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The 20 Greatest Los Angeles Dodgers 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. Duke SniderHOF

    Duke Snider Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    65.4 142 1923 7633 6640 1199 1995 343 82 389 1271 99 49 893 1123 .300 .384 .553 .936

  2. Clayton KershawMVP3x Cy Young

    Clayton Kershaw Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    78.1 64 455 451 223 96 2.53 2855.1 25 15 0 881 804 713 3052 27.1% 1.02

  3. Jackie RobinsonHOFMVPRookie of the Year

    • Age: 28 – 37
    • Years: 1947 – 1956
    • Positions: 2B, 3B, 1B, OF
    • Teams: Brooklyn Dodgers
    Jackie Robinson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    61.8 135 1382 5802 4877 947 1518 273 54 137 734 197 30 740 291 .311 .401 .473 .875

  4. Sandy KoufaxHOFMVP3x Cy Young

    Sandy Koufax Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    53.1 75 397 314 165 87 2.76 2324.1 137 40 9 806 713 817 2396 25.2% 1.11

  5. Dazzy VanceHOFMVP

    Dazzy Vance Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    61.9 79 378 326 190 131 3.18 2754.4 212 29 7 1135 972 764 1918 16.7% 1.21

  6. Don DrysdaleHOFCy Young

    Don Drysdale Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    61.4 83 518 465 209 166 2.95 3432 167 49 6 1292 1124 855 2486 17.6% 1.147

  7. Mike PiazzaHOFRookie of the Year

    Mike Piazza Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    32 157 726 3017 2707 443 896 115 3 177 563 10 11 283 440 .331 .394 .572 .966

  8. Pee Wee ReeseHOF

    Pee Wee Reese Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    68.5 103 2166 9470 8058 1338 2170 330 80 126 885 232 45 1210 890 .269 .359 .377 .736

  9. Nap Rucker

    Nap Rucker Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    47.0 86 336 272 134 134 2.42 2375.1 186 38 14 817 639 701 1217 9.4% 1.174

  10. Pedro Guerrero

    Pedro Guerrero Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    32.7 150 1036 4089 3602 561 1113 169 24 171 585 86 42 417 611 .309 .381 .512 .893

  11. Ron Cey

    Ron Cey Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    47.7 127 1481 6108 5216 715 1378 223 18 228 842 20 26 765 838 .264 .359 .445 .804

  12. Willie Davis

    Willie Davis Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    54.7 106 1952 8035 7495 1004 2091 321 110 154 849 335 116 350 815 .279 .312 .413 .725

  13. Mookie BettsActive

    Mookie Betts Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    32.6 138 737 3307 2880 553 802 165 15 152 443 70 16 365 460 .278 .363 .505 .867

  14. Zack Wheat

    Zack Wheat Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    59.9 128 2322 9720 8859 1255 2804 464 171 131 1210 203 46 632 554 .317 .367 .452 .819

  15. Orel Hershiser

    Orel Hershiser Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    39.6 86 353 309 135 107 3.12 2176.7 65 24 5 874 755 667 1456 16.1% 1.21

  16. Roy CampanellaHOF3x MVP

    Roy Campanella Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    35.6 123 1215 4816 4205 627 1161 178 18 242 856 25 15 533 501 .276 .357 .499 .857

  17. Don SuttonHOF

    Don Sutton Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    50.5 91 550 533 233 181 3.10 3811.8 156 52 5 1450 1311 996 2696 17.3% 1.12

  18. Gil HodgesHOF

    Gil Hodges Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    43.2 121 2006 7937 6881 1088 1884 294 48 361 1254 63 31 925 1108 .274 .360 .488 .847

  19. Dolph CamilliMVP

    Dolph Camilli Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    29.8 144 839 3605 2992 540 809 151 55 139 572 31 0 584 539 .270 .392 .497 .889

  20. Justin Turner

    Justin Turner Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    34.6 136 1075 4220 3681 568 1088 235 7 156 574 33 6 398 647 .296 .375 .490 .865

    21. The Next 5

  21. 21. Dixie Walker
  22. 22. Jeff Pfeffer
  23. 23. Freddie Freeman
  24. 24. Steve Garvey
  25. 25. Jack Fournier

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

    5 responses to “The 20 Greatest Los Angeles Dodgers of All-Time”

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      Anonymous

      How ridiculous

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      Anonymous

      No Steve Garvey?! How does he not make this list?

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      Bill

      Please explain how you left out Steve Garvey. If you’re goanna do a top 20 list of top Dodgers players, there is no way you can leave Steve Garvey off the list.

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      Anonymous

      WHERES OTANI HE HITS A 50/50 AND HE WAS THE FIRST EVER PERSON TO DO THAT SO THIS IS DUMB ADD SHOHEI OTANI

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        Anonymous

        bro asian boy sucks he is overrated and over payed

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