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Greatest DESIGNATED HITTERS of All-Time
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Baseball's Greatest DESIGNATED HITTERS Ranked
CAREER = career war
Long Peak = WAR in Best 7 Seasons
SHORT PEAK = WAR in Best 3 Seasons
PRIME = WAR in 5 Best Consecutive Seasons
RANK
NAME
FROM
TO
CAREER
LONG PEAK
SHORT PEAK
PRIME
PLAYER SCORE
1
Frank Thomas
1990
2008
73.8
45.1
21.1
31.8
309.9
2
Paul Molitor
1978
1998
75.7
39.7
17.9
25.4
276.3
3
Edgar Martinez
1987
2004
68.3
43.6
20.0
30.2
275.6
4
Shohei Ohtani
2018
2024
43.7
28.7
20.1
36.6
253.6
5
Brian Downing
1973
1992
51.5
29.0
15.5
17.0
189.9
6
David Ortiz
1997
2016
55.3
35.0
17.4
25.0
185.9
7
Edwin Encarnacion
2005
2020
35.5
26.6
13.5
21.0
168.7
8
Victor Martinez
2002
2018
31.9
28.3
15.0
17.1
156.4
9
Nelson Cruz
2005
2023
42.2
29.8
14.4
21.6
153.6
10
Yordan Alvarez
2019
2024
23.7
23.7
16.8
19.9
148.2
11
Harold Baines
1980
2001
38.7
21.2
10.5
15.1
146.3
12
Travis Hafner
2002
2013
24.8
24.7
16.3
19.7
141.4
13
Hal McRae
1968
1987
27.9
24.2
13.6
16.4
135.1
14
Mike Sweeney
1995
2010
24.7
21.7
13.5
18.7
129.7
15
Don Baylor
1970
1988
28.5
21.7
10.5
13.3
124.5
16
Andre Thornton
1973
1987
24.1
23.3
12.6
12.2
117.1
17
Kendrys Morales
2006
2019
13.0
14.1
9.3
10.2
78.8
18
Billy Butler
2007
2016
11.5
13.1
8.6
12.2
76.8
19
Cliff Johnson
1972
1986
16.2
14.4
8.8
7.7
75.7
20
Ken Phelps
1980
1990
9.4
10.8
7.5
10.2
60.3