New York Yankees All-Time Roster
Updated 02/27/2022
This is the New York Yankees all-time roster. The roster consists of one starter and one bench player for each infield position and one starter and one bench player for each outfield position. Hitters had to have a minimum of 1,500 plate appearances. For pitching, I selected five starting pitchers and three relief pitchers. Starting pitchers had to start at least 75 games during their time with the franchise to qualify. Relief pitchers had to accumulate a minimum of 150 innings pitched to be eligible.
- Catcher – Yogi Berra
- Age: 21 – 38
- Years: 1946 – 1963
- First Base – Lou Gehrig
- Age: 20 – 36
- Years: 1923 – 1939
- Second Base – Robinson Cano
- Age: 22 – 30
- Years: 2005 – 2013
- Third Base – Alex Rodriguez
- Age: 28 – 37, 39 – 40
- Years: 2004 – 2013, 2015 – 2016
- Shortstop – Derek Jeter
- Age: 21 – 40
- Years: 1995 – 2014
- Outfield – Babe Ruth
- Age: 25 – 39
- Years: 1920 – 1934
- Outfield – Mickey Mantle
- Age: 19 – 36
- Years: 1951 – 1968
- Outfield – Joe DiMaggio
- Age: 21 – 27, 31 – 36
- Years: 1936 – 1942, 1946 – 1951
- Starting Pitcher – Ron Guidry
- Age: 24 – 37
- Years: 1975 – 1988
- Starting Pitcher – Whitey Ford
- Age: 21, 24 – 38
- Years: 1950, 1953 – 1967
- Starting Pitcher – Lefty Gomez
- Age: 21 – 33
- Years: 1930 – 1942
- Starting Pitcher – Andy Pettitte
- Age: 23 – 31, 35 – 38, 40 – 41
- Years: 1995 – 2003, 2007 – 2010, 2012 – 2013
- Starting Pitcher – Bob Shawkey
- Age: 24 – 36
- Years: 1915 – 1927
- Relief Pitcher – Mariano Rivera
- Age: 25 – 43
- Years: 1995 – 2013
- Relief Pitcher – Rich Gossage
- Age: 26 – 31, 37
- Years: 1978 – 1983, 1989
- Relief Pitcher – Dave Righetti
- Age: 20, 22 – 31
- Years: 1979, 1981 – 1990
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
59.7 | 124 | 2116 | 8355 | 7546 | 1174 | 2148 | 321 | 49 | 358 | 1430 | 30 | 26 | 704 | 411 | .285 | .349 | .483 | .832 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
113.7 | 173 | 2164 | 9660 | 8001 | 1888 | 2721 | 534 | 163 | 493 | 1995 | 102 | 101 | 1508 | 790 | .340 | .442 | .632 | 1.074 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
44.4 | 126 | 1374 | 5791 | 5336 | 799 | 1649 | 375 | 28 | 204 | 822 | 38 | 28 | 350 | 689 | .309 | .357 | .504 | .861 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
54.0 | 138 | 1509 | 6520 | 5577 | 1012 | 1580 | 263 | 9 | 351 | 1096 | 152 | 30 | 779 | 1292 | .283 | .381 | .523 | .904 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
71.3 | 119 | 2747 | 12602 | 11195 | 1923 | 3465 | 544 | 66 | 260 | 1311 | 358 | 97 | 1082 | 1840 | .310 | .376 | .440 | .816 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
143.4 | 200 | 2084 | 9197 | 7216 | 1959 | 2518 | 424 | 106 | 659 | 1975 | 110 | 117 | 1852 | 1122 | .349 | .479 | .711 | 1.190 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
110.2 | 170 | 2401 | 9909 | 8102 | 1677 | 2415 | 344 | 72 | 536 | 1509 | 153 | 38 | 1733 | 1710 | .298 | .422 | .557 | .979 |
WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79.2 | 152 | 1736 | 7671 | 6821 | 1390 | 2214 | 389 | 131 | 361 | 1537 | 30 | 9 | 790 | 369 | .325 | .398 | .579 | .977 |
WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | SO | K% | WHIP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47.9 | 83 | 368 | 323 | 170 | 91 | 3.29 | 2392 | 95 | 26 | 4 | 953 | 874 | 633 | 1778 | 18.2% | 1.18 |
WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | SO | K% | WHIP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
53.5 | 75 | 498 | 438 | 236 | 106 | 2.75 | 3170.1 | 156 | 45 | 10 | 1107 | 967 | 1086 | 1956 | 15.% | 1.22 |
WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | SO | K% | WHIP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43.4 | 79 | 367 | 319 | 189 | 101 | 3.34 | 2498.1 | 173 | 28 | 9 | 1087 | 927 | 1090 | 1468 | 13.7% | 1.35 |
WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | SO | K% | WHIP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51.3 | 87 | 447 | 438 | 219 | 127 | 3.94 | 2796.1 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1355 | 1223 | 889 | 2020 | 16.9% | 1.37 |
WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | SO | K% | WHIP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43.2 | 85 | 415 | 275 | 168 | 131 | 3.12 | 2488.2 | 164 | 26 | 26 | 1014 | 862 | 855 | 1163 | 11.4% | 1.27 |
WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | SO | K% | WHIP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
