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The 20 Greatest Baltimore Orioles of All-Time

Dave Franks
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Rankings based on seasons 1901 – 2025.

To be eligible, position players need 1,500 plate appearances, starting pitchers have to have started a minimum of 75 games, and relief pitchers need to have 150 innings pitched for the franchise.

  1. Cal Ripken, JrHOF2x MVPRookie of the Year

    Cal Ripken, Jr Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    95.9 112 3001 12883 11551 1647 3184 603 44 431 1695 36 39 1129 1305 .275 .339 .447 .787

  2. Jim PalmerHOF3x Cy Young

    • Age: 19 – 21, 23 – 38
    • Years: 1965-1967, 1969-1984
    • Positions: SP
    • Teams:Baltimore Orioles
    Jim Palmer Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    67.6 79 558 521 268 152 2.86 3948 211 53 4 1395 1253 1311 2212 13.7% 1.180

  3. Brooks RobinsonHOFMVP

    Brooks Robinson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    78.4 104 2896 11782 10654 1232 2848 482 68 268 1357 28 22 860 990 .267 .319 .400 .720

  4. George SislerHOFMVP

    • Age: 22-29, 31-34
    • Years: 1915-1922, 1924-1927
    • Positions: 1B
    • Teams: St. Louis Browns
    George Sisler Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    52.5 128 1647 7269 6667 1091 2295 343 145 93 959 351 126 385 278 .344 .384 .481 .865

  5. Eddie MurrayHOFRookie of the Year

    Eddie Murray Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    56.6 137 1884 8053 7075 1084 2080 363 25 343 1224 62 24 884 969 .294 .370 .498 .868

  6. Frank RobinsonHOFMVP

    Frank Robinson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    32.4 168 827 3492 2941 555 882 143 18 179 545 35 14 460 452 .300 .401 .543 .944

  7. Mike MussinaHOF

    Mike Mussina Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    47.7 77 288 288 147 81 3.54 2006.4 45 15 0 836 789 467 1535 18.7% 1.18

  8. Bobby Grich

    Bobby Grich Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    36 132 786 3344 2790 432 730 137 27 70 307 77 42 457 520 .262 .372 .405 .777

  9. 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
    40.4 139 1109 4668 4015 757 1308 236 70 185 808 144 89 497 240 .326 .403 .558 .961

  10. Urban Shocker

    Urban Shocker Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    38.8 78 260 206 126 80 3.19 1747.8 143 23 20 736 620 409 704 9.7% 1.24

  11. Boog Powell

    Boog Powell Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    35.4 135 1763 6912 5912 796 1574 243 11 303 1063 18 17 889 1102 .266 .362 .465 .826

  12. Ken Singleton

    Ken Singleton Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    30 137 1446 6072 5115 684 1455 235 19 182 766 8 14 886 860 .284 .388 .445 .833

  13. Manny Machado

    Manny Machado Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    32 120 860 3778 3453 486 977 197 10 162 471 47 23 271 616 .283 .335 .487 .822

  14. Harlond Clift

    Harlond Clift Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    39.8 115 1443 6355 5281 1013 1463 294 62 170 769 67 42 986 649 .277 .394 .453 .847

  15. 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
    26.2 140 847 3666 3272 428 986 106 68 23 268 133 0 282 0 .301 .361 .396 .757

  16. Paul Blair

    Paul Blair Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    39.7 101 1700 6192 5606 737 1426 269 51 126 567 167 90 420 816 .254 .306 .388 .694

  17. Bobby WallaceHOF

    Bobby Wallace Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    48.7 104 1569 6199 5529 609 1424 236 65 8 607 138 2 526 30 .258 .326 .328 .654

  18. Brady Anderson

    Brady Anderson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    34.9 112 1759 7464 6271 1044 1614 329 64 209 744 307 98 927 1132 .257 .364 .430 .794

  19. Gunnar HendersonActiveRookie of the Year

    Gunnar Henderson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.5 132 497 2124 1883 315 508 101 22 86 260 62 13 212 489 .270 .347 .484 .831

  20. Rafael Palmeiro

    • Age: 29-33, 39-40
    • Years: 1994-1998, 2004-2005
    • Positions: 1B
    • Teams: Baltimore Orioles
    Rafael Palmeiro Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    24.4 126 1000 4328 3768 589 1071 204 7 223 701 38 14 486 528 .284 .366 .520 .886

    21. The Next 5

  21. 21. Vern Stephens
  22. 22. Ned Garver
  23. 23. Melvin Mora
  24. 24. Brian Roberts
  25. 25. Adam Jones

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

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