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.
14 responses to “The 20 Greatest Cincinnati Reds of All-Time”
Kevin Smith
As a Canadian I love Joey Votto, but you have him ranked way too high. Just because he has played more recently than some does not make him an all-time great.
Bench, Larkin, and Perez are Hall of Famers. We know the reason why Rose is not eligible for the Hall. It is highly unlikely that Votto will make the Hall of Fame. He is not going to reach 3000 hits or 500 home runs. He is not going to have 3 batting titles and 7 golden gloves like Larry Walker.
Johnny Bench ranks below Joey Votto. JOHNNY BENCH. The greatest catcher of all-time ranks below Joey Votto. Come on, you want to be taken seriously. You cannot make a mistake like that. Justify how Votto had a better career.
It’s not a good list. Joe Morgan had six great seasons with the Reds and two very mediocre. Joey Votto is a solid 6 or 7 on this list, and 3 may be too generous. His career batting average with runners in scoring position is 40 points higher than Tony Perez’s. He never had the team around him those other players had, and he was within 3 points of being a two-time MVP. 1. Bench (two MVPs, 10 Gold Gloves, generally considered the best all around at his position), 2. Rose, 3. Robinson, 4. Morgan, 5. Larkin and 6. Votto sounds about right.
I’d like to know how you would leave out my father? Most wins by right-hander, 2nd all-time in wins, only pitcher to win 20 games or more in 4 different seasons,only pitcher to win the 7th game at home, 6 x all-star, charter member hall of fame, clinched ’39 pennant, better stats than the pitchers you put on the list
I wouldn’t put much stock into this bull crap list. Bucky Walters and your father should be here. It has Jose Rijo as the 10th best Reds player and Joey Votto ahead of Johnny Bench. Enough said right there.
Walters at No.13 was legit, but Derringer had a longer run on some really bad teams. The worst was his first year with the Reds, 1933, when he posted a very respectable 3.23 ERA (a better ERA than when he won 22 games in 1935) during a very offense-driven era, but posted a horrific 7-25 record for a terrible Reds team. His complete body of work for the Reds should have earned him at least 19 or 20 if Bucky was 13.
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