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100 Greatest Left Fielders of All-Time

The table below lists Baseball's greatest left fielders, including Ted Williams, Barry Bonds, Stan Musial, and more. Updated through 2025.

Baseball Player Rankings by Position

playerID nameFirst nameLast RANK NAME POS FROM TO HOF CAREER (WAR) LONG PEAK (WAR7) PRIME (WAR5C) SHORT PEAK (WAR3) SCORE
willite01 Ted Williams 1 Ted Williams LF 1939 1960 Y 121.9 72.7 53.0 34.1 513.3
musiast01 Stan Musial 2 Stan Musial LF 1941 1963 Y 128.1 64.4 44.6 30.4 433.3
henderi01 Rickey Henderson 3 Rickey Henderson LF 1979 2003 Y 111.2 59.0 36.2 28.6 416.5
bondsba01 Barry Bonds 4 Barry Bonds LF 1986 2007 N 162.8 78.8 51.2 37.1 388.5
yastrca01 Carl Yastrzemski 5 Carl Yastrzemski LF 1961 1983 Y 96.4 51.8 43.4 31.4 374.9
rosepe01 Pete Rose 6 Pete Rose LF 1963 1986 N 79.7 44.9 31.4 22.1 306.6
raineti01 Tim Raines 7 Tim Raines LF 1979 2002 Y 69.4 40.7 32.3 20.3 282.8
minosmi01 Minnie Minoso 8 Minnie Minoso LF 1949 1980 Y 53.3 42.2 28.4 21.0 270.0
willibi01 Billy Williams 9 Billy Williams LF 1959 1976 Y 63.7 37.8 28.5 19.8 250.5
stargwi01 Willie Stargell 10 Willie Stargell LF 1962 1982 Y 57.5 39.4 28.0 22.1 247.2
simmoal01 Al Simmons 11 Al Simmons LF 1924 1944 Y 68.0 42.8 33.6 22.9 245.0
jacksjo01 Joe Jackson 12 Joe Jackson LF 1908 1920 N 62.1 53.5 34.4 26.9 244.8
kinerra01 Ralph Kiner 13 Ralph Kiner LF 1946 1955 Y 47.9 41.3 36.3 23.6 240.6
kellech01 Charlie Keller 14 Charlie Keller LF 1939 1952 N 43.5 38.8 32.7 20.3 236.7
gosligo01 Goose Goslin 15 Goose Goslin LF 1921 1938 Y 66.2 42.9 32.4 20.8 236.6
berkmla01 Lance Berkman 16 Lance Berkman LF 1999 2013 N 52.0 40.7 25.8 19.3 235.8
irvinmo01 Monte Irvin 17 Monte Irvin LF 1949 1956 N 21.3 21.1 28.5 14.8 222.0
cruzjo01 Jose Cruz 18 Jose Cruz LF 1970 1988 N 54.4 35.2 23.8 18.2 221.1
yelicch01 Christian Yelich 19 Christian Yelich LF 2013 2025 N 45.1 33.9 26.4 19.3 220.1
belleal01 Albert Belle 20 Albert Belle LF 1989 2000 N 40.1 35.9 26.9 19.7 219.5
gonzalu01 Luis Gonzalez 21 Luis Gonzalez LF 1990 2008 N 51.7 34.2 25.1 19.4 219.4
fostege01 George Foster 22 George Foster LF 1969 1986 N 44.2 35.7 29.1 18.6 218.7
medwijo01 Joe Medwick 23 Joe Medwick LF 1932 1948 Y 54.3 40.0 31.1 23.0 217.5
whitero01 Roy White 24 Roy White LF 1965 1979 N 46.8 36.1 27.5 19.8 217.3
hollima01 Matt Holliday 25 Matt Holliday LF 2004 2018 N 44.4 34.3 26.9 17.8 215.5
riceji01 Jim Rice 26 Jim Rice LF 1974 1989 Y 47.7 33.9 24.8 18.6 208.8
brocklo01 Lou Brock 27 Lou Brock LF 1961 1979 Y 45.4 31.8 24.9 17.1 201.2
mageesh01 Sherry Magee 28 Sherry Magee LF 1904 1919 N 59.4 39.6 27.7 20.7 201.0
gardnbr01 Brett Gardner 29 Brett Gardner LF 2008 2021 N 44.5 32.4 19.9 16.7 200.2
clarkfr01 Fred Clarke 30 Fred Clarke LF 1894 1915 Y 67.8 40.6 22.1 19.1 200.0
