The Baseball Scholar

Some of the greatest offensive players in the history of the game have manned left field. From Shoeless Joe Jackson, Ken Williams, Al Simmons, Babe Ruth, and Joe Medwick to Ted Williams, Hank Greenberg, Ralph Kiner, Stan Musial to Billy Williams, Willie McCovey, Carl Yastrzemski, and Jim Rice to Rickey Henderson, Tim Raines, Barry Bonds, Albert Belle, and Manny Ramirez. Narrowing all those great players down to just 10 seasons was nearly impossible. You could have a list of 40-50 that you could argue belong on this list. Here is my list.

Honorable Mention

• Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox, 1957
• Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, 2003
• Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, 1993
• Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox, 1946
• Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals, 2003

• 10. Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox, 1967



• Age: 27
• AL MVP
• AL All-Star




Carl Yastrzemski Batting Statistics

WAR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
12.4	161	579	112	189	31	4	44	121	10	8	91	69	.326	.418	.622	1.040

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• 9. Babe Ruth, New York Yankees, 1926



• Age: 31




Babe Ruth Batting Statistics

WAR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
11.5	152	495	139	184	30	5	47	153	11	9	144	76	.372	.516	.737	1.253

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• 8. Al Simmons, Philadelphia Athletics, 1930



• Age: 28




Al Simmons Batting Statistics

WAR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
7.8	138	554	152	211	41	16	36	165	9	2	39	34	.381	.423	.708	1.130

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• 7. Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox, 1949



• Age: 30
• AL MVP
• AL All-Star




Ted Williams Batting Statistics

WAR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
9.2	155	566	150	194	39	3	43	159	1	1	162	48	.343	.490	.650	1.141

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• 6. Babe Ruth, New York Yankees, 1921



• Age: 26




Babe Ruth Batting Statistics

WAR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
12.9	152	540	177	204	44	16	59	168	17	13	145	81	.378	.512	.846	1.359

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• 5. Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, 1996



• Age: 31
• NL Silver Slugger
• NL All-Star




Barry Bonds Batting Statistics

WAR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
9.6	158	517	122	159	27	3	42	129	40	7	151	76	.308	.461	.615	1.076

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• 4. Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox, 1948



• Age: 29
• AL All-Star




Ted Williams Batting Statistics

WAR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
8.5	137	509	124	188	44	3	25	127	4	0	126	41	.369	.497	.615	1.112

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• 3. Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, 2001



• Age: 36
• NL MVP
• NL Silver Slugger
• NL All-Star




Barry Bonds Batting Statistics

WAR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
11.9	153	476	129	156	32	2	73	137	13	3	177	93	.328	.515	.863	1.379

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• 2. Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, 2002



• Age: 37
• NL MVP
• NL Silver Slugger
• NL All-Star




Barry Bonds Batting Statistics

WAR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
11.8	143	403	117	149	31	2	46	110	9	2	198	47	.370	.582	.799	1.381

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• 1. Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, 2004



• Age: 39
• NL MVP
• NL Silver Slugger
• NL All-Star




Barry Bonds Batting Statistics

WAR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
10.6	147	373	129	135	27	3	45	101	6	1	232	41	.362	.609	.812	1.422

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