Our All-Time Top 50 Boston Red Sox 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 50 Boston Red Sox.
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, the Red Sox had one of their worst seasons in years, and there were no new entrants, with only one elevation.
As always, we present our top five, which had no changes.
1. Ted Williams
2. Carl Yastrzemski
4. Wade Boggs
5. Cy Young
You can find the entire list here.
The only change came from the now San Diego Padre, Xander Bogaerts, who jumped to #21 from #29 off his fourth (and final) All-Star with Boston.
We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.
Our All-Time Top 50 Boston Red Sox have been revised to reflect the 2021 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 pre-2022 revision of our top 50 Boston Red Sox.
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.
Boston made it to ALCS where they lost to the Houston Astros, and they are again loaded in 2022. No new players entered our Top 50, and there is only one active player on the team who rose based on his 2021.
As always, we present our top five, though there were no changes.
1. Ted Williams
4. Wade Boggs
5. Cy Young
You can find the entire list here.
Current Red Sox Infielder, Xander Bogaerts, climbed to #29 from #42.
We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.
Our All-Time Top 50 Boston Red Sox have been revised
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 pre-2021 revision of our top 50 Boston Red Sox of all-time.
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.
There was one new addition in our Top 50, though there were minor changes through the list, but nothing affecting our top five. As always, we announce them here.
They are:
1. Ted Williams
4. Wade Boggs
5. Cy Young
You can find the entire list here.
The new entry is Xander Bogaerts, who debuts at #42.
We welcome your input and commentsand as always, we thank you for your support.
22. Xander Bogaerts
Xander Bogaerts didn't just emerge from Aruba; he became the island’s greatest baseball ambassador. Signed in 2009, he ascended rapidly through the system, reaching Boston in 2013 just in time to provide high-leverage hits during the Red Sox's improbable World Series run. By 2014, he was the everyday shortstop, embarking on a decade-long stretch where he combined a smooth right-handed stroke with a steady defensive presence that anchored the Fenway infield.
A four-time All-Star and five-time Silver Slugger in Boston, Bogaerts proved to be one of the most consistent offensive threats at his position. His 2019 campaign stands as his statistical masterpiece: he launched a career-high 33 home runs, drove in 117 runs, and posted an OPS of .939. This performance earned him a fifth-place finish in the MVP voting and an All-MLB First Team selection, a hardware proxy that confirms his status as the premier shortstop in the game during that window.
His run in Boston was rooted in his durability and leadership. Bogaerts was a key cog in the record-breaking 2018 championship team, providing the veteran stability and postseason production (including a .273 average in the World Series) that defined that era. Even as the roster around him shifted, Bogaerts remained one of the faces of the franchise, batting .307 in his final season in Boston (2022) and leading all AL shortstops in fielding percentage.
The "Bogie" era in Boston came to a shocking conclusion following the 2022 season when he departed for the San Diego Padres as a free agent. It was a move that felt unthinkable to a fan base that viewed him as the next lifetime Red Sox icon. He left Fenway with 1,410 hits, 156 home runs, and a stellar .292 career average in a Red Sox uniform. Though he later plied his trade on the West Coast, his two World Series rings and his decade of excellence ensure his place in the Red Sox Hall of Fame is already a certainty.