Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024 revision of our top 50 Cincinnati Reds.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Please note that our algorithm has changed, which yielded minor changes throughout the baseball lists.

Last year, the Reds had a losing record and was unable to make the playoffs.  There were no new active players.

As always, we present our top five, which saw a change in the top five based on the new algorithm.

1. Pete Rose

2. Johnny Bench

3. Frank Robinson

4. Barry Larkin

5. Joey Votto

You can find the entire list here.

With the new algorithm, Larkin jumped into the top five.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present the pre-2021 update of our top 50 Cincinnati Reds of all-time.

As for all of our top 50 players in hockey we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League. 

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

There are no new additions but as always, we announce our top five immediately, but out full list can be found here.

1. Pete Rose

2. Johnny Bench

3. Frank Robinson

4. Joe Morgan

5. Barry Larkin

The changes made to advanced stats from Baseball Reference resulted in slight changes through the list, but most dramatically at the bottom, as two former Reds replaced two others.  Jake Beckley (#49) and Jay Bruce (#50) now enter in place of Tom Browning and Bronson Arroyo.

We welcome your input and commentsand as always, we thank you for your support.

Again, did we ever say this would be fast?

We here at Notinhalloffame.com have completed our next all-time top 50, this time that of the Cincinnati Reds.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following:

1. 1. Sabremetric tallies while with that team, mostly WAR.

2. 2. Traditional metrics and how they finished in their respective league overall.

3. 3. Playoff accomplishment.

4. 4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories.

Saying all of that, as.

The complete list can be found here, but as always we announce our top five in our news. They are:

1. 1. Pete Rose

2. 2. Johnny Bench

3. 3. Frank Robinson

4. 4. Joe Morgan

5. 5. Barry Larkin

This is a solid top five with four Hall of Famers and one who should be.

So which team is up next?

We go back to the ice and look at the top 50 Dallas Stars of all time.

Look for that in a couple of months.

As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com thank you for your support.

When Barry Larkin arrived on the South Side of Cincinnati in 1986, the city didn’t just gain a shortstop; it gained a favorite son. Born and raised in the area, Larkin played with a level of comfort and command that suggested he had been destined for the position since childhood. He wasn't the flashy, oversized shortstop of the future; he was a surgical, five-tool technician who combined elite speed with surprising power and a gold-glove caliber vacuum at the bag. He arrived as a high-pedigree prospect and immediately began a "Lifer" journey that would see him never wear another professional jersey.

The middle chapter of his residency was defined by the magic of 1990. While the "Nasty Boys" bullpen got the headlines, Larkin was the steady hand that guided the Reds to a wire-to-wire World Series sweep of the Oakland A’s. He batted .353 in that Fall Classic, proving he was a big-game hunter on the grandest stage. As the 90s progressed, he evolved from a "solid contributor" into the undisputed MVP of the league. In 1995, he captured the NL MVP award, and a year later, he made history as the first shortstop to ever record a 30-30 season. He was the prototype for the modern shortstop—a player who could beat you with a stolen base in the first inning and a walk-off home run in the ninth.

Defensively, Larkin was the heartbeat of the infield. A three-time Gold Glove winner, he played with a cerebral intensity that allowed him to compensate for any physical toll the turf at Riverfront Stadium took on his body. He was a 12-time All-Star who led by example, eventually serving as the team's captain and the primary bridge between the championship squad of 1990 and the rebuilding years of the late 90s. His statistical footprint remains staggering for a middle infielder: 2,340 hits and a career slash line of .295/.371/.444.

The final walk toward the exit in 2004 was a bittersweet moment for Southern Ohio. After 19 seasons of unwavering loyalty, Larkin retired as a first-ballot immortal in the eyes of the fans, even if it took three years for the national voters to officially usher him into Cooperstown in 2012. The Reds rightfully hoisted his number 11 to the rafters that same year, cementing his legacy as the most complete shortstop of his generation. He arrived as a local prodigy and left as a permanent hero, the man who proved that you can go home again—and stay there until the end.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com thought it would be fun to take a look at the major awards in North American team sports and see how it translates into Hall of Fame potential.

Needless to say, different awards in different sports yield hall of fame potential. In basketball, the team sport with the least amount of players on a roster, the dividend for greatness much higher. In baseball, it is not as much as a great individual season does not have the same impact.

We are now taking a look at the Gold Glove Award, given annually to the best defensive player in MLB in each respective position.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com thought it would be fun to take a look at the major awards in North American team sports and see how it translates into Hall of Fame potential.

Needless to say, different awards in different sports yield hall of fame potential.  In basketball, the team sport with the least amount of players on a roster, the dividend for greatness much higher.  In baseball, it is not as much as a great individual season does not have the same impact.