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.  As such, we are delighted to present our pre-2026 revision of our top 50 Atlanta Braves.

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 Orioles had a disappointing record, winning only 75 Games and finishing last in the new division.  There were no new entrants, and no active players moved up, but there were some minor changes due to the new algorithm.

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

1. Cal Ripken Jr.
2. Jim Palmer
3. Brooks Robinson
4. Eddie Murray
5. George Sisler

You can find the entire list here.

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 Baltimore Orioles.

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 Orioles returned to the playoffs, but were hoping for a deeper run.  Should they repeat what they accomplished in 2024 in 2025, there should be new entrants.  As such, there was only one new entrant, but it is an older player who benefited from the new algorithm.

As always, we present our top five, which saw two changes based on the new structure:

1. Cal Ripken Jr.

2. Brooks Robinson

3. Jim Palmer

4. Eddie Murray

5. George Sisler

You can find the entire list here.

Under the new system, Robinson moved to #2 by slightly edging out Palmer, and Murray overtook Sisler for #4.

Outfielder Burt Shotten enters the list at #47 with the new algorithm.

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 Baltimore Orioles.

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 not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Baltimore went over .500, and could be a sleeper team in 2023, however none of their players cracked the Top 50, nor were there any changes.  We still want to acknowledge that we have counted 2022 into our rankings.

As always, we present our top five, which was not affected by the last season:

1. Cal Ripken Jr.

2. Jim Palmer

3. Brooks Robinson

4. George Sisler

5. Eddie Murray

You can find the entire list here.

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

Playing his entire Major League career with the Baltimore Orioles, Jim Palmer overcame a lot of early arm trouble to become one of the best hurlers in the 1970s.

Palmer made his debut in 1965, and he threw for 92 Innings in 27 Games.  The year after, he was put in the starting rotation, and he went 15-10 and helped Baltimore win its first-ever World Series.  Arm trouble kept him out of most of 1967, and in 1968, he was in rehab for the entire year.  It was expected that he would never regain his form, but he returned in 1969, and it was clear that the righthander was healthy.  Palmer went 16-4 and threw a no-hitter, and he would become the ace for the decade to come.

From 1970 to 1973, Palmer would win at least 20 Games and be in the top four in ERA in each of them.  He would go to the All-Star Game in the first three seasons of those four years, and in the one he didn't, he won the ERA title and his first Cy Young Award.  The Orioles also won the 1970 World Series.

Palmer suffered from elbow and nerve issues for much of 1974, but in 1975, he embarked on another four-year run that placed him among the elite of the American League Pitchers.  From 1975 to 1978, he again was a perpetual 20 Game winner, with '75 to '77 offering league-leading totals.  In 1975, he won his second ERA title and his second Cy Young, with his third Cy Young coming the year after.  He was second and third in Cy Young voting the two seasons after, and in those four years, he was not in the top ten in ERA, WHIP, and bWAR.  Palmer also began to be recognized for his defense, winning four straight Gold Gloves (1976-79).

He would decline after, though, had a one-year return to glory in 1982, where he was 15-5, third in ERA, and was second in Cy Young voting.  In a much-reduced role, he helped the Orioles win their third World Series in 1983.

Palmer was released in 1984 after a 0-3 start, and while it was an unceremonious exit from the team, his legend was secured.  He retired with a 268-152 record with a 2.86 ERA, 2,212 Strikeouts, six All-Stars, three Cy Youngs, and three World Series Rings.  He also had a history of 8-3 in the playoffs with a 2.61 ERA over 124.1 Innings.

Palmer’s number 22 would be retired in 1985, and he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990.  The Orioles also inducted the Pitcher into their Hall of Fame in 1986.