Bottom line: What would you call a two-time Most Valuable Player, seven-time All-Star, seven-time World Series participant and the man who still owns the American League record for most home runs in one season? By the time his career came to an end, White was celebrated along with Rojas as two of the more popular players in Royals history. Career Stats: 1,902 G; .265/.338/.398; 151 HR; 706 RBI; 1,726 H; 844 R; 76-for-116 SB. A four-time All-Star, Bando led the A's in RBI three times and was the second third baseman in American League history to hit 200 home runs in their career. Through much of the 1930s Vaughan was to Gehrig as Hornsby was to Rutha Yankee slugger as the kingpin of the American League, a . Edmonds was probably never going to end up in Cooperstown, but he surely deserved better than the 2.5% of the vote that he got in his only year on the ballot. Bill White, .286/.351/.455; 202 HR, seven time gold glove winner as a first baseman. Yu Darvish - SP - San Diego Padres. Oakland Athletics: Reggie Jackson. Career Stats: 2,063 G; .265/.343/.416; 195 HR; 860 RBI; 1,963 H; 1,123 R; 91-for-151 SB. Winner of seven consecutive Gold Glove awards in center field and a three-time All-Star, Devon White was one of the more underrated players of the past 20 years. Career Stats: 2,212 G; .257/.316/.416; 260 HR; 1,125 RBI; 2,085 H; 908 R; 51-for-117 SB. I'd say Mike Trout is underrated. Conine enjoyed success for a few seasons, placing third in Rookie of the Year balloting in 1993 and earning an All-Star selection in each of the next two seasons. Teams:Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Naps, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Stats:1,332 games, .356 BA, 54 HR, 792 RBI, .423 OBP, .517 SLG. Although most people remember him for his eight seasons with the Red Sox, he had a phenomenal 1968 season with the Indians (21-9, 1.60 ERA) and pitched the Twins into the American League Championship Series in 1970. A two-time MVP, Garvey also was a 10-time All-Star. Career Stats: 1,919 G; .291/.319/.391; 57 HR; 941 RBI; 2,158 H; 980 R; 363-for-400 SB*. 320 batting average with a .370 OBP. Career Stats: 1,672 G; .282/.385/.498; 299 HR; 1,016 RBI; 1,674 H; 986 R; 48-for-90 SB, To most of us he's Tim Salmon, but to those in the know, he's simply known as "King Fish.". But most people dont know just how good Jackson was as a player. Despite only going to the All-Star Game four times and leading the National League in saves once, Reardon amassed 367 career saves, which still puts him just outside the top 10 on the all-time list. In fact, from 2000 through 2009, Rolen had 127 defensive runs saved. The Best Players in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Indian Bob Johnson never had one of those super seasons that make everyone sit up and whistle. A five-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glove winner at third base, Wallach led the National League in doubles twice and was the first player from Cal-State Fullerton to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat. A fixture on the first four National League All-Star teams from 1933 though 1936, Wally Berger was a power-hitting center fielder who led the National League in home runs (34) and RBI (130). Of course, its easy to forget about Concepcion on a team that also featured Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, George Foster, Johnny Bench, and others. Another inductee to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, Stieb is one of the most underrated MLB players of all time. Mo Vaughn: Similar to others on this list, Vaughn was a fan-favorite slugger whose numbers at the plate overshadowed his deficiencies in other areas of the game. He was a four-time Gold Glove winner and a six-time All-Star. 09-28-2010, 09:33 PM. People also forget he was 2-0 in three starts, including two complete games, in the epic 1975 World Series between Boston and Cincinnati. The best shortstop of the 1970s, Dave Concepcion paired with Joe Morgan to form one of the great double-play combinations in the history of the game. Bottom line: Bit of a mystery how Larry Walker hasnt garnered more support for the Hall. Anybody who can pitch 19 seasons in the majors and have a 3.30 ERA should be in serious consideration for the Hall of Fame. Career Stats: 1,865 G; .288/.362/.461; 223 HR; 1,247 RBI; 2,042 H; 1,094 R; 54-for-118 SB. Giannis exits with knee injury, called day-to-day. It wasn't until he made his way to the Minnesota Twins in November of 1972, however, that his career really began to flourish. Except for his first season in 1972, when the team was over .500, Rick Reuschel never knew another winning season nor any National League East finish over third place during his tenure at Wrigley. Dave Concepcion is usually one of the most overlooked players on the Reds during the days of the Big Red Machine. Career Stats: 2,239 G; .296/.340/.375; 37 HR; 842 RBI; 2,705 H; 1,357 R; 62-for-135 SB. More than 20,000 votes were cast to put together these