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 San Diego Padres.

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 Padres finished second in the National League West with a 90-72 record and made the playoffs, though they fell to the Chicago Cubs in the Wild Card.  There were multiple elevations on the list for the 2025 season, along with one new entrant.  Notably, there is one new addition, but that is based on the algorithm.

As always, we present our top five, which saw significant changes.

1. Tony Gwynn
2. Trevor Hoffman
3. Jake Peavy
4. Dave Winfield
5. Fernando Tatis Jr.

You can find the entire list here.

According to the new algorithm, Jake Peavy and Dave Winfield switched their #3 and #4 rankings.

Tatis Jr., who was an All-Star and Gold Glove winner last season, moved from #7 to #5.  He was also 8th in MVP voting last year.

Notably, while Manny Machado had a good 2025 season, he did not move from the #6 spot.  He overtook former Cy Young winner Randy Jones, but Tatis Jr. passed both of them.

Jake Cronenworth went from #28 to #22.

Despite pitching sparingly in 2025, Yu Darvish benefited from the new algorithm and went up from #44 to #41.

The algorithm also brought back Gaylord Perry.  He returns at #47.

Robert Suarez, who is now an Atlanta Brave, did enough last year to enter the list.  He is at #50.

Jurickson Profar and Trent Grisham fell off the list.

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 San Diego Padres.

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 Padres won 93 Games and made it to the Division Series, where they lost to the eventual World Series Champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers.  There were four new entrants bases on 2024, and several elevations.

As always, we present our top five, which saw one change based on the new algorithm.

1. Tony Gwynn

2. Trevor Hoffman

3. Dave Winfield

4. Jake Peavy

5. Randy Jones

You can find the entire list here.

Winfield moved ahead of Peavy to claim the #3 spot.

Infielder Manny Machado climbed one spot to #6.

Another Infielder, Fernando Tatis Jr., moved to #7 from #10.

The first of four new entrants is Infielder, Ha-Seong Kim, who is now with Tampa.  He enters at #25, and was erroneously left off last year’s revision.

Second Baseman Jake Cronenworth advanced to #28 from #34.

Pitcher Blake Snell, who is now with the Giants, climbed to #34 from #40.

Outfielder Jurickson Profar, who is now an Atlanta Brave, debuts at #42.

Pitcher Joe Musgrove enters at #43.

Pitcher Yu Darvish begins his Padres list at #44. 

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 top 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 San Diego Padres.

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 that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Padres were considered to be World Series contenders, but they failed even to make the playoffs while barely having a winning record.  Nevertheless, there were three elevations and two new entrants to the list.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Tony Gwynn

2. Trevor Hoffman

3. Jake Peavy

4. Dave Winfield

5. Randy Jones

You can find the entire list here.

Manny Machado, had a modest jump from #9 to #7.

Fernando Tatis Jr., who won his first Gold Glove last year, rocketed to #10 from #20.

Jake Cronenworth also rose, climbing to #34 from #39.

Making the list were reigning Cy Young winner, Blake Snell, who enters at #40, and current New York Yankee Outfielder, Trent Grisham, who debuts at #47.

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 2022 revision of our top 50 San Diego Padres.

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 Padres loaded up for a run to the World Series, but they were unable to win the pennant.  2022 yielded one new entrant to the Top 50, and some elevations.

As always, we present our top five, which had no changes.

1. Tony Gwynn

2. Trevor Hoffman

3. Jake Peavy

4. Dave Winfield

5. Randy Jones

You can find the entire list here.

Manny Machado, who was the runner-up for last year’s MVP exploded to #9 from #28.

The one new entrant was Jake Cronenworth, who has gone to the last two All-Star Games.  He enters at #41.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

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.  We have a new one to unveil today, that of the San Diego Padres.

Founded in 1969, the San Diego Padres have had their share of star players, but it has yet to result in a World Series win, though they have won the National League Pennant twice (1984 & 1998).  

The team has lost far more Games than they have won but has a unique history, solid fan base, and hopefully, unlike the Chargers, are not going anywhere.

This list is up to the end of the 2021 regular season.

