Left Fielder Rankings

200 Greatest Left Fielders

  1. Barry Bonds lf, 1986–2007 364
  2. Ted Williams lf, 1939–1960 276
  3. Stan Musial lf, 1941–1963 264
  4. Rickey Henderson lf, 1979–2003 232
  5. Carl Yastrzemski lf, 1961–1983 185
  6. Pete Rose lf, 1963–1986 150
  7. Ed Delahanty lf, 1888–1903 149
  8. Al Simmons lf, 1924–1944 131
  9. Manny Ramirez lf, 1993–2011 130
  10. Tim Raines lf, 1979–2002 129
  11. Fred Clarke lf, 1894–1915 128
  12. Goose Goslin lf, 1921–1938 117
  13. Jesse Burkett lf, 1890–1905 114
  14. Sherry Magee lf, 1904–1919 112
  15. Minnie Miñoso lf, 1946–1980 111
  16. Billy Williams lf, 1959–1976 111
  17. Jim O'Rourke lf, 1872–1904 108
  18. Zack Wheat lf, 1909–1927 108
  19. Willie Stargell lf, 1962–1982 105
  20. Bob Johnson lf, 1933–1945 102
  21. Joe Medwick lf, 1932–1948 101
  22. Lance Berkman lf, 1999–2013 100
  23. Joe Kelley lf, 1891–1908 98
  24. Jose Cruz lf, 1970–1988 98
  25. Harry Stovey lf, 1880–1893 98
  26. Pete Browning lf, 1882–1894 93
  27. Charlie Keller lf, 1939–1952 92
  28. Luis Gonzalez lf, 1990–2008 91
  29. Ryan Braun lf, 2007–2020 90
  30. Ralph Kiner lf, 1946–1955 89
  31. Roy White lf, 1965–1979 87
  32. Jimmy Sheckard lf, 1897–1913 87
  33. Jim Rice lf, 1974–1989 84
  34. George Foster lf, 1969–1986 84
  35. Augie Galan lf, 1934–1949 83
  36. Bobby Veach lf, 1912–1925 83
  37. Matt Holliday lf, 2004–2018 82
  38. Heinie Manush lf, 1923–1939 82
  39. Ken Williams lf, 1915–1929 81
  40. Brett Gardner lf, 2008–2021 80
  41. Mike Smith lf, 1886–1901 78
  42. Hugh Duffy lf, 1888–1906 77
  43. Starling Marte lf, 2012–2022 75
  44. Albert Belle lf, 1989–2000 74
  45. Lonnie Smith lf, 1978–1994 73
  46. Jeff Heath lf, 1936–1949 73
  47. Lou Brock lf, 1961–1979 72
  48. Moises Alou lf, 1990–2008 71
  49. George Burns lf, 1911–1925 71
  50. Kirk Gibson lf, 1979–1995 70
  51. Christian Yelich lf, 2013–2022 68
  52. Don Buford lf, 1963–1972 68
  53. Carl Crawford lf, 2002–2016 68
  54. Sid Gordon lf, 1941–1955 67
  55. Charley Jones lf, 1875–1888 64
  56. Kip Selbach lf, 1894–1906 62
  57. Michael Brantley lf, 2009–2022 61
  58. Frank Howard lf, 1958–1973 61
  59. Dusty Baker lf, 1968–1986 61
  60. Alex Gordon lf, 2007–2020 60
  61. Gene Woodling lf, 1943–1962 59
  62. Chick Hafey lf, 1924–1937 59
  63. Ron Gant lf, 1987–2003 59
  64. Rico Carty lf, 1963–1979 59
  65. Riggs Stephenson lf, 1921–1934 58
  66. Kevin Mitchell lf, 1984–1998 58
  67. Tip O'Neill lf, 1883–1892 56
  68. Justin Upton lf, 2007–2022 56
  69. Mike Donlin lf, 1899–1914 55
  70. Josh Hamilton lf, 2007–2015 52
  71. Greg Vaughn lf, 1989–2003 52
  72. Lefty O'Doul lf, 1919–1934 51
  73. B.J. Surhoff lf, 1987–2005 51
  74. Alfonso Soriano lf, 1999–2014 51
  75. Topsy Hartsel lf, 1898–1911 51
  76. Rondell White lf, 1993–2007 49
  77. Cliff Floyd lf, 1993–2009 49
  78. Juan Soto lf, 2018–2022 48
  79. Kevin McReynolds lf, 1983–1994 48
  80. George Stone lf, 1903–1910 48
  81. Del Ennis lf, 1946–1959 48
  82. Gary Matthews lf, 1972–1987 46
  83. Mike Greenwell lf, 1985–1996 46
  84. Jason Bay lf, 2003–2013 45
  85. Cesar Tovar lf, 1965–1976 45
  86. Larry Hisle lf, 1968–1982 44
  87. Ben Oglivie lf, 1971–1986 44
  88. Joe Rudi lf, 1967–1982 44
  89. John Stone lf, 1928–1938 44
  90. Bernard Gilkey lf, 1990–2001 43
  91. Ryan Klesko lf, 1992–2007 43
  92. John Anderson lf, 1894–1908 43
  93. Carlos Lee lf, 1999–2012 42
  94. Jimmy Callahan lf, 1894–1913 42
  95. Greg Luzinski lf, 1970–1984 42
  96. Shane Mack lf, 1987–1998 42
  97. Bob Meusel lf, 1920–1930 41
  98. Tom York lf, 1871–1885 41
  99. Tommy Harper lf, 1962–1976 41
  100. Willie Horton lf, 1963–1980 41
  101. Wally Moon lf, 1954–1965 40
