The Baseball Scholar

100 Greatest Left Fielders of All-Time

Dave Franks
1–2 minutes

Major League Baseball as we know it—two leagues, American and National, playing by the same rules with champions facing off—was born in 1901. These rankings only consider seasons and careers from 1901 onward. Stats reflect post-1901 performance only. Eligibility: 1,500+ plate appearances (batters), 75+ starts (starters), or 350+ innings pitched (relievers).

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  1. Barry Bonds

    Barry Bonds Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    162.8 173 2986 12606 9847 2227 2935 601 77 762 1996 514 141 2558 1539 .298 .444 .666 1.143

  2. Ted WilliamsHOF2x MVP

    • Age: 20–23, 27-41
    • Years: 1939–1942, 1946-1960
    • Positions: LF
    • Teams: Boston Red Sox
    Ted Williams Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    122.1 188 2292 9791 7706 1798 2654 525 71 521 1839 24 17 2021 709 .344 .481 .633 1.115

  3. Stan MusialHOF

    • Age: 20–23, 25-42
    • Years: 1941–1944, 1946-1963
    • Positions: LF, 1B, RF
    • Teams: St. Louis Cardinals
    Stan Musial Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    128.7 158 3026 12712 10972 1949 3630 725 177 475 1951 78 31 1599 696 .330 .415 .559 .974

  4. Rickey HendersonHOF

    Rickey Henderson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    111.2 132 3081 13346 10961 2295 3055 510 66 297 1115 1406 335 2190 1694 .278 .400 .418 .818

  5. Carl YastrzemskiHOFMVP

    • Age: 21–43
    • Years: 1961–1983
    • Positions: LF, 1B, CF
    • Teams: Boston Red Sox
    Carl Yastrzemski Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    96.5 130 3308 13991 11988 1816 3419 646 59 452 1844 168 116 1845 1393 .285 .379 .462 .841

  6. Manny Ramirez

    Manny Ramirez Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    69.3 153 2302 9774 8244 1544 2574 547 20 555 1831 38 33 1329 1813 .312 .410 .585 .995

  7. Ralph KinerHOF

    Ralph Kiner Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    48.1 147 1472 6256 5205 971 1451 216 39 369 1015 22 2 1011 749 .278 .397 .547 .945

  8. Tim RainesHOF

    Tim Raines Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    69.4 125 2502 10359 8872 1571 2605 430 113 170 980 808 146 1330 966 .293 .383 .425 .808

  9. Billy WilliamsHOF

    Billy Williams Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    63.7 132 2488 10519 9350 1410 2711 434 88 426 1475 90 49 1045 1046 .289 .361 .491 .853

  10. Willie StargellHOF

    Willie Stargell Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    57.5 145 2360 9026 7927 1194 2232 423 55 475 1540 17 16 937 1936 .281 .359 .528 .888

  11. Al SimmonsHOF

    Al Simmons Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    68.1 130 2215 9515 8759 1507 2927 539 149 307 1827 88 64 615 737 .334 .375 .534 .910

  12. Charlie Keller

    Charlie Keller Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    43.9 152 1170 4604 3790 725 1085 166 72 189 760 45 23 784 499 .286 .408 .517 .925

  13. Goose GoslinHOF

    Goose Goslin Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    66.4 127 2287 9822 8656 1483 2735 500 173 248 1609 175 89 949 585 .315 .380 .499 .880

  14. Minnie MinosoHOF

    Minnie Minoso Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    50.3 133 1835 7710 6579 1136 1963 336 83 186 1023 205 130 814 584 .298 .385 .459 .844

  15. Ryan Braun

    Ryan Braun Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    47.1 135 1766 7340 6622 1080 1963 408 49 352 1154 216 60 586 1363 .296 .358 .532 .891

  16. Sherry Magee

    Sherry Magee Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    59.4 134 2087 8546 7441 1112 2169 425 166 83 1176 441 12 736 359 .291 .352 .426 .779

  17. Joe MedwickHOF

    Joe Medwick Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    54.6 133 1984 8142 7635 1198 2471 540 113 205 1383 42 0 437 551 .323 .360 .504 .864

