76. He had to end his career early because of an injury.


3. Christy Mathewson
Christy Mathewson played 15 complete seasons(17 total) and was one of the 1st five players into the Hall of Fame. They didn't have Cy Young awards back then, but I'm sure he would have gotten a few if they did. He has a career ERA of 2.13, is tied for 3rd most wins with 373 and finished with a batting average of .215

2. Cy Young
Denton Young was nicknamed "Cyclone", or Cy for short. He was a great pitcher having the all-time records for wins(511) losses(316) games started(815) complete games(749) innings pitched(7356.0) and hits given up.(7,092) They even named an award after him because of his great pitching. He also has the most Wins Above Replacement for pitchers. Cy finished with a career batting average of .210.

1. Walter Johnson
Walter Johnson was an amazing player. He played 21 seasons with the Washington Senators, whose records were among the worst ever and has the 2nd most wins ever with 417. That means he got a win almost every time he pitched. He also has the most shutouts with 110. Johnson also won the MVP award twice and has a career batting average of .235. That's pretty good for a pitcher.