  102. Shannon Stewart lf, 1995–2008 39
  103. Abner Dalrymple lf, 1878–1891 39
  104. Tillie Walker lf, 1911–1923 39
  105. Yoenis Céspedes lf, 2012–2020 39
  106. Geoff Jenkins lf, 1998–2008 38
  107. Sam Mertes lf, 1896–1906 38
  108. Garret Anderson lf, 1994–2010 38
  109. Charlie Maxwell lf, 1950–1964 38
  110. Hank Sauer lf, 1941–1959 38
  111. John Briggs lf, 1964–1975 37
  112. Burt Shotton lf, 1909–1923 37
  113. Tom Tresh lf, 1961–1969 37
  114. Rusty Greer lf, 1994–2002 37
  115. Ronald Acuna Jr. lf, 2018–2022 37
  116. Rube Bressler lf, 1914–1932 36
  117. Marcell Ozuna lf, 2013–2022 36
  118. Bibb Falk lf, 1920–1931 36
  119. Cleon Jones lf, 1963–1976 35
  120. Bobby Higginson lf, 1995–2005 34
  121. Melky Cabrera lf, 2005–2019 34
  122. Kal Daniels lf, 1986–1992 34
  123. Gary Ward lf, 1979–1990 33
  124. George Bell lf, 1981–1993 33
  125. Hideki Matsui lf, 2003–2012 33
  126. Milt Thompson lf, 1984–1996 33
  127. George Wood lf, 1880–1892 32
  128. Al Maul lf, 1884–1901 32
  129. Irish Meusel lf, 1914–1927 32
  130. Tommy Davis lf, 1959–1976 32
  131. David DeJesus lf, 2003–2015 32
  132. Charlie Jamieson lf, 1915–1932 32
  133. Matty McIntyre lf, 1901–1912 32
  134. Steve Kemp lf, 1977–1988 31
  135. Tommy Pham lf, 2014–2022 31
  136. Dale Mitchell lf, 1946–1956 31
  137. Bob Bescher lf, 1908–1918 31
  138. Joe Carter lf, 1983–1998 31
  139. Bob Nieman lf, 1951–1962 30
  140. Gene Richards lf, 1977–1984 29
  141. George Case lf, 1937–1947 29
  142. Raul Ibanez lf, 1996–2014 28
  143. Gary Roenicke lf, 1976–1988 28
  144. Phil Bradley lf, 1983–1990 28
  145. Ray Blades lf, 1922–1932 28
  146. Pat Burrell lf, 2000–2011 28
  147. Ken Henderson lf, 1965–1980 28
  148. Duffy Lewis lf, 1910–1921 28
  149. Jim Russell lf, 1942–1951 28
  150. Josh Willingham lf, 2004–2014 28
  151. Joey Gallo lf, 2015–2022 27
  152. Manny Mota lf, 1962–1982 27
  153. Irv Noren lf, 1950–1960 27
  154. Johnny Grubb lf, 1972–1987 27
  155. George Hall lf, 1871–1877 27
  156. Joe Vosmik lf, 1930–1944 27
  157. Danny Litwhiler lf, 1940–1951 27
  158. Bob Skinner lf, 1954–1966 27
  159. Adam Dunn lf, 2001–2014 26
  160. Dave Kingman lf, 1971–1986 26
  161. Steve Braun lf, 1971–1985 26
  162. Jo-Jo Moore lf, 1930–1941 26
  163. Frank Thomas lf, 1951–1966 25
  164. Birdie Cree lf, 1908–1915 25
  165. Danny Taylor lf, 1926–1936 25
  166. Patsy Dougherty lf, 1902–1911 25
  167. Dave Collins lf, 1975–1990 25
  168. Gary Redus lf, 1982–1994 25
  169. Andrew Benintendi lf, 2016–2022 24
  170. Ralph Garr lf, 1968–1980 24
  171. Tito Francona lf, 1956–1970 24
  172. Warren Cromartie lf, 1974–1991 24
  173. Johnny Lindell lf, 1941–1954 24
  174. Dan Gladden lf, 1983–1993 24
  175. Lee Maye lf, 1959–1971 24
  176. Darby O'Brien lf, 1887–1892 24
  177. Bob Cerv lf, 1951–1962 23
  178. Roy Johnson lf, 1929–1938 23
  179. Les Mann lf, 1913–1928 23
  180. Walt Wilmot lf, 1888–1898 23
  181. Davy Jones lf, 1901–1918 23
  182. Bob Fothergill lf, 1922–1933 23
  183. Bobby Estalella lf, 1935–1949 23
  184. Larry Herndon lf, 1974–1988 23
  185. Hoot Evers lf, 1941–1956 22
  186. David Peralta lf, 2014–2022 22
  187. Max West lf, 1938–1948 22
  188. Dick Wakefield lf, 1941–1952 22
  189. Steve Pearce lf, 2007–2019 21
  190. Mark Canha lf, 2015–2022 21
  191. Greg Gross lf, 1973–1989 21
  192. Rick Reichardt lf, 1964–1974 21
  193. Gerardo Parra lf, 2009–2021 21
  194. Mike Easler lf, 1973–1987 20
  195. Duff Cooley lf, 1893–1905 20
  196. Corey Dickerson lf, 2013–2022 20
  197. Lou Piniella lf, 1964–1984 20
  198. Tyler O'Neill lf, 2018–2022 20
  199. Debs Garms lf, 1932–1945 20
  200. Frank Catalanotto lf, 1997–2010 20

