In the last half of the 1970s Garry Maddox was the best defensive Centerfielder in the National League.  After being traded from the San Francisco Giants, Maddox would win the Gold Glove eight consecutive times while also twice leading the Majors in Defensive bWAR.  Maddox was not a bad player with the bat either as he collected 1,333 Hits with Philadelphia with a .284 Batting Average.  While he helped Philadelphia win the 1980 World Series his best year was in 1976 where he batted .330 and was fifth in National League MVP voting.  The Phillies added Maddox to the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame in 2000.

If you look at power, excitement and MVP votes, your first thought is how come Ryan Howard is ranked higher.

If you look at Sabremetrics, Strikeouts and Defense, you might think that he is ranked too high.

Lenny Dykstra was a popular player for the New York Mets where he helped the team win the 1986 World Series, but that paled to the level of popularity he would receive from the people of Philadelphia.

Chris Short played fourteen of his fifteen Major League seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies and for a time in the mid-60’s he could make a claim as one of the top lefthanders of the game.