willike01 Ken Williams 31 Ken Williams LF 1915 1929 N 42.5 36.5 29.3 20.9 198.2
gordoal01 Alex Gordon 32 Alex Gordon LF 2007 2020 N 34.4 31.2 27.2 19.7 194.1
bufordo01 Don Buford 33 Don Buford LF 1963 1972 N 36.2 33.6 24.0 16.9 192.0
johnsbo01 Bob Johnson 34 Bob Johnson LF 1933 1945 N 55.3 34.1 24.6 17.9 192.4
crawfca02 Carl Crawford 35 Carl Crawford LF 2002 2016 N 39.1 32.2 22.9 16.9 189.4
wheatza01 Zack Wheat 36 Zack Wheat LF 1909 1927 Y 60.1 35.1 21.2 18.1 187.5
ramirma02 Manny Ramirez 37 Manny Ramirez LF 1993 2011 N 69.3 38.9 28.8 20.2 185.9
gordosi01 Sid Gordon 38 Sid Gordon LF 1941 1955 N 38.3 32.9 26.8 17.1 183.9
cespeyo01 Yoenis Cespedes 39 Yoenis Cespedes LF 2012 2020 N 21.6 22.3 21.7 14.4 182.9
veachbo01 Bobby Veach 40 Bobby Veach LF 1912 1925 N 47.8 36.1 26.2 18.1 181.5
aloumo01 Moises Alou 41 Moises Alou LF 1990 2008 N 39.9 27.7 17.1 15.3 181.2
galanau01 Augie Galan 42 Augie Galan LF 1934 1949 N 44.7 35.2 23.9 18.7 178.7
smithlo01 Lonnie Smith 43 Lonnie Smith LF 1978 1994 N 38.5 29.7 18.9 19.5 177.3
odoulle01 Lefty O'Doul 44 Lefty O'Doul LF 1919 1934 N 26.9 27.2 23.2 18.4 177.0
brantmi02 Michael Brantley 45 Michael Brantley LF 2009 2023 N 34.3 28.2 18.2 15.6 175.5
manushe01 Heinie Manush 46 Heinie Manush LF 1923 1939 Y 47.2 34.0 22.8 17.8 174.0
burnsge01 George Burns 47 George Burns LF 1911 1925 N 39.4 37.2 23.2 20.4 169.5
howarfr01 Frank Howard 48 Frank Howard LF 1958 1973 N 37.6 29.2 21.6 14.9 169.5
ozunama01 Marcell Ozuna 49 Marcell Ozuna LF 2013 2025 N 29.6 25.2 15.6 14.4 169.4
braunry01 Ryan Braun 50 Ryan Braun LF 2007 2020 N 47.1 39.3 31.1 20.8 165.4
sheckji01 Jimmy Sheckard 51 Jimmy Sheckard LF 1897 1913 N 49.7 34.3 19.8 19.7 164.0
matsuhi01 Hideki Matsui 52 Hideki Matsui LF 2003 2012 N 21.2 21.3 16.7 13.6 162.0
mitchke01 Kevin Mitchell 53 Kevin Mitchell LF 1984 1998 N 29.1 26.5 20.2 14.9 160.0
gantro01 Ron Gant 54 Ron Gant LF 1987 2003 N 34.1 26.3 20.9 15.6 159.9
bakerdu01 Dusty Baker 55 Dusty Baker LF 1968 1986 N 37.0 26.1 15.9 13.7 158.2
soriaal01 Alfonso Soriano 56 Alfonso Soriano LF 1999 2014 N 28.6 27.1 19.4 16.3 152.3
sauerha01 Hank Sauer 57 Hank Sauer LF 1941 1959 N 25.2 22.9 17.9 12.9 149.6
stonege01 George Stone 58 George Stone LF 1903 1910 N 26.0 25.9 24.7 19.0 147.7
mcreyke01 Kevin McReynolds 59 Kevin McReynolds LF 1983 1994 N 30.1 26.3 19.2 14.1 147.8
vaughgr01 Greg Vaughn 60 Greg Vaughn LF 1989 2003 N 30.8 27.6 15.1 16.4 147.3
ennisde01 Del Ennis 61 Del Ennis LF 1946 1959 N 29.9 28.7 21.1 15.1 146.3
cartyri01 Rico Carty 62 Rico Carty LF 1963 1979 N 32.6 27.6 12.8 15.2 143.6
heathje01 Jeff Heath 63 Jeff Heath LF 1936 1949 N 37.6 29.3 15.5 14.2 141.1
surhobj01 B.J. Surhoff 64 B.J. Surhoff LF 1987 2005 N 34.4 21.9 16.0 11.7 140.5
