Our All Time Top 50 Boston Red Sox have been revised to reflect the 2025 Season
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. As such, we are delighted to present our pre-2026 revision of our top 50 Atlanta Braves.
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 Red Sox struggled in the first half and, shockingly, traded their star, Rafael Devers, which led many to believe Boston had given up on the season. The reverse happened: the team had an excellent second half and made the playoffs with an 89-win season. Boston lost to the New York Yankees in the Wild Card, but it was a good year overall.
As always, we present our top five, which remain unchanged.
1. Ted Williams
2. Carl Yastrzemski
3. Roger Clemens
4. Wade Boggs
5. Cy Young
You can find the entire list here.
As indicated earlier, Devers was the only player who was active last year on the Red Sox roster. He moved up to #39 from #44.
We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.
Our All Time Top 50 Boston Red Sox have been updated to reflect the 2024 Season
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 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 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 Red Sox finished with a disappointing .500 record and are on the rebuilding road. There are two new entries, one with an active player and one who re-enters based on the latest algorithm.
As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes.
1. Ted Williams
4. Wade Boggs
5. Cy Young
You can find the entire list here.
Three-time All-Star Rafael Devers, makes his debut at #46 and Billy Goodman is the returnee at #47.
We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.
Our All-Time Top 50 Boston Red Sox have been revised to reflect the 2023 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 2022/23 revision of our top 50 Boston Red Sox.
As for all of our top 50 players in hockey 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 not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, the Red Sox had a bad year, and there were no changes in the Top 50, but we did want to acknowledge that we took 2023 into account.
As always, we present our top five, which obviously did not change.:
1. Ted Williams
4. Wade Boggs
5. Cy Young
You can find the entire list here.
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 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 are now up
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 Boston Red Sox.
The Red Sox were a charter member of the American League in 1901, first called the Boston Americans until they changed their name to the Red Sox in 1908. Boston was the first team to win the modern World Series in 1903, and they were the dominant team of the 1910s, winning four titles in the decade. It was all sunshine and lollipops for the Red Sox, but the “Curse of the Bambino” struck when the Red Sox stupidly sold the contract of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, shifting the balance of power in the American League.
The Red Sox would be abysmal for years after, and they not win the World Series for the rest of the century. They did have four shots at it, with three American League Pennants (1946, 1967, 1975 and 1986) but they fell short every time. It would not be until 2004, where they won their sixth World Series, and they won three more after (2007, 2013 & 2018).
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.
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 2019 Season.
The complete list can be found here, but as always we announce our top five in this article. They are:
1. Ted Williams
4. Wade Boggs
5. Cy Young
We will continue our adjustments on our existing lists and will continue developing our new lists.
Look for our All-Time Top 50 Chicago White Sox coming next!
As always we thank you for your support.
5. Cy Young
By the time Denton True "Cy" Young joined the upstart Boston Americans for their inaugural 1901 season, he was already a legend with 267 wins to his name. Many expected the 34-year-old to be in the twilight of his career, but "The Cyclone" instead authored a second act that defined the birth of modern baseball. In his first year in Boston, he secured the American League’s first Pitching Triple Crown, leading the league in Wins (33), ERA (1.62), and Strikeouts (158).
Young’s dominance in the early 1900s was a clinic in efficiency. He followed his Triple Crown with back-to-back seasons leading the AL in Wins (32 in 1902 and 28 in 1903). His 1903 campaign was a masterpiece, as he famously threw the first pitch in modern World Series history and earned two wins to lead Boston to the inaugural championship. His control was so precise that he led the AL in WHIP and Strikeout-to-Walk ratio nearly every year, proving that velocity was nothing without his signature "cyclone" precision.
On May 5, 1904, Young achieved a feat of such advanced quality that remains one of the greatest single-game performances in history: the first perfect game in American League history. Out-dueling the eccentric Rube Waddell, Young retired all 27 Philadelphia Athletics in just 83 minutes. This was part of a staggering stretch where he didn't allow a hit for 24 consecutive innings, a record that stood as a testament to his untouchable command during the Deadball Era.
Young remained a workhorse for Boston through 1908, remarkably recording three more 20-win seasons as he pushed past the age of 40. Before being traded to Cleveland in 1909, he amassed 192 wins in a Boston uniform—a franchise record he currently shares with Roger Clemens. He finished his Boston tenure with a microscopic 2.00 ERA, 1,341 strikeouts, and a 0.970 WHIP, figures that set an impossible bar for every Red Sox pitcher who followed.
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937 as part of its second class, Young was later honored as a charter member of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame. As for this high rank, it is a testament to how good he was, even though eight of his legendary 22 seasons were in Boston.