The Baseball Scholar

The 20 Greatest San Francisco Giants 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. Willie MaysHOF2x MVPRookie of the Year

    Willie Mays Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    154.6 155 2857 12012 10477 2011 3187 504 139 646 1859 336 98 1394 1436 .304 .385 .564 .949

  2. Barry Bonds4x MVP

    Barry Bonds Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    112.5 186 1976 8351 6263 1555 1951 381 41 586 1440 263 69 1947 949 .312 .477 .666 1.143

  3. Christy MathewsonHOF

    Christy Mathewson Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    101.2 73 628 549 372 185 2.10 4734.5 432 79 28 1576 1106 823 2484 970.3% 1.05

  4. Mel OttHOF

    Mel Ott Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    110.9 156 2730 11337 9456 1859 2876 488 72 511 1860 89 0 1708 896 .304 .409 .533 .943

  5. Willie McCoveyHOFMVPRookie of the Year

    Willie McCovey Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    59.4 147 2256 8522 7214 1113 1974 308 45 469 1388 24 22 1168 1351 .274 .377 .524 .900

  6. Juan MarichalHOF

    Juan Marichal Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    62.4 79 458 446 238 140 2.84 3441.2 244 52 2 1288 1086 690 2281 16.3% 1.10

  7. Carl HubbellHOF2x Cy Young

    Carl Hubbell Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    68.8 77 535 431 253 154 2.98 3590.1 260 36 33 1380 1188 725 1677 11.3% 1.165

  8. Bill TerryHOF

    Bill Terry Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    56.5 137 1721 7111 6428 1120 2193 373 112 154 1078 56 6 537 449 .341 .385 .505 .891

  9. Bobby Bonds

    Bobby Bonds Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    38.1 132 1014 4610 4047 765 1106 188 42 186 552 263 63 500 1016 .273 .356 .478 .834

  10. Will Clark

    Will Clark Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    35.8 142 1160 4878 4269 687 1278 249 37 176 709 52 41 506 744 .299 .373 .499 .872

  11. Buster PoseyMVPRookie of the Year

    Buster Posey Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    44.9 129 1371 5607 4970 663 1500 293 9 158 729 23 9 540 721 .302 .372 .460 .831

  12. Johnny MizeHOF

    Johnny Mize Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    29.1 151 655 2816 2452 473 733 110 16 157 505 13 0 340 163 .299 .389 .549 .938

  13. Gaylord PerryHOF

    Gaylord Perry Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    37.0 84 367 283 134 109 2.96 2292.8 125 21 10 892 755 581 1606 17.1% 1.15

  14. Jeff KentHOFMVP

    Jeff Kent Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    31.6 133 900 3903 3434 570 1021 247 22 175 689 57 29 364 659 .297 .368 .535 .903

  15. Frankie FrischHOF

    Frankie Frisch Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    38.1 116 1000 4447 4053 701 1303 180 77 54 524 224 74 280 139 .321 .367 .444 .811

  16. Orlando CepedaHOFRookie of the Year

    Orlando Cepeda Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    30.4 139 1114 4528 4178 652 1286 226 22 226 767 92 46 259 636 .308 .352 .535 .887

  17. Joe McGinnityHOF

    Joe McGinnity Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    33.6 85 300 237 151 88 2.38 2150.4 186 26 21 774 568 464 787 1.12

  18. George Burns

    George Burns Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    36.4 127 1362 6044 5311 877 1541 267 82 34 458 334 88 631 440 .290 .368 .391 .759

  19. Ross YoungsHOF

    Ross Youngs Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    32.8 133 1211 5333 4627 812 1491 236 93 42 592 153 83 550 390 .322 .399 .441 .839

  20. Roger BresnahanHOF

    Roger Bresnahan Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    28.1 141 751 3024 2499 438 731 135 35 15 291 118 0 410 0 .293 .403 .393 .795

    21. The Next 5

  21. 21. Johnny Antonelli
  22. 22. Jack Clark
  23. 23. Matt Williams
  24. 24. Larry Doyle
  25. 25. Jim Ray Hart

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

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