Our Top 50 lists in Baseball 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.

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 2021 Season.

The complete list can be found here, but as always, we announce our top five in this article.  They are:

1. Tony Gwynn

2. Trevor Hoffman

3. Jake Peavy

4. Dave Winfield

5. Randy Jones

We will continue our adjustments on our existing lists and will continue developing our new lists.  

Look for our more material coming soon!

As always, we thank you for your support.

On a ballot packed with qualified candidates for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, is it possible that none of them will be elected this year?

If that happens, as it did last year, it would be the third time in the last decade that the qualified voters of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) have thrown a shutout at the Hall of Fame. This is an odd paradox considering that after the Big Zilch of 2013, the BBWAA in subsequent years went on to elect 22 players across the next seven ballots, with the various guises of the veterans committee voting in another five players (and six non-players) during that seven-year span. (In 2013, the veterans committee did elect three candidates to the Hall.)

Last year, Curt Schilling, who had garnered 70 percent of the vote on the previous ballot, seemed to be a lock for election. Instead, he stalled with a negligible increase in support, then threw a social-media Trumper tantrum declaring that he wanted to be removed from this year's ballot. The Hall of Fame quickly responded that it would not do so.

The profile of a top-tier, elite major league starter usually goes to celebrated first-round talents, but Jake Peavy distinguished himself in the baseball world through pure Southern grit. Drafted out of an Alabama high school in the 15th round of the 1999 amateur draft, many teams saw Peavy as mainly organizational depth. However, he defied these modest expectations, swiftly advancing through the minors to debut in the majors by summer 2002. With a fierce, highly competitive glare on the mound and a fast, crossfire delivery that posed a daunting sight for right-handed hitters, he spent the next seven seasons leading the starting rotation with relentless intensity and bravado.

By the 2004 season, the young right-hander had established himself as the team's leading pitcher. He consistently dominated in preventing runs, posting a remarkable 2.27 ERA over 166.1 innings, which earned him his first efficiency award. His success was not a fleeting peak; in 2005, Peavy earned his first All-Star spot, confirming his rising prominence. He continued to rack up impressive strikeout numbers using a powerful slider-fastball combo, finishing the year with a 2.88 ERA and leading the Senior Circuit with 216 strikeouts, thereby cementing his reputation on the national stage.

After a somewhat disappointing and uneven 2006 season marked by command problems, Peavy came back with a strong competitive drive for the 2007 pennant race. What followed was a showcase of pitching excellence. Peavy delivered an impressive performance, earning the National League Pitcher's Triple Crown by leading the league in wins (19), ERA (2.54), and strikeouts (240). His advanced efficiency metrics completely outperformed opponents, as he led the Senior Circuit in FIP (2.84), WHIP (1.061), and struck out an average of 9.7 batters per nine innings. Naturally, he was a unanimous selection for the 2007 National League Cy Young Award.

Sadly, the physical demands of his high-effort mechanics and ongoing tendon and shoulder injuries kept him from reaching those historic heights again in Southern California. By 2009, as the franchise shifted toward a complete rebuild in a small-market setting, the main goal was to unload Peavy's substantial contract. This led to a highly publicized saga: initially, the Padres agreed to send their ace to Chicago in May, but Peavy exercised his veto right, using his full no-trade clause to stay in the National League. The deadlock was eventually broken at the July 31 trade deadline. After injuring his ankle and aware that the cash-strapped Padres were determined to trade him, Peavy relented and waived his no-trade rights to join the Chicago White Sox.

With the Padres, Peavy posted a 92-68 record with 1,348 Strikeouts, which, as of this writing, is the franchise record.

In a tumultuous year that was not normal for anything and everything including baseball, one thing that might be back to normal is voting for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Granted, the 2021 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot has 14 returning candidates, with just about every one of them owning cases for induction that range from borderline to compelling.

In 2007 Jake Peavy made a case as the best pitcher in baseball.  Peavy won the Pitcher’s Triple Crown in the National League as a member of the San Diego Padres and had gone to his second All Star Game.  That was by far the highwater mark for Peavy as he never had a 12 Win season again, though this does not mean that this was the end of his success.