rankings, from representatives from . Omar Vizquel. Ben Oglivie is a perfect example of a player that could have had more impressive career numbers had he been given a chance to play on a daily basis. A two-time All-Star, Wynn led the National League in walks twice over the course of his career and hit 20 or more home runs on eight different occasions. Clemente won MVP honors in 1966 and helped the Pirates win two World Series, earning World Series MVP in 1971. Teams:Montreal Expos, Colorado Rockies, St. Louis Cardinals, Stats:1,988 games, .313 BA, 383 HR, 1,311 RBI, .400 OBP, .565 SLG. The 28-year-old made his first All-Star team last season and played a . After an inauspicious start to his career as a member of the Indians, Brian Giles found himself traded to the Pirates prior to the 1999 season. This also should paint a great picture of the current roster. 10x All-Star. But the Reds may not have been the same without Concepcion, which is why hes among the most underrated players in MLB history. In his 2021 breakout season with the Atlanta Braves, Riley had a batting average of .303, 107 RBIs and 33 home runs. Adjusted WAR: 57.3. He would hit .275 or better five times and put together seven consecutive seasons in which he stole at least 20 bases a year. Owner of 11 Gold Glove awards, including nine straight from 1993 through 2001, Vizquel only made three All-Star games, due primarily to the fact that he's been overshadowed by those who were more offensively gifted. Considering that Campy finished his career with more triples (86) than home runs (79), that's a pretty impressive feat. Without question, the highlight of Abbott's career came on Sept. 4, 1993 when he threw a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians at Yankee Stadium, walking five while striking out three. Jim Edmonds was far from the most talented player of his generation, but he got everything he could out of the talent he had. Jim Edmonds won eight Gold Gloves in his 17-year career and hit 30 or more home runs five times, batted .300 or better five times, and knocked in 100 or more runs four times. Nobody in the league could play balls that were hit off of Ebbets Field's high wall in right field like he could, and opposing runners quickly grew tired of testing his arm and failing to advance nearly every time. In 1920, at the age of 32, he batted .382 with an OPS of 1.033 before being suspended by MLB commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis for his role in throwing the World Series. Dude is a stud (no homo). Sievers has the "honor" of being the first man with 300 lifetime home runs not to be elected to baseballs Hall of Fame. It's kind of tough to think that anything Harrison Ford has done is underrated, isn't it? These guys had solid career resumes and often came up big in big games, yet they seldom, if ever, received widespread acclaim. But if you take the money he made out of the equation, Brown was better than most people realize because they get too wrapped up in his shortcomings. Teams:New York Mets, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Stats:1,998 games, .277 BA, 193 HR, 1,007 RBI, .343 OBP, .425 SLG. Career Stats: 1,863 G; .296/.393/.506; 288 HR; 1,283 RBI; 2,051 H; 1,239 R; 96-for-160 SB. History & Major Milestones. The glue that held the A's dynasty of the early 1970s together, Sal Bando was often overlooked while the accolades were bestowed on guys like Vida Blue, Gene Tenace, Joe Rudi and Reggie Jackson. Here are the 11 most underrated players in MLB, in no particular order: 1. A two-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glove award winner, Finley was an integral part of the Diamondbacks team that won the 2001 World Series, batting .368/.478/.526 with one home run, two RBI and five runs scored. Ronald Koeman of the Netherlands lines up before the UEFA Euro 88 Group 2 match between England and the Netherlands at the Rheinstadion on June 15, 1988 in Dsseldorf, West Germany. If not Hall of Fame, then certainly underrated. A six-time All-Star, Olivas cumulative stats might not be as impressive as others, but consider the fact that he played the bulk of his career during an era when pitching was far more dominant. He would spend nine seasons with the Brewers, making three All-Star teams and leading the American League in home runs with 41 in 1980. Not complicated. Our ranking of the 100 greatest MLB players of all time comes down to the top 25. The fact that hes been consistently overlooked is a testament to how undervalued defense is in the eyes of Hall of Fame voters. He was also an excellent fielder who held multiple fielding records at the time of his retirement that have since been passed. 