Our All Time Top 50 Seattle Mariners 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 Seattle Mariners.
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 Mariners rocketed to a hits tart, but faltered in the second half and did not make the playoffs. The season would still see three new entrants and some elevations.
As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes
4. Felix Hernandez
5. Randy Johnson
You can find the entire list here.
Outfielder Julio Rodriguez rocketed up from #35 to #20.
Shortstop J.P. Crawford moved to #26 from #31.
Pitcher Logan Gilbert is the highest debut at #37.
Catcher Cal Raleigh enters at #39.
The third new entrant is Pitcher George Kirby, who comes in at #45.
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38. George Kirby
Selected by the Seattle Mariners in the first round of the 2019 draft out of Elon University, George Kirby arrived in the majors in 2022 possessing a level of precision that defied his youth. Rather than nibbling around the edges, Kirby operates with a relentless, ice-cold willingness to attack the strike zone, quickly transforming from a highly touted prospect into the foundational co-ace of a loaded Seattle rotation.
Kirby’s rise to elite prominence relies on a historic command profile. Weaponizing a blazing mid-90s fastball paired with a sharp slider and a devastating splitter, he has built a reputation as the game's ultimate strike-throwing machine. After an All-Star breakthrough in 2023 and a rugged 2024 campaign where he comfortably paced the major leagues in strikeout-to-walk ratio, he entered the 2025 season with a clear objective: to pair his unmatched efficiency with true front-of-the-rotation dominance. He responded by authoring his absolute professional masterpiece.
The 2025 campaign showcased Kirby's surgical precision and endurance. As a reliable force for manager Dan Wilson, he posted a 14–9 record with a 3.14 ERA over 32 starts. He exceeded 200 innings for the first time, pitching 201.0 innings. His control was exceptional: 194 strikeouts against only 21 walks, leading to a 9.24 strikeout-to-walk ratio—top in MLB for the second year—and solidifying his reputation as an efficient pitcher. With a minimal 1.03 WHIP, he earned his second All-Star nod and finished in the Top Five for American League Cy Young voting, showcasing elite pitching.
Armed with arguably the most disciplined command in the sport, Kirby has a lot more to offer the PNW.
