Honorable mentions Tiffany Hayes, Morgan Tuck, Megan Walker 4: Moriah. For hitting, she holds the record for batting average (.380) and doubles (41) and hit 17 home runs in her career. Her success on the field at every levelmultiple NCAA championships, record breaking pitching performances, Olympic Gold Medalscombined with beauty and grace made her a celebrity who transcended the sport. Walt Frazier is definitely one of the greatest players to put on a Knicks uniform, and he can even be considered the best NBA player to wear the number #10 on his jersey. Trout has taken over ownership of the lead here, and he'll probably own it for the entire rest of baseball history. Robinson's #42 will never be worn by another Major League baseball player. Cat Osterman is the4-time All-American and 2-time medal-winningOlympian, 6-time professionally unretired All-Star, left-hand softball pitcher, and former Softball Assistant Coach. Angel Di Maria currently wears the #7 shirt after his blockbuster transfer deal this summer. Best all-time MLB players at each jersey number, 1-99, Best current players at each jersey number, 1-97. However, many athletes remain inseparable from their on-field persona and the uniform that they wear. No. Required fields are marked *. 341,129 WARNotable names: David Ortiz, Kirby Puckett, Flix Hernndez, Fernando Valenzuela, Nolan Ryan. In 2018, then-Pirates pitcher Chad Kuhl said that he felt bad taking 39 because of Dave Parker, and that he "tried to change it, but they said it was too late to change it. The Claymont, Delaware native racked up multiple pieces of hardware during her time on campus, winning NEC Rookie of the Year in 1995, Pitcher of the Year in 1998, and made the All-NEC First Team in 1996, 1997, and 1998. Jerry Rice is unquestionably the greatest wide receiver in the history of the NFL. 37 as a young pitcher for Cleveland, but when he was traded to Boston in 1975, "Spaceman" Bill Lee already owned it. Why hes here: Robinsons career started with a bang he won the 1956 NL rookie of the year award in his Age 20 season for the Reds and barely ever slowed down. Beyond the Numbers: Softballs Retired Jerseys, Robert Morris Announces 2023 Softball Schedule, WICKLINE: It Is Time to Fear the Colonials, Robert Morris Closes Out Home Schedule With Statement Win Over Youngstown State, Michael Green IIIs Last Second Three Advances Colonials in Horizon League Tournament. 331,239 WARNotable names: Larry Walker, Eddie Murray, Jos Canseco, Ron Hunt, Jim Barr. 13987 WARNotable names: Alex Rodriguez, Omar Vizquel, Dave Concepcin, Lance Parrish, Manny Machado. Why hes here: Look at the honorable mentions list. At shortstop, Spargo was named to the All-NEC First Team in both 2005 and 2006. 1. Why he's here: Not much to choose from, to be honest. Pitcher and #3 Greatest College Softball Player. She had the record of 24 single-season wins until it was snapped in 2012 by Nicole Sleith. 3 for six seasons, during which time he accumulated 48.9 WAR, less than a third of his career total of 162.7 WAR.). Maybe, it's 3. When he was traded to the Mets in 1983, they'd already retired 37 for Casey Stengel, so Hernandez took 17. He was a larger than life figure that was known for crushing home runs and winning seven World Series titles. Congratulations, we guess? No. No. Robinson was a six-time All-Star, World Series Champion, and the 1949 National League MVP. He only played five seasons with the Blue Jays, but hes a bit of a hero in Toronto; his Jays teams won back-to-back World Series titles in 1992 and 1993, and Alomar hit .354 with 16 stolen bases in 24 playoff games during those two title runs. OK then. Photo Credit: Tyler Gallo, By Tyler Gallo, Sports EditorJanuary 20, 2021|241 Views. Barry Larkin. More recently, 18 has become known in the Majors as being the favored number of Japanese pitchers, as Hiroki Kuroda, Kenta Maeda, Hisashi Iwakuma, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Yusei Kikuchi have all worn it. His Philadelphia Athletics didnt actually wear uniform numbers until 1931 (Grove was 30-4 with a 2.06 ERA that year), so Grove only wore 10 in 11 of his seasons, but he still gets the nod here (he led the AL in ERA six of those 11 years, btw). Aside from "the best players, and the most players, usually wear the lowest numbers," which you already knew, look at how many players are actually afraid of wearing No. Scott Eklund . 