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.  We are pleased to present our pre-2026 revision of our top 50 Philadelphia Phillies.

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 Phillies finished the year with a 96-66 record, which was good enough to win the National League East.  However, they were bounced immediately in four games in the Divisional Round by the eventual champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers.  There was one new entrant and three elevations based on the 2025 season.

As always, we present our top five, which remains unchanged.

1. Mike Schmidt
2. Robin Roberts
3. Steve Carlton
4. Ed Delahanty
5. Pete Alexander

You can find the entire list here.

Pitcher Zack Wheeler had a huge jump from #31 to #17.  He was an All-MLB 2 Selection last year.

Notably, another active pitcher, Aaron Nola, did not move up from last season’s #22 rank.

Bryce Harper climbed up four spots to #30.

Catcher, J.T. Realmuto, went to #43 from #48.

Celebrated slugger Kyle Schwarber makes his debut on the list, coming in at #50.  This knocked Carlos Ruiz off the Top 50.

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 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

2. Robin Roberts

3. Steve Carlton

4. Ed Delahanty

5. Pete Alexander

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.

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

2. Robin Roberts

3. Steve Carlton

4. Ed Delahanty

5. Pete Alexander

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.

When Zack Wheeler signed a lucrative free-agent deal with the Philadelphia Phillies before the 2020 season, it was seen as a high-risk, high-reward move for a pitcher who had shown both brilliance and inconsistency over 126 games with the New York Mets. Since then, he has undergone a complete transformation. After arriving in Pennsylvania, the smooth-throwing right-hander systematically enhanced his game, reaching an elite, high-velocity level. He now combines an explosive four-seam fastball with a devastating sweeper and sinker. His development has been a remarkable example of modern pitching mastery.

His initial summer in Philadelphia was significantly curtailed by the global pandemic; nevertheless, Wheeler promptly established a robust foundation during the abbreviated 2020 season, pitching through 71 innings to achieve a 4-2 record and an impressive 2.92 ERA. This performance earned him his first ever Cy Young Award votes, thereby setting a strong foundation for a historic, league-wide achievement the following summer.

His peak season came in 2021, showcasing his remarkable endurance and skill. Wheeler emerged as a true workhorse, leading the National League with 213.1 innings pitched and topping all of baseball with 247 strikeouts. He posted an excellent 2.78 ERA and a low 1.008 WHIP, earning his first All-Star selection and narrowly missing out as the runner-up for the Cy Young Award in the National League.

Instead of facing a natural regression wall, Wheeler maintained remarkable, unwavering consistency throughout his rotation. In 2022, he achieved a 12-7 record with an impressive 2.82 ERA, acting as the key stabilizer that drove the underdog Phillies on an unforgettable journey to the National League pennant.

He proved his big-game mettle yet again during the 2023 campaign, posting a 13-6 record, a 3.61 ERA, and 212 strikeouts, finishing sixth in the Cy Young balloting, before authoring a brilliant October masterclass that delivered three crucial postseason victories.

Last season, he raised his own remarkable ceiling further. Wheeler crafted a stellar regular season, earning another All-Star designation and commanding opposing lineups with a 16-7 record and an impressive 2.57 ERA. He effectively neutralized baserunners, leading the major leagues with a stunning 0.955 WHIP, an exceptional efficiency that earned him his second career runner-up finish for the Cy Young Award.

As the 2026 campaign approaches, Wheeler will be turning 36. Typically, aging curves indicate that a pitcher’s peak high-velocity years might be ending, but his exceptional mechanics and strong work ethic set him apart from typical decline expectations. Having built a remarkable career in Philadelphia, he enters the new season as a leading franchise star and one of the top aces of his era.

The process continues.

We here are Notinhalloffame.com have plans to create our own set of post-season awards, which we will look back and retroactively present from 1901 on.  That will take a while, but it has never stopped us before!

Our awards are not be league specific.

Now it is time for our 2021 positional awards.

We will be awarding a positional player of the year, but not only that, offer up the runner-up and second runner-up, meaning that we will have First, Second and Third All-MLB players.

Let’s work our way around the diamond and award the best of the best in Baseball!

Please note that with Starting Pitchers, we will be naming a Starting Pitcher of the Year, and four other co-First Team All-MLB Selections.  This is due to each team generally having at least five regular starters, and to honor more than just three starters.

Pitcher of the Year (First Team All-MLB):  Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies.  7.9 bWAR, 7.3 fWAR, 14-10 Record, 2.78 ERA, 213.1 IP, 247 SO, 5.37 SO/BB, 1.008 WHIP, 2.59 FIP.

There were no clear-cut winners, and while we suspect that other organizations will go a different route, we will stand by Wheeler, who led the National League in IP, Strikeouts, and bWAR for Pitchers.  The workhorse was also in the top five in the NL in ERA, WHIP, SO/BB and ERA+, and we can confidently say that the Phillies would not have competed for the NL East without him.  Again, if this is disputed by you (and we expect many will), there are five First Team All-MLB Starting Pitchers!

First Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Corbin Burnes, Milwaukee Brewers.  5.7 bWAR, 7.5 fWAR, 11-5 Record, 2.43 ERA, 167 IP, 234 SO, 6.88 SO/BB, 0.940 WHIP, 1.63 FIP.

Burnes was the ace of the Brewers staff, and he led the NL in ERA, SO/BB and WHIP.  While he was hurt for our Pitcher of the Year Award (46.1 IP less than Wheeler), he easily could have won this two more starts.

First Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Walker Buehler, Los Angeles Dodgers.  6.7 bWAR, 5.5 fWAR, 16-4 Record, 2.47 ERA, 207.2 IP, 212 SO, 4.08 SO/BB, 0.968 WHIP, 3.16 FIP.

The Dodgers had the best pitching staff in 2021, with Buehler going to his second All-Star Game, and setting personal bests in Wins, IP and ERA+.  Buehler was second in the NL in bWAR for Pitchers.

First Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Robbie Ray, Toronto Blue Jays.  6.7 bWAR, 3.9 fWAR, 13-7 Record, 2.84 ERA, 193.1 IP, 248 SO, 4.77 SO/BB, 1.045 WHIP, 3.69 FIP.

This was the season that the Blue Jays were hoping to see out of Ray, who led the American League in ERA, IP, Strikeouts, ERA+ and WHIP.

First Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals & Los Angeles Dodgers.  5.3 bWAR, 5.4 fWAR, 15-4 Record, 2.46 ERA, 179.1 IP, 236 SO, 6.56 SO/BB, 0.864 WHIP, 2.97 FIP.

Scherzer was one of the many Nationals jettisoned from the team this year, and he became part of one of the best starting rotations in recent history.  He was an All-Star for the eighth time this year, and for the fifth time he was the league leader in WHIP.  

Second Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Jacob deGrom, New York Mets.  5.0 bWAR, 4.9 fWAR, 7-2 Record, 1.08 ERA, 92 IP, 146 SO, 13.27 SO/BB, 0.554 WHIP, 1.24 FIP.

deGrom only played 15 Games, making it hard for him to be First Team, but those 15 Games were better than other hurler’s 15 this year.  Even if he was just an average Pitcher over 15 more Games, he would likely have won our Pitcher of the Year Award, but we can’t place him as a First Team Starter with under 100 Innings.

Second Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Carlos Rodon, Chicago White Sox.  5.0 bWAR, 4.9 fWAR, 13-5 Record, 2.37 ERA, 132.2 IP, 185 SO, 5.14 SO/BB, 0.957 WHIP, 2.65 FIP.

Rodon was phenomenal over his 24 Starts, and like deGrom, was eliminated from Pitcher of the Year consideration due to missing time.  He was an All-Star for the first time this year, and this is either the start of something great or a blip on his radar.

Second Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Brandon Woodruff, Milwaukee Brewers.  5.7 bWAR, 4.7 fWAR, 9-10 Record, 2.56 ERA, 179.1 IP, 211 SO, 4.91 SO/BB, 0.956 WHIP, 2.96 FIP.

Woodruff was an All-Star for the second time in 2021, and he finished in the top five in the National League in ERA, WHIP, FIP, WPA, and was first in cWPA.

Second Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Kevin Gausman, San Francisco Giants.  5.3 bWAR, 4.8 fWAR, 14-6 Record, 2.81 ERA, 192 IP, 227 SO, 4.54 SO/BB, 1.042 WHIP, 3.00 FIP.

Gausman had his best season to date, going from long-time average starter to ace in a year that the Giants went from also-rans to World Series contenders.  He was an All-Star for the first time in his career.

Second Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Julio Urias, Los Angeles Dodgers.  4.7 bWAR, 5.0 fWAR, 20-3 Record, 2.96 ERA, 185.2 IP, 195 SO, 5.13 SO/BB, 1.018 WHIP, 3.13 FIP.

Urias in 2021’s only 20-Win Pitcher, and part of by far the best rotation in Baseball.  This was either his breakout year, or a stop in his career as a starter, and bluntly, we are mostly intrigued as to Urias’ 2022 season than any other Pitcher.

Third Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Nathan Eovaldi, Boston Red Sox.  4.6 bWAR, 5.6 fWAR, 11-9 Record, 3.75 ERA, 182.1 IP, 195 SO, 5.57 SO/BB, 1.190 WHIP, 2.79 FIP.

Eovaldi led the American League in FIP and went to his first All-Star Game in his tenth MLB season.

Third Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Max Fried, Atlanta Braves.  5.4 bWAR, 3.8 fWAR, 14-7 Record, 3.04 ERA, 165.2 IP, 158 SO, 3.85 SO/BB, 1.087 WHIP, 3.31 FIP.

Fried arrived last year, and propelled himself as an elite National League Pitcher this year.

Third Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Lance Lynn, Chicago White Sox.  5.4 bWAR, 4.2 fWAR, 11-6 Record, 2.69 ERA, 157 IP, 176 SO, 3.91 SO/BB, 1.070 WHIP, 3.91 FIP.

Lynn was an All-Star for the second time in his career, the first since 2012.

Third Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Charlie Morton, Atlanta Braves.  4.0 bWAR, 4.6 fWAR, 14-6 Record, 3.34 ERA, 185.2 IP, 216 SO, 3.72 SO/BB, 1.045 WHIP, 3.35 FIP.

At age 37, Morton was an All-Star in 2018 and 2019, and is in his first year with Atlanta. 

Third Team All-MLB: Starting Pitcher:  Tyler Mahle, Cincinnati Reds.  4.9 bWAR, 3.9 fWAR, 13-6 Record, 3.75 ERA, 180 IP, 210 SO, 3.23 SO/BB, 1.283 WHIP, 3.80 FIP.

Mahle broke out this year and could be a bona fide elite starter.