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 maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  As such, we are delighted to present our pre-2026 revision of our top 50 Los Angeles Angels.

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

1.  Duration and Impact.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the Major League Baseball.

3.  Advanced Statistics.

4.  Playoff performance.

5. Their respective legacy on the team.

6. How successful the team was when he was there.

7. Respecting the era in which they played.

Criteria 1-4 will make up the lion’s share of the algorithm.  Please note that we have implemented this for the first time.  This has changed the rankings all throughout the board.

Last year, the Angels won 72 Games and finished last in the American League West.  There was no new entrant, but there were changes within the Top 50 due to the new algorithm.

As always, we present our top five, which saw changes due to the new algorithm.

1. Mike Trout
2. Nolan Ryan
3. Chuck Finley
4. Shohei Ohtani
5. Jared Weaver

You can find the entire list here.

Please note that Nolan Ryan and Chuck Finley flipped the #2 and #3 positions.  Shohei Ohtani was repurposed from #5 to #4.  Jared Weaver took over #5, and Jim Fregosi dropped off 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 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 Los Angeles Angels.

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 American 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 Angels had their first year of the post-Ohtani era finished last in the division as expected.  There were no new entrants based on 2024, but there was one from the new algorithm.

As always, we present our top five, which saw two changes based on the new algorithm.

1. Mike Trout

2. Chuck Finlay

3. Nolan Ryan

4. Jim Fregosi

5. Shohei Ohtani

You can find the entire list here. 

Under the new algorithm, Finlay surpasses Ryan for #2 and Jim Fregosi entered the top five..

With the new algorithm, Shortstop Gary DiSarcina comes in at #49.

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 our post 2022/23 revision of our top 50 Los Angeles Angels.

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 Major League Baseball.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

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

Last year, the Angels went all in and imploded with another failure to make the playoffs.  We only saw one change, and no new entries.

As always, we present our top five, which saw one major change.

1. Mike Trout

2. Nolan Ryan

3. Chuck Finley

4. Shohei Ohtani

5. Frank Tanana

You can find the entire list here.

Notably, Trout was already at the top of the list, and with Shohei Ohtani departing the club, his status at #1 is cemented for decades. 

Ohtani made it to #4 from #12.  As mentioned, he left the struggling Angels for a shot at the World Series with the Dodgers.

As always, we thank you for your support, and look for more revisions in the future. 

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 our post 2022 revision of our top 50 Los Angeles Angels.

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 American League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

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

Last year, Los Angeles again failed to make the playoffs, despite having the two best players of this generation, one who is ranked number one on this list, and another who jumped 20 spots.

As always, we present our top five, which was not affected by the last season:

1. Mike Trout

2. Nolan Ryan

3. Chuck Finley

4. Frank Tanana

5. Jered Weaver

You can find the entire list here.

2021 MVP and dual-threat superstar, Shohei Ohtani, rocketed from #31 to #12.

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

Chuck Finley arrived in Anaheim as a high-velocity southpaw with a localized storm of a split-finger fastball. While he began his journey in the bullpen, he quickly evolved into the most durable workhorse in the history of the franchise. For fourteen seasons, Finley was the left-handed anchor of the Angels' rotation, a player whose longevity and competitive fire allowed him to surpass the win totals of every legend who preceded him in a Halo uniform.

Finley’s ascent in California began with a transition from a relief prospect to a frontline starter in the late eighties. He reached a career-defining breakout in 1989, his first full season in the rotation, where he won 16 games with a 2.57 ERA and earned his first All-Star nod. He followed this with an even more dominant 1990 campaign, winning 18 games and proving that he could maintain elite efficiency over a heavy workload. He possessed a focused intensity and a sharp splitter that made him a nightmare for right-handed hitters, signaling his transition from a young arm into a true franchise pillar.

The core of his tenure was defined by a remarkable professional resilience. After navigating a difficult plateau in 1992, Finley returned to his status as the club's undisputed ace. He reached a new level of consistency between 1993 and 1999, recording at least 10 wins every single season and returning to the All-Star Game in 1995 and 1996. He was a model of physical resilience, routinely logging over 200 innings and leading the American League in starts during the 1996 season. He showed the organization that a pitcher could become a legend through sheer, unadulterated volume, eventually amassing a franchise-record 2,675 innings pitched.

Everything culminated in the late nineties as Finley rewrote the Angels' record books. He reached a career peak for strikeouts in 1998, fanning 212 batters and proving that his stuff hadn't lost its bite even as he entered his mid-thirties. However, the reality of the era’s shifting landscape led to a departure following the 1999 season, when he signed with Cleveland as a free agent. He left Anaheim as the all-time leader in wins (165) and innings, a statistical footprint that has stood the test of time against some of the greatest pitchers in the game’s history.

The story in Anaheim reached its final chapter in 2009 when the Angels inducted him into their Hall of Fame.

Sadly, as our Notinhalloffame entry for Whitesnake brings to mind Tawny Kitaen, our Chuck Finley Baseball entry conjures the same image, though not her straddling a sports car but hitting a Pitcher over the head with a stiletto. 

The second Mr. Kitaen is Chuck Finley, a powerful southpaw with 200 career wins. Finley spent many years as the ace for the subpar Angels, and as such, remained largely under the radar despite being a valuable commodity as a left-handed power pitcher. With an armament of fastballs, slurves, and an especially devastating forkball, Chuck Finley managed to rack up a lot of strikeouts and set many Angels pitching records. 

Finley did not receive a lot (or really any) support for the Hall of Fame when he was eligible in 2008, but with a career WAR of 55.0 and his status as an innings eater on bad teams, he should have received a better look than he did.