Spanning Multiple Seasons or entire Careers, From 1871 to 2007, Played 50% of games at C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF, DH, or OF, (requiring At least 2500 games), sorted by smallest OPSp
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Cnt Player **OPS ** G From To Ages PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions Teams ----+-----------------+--------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+----------- 1 Luis Aparicio 82 2601 1956 1973 22-39 11230 10230 1335 2677 394 92 83 791 736 22 742 27 161 76 184 506 136 .262 .311 .343 .654 *6 CHW-BAL-BOS 2 Rabbit Maranville 82 2670 1912 1935 20-43 11256 10078 1255 2605 380 177 28 884 839 0 756 39 300 0 21 291 93 .258 .318 .340 .658 *64/5 BSN-PIT-CHC-BRO-STL-BSN 3 Omar Vizquel 84 2537 1989 2007 22-40 10592 9314 1320 2559 408 69 75 846 921 11 944 47 229 81 182 376 150 .275 .340 .358 .698 *6/49 SEA-CLE-SFG 4 Ozzie Smith 87 2573 1978 1996 23-41 10778 9396 1257 2460 402 69 28 793 1072 79 589 33 214 63 167 580 148 .262 .337 .328 .665 *6 SDP-STL 5 Gary Gaetti 96 2507 1981 2000 22-41 9817 8951 1130 2280 443 39 360 1341 634 57 1602 96 32 104 236 96 65 .255 .308 .434 .742 *53/D67149 MIN-CAL-TOT-KCR-STL-TOT-CHC-BOS 6 Bill Buckner 99 2517 1969 1990 19-40 10033 9397 1077 2715 498 49 174 1208 450 111 453 42 47 97 247 183 73 .289 .321 .408 .729 *379D LAD-CHC-TOT-BOS-KCR 7 Brooks Robinson 104 2896 1955 1977 18-40 11782 10654 1232 2848 482 68 268 1357 860 120 990 53 101 114 297 28 22 .267 .322 .401 .723 *5/46 BAL 8 Steve Finley 105 2583 1989 2007 24-42 10460 9397 1443 2548 449 124 304 1167 844 69 1299 53 91 75 152 320 118 .271 .332 .442 .774 *89/7D1 BAL-HOU-SDP-ARI-TOT-LAA-SFG-COL 9 Lou Brock 109 2616 1961 1979 22-40 11235 10332 1610 3023 486 141 149 900 761 124 1730 49 47 46 114 938 307 .293 .343 .410 .753 *798 CHC-TOT-STL 10 Graig Nettles 110 2700 1967 1988 22-43 10226 8986 1193 2225 328 28 390 1314 1088 94 1209 50 12 90 197 32 36 .248 .329 .421 .750 *5/739D68 MIN-CLE-NYY-SDP-ATL-MON 11 Julio Franco 111 2522 1982 2007 23-48 9723 8670 1285 2584 407 54 173 1192 917 67 1340 38 19 79 312 281 107 .298 .365 .417 .782 643D/579 PHI-CLE-TEX-CHW-TOT-TBD-ATL-NYM-TOT 12 Cal Ripken 112 3001 1981 2001 20-40 12883 11551 1647 3184 603 44 431 1695 1129 107 1305 66 10 127 350 36 39 .276 .340 .447 .787 *65/D BAL 13 Craig Biggio 113 2804 1988 2007 22-41 12337 10722 1829 3020 661 55 288 1161 1155 68 1718 285 96 79 149 414 123 .282 .364 .434 .798 *4287/D9 HOU 14 Robin Yount 115 2856 1974 1993 18-37 12249 11008 1632 3142 583 126 251 1406 966 95 1350 48 104 123 217 271 105 .285 .342 .430 .772 *68D/73 MIL 15 Pete Rose 118 3561 1963 1986 22-45 15861 14053 2165 4256 746 135 160 1314 1566 167 1143 107 56 79 247 198 149 .303 .375 .409 .784 37549/8 CIN-PHI-TOT-CIN 16 Andre Dawson 119 2627 1976 1996 21-41 10769 9927 1373 2774 503 98 438 1591 589 143 1509 111 24 118 217 314 109 .279 .323 .482 .805 98D/7 MON-CHC-BOS-FLA 17 Darrell Evans 119 2680 1969 1989 22-42 10737 8973 1344 2223 329 36 414 1354 1605 141 1410 35 34 90 133 98 68 .248 .361 .431 .792 *53D/76 ATL-TOT-SFG-DET-ATL 18 Harold Baines 120 2830 1980 2001 21-42 11092 9908 1299 2866 488 49 384 1628 1062 187 1441 14 9 99 298 34 34 .289 .356 .465 .821 *D9/87 CHW-TOT-OAK-BAL-CHW 19 Paul Molitor 122 2683 1978 1998 21-41 12160 10835 1782 3319 605 114 234 1307 1094 100 1244 47 75 109 209 504 131 .306 .369 .448 .817 D543/6879 MIL-TOR-MIN 20 Tony Perez 122 2776 1964 1986 22-44 10861 9778 1272 2732 505 79 379 1652 925 150 1867 43 9 106 268 49 33 .279 .341 .463 .804 *35/D4 CIN-MON-BOS-PHI-CIN 21 Ernie Banks 122 2528 1953 1971 22-40 10395 9421 1305 2583 407 90 512 1636 763 198 1236 70 45 96 229 50 53 .274 .330 .500 .830 36/57 CHC 22 Tim Raines 123 2502 1979 2002 19-42 10359 8872 1571 2605 430 113 170 980 1330 148 966 42 39 76 142 808 146 .294 .385 .425 .810 *78D/49 MON-CHW-NYY-OAK-TOT-FLA 23 Rusty Staub 124 2951 1963 1985 19-41 11229 9720 1189 2716 499 47 292 1466 1255 193 888 79 56 119 297 47 33 .279 .362 .431 .793 *9D3/78 HOU-MON-NYM-DET-TOT-TEX-NYM 24 Rickey Henderson 127 3081 1979 2003 20-44 13346 10961 2295 3055 510 66 297 1115 2190 61 1694 98 30 67 172 1406 335 .279 .401 .419 .820 *78D/9 OAK-NYY-TOT-OAK-SDP-TOT-NYM-SDP-BOS-LAD 25 Dwight Evans 127 2606 1972 1991 20-39 10569 8996 1470 2446 483 73 385 1384 1391 60 1697 53 52 77 227 78 59 .272 .370 .470 .840 *9D3/78 BOS-BAL ----+-----------------+--------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+----------- Cnt Player **OPS ** G From To Ages PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions Teams ----+-----------------+--------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+----------- 26 Eddie Murray 129 3026 1977 1997 21-41 12817 11336 1627 3255 560 35 504 1917 1333 222 1516 18 2 128 316 110 43 .287 .359 .476 .835 *3D/57 BAL-LAD-NYM-CLE-TOT 27 Dave Winfield 129 2971 1973 1995 21-43 12358 11003 1669 3110 540 88 465 1833 1216 172 1686 25 19 95 319 223 96 .283 .353 .475 .828 *97D8/35 SDP-NYY-TOT-CAL-TOR-MIN-CLE 28 Carl Yastrzemski 130 3308 1961 1983 21-43 13991 11988 1816 3419 646 59 452 1844 1845 190 1393 40 13 105 323 168 116 .285 .379 .462 .841 *73D8/59 BOS 29 Rafael Palmeiro 132 2831 1986 2005 21-40 12046 10472 1663 3020 585 38 569 1835 1353 171 1348 87 15 119 231 97 40 .288 .371 .515 .886 *3D7/98 CHC-TEX-BAL 30 Joe Morgan 132 2648 1963 1984 19-40 11329 9277 1650 2517 449 96 268 1133 1865 76 1015 40 51 96 105 689 162 .271 .392 .427 .819 *4/7D58 HOU-CIN-SFG-PHI-OAK 31 Al Kaline 134 