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The 20 Greatest Colorado Rockies 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. Todd HeltonHOF

    Todd Helton Pitching Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    61.8 132 2247 9450 7962 1401 2519 592 37 369 1406 37 29 1335 1175 .316 .413 .539 .952

  2. Larry WalkerHOFMVP

    Larry Walker Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    48.3 147 1170 4795 4076 892 1361 297 44 258 848 126 40 584 659 .334 .426 .618 1.044

  3. Troy Tulowitzki

    Troy Tulowitzki Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    39.6 124 1048 4415 3897 660 1165 224 24 188 657 55 31 435 713 .299 .371 .513 .885

  4. Nolan Arenado

    Nolan Arenado Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    39.7 118 1079 4558 4118 649 1206 262 27 235 760 16 15 362 684 .293 .349 .541 .890

  5. Trevor Story

    Trevor Story Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    27 111 745 3136 2822 463 768 180 27 158 450 100 30 266 865 .272 .340 .523 .863

  6. 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
    18.6 133 723 3033 2709 482 863 190 23 130 486 66 17 263 523 .319 .387 .550 .936

  7. Carlos Gonzalez

    Carlos Gonzalez Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    24 116 1247 5069 4586 769 1330 277 39 227 749 118 29 417 1107 .290 .349 .516 .865

  8. Ubaldo Jimenez

    Ubaldo Jimenez Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    18.9 80 138 137 56 45 3.67 849.6 8 3 0 375 346 371 773 21.5% 1.29

  9. Charlie Blackmon

    Charlie Blackmon Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.7 109 1624 6825 6165 996 1805 334 68 227 801 148 59 485 1142 .293 .353 .479 .832

  10. Kyle FreelandActive

    Kyle Freeland Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    19.4 94 236 231 65 90 4.55 1257.3 0 0 0 690 636 392 944 17.3% 1.42

  11. Andres Galarraga

    Andres Galarraga Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    14.5 124 679 2924 2667 476 843 155 13 172 579 55 25 169 610 .316 .367 .577 .944

  12. Ellis Burks

    Ellis Burks Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    12 127 520 2054 1821 361 558 104 24 115 337 52 19 202 380 .306 .378 .579 .957

  13. Jhoulys Chacin

    • Age: 21-26, 33-34
    • Years: 2009-2014, 2021-2022
    • Positions: SP
    • Teams: Colorado Rockies
    Jhoulys Chacin Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    14 90 205 110 45 52 4.06 782.5 2 1 0 388 353 329 598 17.9% 1.35

  14. Aaron Cook

    Aaron Cook Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    17.1 96 238 206 72 68 4.53 1310 11 2 0 708 660 408 558 9.8% 1.47

  15. Vinny Castilla

    • Age: 25-31, 36, 38
    • Years: 1993-1999, 2004, 2006
    • Positions: 3B
    • Teams: Colorado Rockies
    Vinny Castilla Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    17.5 101 1098 4451 4099 611 1206 208 20 239 745 22 32 273 631 .294 .340 .530 .870

  16. Steve Reed

    • Age: 28-32, 38-39
    • Years: 1993-1997, 2003-2004
    • Positions: RP
    • Teams: Colorado Rockies
    Steve Reed Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    11.8 74 461 0 33 29 3.63 498.3 0 0 15 223 201 166 352 16.8% 1.27

  17. Brian Fuentes

    Brian Fuentes Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    9.8 70 428 0 16 26 3.40 408 0 0 115 166 154 171 470 26.9% 1.25

  18. Jorge De La Rosa

    Jorge De La Rosa Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    15.5 96 209 200 86 61 4.36 1139.7 2 0 0 599 552 481 985 20.1% 1.38

  19. German MarquezActive

    German Marquez Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    14.8 97 203 200 68 72 4.68 1144.7 4 2 0 642 595 354 1069 21.8% 1.34

  20. Adam Ottavino

    Adam Ottavino Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    9.2 74 361 0 17 18 3.42 389.5 0 0 17 159 148 165 452 27.6% 1.26

    21. The Next 5

  21. 21. D.J. LeMahieu
  22. 22. Tyler Chatwood
  23. 23. Ryan McMahon
  24. 24. Jon Gray
  25. 25. Pedro Astacio

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

    One response to “The 20 Greatest Colorado Rockies of All-Time”

    1. Brian Short Avatar
      Brian Short

      Dante Bichette doesn’t crack the top 20?

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