Greatest Left Fielders by Hall Rating

Barry Bonds Photo
  1. Barry Bonds
  2. Ted Williams
  3. Stan Musial
  4. Rickey Henderson
  5. Carl Yastrzemski

Greatest Left Fielders by Negro League MLE Hall Rating

Minnie Miñoso Photo
  1. Minnie Miñoso
  2. Monte Irvin
  3. Agustín Bejerano
  4. Fats Jenkins
  5. Lázaro Salazar

Not in the Hall of Fame by Hall Rating

Barry Bonds Photo
  1. Barry Bonds
  2. Manny Ramirez
  3. Sherry Magee
  4. Bob Johnson
  5. Lance Berkman

Not in the Hall of Fame by Negro League MLE Hall Rating

  1. Agustín Bejerano
  2. Fats Jenkins
  3. Lázaro Salazar
  4. Roy Parnell
  5. Vic Harris

Not in the Hall of Stats by Hall Rating

Joe Kelley Photo
  1. Joe Kelley
  2. Jose Cruz
  3. Harry Stovey
  4. Pete Browning
  5. Charlie Keller

Not in the Hall of Merit by Hall Rating

Bob Johnson Photo
  1. Bob Johnson
  2. Lance Berkman
  3. Jose Cruz
  4. Luis Gonzalez
  5. Roy White

Active Left Fielders by Hall Rating

  1. Brett Gardner
  2. Starling Marte
  3. Christian Yelich
  4. Michael Brantley
  5. Justin Upton

Retired but Not Yet Eligible by Hall Rating

Ryan Braun Photo
  1. Ryan Braun
  2. Matt Holliday
  3. Alex Gordon
  4. Melky Cabrera
  5. Steve Pearce