  18. Albert Belle

    Albert Belle Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    40.1 139 1539 6673 5853 974 1726 389 21 381 1239 88 41 683 961 .294 .369 .563 .933

  19. Jim RiceHOFMVP

    Jim Rice Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    47.7 128 2089 9058 8225 1249 2452 373 79 382 1451 58 34 670 1423 .298 .351 .502 .853

  20. Matt Holliday

    Matt Holliday Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    44.5 134 1903 7981 7009 1157 2096 468 32 316 1220 108 37 802 1362 .299 .378 .510 .888

  21. George Foster

    George Foster Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    44.2 126 1977 7812 7023 986 1925 307 47 348 1239 51 31 666 1419 .274 .338 .479 .818

  22. Jose Cruz

    Jose Cruz Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    54.4 119 2353 8931 7917 1036 2251 391 94 165 1077 317 136 898 1031 .284 .353 .419 .773

  23. Bob Johnson

    Bob Johnson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    55.8 133 1863 8047 6920 1239 2051 396 95 288 1283 96 64 1075 851 .296 .391 .505 .897

  24. Roy White

    Roy White Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    46.8 123 1881 7735 6650 964 1803 300 51 160 758 233 117 934 708 .271 .357 .403 .761

  25. Christian YelichHOF

    Christian Yelich Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    45.1 129 1616 7027 6108 1033 1741 327 35 233 851 221 42 834 1548 .285 .374 .464 .839

  26. Luis Gonzalez

    Luis Gonzalez Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    51.6 118 2591 10531 9157 1412 2591 596 68 354 1439 128 87 1155 1218 .282 .366 .478 .845

  27. Ken Williams

    Ken Williams Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    43.0 134 1397 5616 4862 860 1552 285 77 196 913 154 106 566 287 .319 .382 .530 .912

  28. Zack WheatHOF

    Zack Wheat Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    60.5 128 2410 9996 9106 1289 2884 476 172 132 1248 205 49 650 559 .316 .361 .450 .811

  29. Bobby Veach

    Bobby Veach Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    48.0 124 1821 7557 6656 953 2063 393 147 64 1166 195 84 571 367 .309 .356 .442 .798

  30. Frank Howard

    Frank Howard Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    37.6 140 1895 7353 6488 864 1774 245 35 382 1119 8 9 782 1460 .273 .352 .498 .850

  31. Fred ClarkeHOF

    • Age: 21 – 38, 40 – 42
    • Years: 1894-1911, 1913-1915
    • Positions: LF
    • Teams:Pittsburgh Pirates
    Fred Clarke Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    44.3 136 1373 5902 5073 931 1528 223 144 30 590 240 0 579 50 .301 .367 .419 .787

  32. Augie Galan

    Augie Galan Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    45.5 125 1742 7003 5937 1004 1706 336 74 100 830 123 0 979 393 .287 .386 .419 .806

  33. Sid Gordon

    Sid Gordon Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    38.4 128 1475 5811 4992 735 1415 220 43 202 805 19 5 731 356 .283 .373 .466 .839

  34. Lonnie Smith

    Lonnie Smith Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    38.5 123 1613 5952 5170 909 1488 273 58 98 533 370 140 623 849 .287 .370 .419 .790

  35. Heinie ManushHOF

    Heinie Manush Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    48.0 120 2008 8416 7654 1287 2524 491 160 110 1183 114 58 506 345 .329 .368 .478 .847

  36. Kirk Gibson

    Kirk Gibson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    38.4 123 1635 6656 5798 985 1553 260 54 255 870 284 78 718 1285 .267 .350 .463 .813

  37. Moises Alou

    Moises Alou Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    39.9 129 1942 7913 7037 1109 2134 421 39 332 1287 106 37 737 894 .303 .368 .515 .884

  38. Don Buford

    Don Buford Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    36.2 117 1286 5347 4553 718 1203 157 44 93 418 200 105 672 575 .264 .358 .379 .737

