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The 20 Greatest Oakland Athletics 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. Jimmie FoxxHOF2x MVP

    Jimmie Foxx Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    61.2 168 1256 5239 4397 975 1492 257 79 302 1075 48 41 781 644 .339 .440 .640 1.079

  2. Lefty GroveHOFMVP

    Lefty Grove Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    68.4 66 402 267 195 79 2.88 2398.9 179 20 51 929 768 740 1523 15.1% 1.25

  3. Eddie CollinsHOFMVP

    Eddie Collins Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    57.4 156 1156 4632 3884 756 1308 172 85 16 496 376 32 534 81 .337 .423 .437 .860

  4. Rickey HendersonHOFMVP

    • Age: 20-25, 30-36, 39
    • Years: 1979-1984, 1989-1994, 1998
    • Positions: LF
    • Teams: Oakland Athletics
    Rickey Henderson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    72.7 140 1704 7481 6140 1270 1768 289 41 167 648 867 219 1227 915 .288 .409 .430 .839

  5. Reggie JacksonHOFMVP

    Reggie Jackson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    48.1 145 1346 5430 4686 756 1228 234 27 269 776 145 67 633 1226 .262 .355 .496 .851

  6. Rube WaddellHOF

    Rube Waddell Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    46.3 69 251 212 131 82 1.97 1867.7 168 37 0 598 409 495 1576 1.06

  7. Eddie PlankHOF

    Eddie Plank Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    74.5 83 524 458 284 162 2.39 3856 362 59 16 1377 1025 913 1985 1.13

  8. Al SimmonsHOF

    Al Simmons Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    51.2 144 1290 5586 5130 969 1827 348 98 209 1178 65 47 344 413 .356 .398 .584 .983

  9. Frank “Home Run” BakerHOF

    Home Run Baker Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    42.2 148 899 3840 3436 573 1103 194 88 48 612 172 20 266 68 .321 .375 .471 .845

  10. Sal Bando

    Sal Bando Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    52.1 129 1468 6086 5145 737 1311 212 25 192 796 60 38 792 702 .255 .359 .418 .776

  11. Mark McGwireRookie of the Year

    Mark McGwire Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    42.9 151 1329 5409 4448 773 1157 195 5 363 941 8 8 847 1043 .260 .380 .551 .931

  12. Jason GiambiMVP

    Jason Giambi Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    28.8 143 1036 4411 3667 640 1100 241 7 198 715 9 6 636 674 .300 .406 .531 .938

  13. Eddie Rommel

    Eddie Rommel Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    50.3 83 500 249 171 119 3.55 2553.3 147 18 29 1213 1006 724 599 5.5% 1.35

  14. Mickey CochraneHOFMVP

    Mickey Cochrane Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    37.7 131 1167 4856 4097 823 1317 250 59 108 680 50 35 612 157 .321 .412 .490 .902

  15. Bob Johnson

    Bob Johnson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    43.3 130 1459 6323 5428 997 1617 307 72 252 1040 78 49 853 678 .298 .395 .520 .915

  16. Tim Hudson

    Tim Hudson Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    31 72 183 183 92 39 3.30 1239.5 16 8 0 509 455 382 899 17.5% 1.22

  17. Jose CansecoMVPRookie of the Year

    Jose Canseco Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    27.2 135 1058 4531 3970 662 1048 186 8 254 793 135 55 469 1096 .264 .344 .507 .851

  18. Bert Campaneris

    Bert Campaneris Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    49 94 1795 7895 7180 983 1882 270 70 70 529 566 157 504 933 .262 .314 .348 .662

  19. Vida BlueMVPCy Young

    Vida Blue Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    29 85 273 262 124 86 2.95 1943.8 105 28 2 731 638 617 1315 16.6% 1.17

  20. Barry ZitoCy Young

    Barry Zito Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    30.6 81 225 224 102 63 3.59 1435.7 9 4 0 628 572 566 1098 18.2% 1.26

    21. The Next 5

  21. 21. Eric Chavez
  22. 22. Dwayne Murphy
  23. 23. Charles Bender
  24. 24. Gene Tenace
  25. 25. Danny Murphy

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

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