2h. There have been some great baseball players throughout history who have flown under the radar. Otis was part of an up-and-coming group of players that helped the Royals to five American League West division titles. Hal Chase is best remembered for being banned by commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis following the 1919 season as rumors ran rampant that Chase, among other things, served as the middleman between the players and gamblers during the Chicago Black Sox scandal. When Frank White broke in with the Royals in 1973, he had the unenviable task of replacing fan-favorite Cookie Rojas at second base and was met with a less-than-warm welcome by Royals fans. Players are graded on a 20-80 scouting scale for future tools -- 20-30 is well below average, 40 is below average, 50 is average, 60 is above average and 70-80 is well above average. Stats: 59.5 WAR, .285 AVG, .830 OPS, 1430 RBIs. Career Stats: 1,673 G; .286/.351/.455; 202 HR; 870 RBI; 1,706 H; 843 R; 103-for-171 SB. His statistics might not scream offensive domination, but he was one of the great clutch hitters of his time. Its also another testament to the Hall of Fame undervaluing good defense. It makes no sense that a player with that resume isnt in the Hall of Fame. While he began his major league career in 1968, it wasn't until 1969 that a 22-year-old center fielder named Larry Hisle got a chance to play on a daily basis, and he rewarded the Phillies with a solid campaign that resulted in a fourth place finish in the Rookie of the Year voting. Big-time. The Greatest Relief Pitchers of All Time. He also had two no-hitters as a member of the Red Sox withthe first coming in 1916 against theSt. Louis Brownsand the second in 1918 against theDetroit Tigers. Career Stats: 399 G (393 GS); 158-152; 3.17 ERA; 1.23 WHIP; 2,837 IP; 2,619 H; 1.85 K/BB. Yu Darvish is the most overrated pitcher in all of baseball. A five-time All-Star, White was one of the smoothest fielding second baseman of his era, winning eight Gold Glove Awards. Now that our list of the top 100 MLB players of all time has been revealed, it's time to have some fun. The oldest Major League player to play in a game in 2019 was Ichiro Suzuki at 45-years-old. In 1939, Doerrbegan a string of 12 consecutive seasons with 10 or more home runs and 73 or more runs batted in; in 1940 the Red Sox became the 12th team in major league history to have four players wiith 100 RBI as Jimmie Foxx, Ted Williams, Joe Cronin and Doerr each collected at least 105. Two, he's playing with a two-way player who everybody goo-goo and ga-gas about. But he was also a part of one of the best defensive infields of all time during his time with the Mets in the late 90s. Most of the time, Edmonds did that with his glove, as he was a fearless center fielder with the ability to track down balls. Stats:2,488 games, .267 batting average, 101 HR, 950 RBI, .322 .357 SLG. Today our esteemed panel of Chris Baud, Sam Fels and Jesse Spector ramble on while choosing the Deadspin Underrated MLB Team of the past 30 years. He played left tackle in 1972 and moved to right tackle in 1974. Eckstein would reach the World Series a second time as a member of the Cardinals in 2006. Not only does he already have the championship pedigree from 2019, but just like Lehkonen, he's as versatile as they come . The Most Underrated MLB Players of All Time. The combination is celebrated with entry into the game's exclusive 30/30 club . Bryan Zarpentine is a freelance writer and editor with most of his work focusing on the world of sports. While phenoms came, collected their MVP trophies, and faded, he just kept plodding along hitting .300, with a couple dozen homers and a hundred "ribbies" year after yearlike a guy punching a time clock. It would be appropriate if when you opened a dictionary and looked up the word pesky that the definition was simply a photo of David Eckstein. Northrup was a streaky power hitter but one who had a short, quick stroke and a good eye at the plate. Career Stats: 2,247 G; .260/.300/.320; 15 HR; 525 RBI; 2,191 H; 987 R; 318-for-423 SB. For his career, he drew 1,243 walks while striking out only 675 times. Think about that for a moment as you contemplate some of the more underrated players. He was traded from Baltimore to the Angels in 1982 to make room for Cal Ripken Jr.; ironically, DeCinces was the man who had the unenviable task of replacing legendary third baseman Brooks Robinson, so his time in Baltimore was sandwiched in between two all-time greats. Scott Rolen, Third Base Scott Rolen was drafted in the second round of the 1993 MLB draft by the Philadelphia Phillies out of Jasper High School in Indiana. 