  39. Lou BrockHOF

    Lou Brock Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    45.3 109 2616 11235 10332 1610 3023 486 141 149 900 938 307 761 1730 .292 .341 .410 .751

  40. Jimmy Sheckard

    Jimmy Sheckard Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    42.0 122 1772 7657 6339 1055 1717 297 105 45 621 345 0 994 233 .270 .361 .372 .733

  41. Lefty O’Doul

    Lefty O’Doul Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    27.1 142 894 3581 3192 618 1126 173 41 113 532 35 0 329 114 .352 .412 .538 .951

  42. Kevin Mitchell

    Kevin Mitchell Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    29.1 140 1223 4696 4134 630 1173 224 25 234 760 30 31 491 719 .283 .360 .519 .879

  43. Jeff Heath

    Jeff Heath Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    37.9 137 1383 5560 4937 777 1447 279 102 194 887 56 47 593 670 .293 .368 .508 .877

  44. Rico Carty

    Rico Carty Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    32.6 132 1651 6318 5606 712 1677 278 17 204 890 21 26 642 663 .299 .369 .463 .833

  45. George Stone

    George Stone Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    26.0 140 849 3668 3274 428 986 106 68 23 268 133 0 282 0 .301 .351 .396 .747

  46. Starling MarteActive

    Starling Marte Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    39.3 115 1530 6307 5751 877 1639 291 55 163 667 361 100 342 1267 .285 .342 .440 .781

  47. Brett Gardner

    Brett Gardner Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    44.3 103 1688 6614 5737 943 1470 251 73 139 578 274 64 699 1245 .256 .342 .398 .740

  48. George Burns

    George Burns Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    39.7 118 1853 8251 7241 1188 2077 362 108 41 611 383 139 872 565 .286 .360 .383 .744

  49. Mike Donlin

    Mike Donlin Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    26.6 142 905 3698 3312 580 1106 159 85 35 468 179 0 281 39 .333 .379 .464 .844

  50. Carl Crawford

    Carl Crawford Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    39.1 104 1716 7161 6655 998 1931 309 123 136 766 480 109 377 1067 .290 .328 .434 .763

  51. Michael Brantley

    Michael Brantley Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    34.3 117 1445 6149 5566 758 1656 348 25 129 720 125 33 485 658 .298 .355 .439 .794

  52. Alex Gordon

    Alex Gordon Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    34.5 102 1753 7250 6391 867 1643 357 26 190 749 113 45 684 1535 .257 .338 .410 .748

  53. Justin Upton

    Justin Upton Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    32.7 118 1828 7592 6673 1056 1748 349 38 324 1000 151 59 779 1948 .262 .343 .471 .814

  54. Dusty Baker

    Dusty Baker Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    37.0 117 2039 8021 7117 964 1981 320 23 242 1013 137 73 762 926 .278 .345 .431 .777

  55. Chick HafeyHOF

    Chick Hafey Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    31.2 132 1283 5113 4625 777 1466 341 67 164 833 70 7 372 477 .316 .365 .526 .891

  56. Gene Woodling

    Gene Woodling Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    33.3 125 1796 6613 5587 830 1585 257 63 147 830 29 45 921 479 .283 .383 .431 .814

  57. Topsy Hartsel

    Topsy Hartsel Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    30.6 131 1286 5541 4638 797 1274 179 90 28 320 237 0 807 0 .274 .377 .370 .747

  58. Ron Gant

    Ron Gant Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    34.1 112 1832 7320 6449 1080 1651 302 50 321 1008 243 102 770 1411 .256 .335 .467 .802

  59. Del Ennis

    Del Ennis Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    30.1 116 1903 7940 7254 985 2063 358 69 288 1284 45 19 597 719 .284 .338 .471 .810

  60. Greg Vaughn

    Greg Vaughn Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    30.9 111 1731 7070 6103 1017 1475 284 23 355 1072 121 59 865 1513 .241 .336 .470 .806

  61. Alfonso Soriano

    Alfonso Soriano Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    28.6 111 1975 8395 7750 1152 2095 481 31 412 1159 289 84 496 1803 .270 .318 .499 .818

