Our All Time Top 50 Philadelphia Phillies have been revised to reflect the 2024 Season
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 Philadelphia Phillies.
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 Phillies won their division (NL East), but lost in their first round to the New York Mets. The season saw a few elevations and one new entrant
As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes.
1. Mike Schmidt
4. Ed Delahanty
You can find the entire list https://www.notinhalloffame.com/baseball/top-50-baseball-players-by-franchise/top-50-philapdelphia-phillies">here.
Starting Pitcher Aaron Nola moved up one spot to #22.
Another starter, Zack Wheeler went from #38 to #31.
Bryce Harper shot up to #35 from #45.
The new entrant is Catcher J.T. Realmuto, who debuts at #48.
We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.
Our All-Time Top 50 Philadelphia Phillies have been revised to reflect the 2023 Season
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 2023 revision of our top 50 Philadelphia Phillies.
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 Phillies had another great year, advancing to the NLCS. This good year by the team saw two new entrants in the Top 50.
As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:
1. Mike Schmidt
4. Ed Delahanty
You can find the entire list here.
Pitcher, Aaron Nola, was unable to move up from #23, and remains in that spot.
The new entrants were Pitcher, Zack Wheeler and former MVP, Bryce Harper, who enter at #39 and #45 respectively.
We thank you for your continued support for our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.
Our All-Time Top 50 Philadelphia Phillies have been updated to reflect the 2022 Season
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 Philadelphia Phillies.
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 not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, the Phillies had a great year, and won the National League Pennant, though they were defeated by the Houston Astros. Astoundingly, this did not yield any new entrants to the Top 50, though there were three that were very close.
As always, we present our top five, which was not affected by the last season:
1. Mike Schmidt
4. Ed Delahanty
You can find the entire list here.
The only elevation is Aaron Nola, who rocketed to #23 from #38.
As mentioned above, three current Phillies almost cracked the top 50, Zack Wheeler, Bryce Harper and J.T. Realmuto. We expect that all three will vault into the list after our post-2023 revision.
We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.
Our All-Time Top 50 Philadelphia Phillies have been revised
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 first revision of our top 50 Philadelphia Phillies 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.
This one went a complete overhaul, which was reflected in our top five as seen below.
The complete list can be found here, but as always, we announce our top five in this article. They are:
1. Mike Schmidt
5. Ed Delahanty
Our top five remains the same, and for that matter, there is only one significant change to the Top 50. Pitcher, Aaron Nola debuts at #45.
We welcome your input and commentsand as always, we thank you for your support.
Our All-Time Top 50 Philadelphia Phillies are now up
Yes, 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. We have a new one to unveil today, that of the Philadelphia Phillies, two time World Series Champions (1980 & 2008).
As for all of our top 50 players in basketball we look at the following:
- Advanced Statistics.
- Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League.
- Playoff accomplishments.
- 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.
This list is updated up until the end of the 2016-17 Season.
The complete list can be found here, but as always we announce our top five in this article. They are:
We will continue our adjustments on our existing lists and will continue developing our new lists.
As always we thank you for your support.
2. Robin Roberts
Robin Roberts from Michigan State first took the mound at Shibe Park in June 1948 as a highly athletic right-hander with a precise fastball and strong stamina. During an era when starters finished their work, Roberts became the gold standard of workhorse pitchers.
After two strong seasons, Roberts became dominant in the early 1950s. He anchored the pitching staff with such volume that, if the Cy Young Award had existed then, he might have won it five years in a row. Modern statistics support this, showing he led the National League in pitcher bWAR from 1950 to 1954—an impressive stretch where his performance consistently outshined his peers. Traditional voters would also have been persuaded; he led the Senior Circuit in wins for four consecutive years (1952–1955) and ranked among the top in strikeouts twice. MVP voters acknowledged this elite level of production, giving him votes for six straight years from 1950 to 1955, with finishes of seventh, thirteenth, second, sixth, seventh, and fifth.
Regarding his peak period, in 1950, Roberts exploded into superstar status by winning 20 games and leading the National League with 5 shutouts, serving as the frontline ace for the famous "Whiz Kids" squad that captured the franchise's first pennant in 35 years. He built beautifully on that foundation, rattling off a historic 28-7 record with a brilliant 2.59 ERA in 1952, a masterpiece of a summer where he completed 30 of his 37 starts and threw an astonishing 330 innings to claim The Sporting News Major League Pitcher of the Year honors.
He maintained that intense workload across three seasons, pitching an impressive 346.2 innings with 23 wins and a career-best 198 strikeouts in 1953. He followed up with another 23-win season in 1954, during which he issued only 56 walks over 336.2 innings. His peak performance came in 1955, when he won 23 games for the fourth-place Phillies, leading the league in starts (38), complete games (26), and innings pitched (305), earning his second Pitcher of the Year award.
The grueling toll of throwing over 300 innings for six consecutive seasons eventually caught up to his right arm, leading to a decline in velocity and efficiency as the late 1950s wore on. Following the 1961 season, when, with the team deep in a rebuilding cycle, he was sold to the New York Yankees before finding a successful mid-1960s second act with the Baltimore Orioles.
Roberts was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976 on his fourth ballot. Two years later, in 1978, he and veteran teammate Richie Ashburn became the first two players to be honored on the Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame, affirming their central roles during the Whiz Kids era. The organization cemented his legacy in 1982 by retiring his No. 36 jersey, ensuring no future Phillie would wear it.
Roberts compiled a 234-199 record, a 3.46 ERA, and 272 complete games as a Phillie.