20. He would sign with the Diamondbacks as a free agent prior to the 1998 season and, in 2001, scored the World Series-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7 when Luis Gonzalez hit a bloop single off of Yankees' closer Mariano Rivera. Arguably the best pitcher in Expos history, an average season for Rogers from 1977 though 1983 was a 15-11 record with a 2.83 ERA, though Dick Williams, his manager from 1977 through part of the 1981 season, was never a fan and routinely questioned whether the right-hander was truly giving a maximum effort. But he was a big-time contributor and a fine defensive player on three world champions. He posted a .994 fielding percentage in 1989, committing only five errors in more than 850 chances. Career Stats: 2,213 G; .290/.377/.376; 54 HR; 578 RBI; 2,375 H; 1,359 R; 558-for-815 SB. In 1978, he finished third in the AL MVP voting behind the Yankees' Ron Guidry and the eventual winner, Boston's Jim Rice. Frankly, thats the way it should be and it should be more than enough to keep him out of the Hall of Fame. Clutch. Career Stats: 1,806 G; .399/.355/.458; 192 HR; 1,058 RBI; 1,910 H; 895 R; 48-for-74 SB. Unfortunately, Kevin Brown is mostly remembered for being the first MLB player to sign a contract worth nine figures and never being able to live up to that contract. Six times over his 13-year career, Morris would hit over .300, though he did so with little powerhis 16-home-run season of 1996 was the most he'd ever hit. Who did I miss? Keep in mind that he did all of that following a surgery that came with no assurances. Of the 18 players elected to start the 1934 All-Star Game, Berger is the only one not enshrined in the Hall of Fame. While his power numbers increased in each of his four seasons with the Tigers, from four home runs in 1974 to 21 round-trippers in 1977, Oglivie still wasn't given a chance to start everyday. Twice a .300 hitter and with two 100 RBI seasons under his belt, Oglivie proved that power hitters don't necessarily come in physically imposing packages. So when will the Veterans Committee consider Evans? The knock against Walker is he was able to pad his stats in the thin air of Colorado. Watson became famous for scoring the 1,000,000th run inMLBhistory on May 4, 1975, narrowly beating Cincinnati's Dave Concepcion for the honor. With his 10 all-star selections on top of that, his absence from Cooperstown is proof that he remains an underrated player. While his lifetime ERA of 3.17 would lead someone to expect Steve Rogers to have a more impressive career win-loss record, he was often the victim of terrible run support during many challenging years in Montreal. He has a no-hitter on his resume and was also a six-time all-star. These are the Most underrated players in Hall of Fame history: C: Gary Carter. Bottom line: Luis Tiant was a dominant pitcher. He finished his career with 107 home runs and 875 RBIs. 1 of 10. Career Stats: 2,488 G; .267/.322/.357; 101 HR; 950 RBI; 2,326 H; 993 R; 321-for-430 SB. Career Stats: 1,847 G; .291/.400/.502; 287 HR; 1,078 RBI; 1,897 H; 1,121 R; 109-for-154 SB. After averaging 147 games played over his first five seasons,a shoulder injury that he suffered in 1936 bogged down his career after that, and he would play in more than 100 games only once before calling it quits. Maybe one of the most underrated MLB jerseys of all-time is the early 1970's Oakland Athletics' home jersey. Some players simply aren't receiving due credit. Tigers' fans remember him fondly for his contributions during their march to the World Series championship in 1968. The great game of baseball. Teams:Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, Stats:2,456 games, .290 BA, 339 HR, 1,493 RBI, .339 OBP, .471 SLG. Bottom line: Shortstops, at least during the era when Omar Vizquel started his career, werent supposed to produce corner infielder numbers. The A's career leader in hits, his 649 stolen bases ranked seventh on the all-time list when he retired, a number that ranks 14th today. Career Stats: 2,012 G; .291/.364/.416; 89 HR; 674 RBI; 2,138 H; 1,124 R; 174-for-255 SB. So Oquendo proved his worth as a super utility player, playing every position except for catcher in 1987 when Cardinals' manager Whitey Herzog dubbed him "the secret weapon." #5 of 149. Bottom line: Dave Parker was always dangerous at the plate, a threat to go yard at any time but someone who also hit for average, reached base, and scored almost 1,300 runs. Furillo led the league in assists in 1950 and again the following season. Underrated: Jeff McNeil, Mets. An MVP, Parker was a seven-time All-Star and two-time World Series champ. France remains one of the most underrated players in baseball despite starring for Seattle over the last two-and-a-half years. He swung a classic left-handed bat. Hisle was a solid all-around player who never really got his due, largely in part to being overshadowed by his more heralded Hall of Fame teammates with the Twins, Rod Carew and Harmon Killebrew. DeCinces wouldn't have the same kind of memorable moments with the Angels as he did with the Orioles, but he was a solid contributor to the Angels success nonetheless. He played center, as well, before his career was over. He was a great player, but not top 25 all-time. That's the beauty of sportsnobody watches a game the same way. While Abbott wasn't an elite pitcher, the fact that he lasted a decade in major league baseball with only one hand is truly a remarkable featand it's a shame that future generations will view him only as an oddity and not as the inspirational figure he truly isif they notice him at all. 6h Reuters. 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