Through 2023, supersedes prior lists.
The methodology is the same as the 2022 list; I'm not editing/updating it given the detailed formatting from that list.
Total career impact number includes all of it - regular season, postseason, career value, per game value.
Because of the rate stat element, active players can see rankings drop post-peak.
Here are the 200 greatest careers in MLB history (ties broken by cross-comparative WAR)
1. Babe Ruth 241.8
2. Barry Bonds 195.6
3. Willie Mays 172.5
4. Roger Clemens 170.1
5. Henry Aaron 163.9
6. Ty Cobb 162.1
7. Walter Johnson 160.1
8. Tris Speaker 158
9. Mike Schmidt 157.2
10. Cy Young 154.1
11. Honus Wagner 152.2
12. Mariano Rivera 151.8
13. Rogers Hornsby 150.4
14. Stan Musial 149.9
15. Ted Williams 146.6
16. Lou Gehrig 146.6
17. Eddie Collins 141.2
18. Rickey Henderson 141
19. Mickey Mantle 140.7
20. Alex Rodriguez 138.1
21. Mel Ott 131.9
22. Grover Cleveland Alexander 130.9
23. Albert Pujols 127.7
24. Nap Lajoie 126.4
25. Randy Johnson 126.4
26. Christy Mathewson 126
27. Frank Robinson 125.9
28. Greg Maddux 125.2
29. Joe Morgan 123.4
30. Tom Seaver 121
31. Jimmie Foxx 119.5
32. Eddie Mathews 118.5
33. Lefty Grove 115.5
34. Bert Blyleven 114.9
35. Mike Trout 114.9
36. Justin Verlander 114.3
37. Bob Gibson 113.8
38. Cal Ripken 113.5
39. Clayton Kershaw 111.4
40. Wade Boggs 113.3
41. Johnny Bench 110.7
42. George Brett 110.6
43. Dan Brouthers 110.6
44. Mike Mussina 110.2
45. Cap Anson 109
46. Warren Spahn 108.1
47. Pedro Martinez 108
48. Roger Connor 106.2
49. Joe DiMaggio 105.8
50. John Smoltz 105.5
51. Kid Nichols 104.3
52. Carl Yastrzemski 104.2
53. Curt Schilling 103.5
54. George Davis 103.4
55. Roberto Clemente 103.3
56. Gary Carter 103.2
57. Pete Rose 103.1
58. Steve Carlton 102.7
59. Pudge Rodriguez 102.5
60. Ken Griffey Jr 102.4
61. Gaylord Perry 102.1
62. Eddie Plank 102
63. Charlie Gehringer 101.7
64. Nolan Ryan 101.6
65. Max Scherzer 101.5
66. Yogi Berra 100.7
67. Al Kaline 99.6
68. Reggie Jackson 99.6
69. Bullet Rogan 98.7
70. Arky Vaughan 98.4
71. Zach Greinke 97.9
72. Jeff Bagwell 96.8
73. Paul Molitor 96.7
74. Chipper Jones 96.1
75. Tom Glavine 96.1
76. Carlton Fisk 95.8
77. Frank Thomas 95.7
78. Johnny Mize 94.6
79. Adrian Beltre 94.4
80. Phil Niekro 94.1
81. Robin Roberts 94
82. Fergie Jenkins 93.3
83. Andy Pettitte 93.3
84. Bobby Grich 93.2
85. Bill Dickey 93.2
86. Robin Yount 93
87. Luke Appling 93
88. Oscar Charlesto 92.3
89. Bill Dahlen 92.1
90. Paul Waner 91.3
91. Rod Carew 91
92. Ed Delahanty 90.4
93. Lou Whitaker 90.3
94. Manny Ramirez 90.2
95. Miguel Cabrera 90
96. Frankie Frisch 89.6
97. Tony Gwynn 89
98. Kevin Brown 88.9
99. Ozzie Smith 88.7
100. Tim Raines 88.6
101. Jim Palmer 88.6
102. Alan Trammell 88.5
103. Dwight Evans 88.2
104. Carlos Beltran 88.1
105. Jim Thome 88
106. Edgar Martinez 87.9
107. Barry Larkin 87.8
108. Roberto Alomar 87.5
109. Roy Halladay 87
110. Ryne Sandberg 86.7
111. Red Ruffing 86.6
112. Ron Santo 86.3
113. Dennis Eckersley 86.3
114. CC Sabathia 86
115. Carl Hubbell 86
116. Mookie Betts 85.8
117. Fred Clarke 85.7
118. Bobby Wallace 85.5
119. Josh Gibson 85.3
120. David Ortiz 84.6
121. Don Sutton 84.5
122. David Cone 84.3
123. Lou Boudreau 84
124. Keith Hernandez 84
125. John Clarkson 83.7
126. Scott Rolen 83.5
127. Larry Walker 83.5
128. Brooks Robinson 83.4
129. Shoeless Joe Jackson 83.4
130. Tim Keefe 83.3
131. Rafael Palmeiro 83.2
132. Derek Jeter 82.9
133. Satchel Paige 82.7
134. Sam Crawford 82.6
135. Eddie Murray 82.4
136. Billy Hamilton 82.2
137. Gabby Hartnett 82.1
138. Home Run Baker 81.9
139. Lance Berkman 81.8
140. Joey Votto 81.6
141. Don Drysdale 81.6
142. Ed Walsh 81.4
143. Mike Piazza 81.4
144. Duke Snider 81.2
145. Jim Edmonds 80.7
146. Harry Heilmann 80.4
147. Hank Greenberg 80.4
148. Willie Randolph 80.3
149. Hal Newhouser 80.2
150. Joe Gordon 80.1
151. Joe Cronin 79.9
152. Mark McGwire 79.8
153. Yadier Molina 79.5
154. Jackie Robinson 79.4
155. Pud Galvin 79.2
156. Willie McCovey 79.2
157. Gary Sheffield 79.1
158. Robinson Cano 78.9
159. Orel Hershiser 78.9
160. Paul Goldschmidt 78.7
161. Tommy John 78.6
162. Al Simmons 78.6
163. Jose Altuve 78.6
164. Luis Tiant 78.5
165. Monte Ward 78.2
166. Ernie Banks 78.1
167. Pee Wee Reese 78.1
168. Bret Saberhagen 78.1
169. Jacob DeGrom 78
170. Dave Winfield 77.7
171. Sandy Koufax 77.7
172. Freddy Freeman 77.7
173. Buddy Bell 77.6
174. Goose Goslin 77.6
175. Buck Ewing 77.6
176. Cristobel Torriente 77.3
177. David Wells 77.2
178. Whitey Ford 77.2
179. Buster Posey 76.9
180. Chase Utley 76.7
181. Mickey Cochrane 76.7
182. Jack Glasscock 76.5
183. Juan Marichal 76.3
184. Cole Hamels 76.3
185. Reggie Smith 76.1
186. Craig Kimbrel 75.9
187. Bob Feller 75.7
188. Ricbie Ashburn 75.5
189. Thurman Munson 75.4
190. Bryce Harper 75.3
191. Chris Sale 75.3
192. Jonathan Papelbon 75.3
193. Dick Allen 75.2
194. Darrell Evans 74.8
195. Jesse Burkett 74.8
196. Mark Buehrle 74.8
197. Rube Waddell 74.8
198. Joe Torre 74.7
199. Willie Stargell 74.7
200. Elmer Flick 74.7