56.3 | 49 | 1115 | 10 | 82 | 60 | 2.21 | 1283.2 | 0 | 0 | 652 | 340 | 315 | 286 | 1173 | 23.0% | 1.00 |
WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | SO | K% | WHIP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18.8 | 55 | 319 | 0 | 42 | 28 | 2.14 | 533 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 150 | 127 | 185 | 512 | 24.0% | 1.08 |
WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | SO | K% | WHIP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22.9 | 78 | 522 | 76 | 74 | 61 | 3.11 | 1136.2 | 13 | 2 | 224 | 448 | 393 | 473 | 940 | 19.5% | 1.30 |
Bench
- Catcher – Thurman Munson, 1969 – 1979
- First Base – Don Mattingly, 1982 – 1995
- Second Base – Willie Randolph, 1976 – 1988
- Third Base – Graig Nettles, 1973 – 1983
- Shortstop – Phil Rizzuto, 1941 – 1942, 1946 – 1956
- Outfield – Charlie Keller, 1939 -1943, 1945 – 1949, 1952
- Outfield – Bernie Williams, 1991 – 2006
- Outfield – Roy White, 1965 – 1979
- Starting Pitcher – Mike Mussina, 2001 – 2008
- Starting Pitcher – Mel Stottlemyre, 1964 – 1974
- Starting Pitcher – Red Ruffing, 1930 – 1942, 1945 – 1946
- Relief Pitcher – Sparky Lyle, 1972 – 1978
Can’t quite understand your relief pitching picks. It’s hard to take this seriously when you have ADAM WARREN on the Yankees all-time roster. The guy had a career 3.42 ERA and was never even a setup man. Crack open an old encyclopedia and learn about guys like Sparky Lyle and Johnny Murphy. Hell, even Dave Righetti.
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Hi Dan. I believe reading the opening paragraph may answer the why Adam Warren question.
Adam Warren’s career ERA as a Yankee is 3.18. I prefer ERA- for context and Warren’s is 78 (meaning his ERA is 21% better than league average). His overall career ERA is 3.42.
While I agree that Adam Warren is not among the 6 best Yankee relief pitchers of all-time the idea was to create a pitching staff made up of 5 starters, 2 relief pitchers (who pitched in mostly non-closing situations thus the less than 30 saves qualification mentioned in the opening paragraph), and 1 closer. I am familiar with Sparky Lyle, Johnny Murphy, and Dave Righetti. They were all considered for the closer role. Because they all had more than 30 career saves as a Yankee they were not eligible for the relief pitcher role.
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Non Yankee fan but huge baseball historian. Not sure why Berra always get shafted when greatest Yankee teams are compiled.
The only stat that Dickey is better is batting average and his was done at a time when overall averages were inflated. Berra was outstanding defensively with a great arm (as was Dickey)
Yogi was ugly and not taken seriously as a great player by many because of it but other than Bench was probably best all around catcher of all-time.
Not trying to disparage Dickey here but a 3 time MVP with better WAR should get the nod. The years that Dickey missed due to WW2 were well after his prime so not sure WAR would have increased much, if at all.
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yogi is the best catcher of all-time. how can he be the second-best yankee catcher
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How would they do compared to all the rest of all all Stars combined?
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James, creating a total value of these all-time rosters would be tough and even more subjective. I think the Giants, Dodgers, and Cardinals all have strong teams but I don’t believe any other all-time team is better than the Yankees.
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Mantle played Left over 100 times for the Yanks…so, take out Keller and move Mantle to Left, making room for Joe in Center.
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I must admit the Yankees, without a doubt, greatest all time team. But, if there is one franchise that can at least sniff the Yanks, its my Detroit Tigers.
C Berra vs Freehan
1B Gherig vs Greenberg
2B Cano vs Gheringer
3B Nettles vs Miggy
OF Ruth, Mantle, Dimaggio vs Cobb, Kaline, Heilmann
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Sorry bro. It’s not that close. I lived in Detroit 7 yrs in the early 70’s. But spot for spot we only have the Georgia peach!
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