  62. Riggs Stephenson

    Riggs Stephenson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    32.6 132 1310 5134 4508 714 1515 321 54 63 773 53 9 494 247 .336 .399 .473 .872

  63. Greg Luzinski

    Greg Luzinski Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    26.2 131 1821 7514 6505 880 1795 344 24 307 1128 37 31 845 1495 .275 .362 .477 .840

  64. Mike Greenwell

    Mike Greenwell Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    25.8 120 1269 5166 4623 657 1400 275 38 130 726 80 43 460 364 .302 .367 .463 .830

  65. Kevin McReynolds

    Kevin McReynolds Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    30.1 115 1502 6039 5423 727 1439 284 35 211 807 93 32 522 707 .265 .327 .447 .774

  66. Cliff Floyd

    Cliff Floyd Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    25.9 118 1621 6063 5319 824 1479 340 23 233 865 148 43 601 1064 .278 .358 .482 .840

  67. Jason Bay

    Jason Bay Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    24.8 121 1278 5258 4505 737 1200 240 30 222 754 95 17 636 1216 .266 .359 .480 .840

  68. Ryan Klesko

    Ryan Klesko Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    26.7 127 1736 6516 5611 874 1564 343 33 278 987 91 41 817 1077 .278 .369 .500 .870

  69. Wally Moon

    Wally Moon Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    24.9 119 1457 5566 4843 737 1399 212 60 142 661 89 68 644 591 .288 .369 .445 .814

  70. Monte Irvin

    Monte Irvin Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.3 127 764 2893 2499 366 731 97 31 99 443 28 7 351 220 .292 .381 .474 .856

  71. Jesse Burkett

    Jesse Burkett Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    20.4 133 707 3198 2817 462 849 96 54 24 241 92 0 327 0 .301 .376 .399 .775

  72. Kal Daniels

    Kal Daniels Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    16.9 140 727 2739 2338 391 666 125 8 104 360 87 26 365 493 .284 .381 .478 .860

  73. Gary Matthews

    Gary Matthews Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    30.4 121 2033 8189 7147 1083 2011 319 51 234 978 183 74 940 1125 .281 .362 .438 .801

  74. Shane Mack

    Shane Mack Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.7 122 923 3218 2857 436 853 155 28 80 398 90 43 256 509 .298 .360 .456 .816

  75. Ben Oglivie

    Ben Oglivie Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    26.4 116 1754 6598 5913 784 1615 277 33 235 901 87 70 560 852 .273 .334 .450 .785

  76. Yoenis Cespedes

    Yoenis Cespedes Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.4 124 834 3490 3191 475 870 173 24 165 528 43 20 240 742 .273 .327 .497 .824

  77. Rusty Greer

    • Age: 25 – 33
    • Years: 1994-2002
    • Positions: LF
    • Teams:Texas Rangers
    Rusty Greer Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22.4 120 1027 4420 3829 643 1166 258 25 119 614 31 15 519 555 .304 .386 .478 .864

  78. Hank Sauer

    Hank Sauer Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    25.2 122 1399 5414 4796 709 1278 200 19 288 876 11 4 561 714 .266 .345 .496 .842

  79. Joe Rudi

    Joe Rudi Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    25.4 111 1547 6076 5556 684 1468 287 39 179 810 25 15 369 870 .264 .308 .426 .734

  80. Carlos Lee

    Carlos Lee Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    28.3 112 2099 8786 7983 1125 2273 469 19 358 1363 125 47 655 984 .284 .338 .482 .821

  81. Willie Horton

    Willie Horton Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    26.5 119 2028 8052 7298 873 1993 284 40 325 1163 20 38 620 1313 .273 .331 .456 .788

  82. Bernard Gilkey

    Bernard Gilkey Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.6 111 1239 4626 4061 606 1115 244 24 118 546 115 71 466 708 .274 .350 .433 .784

  83. Hideki Matsui

    Hideki Matsui Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.2 119 1236 5056 4442 656 1253 249 12 175 760 13 9 547 689 .282 .360 .461 .821