39837 WARNotable names: Dave Parker, Roy Campanella, Mike Greenwell, Kevin Kiermaier, Parker wore 39 for six teams over 19 seasons, but he's best-known for doing it with the Pirates. 77 for just one season, but he's Pudge. In 67 career playoff games, Rose hit .321 and helped his teams to three World Series titles (1975-76 with the Reds and 1980 with the Phillies). This was pretty much an impossible choice, guaranteed to please exactly nobody. 22 WAR list, and he'll be there for years to come, because no one's even close. 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Look at a graph that is actually showing you uniform numbers, ranked, by WAR. 8 No. The top 35 names on our No. Why hes here: At some point, Clayton Kershaw might eventually hold this spot but for now were going with the much longer and still stellar career of Palmer. No. Bonds won five of his seven NL MVPs with the Giants and broke pretty much every home run and walks record while wearing No. During his time with the 49ers, Rice won three Super Bowls and led the league in receiving yardage six times. Then, by becoming the first woman analyst for a nationally televised postseason game, she has created history again.As senior adviser to the General Manager, she joined New York Mets organizationin 2019. 1 overall pick in the 2004 WNBA draft finished her time in Storrs with 2,156 points, 648 assists and 628 rebounds. Why he's here: A pitcher in the 1940 and 1950s, Voiselle wore No. Think we left someone off? A scholarship also bears her name, and she has the only number outlined in red on the fence. With another good season in 2022, Kershaw passed Palmer on the No. 46768 WARNotable names: Andy Pettitte, Jim Maloney, Kevin Gross, Burt Hooton, Ryan Dempster, Craig Kimbrel. Her success in 1991 became recognized as a member of the All-NEC Tournament Team. For most of his career, Jordan sported the #23, except for one season during which he donned #45 after his return from retirement. 1, which is almost universally worn by speedy middle infielders or defensively gifted center fielders, befitting the origins of uniform numbers as matching lineup positions. But do they know who the players were who wore those numbers? Softballs retired numbers. He spent 20 seasons pitching for Cleveland, from 1928-47, then was their pitching coach from '48 through '63. She owns a variety of records for the Bruins and is one of the selected players from NCAA Division I, batting at least .400 with 300 hits, 200 runs, and 100 stolen bases. 51549 WARNotable names: Randy Johnson, Ichiro Suzuki, Bernie Williams, Willie McGree, Trevor Hoffman. Every day, hundreds of people walk or drive by the softball field at the North Athletic Complex and see the nine retired numbers that hang on the right-field fence. Originally from Californias Trabuco Canyon. 44. Honorable mentions: Fergie Jenkins, Dave Winfield, Mike Piazza. 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Then there's Mays, who wore No. Betts was once asked why he wears 50. 151,754 WARNotable names: Dick Allen, Carlos Beltrn, Tim Hudson, Dustin Pedroia, Red Ruffing, Thurman Munson. This one just "feels" like an iconic baseball number, and for these names listed, it is. Jordan adopted the number in high school because his brother wore his preferred #45. You'd think that a list headlined by Williams would rank higher, but he's carrying this group by himself, as he alone is worth nearly 10% of all No. She was named to the All-NEC First Team three times as a pitcher and won both NEC Pitcher of the Year and Player of the Year in 2001. The #7 shirt at Liverpool has a long and storied history that has seen some of the clubs best players wear the number. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. She also recorded a 1.35 ERA that season, good for the third-best all-time. He retired with the most wins of any quarterback in NFL history (which would later be broken by Favre, Brady, and Manning). Tyler Gallo is a senior at RMU and the Sports Editor for CSN. Gehrig was already 111 homers into his career by the time the Yankees even starting wearing numbers, though, so this isn't his full career value. A handful of recent Nittany Lions dominate the list over some stars of the past, too. She is the honoraryof the USA Softball Hall of Fame.Richardson was an important part of the National team of the United States that won the gold medal for the 1996 Olympic debut hitting the home run that won the game. Top NFL players with number 6 jerseys include Jay Cutler and Mark Sanchez, all Hall of Fame-level players whose career highlights are among the greatest moments in football history . Lisa Fernandez has won numerous awards in her life and has been recognized for being one of the most outstanding athletes from Lakewood, California, playgrounds and ball diamonds. Why he's here: No one else at No. The first number to get a big boost from pitchers. In order to find out, let's swing over to Baseball-Reference.com and dig into their uniform number database. 81,559 WARNotable names: Carl Yastrzemski, Cal Ripken, Jr., Joe Morgan, Gary Carter, Yogi Berra, Willie Stargell. Despite only pitching those five full seasons, Dean still was elected to the Hall of Fame. Honorable mentions: What did we just say? Shes the first All American, National, and Hall of Famer UCLA Softball Champion. 42, but it's the only number that's guaranteed to fall down, not go up, because it's of course retired sport-wide in honor of Jackie Robinson. No. 181,487 WARNotable names: Mel Harder, Johnny Damon, Ben Zobrist, Gene Tenace, Jason Kendall. No. Iconic NBA players with number 23 jerseys include Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Anthony Davis, all Hall of Fame-level players whose career highlights are among the greatest moments in basketball history. For certain teams, some numbers hold a special place in club lore and the hearts of the fans. Through 2022, this is the deepest number, as 57 different players -- from Martinez at 68.4 WAR to Bill Mueller at 10.1 WAR -- have posted at least 10 WAR in the one-one, more than any other number. He played more games at first base than anyone. Jeter was named to fourteen All-Star teams and won the World Series five times during his career with the Bronx Bombers. Allen, the 1964 NL Rookie of the Year and '72 AL Most Valuable Player, briefly wore 32 at the beginning of his career and 60 at the end, but he's identified most with 15, and he remains one of history's most underrated players. He'd then play for seven more teams after leaving the Giants, and, when he could get it, he'd wear 36 for each and every one of them. She was also the first woman in a national regular-season game to be a game analyst. Johnson wore 51 with Seattle from 1989-98 -- save for a brief game with 15 here and 34 there -- and then Ichiro wore it as a Mariner from 2001-12. 361,107 WARNotable names:Gaylord Perry, Robin Roberts, Jerry Koosman, Jim Kaat, Tom Gordon. He's been asking for it since college at Old Dominion, in part because of his childhood affinity for "the Big Hurt," Thomas. As you'd expect by this point, we're starting to get into numbers that just aren't worn that often, though there are still some exceptions to this rule. Jerry Grote: A two-time All-Star, Grote was a mainstay at catcher for the Mets in the late '60s and early '70s. Jeter is an iconic figure from a club renowned for outstanding players and has stood out among the games all-time greats. Honorable mentions: Jimmie Foxx, Alex Rodriguez, Harmon Killebrew. FL Teams. 241,835 WARNotable names: Willie Mays, Rickey Henderson, Ken Griffey Jr., Miguel Cabrera, Dwight Evans. Because beyond them, it's relatively thin. Don't say you weren't warned. 81 for more than a season. She holds theNCAAcareer records fortotal basesand intentional walks as well as thePac-12career records forbatting averageandslugging percentage. In this sport, though, stats arent the only numbers that matter. Honorable mentions: Joe DiMaggio, Johnny Bench, Albert Pujols, Brooks Robinson, Jeff Bagwell. Grace wore 17 for most of his 13 seasons with the Cubs, but it's pretty clear he's not going to be the most famous North Sider with the number. She was named to the RMU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002. Numbers are now considered a common feature for uniforms in every team sport. 