2834 1953 1974 18-39 11597 10116 1622 3007 498 75 399 1583 1277 131 1020 55 45 104 271 137 65 .297 .376 .480 .856 *98D3/75 DET 32 Paul Waner 134 2549 1926 1945 23-42 10762 9459 1627 3152 605 191 113 1309 1091 0 376 38 174 0 127 104 0 .333 .404 .473 .877 *9/387 PIT-TOT-BSN-BRO-NYY 33 George Brett 135 2707 1973 1993 20-40 11624 10349 1583 3154 665 137 317 1595 1096 229 908 33 26 120 235 201 97 .305 .369 .487 .856 *5D3/796 KCR 34 Reggie Jackson 139 2820 1967 1987 21-41 11416 9864 1551 2584 463 49 563 1702 1375 164 2597 96 13 68 183 228 115 .262 .356 .490 .846 *9D8/7 KCA-OAK-BAL-NYY-CAL 35 Eddie Collins 141 2826 1906 1930 19-43 12037 9949 1821 3315 438 187 47 1300 1499 0 286 77 512 0 0 744 173 .333 .424 .429 .853 *4/69875 PHA-CHW 36 Cap Anson 141 2523 1871 1897 19-45 11319 10277 1996 3418 581 142 97 2076 983 0 302 32 27 0 0 276 16 .333 .393 .445 .838 *352/794681 ROK-ATH-CHC 37 Sam Crawford 144 2517 1899 1917 19-37 10594 9570 1391 2961 458 309 97 1525 760 0 104 23 241 0 0 366 30 .309 .362 .452 .814 *9837 CIN-DET 38 Willie McCovey 148 2588 1959 1980 21-42 9686 8197 1229 2211 353 46 521 1555 1345 260 1550 69 5 70 176 26 22 .270 .374 .515 .889 *37/9D SFG-SDP-TOT-SFG 39 Honus Wagner 150 2792 1897 1917 23-43 11739 10430 1736 3415 640 252 101 1732 963 0 327 125 221 0 0 722 15 .327 .391 .466 .857 *6935/8471 LOU-PIT 40 Frank Robinson 154 2808 1956 1976 20-40 11743 10006 1829 2943 528 72 586 1812 1420 218 1532 198 17 102 269 204 77 .294 .389 .537 .926 97D3/85 CIN-BAL-LAD-CAL-TOT-CLE 41 Hank Aaron 155 3293 1954 1976 20-42 13940 12364 2174 3771 624 98 755 2297 1402 293 1383 32 21 121 328 240 73 .305 .374 .555 .929 *9783D/45 MLN-ATL-MIL 42 Mel Ott 155 2730 1926 1947 17-38 11337 9456 1859 2876 488 72 511 1860 1708 0 896 64 109 0 82 89 0 .304 .414 .533 .947 *958/74 NYG 43 Willie Mays 156 2992 1951 1973 20-42 12493 10881 2062 3283 523 140 660 1903 1464 192 1526 44 13 91 251 338 103 .302 .384 .557 .941 *8/39765 NYG-SFG-TOT-NYM 44 Tris Speaker 158 2789 1907 1928 19-40 11988 10195 1882 3514 792 222 117 1529 1381 0 220 103 309 0 0 432 129 .345 .428 .500 .928 *8/3971 BOS-CLE-WSH-PHA 45 Stan Musial 159 3026 1941 1963 20-42 12712 10972 1949 3630 725 177 475 1951 1599 127 696 53 35 53 243 78 31 .331 .417 .559 .976 3798/1 STL 46 Ty Cobb 167 3035 1905 1928 18-41 13072 11434 2246 4189 724 295 117 1937 1249 0 357 94 295 0 0 892 178 .366 .433 .512 .945 *89/73145 DET-PHA 47 Barry Bonds 182 2951 1986 2007 21-42 12486 9756 2205 2910 598 77 754 1979 2531 676 1528 105 4 90 162 514 141 .298 .444 .607 1.051 *78/D9 PIT-SFG 48 Babe Ruth 207 2503 1914 1935 19-40 10616 8398 2174 2873 506 136 714 2217 2062 0 1330 43 113 0 2 123 117 .342 .474 .690 1.164 971/83 BOS-NYY-BSN
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