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 San Francisco Giants.

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 National 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 Giants went 80-82 and were fourth in the NL West.  There were no new entrants, except for one who debuts based on the new algorithm,

As always, we present our top five, which saw one change based on the new algorithm.

1. Willie Mays

2. Barry Bonds

3. Mel Ott

4. Christy Mathewson

5. Carl Hubbell

You can find the entire list here.

The only new addition was George Van Haltren, who as discussed above, enters via the new system.

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 top 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-2023 revision of our top 50 San Francisco Giants.

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 Major League Baseball.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

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

Last year, the Giants failed to make the playoffs, and as this team is over a century old, it takes a lot to break into this list.  Nobody did in 2023, and there were no changes, but we always want to acknowledge that we took the last season into consideration.

As always, we present our top five, which (obviously) saw no changes:

1. Willie Mays

2. Barry Bonds

3. Christy Mathewson

4. Mel Ott

5. Carl Hubbell

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 here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  We have a new one to unveil today, that of the San Francisco Giants.

The franchise began in 1883 as the New York Gothams, changing their name to the Giants shortly after.  In the pre-modern World Series era, New York won the 1888 and 1889 Pennants, and in 1905, they captured their first World Series. The Giants won the World Series again in 1921, 1922, 1933, and 1954, but like the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Giants were not going to be the top dog in NYC, and they moved to San Francisco in 1956.

Even though they had Willie Mays in tow, it would take long after he left until the turn of the century for the Giants to win another title.  San Francisco won the 2010, 2012 & 2014 World Series, giving them eight in total.

This list is up to the end of the 2022 regular season.

Our Top 50 lists in Baseball look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

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

Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories.

This list is updated up until the end of the 2022 Season.

The complete list can be found here, but as always, we announce our top five in this article.  They are:

1. Willie Mays

2.  Barry Bonds

3. Christy Mathewson

4. Mel Ott

5. Carl Hubbell

We will continue our adjustments on our existing lists and will continue developing our new lists.  

Look for our more material coming soon!

As always, we thank you for your support.

There are few players to could lay a stake as the best player at their position in multiple years.  Christy Mathewson is one such player and could say so for at least a decade.

The Giants first acquired Mathewson in 1901 from Norfolk in the Virginia-North Carolina League, but his stay was brief, and he was returned to the Minors.  The Cincinnati Reds swooped in for Matthewson in that off-season, and the Giants rethought their stance on the Pitcher and traded back for him.  It remains one of the best second guesses in sports history.

Mathewson immediately proved the Giants brass correct with a good pair of seasons followed by a breakout where he went 30-13 and led the NL in Strikeouts with 267.  The Giants won the Pennant the following year but would not play in the World Series due to acrimony between both teams (Boston) management, and Mathewson, who had 33 Wins, and was again the Strikeout Champion (212), was deprived of a chance for a Title.  That would not happen in 1905.

Mathewson won the Pitcher's Triple Crown (31 Wins, 1.28 ERA & 206 SO), and the Giants would not be denied, with Mathewson leading them to their first World Series.  Winning the Triple Crown again in 1908 (37 Wins, 1.43 ERA. 259 SO), Mathewson won another ERA Title in 1909 with a sparkling 1.14.  For the remainder of the decade, Mathewson remained the elite hurler in the NL.

As his power dissipated in the 1910s, his accuracy increased, keeping him as a dominant mound maestro.  Mathewson won two more ERA Titles (1911 & 1913), and he had a five-year run (1911-15) leading the NL in BB/9, giving him seven in total.  The team around him improved, and Mathewson brought the Giants to three straight World Series (1910-12), but although he pitched well, the team floundered and gave little run support, and New York lost all three.

Mathewson's skills eroded in 1915, and he quickly became a shell of his former self.  He was traded to the Reds during the 1916 Season, where he became a Player/Manager, but he only appeared in one Game as a player.  He is the all-time franchise leader in bWAR for Pitchers (100.6), ERA (2.12), Wins (372), Innings Pitched (4,779.2), and Strikeouts (2,504).  Mathewson was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 as part of the first Hall of Fame Class.  The Giants honored Mathewson with his name and a "NY," along with the other retired numbers.