Hall of Stats

25 Greatest Designated Hitters

1. Paul Molitor dh, 1978–1998 142
2. Frank Thomas dh, 1990–2008 140
3. Edgar Martinez dh, 1987–2004 136
4. David Ortiz dh, 1997–2016 95
5. Brian Downing dh, 1973–1992 93
6. Harold Baines dh, 1980–2001 58
7. Shohei Ohtani dh, 2018–2022 50
8. Travis Hafner dh, 2002–2013 44
9. Hal McRae dh, 1968–1987 43
10. Don Baylor dh, 1970–1988 41
11. Andre Thornton dh, 1973–1987 40
12. Mike Sweeney dh, 1995–2010 37
13. Yordan Álvarez dh, 2019–2022 27
14. Cliff Johnson dh, 1972–1986 27
15. Kendrys Morales dh, 2006–2019 20
16. Ron Blomberg dh, 1969–1978 17
17. Ken Phelps dh, 1980–1990 17
18. Mitchell Page dh, 1977–1984 15
19. Erubiel Durazo dh, 1999–2005 14
20. Jack Cust dh, 2001–2011 14
21. Billy Butler dh, 2007–2016 13
22. Evan Gattis dh, 2013–2018 13
23. Brad Fullmer dh, 1997–2004 9
24. Reggie Jefferson dh, 1991–1999 7
25. Josh Phelps dh, 2000–2008 6

Greatest Designated Hitters by Hall Rating

1. Paul Molitor
2. Frank Thomas
3. Edgar Martinez
4. David Ortiz
5. Brian Downing

Not in the Hall of Fame by Hall Rating

1. Brian Downing
2. Travis Hafner
3. Hal McRae
4. Don Baylor
5. Andre Thornton

Not in the Hall of Stats by Hall Rating

1. David Ortiz
2. Brian Downing
3. Harold Baines
4. Travis Hafner
5. Hal McRae

Not in the Hall of Merit by Hall Rating

1. David Ortiz
2. Brian Downing
3. Harold Baines
4. Travis Hafner
5. Hal McRae

Active Designated Hitters by Hall Rating

1. Shohei Ohtani
2. Yordan Álvarez
3. Franmil Reyes
4. David Hensley
5. Darick Hall

Retired but Not Yet Eligible by Hall Rating

1. Kendrys Morales
2. Evan Gattis