woodlge01 Gene Woodling 65 Gene Woodling LF 1943 1962 N 33.2 24.7 14.3 12.6 140.0
bayja01 Jason Bay 66 Jason Bay LF 2003 2013 N 24.7 24.5 19.4 15.3 139.4
greenmi01 Mike Greenwell 67 Mike Greenwell LF 1985 1996 N 25.8 25.7 19.2 14.7 139.2
macksh01 Shane Mack 68 Shane Mack LF 1987 1998 N 21.6 21.2 19.6 15.4 137.5
floydcl01 Cliff Floyd 69 Cliff Floyd LF 1993 2009 N 25.9 25.3 16.7 16.2 136.1
oglivbe01 Ben Oglivie 70 Ben Oglivie LF 1971 1986 N 26.4 23.4 17.8 14.0 134.1
matthga01 Gary Matthews 71 Gary Matthews LF 1972 1987 N 30.4 22.3 14.5 10.9 134.0
rudijo01 Joe Rudi 72 Joe Rudi LF 1967 1982 N 25.5 23.5 18.8 13.8 133.7
hafeych01 Chick Hafey 73 Chick Hafey LF 1924 1937 Y 31.1 27.2 20.9 13.6 133.6
martest01 Starling Marte 74 Starling Marte LF 2012 2025 N 39.4 31.9 21.6 14.9 133.4
leeca01 Carlos Lee 75 Carlos Lee LF 1999 2012 N 28.3 23.6 15.2 12.2 132.8
happia01 Ian Happ 76 Ian Happ LF 2017 2025 N 22.4 20.3 17.3 12.2 131.0
luzingr01 Greg Luzinski 77 Greg Luzinski LF 1970 1984 N 26.3 22.4 15.2 12.6 130.9
gilkebe01 Bernard Gilkey 78 Bernard Gilkey LF 1990 2001 N 21.6 22.7 19.6 16.0 129.7
kleskry01 Ryan Klesko 79 Ryan Klesko LF 1992 2007 N 26.9 21.7 16.1 12.3 128.8
stewash01 Shannon Stewart 80 Shannon Stewart LF 1995 2008 N 24.9 22.9 17.8 12.4 128.4
anderga01 Garret Anderson 81 Garret Anderson LF 1994 2010 N 25.7 22.8 16.4 12.4 128.2
harpeto01 Tommy Harper 82 Tommy Harper LF 1962 1976 N 25.8 22.7 14.8 15.7 126.5
hortowi01 Willie Horton 83 Willie Horton LF 1963 1980 N 26.4 20.7 16.9 11.9 126.0
greerru01 Rusty Greer 84 Rusty Greer LF 1994 2002 N 22.4 22.0 19.1 13.7 125.3
moonwa01 Wally Moon 85 Wally Moon LF 1954 1965 N 25.0 25.5 15.4 13.0 125.3
treshto01 Tom Tresh 86 Tom Tresh LF 1961 1969 N 22.0 22.0 19.4 13.8 124.8
kempst01 Steve Kemp 87 Steve Kemp LF 1977 1988 N 19.5 19.0 18.7 11.5 123.0
stephri01 Riggs Stephenson 88 Riggs Stephenson LF 1921 1934 N 32.5 24.2 16.6 13.3 123.1
donlimi01 Mike Donlin 89 Mike Donlin LF 1899 1914 N 29.0 26.9 18.3 16.9 121.6
tayloch03 Chris Taylor 90 Chris Taylor LF 2014 2025 N 16.2 17.1 14.6 11.2 120.6
hartsto01 Topsy Hartsel 91 Topsy Hartsel LF 1898 1911 N 31.2 25.4 18.0 14.3 119.5
higgibo02 Bobby Higginson 92 Bobby Higginson LF 1995 2005 N 23.1 21.4 15.2 12.3 117.2
schwaky01 Kyle Schwarber 93 Kyle Schwarber LF 2015 2025 N 20.1 19.5 14.7 11.8 116.8
jonescl01 Cleon Jones 94 Cleon Jones LF 1963 1976 N 18.0 20.7 17.9 15.9 116.3
bellge02 George Bell 96 George Bell LF 1981 1993 N 20.0 21.3 16.8 12.8 114.5
phamto01 Tommy Pham 97 Tommy Pham LF 2014 2025 N 18.8 19.1 14.8 13.5 113.7
richage01 Gene Richards 98 Gene Richards LF 1977 1984 N 18.6 18.8 16.7 10.5 113.6
davisto02 Tommy Davis 99 Tommy Davis LF 1959 1976 N 20.5 20.7 15.8 12.8 113.5
jenkige01 Geoff Jenkins 100 Geoff Jenkins LF 1998 2008 N 21.9 21.0 13.9 13.6 113.5