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Known as “The Bull” for his stocky 255 pounds on his 6’ 1’’ frame, Greg Luzinski was one of the most popular players for the Philadelphia Phillies throughout the 1970’s.

There is a good chance you have never heard of Charlie Ferguson as he could make the claim as being one of the most forgotten great players in history.  He also can make a claim of having one of the more tragic tales too.

In the last half of the 1970s Garry Maddox was the best defensive Centerfielder in the National League.  After being traded from the San Francisco Giants, Maddox would win the Gold Glove eight consecutive times while also twice leading the Majors in Defensive bWAR.  Maddox was not a bad player with the bat either as he collected 1,333 Hits with Philadelphia with a .284 Batting Average.  While he helped Philadelphia win the 1980 World Series his best year was in 1976 where he batted .330 and was fifth in National League MVP voting.  The Phillies added Maddox to the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame in 2000.

If you look at power, excitement and MVP votes, your first thought is how come Ryan Howard is ranked higher.

If you look at Sabremetrics, Strikeouts and Defense, you might think that he is ranked too high.