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 San Francisco 49ers Team of all-time.

As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the NFL. 

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

We could have elected not to mention this at all, as no current 49ers made the Top 50, nor are there any current players on San Francisco who are in the Top 50.  Nevertheless, we thought it worthwhile to mention that nothing has changed despite the conclusion of the 2020 season.

As always, we present the top five.

1. Jerry Rice

2. Joe Montana

3. Steve Young

4. Ronnie Lott

5. Leo Nomellini

You can find the entire list here.

While they were no changes, stay tuned.  We will have a lot of list revisions coming up that will!

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

You could argue that Al Orth took a workmanlike approach to the craft of Pitching as he made the most of his control and ability to change speeds effortlessly.

It was a very good start for George Scott in the Majors, where as a rookie, he was named to the All-Star Team and was third in 1966 Rookie of the Year voting.  Playing at First Base for the Boston Red Sox, Scott had an above-average glove, and he was a decent power hitter, and “Boomer” became a fan-favorite at Fenway.

Guy Hecker was one of the best-hitting pitchers in baseball history, but because he played in the 1880s, he is one of the game's better-forgotten hurlers. 

Hecker debuted for the Louisville Colonels of the American Association in 1882, and from 1883 to 1886, he won at least 25 Games, including a 52 Win season in 1884.  That was the season where he also led the AA in ERA (1.80), Games Pitched (75), Innings Pitched (670.2), ERA+ (171), and WHIP (0.868).  This was the best season of Hecker's life, and as you can imagine, with that kind of workload, his arm would suffer fatigue, and in his last four seasons in baseball, he was not nearly as effective.

With his bat, Hecker won the Batting Title in 1866 when he batted .341.  He would have 812 Hits with a .282 career Batting Average, both of which are phenomenal for a player who was mostly used as a Pitcher.

Hecker did not play ten seasons; thus, he has never been on a Hall of Fame ballot, but he has 175 career Wins and a Batting Title.  No other baseball player can say that.