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 Athletics

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 Athletics began their three-year residency in Sacramento, where they are currently known simply as “The Athletics”.  The team had a losing record of 76-86 and finished fourth in the American League West.  There are no players from last year on the list, nor did anyone from last year make it.  The only new addition came from a former player due to the algorithmic change.

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

1. Rickey Henderson
2. Lefty Grove
3. Eddie Plank
4. Jimmie Foxx
5. Al Simmons

You can find the entire list here.

The only new entrant was former pitcher Mark Mulder, who replaced former infielder Matt Chapman at #50.  Again, this is due to the new algortihm. 

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.