  84. Kyle SchwarberActive

    Kyle SchwarberActive Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    19.9 126 1291 5384 4544 800 1050 175 14 340 784 37 19 764 1527 .231 .346 .500 .846

  85. Tom Tresh

    Tom Tresh Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22.0 115 1192 4895 4251 595 1041 179 34 153 530 45 25 550 698 .244 .333 .410 .744

  86. Bryan ReynoldsActive

    Bryan Reynolds Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.1 117 948 4000 3560 500 966 195 29 138 484 41 13 365 905 .271 .346 .459 .805

  87. Tommy Harper

    Tommy Harper Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    25.8 104 1810 7164 6269 972 1609 256 36 146 567 408 116 753 1080 .256 .334 .378 .713

  88. John Stone

    John Stone Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    26.8 115 1200 5006 4494 739 1391 268 105 77 707 45 40 463 352 .309 .372 .467 .840

  89. Charlie Maxwell

    Charlie Maxwell Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    19.8 117 1133 3796 3245 478 856 110 26 148 532 18 7 484 545 .263 .358 .450 .809

  90. Bob Meusel

    Bob Meusel Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    28.2 117 1407 6028 5475 826 1693 368 95 156 1068 142 102 375 619 .309 .346 .496 .843

  91. John Briggs

    John Briggs Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    24.0 121 1366 4837 4117 601 1041 170 43 139 507 64 49 663 785 .252 .353 .416 .769

  92. Rondell White

    Rondell White Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    28.2 107 1474 5852 5357 756 1519 296 34 198 768 94 47 360 925 .283 .336 .462 .798

  93. Ian Happ

    • Age: 22 – 30
    • Years: 2017-2025
    • Positions: LF
    • Teams:Chicago Cubs
    Ian HappActive Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22.4 116 1139 4449 3845 567 950 217 16 173 557 70 25 540 1175 .247 .343 .447 .790

  94. Shannon Stewart

    Shannon Stewart Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    24.9 107 1386 6205 5574 853 1653 315 41 115 580 196 71 504 684 .296 .359 .429 .789

  95. Cleon Jones

    Cleon Jones Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    18.0 112 1213 4730 4263 565 1196 183 33 93 524 91 48 360 702 .281 .339 .404 .744

  96. Geoff Jenkins

    Geoff Jenkins Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.9 111 1349 5254 4700 688 1293 303 22 221 733 32 14 418 1186 .275 .343 0.49 .833

  97. Bobby Higginson

    Bobby Higginson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    23.1 111 1362 5660 4910 736 1336 270 33 187 709 91 53 649 796 .272 .357 .454 .812

  98. Steve Kemp

    Steve Kemp Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    19.5 121 1168 4714 4058 581 1128 179 25 130 634 39 24 576 605 .277 .365 .430 .796

  99. George Bell

    George Bell Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    20.0 111 1587 6592 6123 814 1702 308 34 265 1002 67 36 331 771 .278 .316 .469 .785

  100. Tillie Walker

    Tillie Walker Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    25.7 112 1421 5679 5067 696 1423 244 71 118 679 129 48 416 583 .281 .339 .427 .766

All underlying data used in this analysis is available in The Baseball Scholar Data Library.

3 responses to “100 Greatest Left Fielders of All-Time”

  1. Larry Osborne Avatar
    Larry Osborne

    Bonds over Williams is a mistake. Williams beats him in the important categories of Average, OBP, Slugging and OPS.Also Williams missed so much of his career at his peak….and Bonds was a drug user for sure.

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  2. Steve Lathrop Avatar
    Steve Lathrop

    Tommy Davis not even in the top 100 – he’s way better than half these guys. Decent defender and two time NL batting champ and an RBI champ and .294 career batting average. No Shoeless Joe.

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    Anonymous

    I know this is your list and there is a lot of time put into things such as this, but I would recommend, if Bonds and Braun and Ramirez have to be on this list, they need to be bumped way down the list. How much better of a player would they be if they didn’t cheat. Plus it’s just wrong to have Bonds over the top two left fielders, Williams and Henderson.

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