Our All Time Top 50 Philadelphia Phillies have been revised to reflect the 2025 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 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.
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 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.
4. Ed Delahanty
In May 1888, local observers quickly recognized that Ed Delahanty, who arrived as a member of the Phillies, possessed exceptional physical attributes; however, his initial performance fell significantly short of his potential. A robust and muscular presence at the plate, the young outfielder initially encountered difficulties against major league pitching, managing only a modest .228 batting average during his debut summer. He demonstrated improvements the following year, prior to briefly joining the renegade Players’ League in 1890, a decision that provided a glimpse of his developing batting ability but temporarily hindered his progression toward becoming the dominant offensive player of the decade.
Returning to the Phillies permanently in 1891, a renewed focus unlocked his innate talent. By 1892, "Big Ed" had become the league's most formidable right-handed hitter, leading the National League with 21 triples and a .495 slugging percentage. The following summer, he truly broke through, winning both the home run title with 19 homers and the RBI championship with 146 runs batted in, leading a powerfully explosive Philadelphia lineup that overwhelmed nineteenth-century pitchers.
In the mid-1890s, Delahanty entered an era of exceptional productivity that remains astonishing statistically. He surpassed the rare .400 batting average mark in consecutive seasons, posting .407 in 1894 and .404 in 1895. In 1896, he won his second home run title and became only the second player in baseball history to hit four home runs in a game. He combined this legendary power with notable speed and a strong arm from left field, leading the league with 58 stolen bases in 1898. His peak at the plate came in 1899, when he won the National League batting title with an impressive .410 average and achieved a career-high 55 doubles.
As his athletic successes increased, his personal life began to decline into turmoil. Delahanty battled severe alcoholism and a harmful gambling addiction, which gradually distanced him from his teammates and strained his relationship with management. Following an outstanding 1901 season, where he amassed 2,213 hits and a .348 batting average, he switched to the American League, joining Washington in a desperate attempt to earn a higher salary and pay off his growing debts.
The tragedy that cut his life short remains one of baseball's darkest mysteries. On July 2, 1903, an intoxicated Delahanty brandished a razor and terrorized passengers aboard a train bound for New York, prompting the conductor to eject him at Bridgeburg, Ontario. Stumbling in a drunken stupor across the International Railway Bridge near the edge of the Niagara River, he fell into the water and was swept over Niagara Falls. His body was recovered at the bottom of the falls two weeks later; he was only 35 years old.
Delahanty would enter the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945 via the Old-Timers Committee, and in 1984, he was inducted into the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame.
