Update 12/27/2022

To be eligible, position players needed 1,500 plate appearances and starting pitchers had to have started a minimum of 75 games for the franchise.

1. Ed Walsh



• Age: 23 – 35
• Years: 1904 – 1916
• Position(s): SP

Ed Walsh

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO %	WHIP
63.9	68	426	312	195	125	1.81	2946.1	249	57	34	868	591	608	1732	17.7%	1.00

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2. Frank Thomas



• Age: 22 – 37
• Years: 1990 – 2005
• Position(s): 1B, DH

Frank Thomas

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
68.3	159	1959	8602	6956	1327	2136	447	11	448	1465	32	1466	1165	.307	.426	.567	.994

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3. Eddie Collins



• Age: 28 – 39
• Years: 1915 – 1926
• Position(s): 2B

Eddie Collins

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
66.6	136	1670	7405	6065	1065	2007	266	102	31	804	368	965	205	.331	.405	.423	.829

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4. Eddie Cicotte



• Age: 28 – 36
• Years: 1912 – 1920
• Position(s): SP

Eddie Cicotte

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO %	WHIP
49.6	75	353	258	156	102	2.25	2322.1	183	28	21	764	581	533	961	9.9%	1.11

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5. Luke Appling



• Age: 23 – 36, 38 – 43
• Years: 1930 – 1943, 1945 – 1950
• Position(s): SS, 3B

Luke Appling

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
77.1	115	2422	10243	8856	1319	2749	440	102	45	1116	179	1302	528	.310	.396	.398	.794

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6. Red Faber



• Age: 25 – 44
• Years: 1914 – 1933
• Position(s): SP

Red Faber

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO %	WHIP
67.7	84	669	483	254	213	3.15	4086.2	273	29	28	1813	1430	1213	1471	7.8%	1.30

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7. Minnie Minoso



• Age: 25 – 31, 34 – 35, 38, 50, 54
• Years: 1951 – 1957, 1960 – 1961, 1964, 1976, 1980
• Position(s): LF, 3B, RF, CF

Minnie Minoso

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
41.4	136	1373	5914	5011	893	1523	260	79	135	808	171	658	427	.304	.393	.468	.861

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8. Billy Pierce



• Age: 22 – 34
• Years: 1949 – 1961
• Position(s): SP

Billy Pierce

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO %	WHIP
49.3	82	456	390	186	152	3.19	2931	183	35	19	1153	1038	1052	1796	14.6%	1.26

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9. Ted Lyons



• Age: 22 – 41, 45
• Years: 1923 – 1942, 1946
• Position(s): SP

Ted Lyons

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO %	WHIP
66.8	85	594	484	260	230	3.67	4161	356	27	23	2056	1696	1121	1073	6.%	1.35

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10. ”Shoeless” Joe Jackson



• Age: 27 – 32
• Years: 1915 – 1920
• Position(s): LF, RF

”Shoeless” Joe Jackson

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
27.8	156	648	2797	2439	396	829	139	79	30	426	64	251	87	.340	.395	.498	.893

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11. Mark Buehrle



• Age: 21 – 32
• Years: 2000 – 2011
• Position(s): SP

Mark Buehrle

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO %	WHIP
49.0	84	390	365	161	119	3.83	2476.2	27	8	0	1171	1053	564	1396	13.5%	1.28

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12. Wilbur Wood



• Age: 25 – 36
• Years: 1967 – 1978
• Position(s): SP / RP

Wilbur Wood

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO %	WHIP
51.8	87	578	286	163	148	3.18	2524.1	113	24	57	1044	891	671	1332	12.7%	1.23

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13. Chris Sale



• Age: 21 – 27
• Years: 2010 – 2016
• Position(s): SP

Chris Sale

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO %	WHIP
30.1	74	228	148	74	50	3.00	1110	14	2	12	398	370	260	1244	27.9%	1.06

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14. Robin Ventura



• Age: 21 – 30
• Years: 1989 – 1998
• Position(s): 3B, 1B

Robin Ventura

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
39.4	115	1254	5310	4542	658	1244	219	12	171	741	15	668	659	.274	.362	.440	.803

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15. Nellie Fox



• Age: 22 – 35
• Years: 1950 – 1963
• Position(s): 2B

Nellie Fox

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
47.5	97	2115	9491	8486	1187	2470	335	104	35	740	73	658	192	.291	.342	.367	.710

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16. Jose Abreu



• Age: 27 – 35
• Years: 2014 – 2022
• Position(s): 1B

Jose Abreu

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
31.9	133	1270	5506	4954	697	1445	303	16	243	863	11	386	1088	.292	.354	.506	.860

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17. George Davis



• Age: 31, 33 – 38
• Years: 1902, 1904 – 1909
• Position(s): SS, 2B

George Davis

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
33.1	112	856	3502	3035	393	785	140	32	6	377	162	307		.259	.320	.331	.651

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18. Thornton Lee



• Age: 30 – 40
• Years: 1937 – 1947
• Position(s): SP

Thornton Lee

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO %	WHIP
30.2	83	261	232	104	104	3.33	1888	142	13	6	843	699	633	742	9.3%	1.32

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19. Magglio Ordonez



• Age: 23 – 30
• Years: 1997 – 2004
• Position(s): RF

Magglio Ordonez

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
25.3	128	1001	4212	3807	624	1167	240	15	187	703	82	333	431	.307	.364	.524	.889

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20. Chet Lemon



• Age: 20 – 26
• Years: 1975 – 1981
• Position(s): CF

Chet Lemon

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
24.9	127	785	3197	2794	403	804	178	29	73	348	45	281	377	.288	.359	.450	.810

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