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The 20 Greatest Philadelphia Phillies 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. Mike SchmidtHOF3x MVP

    Mike Schmidt Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    106.9 147 2404 10062 8352 1506 2234 408 59 548 1595 174 92 1507 1883 .267 .379 .527 .906

  2. Grover AlexanderHOF

    Grover Alexander Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    60.3 70 338 280 190 91 2.19 2512.5 219 61 15 812 610 561 1409 44.9% 1.08

  3. Robin RobertsHOF

    Robin Roberts Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    69.8 89 529 472 234 199 3.46 3735.6 272 35 24 1591 1437 718 1871 12.2% 1.17

  4. Steve CarltonHOF4x Cy Young

    Steve Carlton Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    64.6 83 499 499 241 161 3.09 3697.1 185 39 0 1454 1270 1252 3031 19.9% 1.21

  5. Chase Utley

    Chase Utley Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    62.0 124 1551 6617 5748 949 1623 346 49 233 916 142 18 625 958 .282 .366 .481 .847

  6. Bobby Abreu

    Bobby Abreu Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    47.2 139 1353 5885 4857 891 1474 348 42 195 814 254 80 947 1078 .303 .416 .513 .928

  7. Dick AllenHOFRookie of the Year

    Dick Allen Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    35.4 152 1070 4510 3935 697 1143 204 64 204 655 86 33 517 1023 .290 .371 .530 .902

  8. Richie AshburnHOF

    Richie Ashburn Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    58.2 115 1794 8223 7122 1114 2217 287 97 22 499 199 75 946 455 .311 .394 .388 .782

  9. Sherry Magee

    Sherry Magee Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    48.2 139 1521 6314 5505 898 1647 337 127 75 886 387 0 546 201 .299 .371 .447 .818

  10. Chuck KleinHOFMVP

    Chuck Klein Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    37.0 132 1405 5770 5238 963 1705 336 64 243 983 71 0 471 410 .326 .382 .553 .935

  11. Johnny Callison

    Johnny Callison Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    39.5 122 1432 5930 5306 774 1438 265 84 185 666 60 46 513 854 .271 .338 .457 .795

  12. Cole Hamels

    Cole Hamels Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    42.0 81 295 294 114 90 3.30 1930.0 14 7 0 751 707 492 1844 23.4% 1.15

  13. Gavy Cravath

    Gavy Cravath Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    31.0 152 1103 4241 3618 525 1054 222 72 117 676 80 9 503 514 .291 .381 .489 .871

  14. Jim BunningHOF

    Jim Bunning Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    31.3 81 226 208 89 73 2.93 1520.2 65 23 4 559 495 329 1197 19.2% 1.11

  15. Zack WheelerActive

    Zack Wheeler Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    30.7 68 157 157 69 37 2.91 978.3 4 2 0 342 316 220 1094 28.0% 1.02

  16. Curt Schilling

    Curt Schilling Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    36.8 80 242 226 101 78 3.35 1657.0 61 14 2 664 617 415 1554 23.0% 1.12

  17. Bryce HarperActiveMVP

    Bryce Harper Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    26.4 142 858 3708 3129 544 879 218 6 179 530 77 21 520 820 .281 .386 .526 .912

  18. Aaron NolaActive

    Aaron Nola Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    35.4 90 285 285 109 89 3.84 1713.1 6 4 0 769 730 449 1876 26.7% 1.15

  19. Scott RolenHOFRookie of the Year

    Scott Rolen Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    29.2 125 844 3643 3125 533 880 207 19 150 559 71 25 426 714 .282 .373 .504 .877

  20. Jimmy RollinsMVP

    Jimmy Rollins Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    47.6 97 2090 9511 8628 1325 2306 479 111 216 887 453 95 753 1145 .267 .327 .424 .751

    21. The Next 5

  21. 21. Roy Thomas
  22. 22. Lenny Dykstra
  23. 23. Del Ennis
  24. 24. Chris Short
  25. 25. Cliff Lee

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

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