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.
