20 Greatest Designated Hitters of All-Time

ALL-TIME TOP 100 LISTS

Baseball's All-Time 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
RANKNAMEFROMTOCAREERLONG PEAKSHORT PEAKPRIMEPLAYER SCORE
1Frank Thomas1990200873.845.121.131.8309.9
2Paul Molitor1978199875.739.717.925.4276.3
3Edgar Martinez1987200468.343.620.030.2275.6
4Shohei Ohtani2018202443.728.720.136.6253.6
5Brian Downing1973199251.529.015.517.0189.9
6David Ortiz1997201655.335.017.425.0185.9
7Edwin Encarnacion2005202035.526.613.521.0168.7
8Victor Martinez2002201831.928.315.017.1156.4
9Nelson Cruz2005202342.229.814.421.6153.6
10Yordan Alvarez2019202423.723.716.819.9148.2
11Harold Baines1980200138.721.210.515.1146.3
12Travis Hafner2002201324.824.716.319.7141.4
13Hal McRae1968198727.924.213.616.4135.1
14Mike Sweeney1995201024.721.713.518.7129.7
15Don Baylor1970198828.521.710.513.3124.5
16Andre Thornton1973198724.123.312.612.2117.1
17Kendrys Morales2006201913.014.19.310.278.8
18Billy Butler2007201611.513.18.612.276.8
19Cliff Johnson1972198616.214.48.87.775.7
20Ken Phelps198019909.410.87.510.260.3