201,489 WARNotable names: Mike Schmidt, Frank Robinson, Don Sutton, Jorge Posada, Lou Brock, Josh Donaldson. No. Why he's here: A few years ago, he looked like a budding superstar. 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She still continued her professional career after USSSA Pride and Team Toyota in Japan. (That last part is important; after an initial brief experiment or two in the 1910s and '20s, the '29 Yankees were the first to commit to it full-time, meaning most of Babe Ruth's best years are not included here, coming as they did with no uniform number. Why hes here: Musial feasted on opposing pitchers during his 22-year career with the Cardinals. 21,518 WARNotable names: Derek Jeter, Charlie Gehringer, Troy Tulowitzki, Nellie Fox, Red Schoendienst. As far as we know, no one's ever done this before. There can't be many more iconic combinations of player and number than Mantle and 7, right? 5. Why he's here: The rest of the players who have worn No. 311,308 WARNotable names: Greg Maddux, Fergie Jenkins, Chuck Finley, Dave Winfield, Mike Piazza. Why hes here: Marichal was a stalwart in the San Francisco rotation from the moment he arrived in the big leagues he struck out 12 and threw a one-hit shutout in his debut. Regional Rodrigez 12u - FL; Regional Casanova 14u - FL; Regional Pasqual/Casanova 14u - NJ; National Bodell 16u - FL; GA Teams. He scores goals at an unbelievable pace and in a variety of ways, which makes him an absolute nightmare for opposing defenders. 66. Which numbers have been the most productive? Why hes here: Grove didnt make his big-league debut until 1925, when he was 25 years old, but he wasted no time becoming a star he led the AL in strikeouts each of his first seven years in the majors. For certain numbers, itis almost impossible to choose one top athlete. #23 is now retired by both the Chicago Bulls and North Carolina Tar Heels. She was also a coach on the Colonials staff until 2014. 14 for his first few weeks before changing to his now-iconic No. 1 - Warren Moon, QB, Houston (1984-93), Minnesota (1994-96), Seattle (1997-98), Kansas City (1999-2000) A nine-time Pro Bowler (and a five-time Grey Cup champion in his six seasons in Canada), Moon. Sandberg made 10 consecutive All-Star teams from 1984-93 and was named the 1984 NL MVP as he helped the Cubs make the playoffs that season for the first time since 1945. See? Lauren Chamberlain is a retired infielder and one of the greatest players inAmerican softball. Look at how value declines starting at No. Why he's here: No one else in MLB history has worn No. Finch was the 2001 winner of the Womens College World Series and was a leader of Team USA in the Summer Olympics 2004 and in the Summer Olympics 2008 in silver. Why does Verlander wear 35? Take that list of 101 numbers ordered by value, and it looks like this. Simply put, Jennie Finch is the most famous softball player of all time to the rest of the sporting world. While sporting the #66, he helped the Penguins lift the Stanley Cup twice, won three Hart Trophies, and earned six Art Ross Trophies as the leagues leading scorer. No. When the Reading Red Roses took the field in 1907, they changed sports history forever. Mario Lemieux is a hero to many hockey fans, but not only because of his contributions to the Pittsburgh Penguins on the ice. 46 for an extended period. The #7 has been passed down from Kevin Keegan to Kenny Daglish to Luis Suarez, and many others have held the honor of wearing the most iconic number for one of Englands most decorated football clubs. She was named to the All-NEC Tournament Team twice. Why he's here: The long-time Yankee lefty was by far the best player who wore No. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Perry was nothing if not loyal to his number. Dr. No. 60 Through 99 In general, any numbers above 60 are for spring training guyslike minor leaguers and plumbers plucked out of the crowdwho have no chance of making the big squad for the regular season. The numbers 16, 25, 33, 14, 18, 1, 44, 7 and 6 hang there. 31,614 WARNotable names: Jimmie Foxx, Alan Trammell, Alex Rodriguez, Harmon Killebrew, Willie Davis. No. The Pittsburgh hero led the NL in batting average four times, led the Pirates to a World Series championship twice and won the NL MVP in 1966. Honorable mentions: Mel Ott, Paul Molitor, Duke Snider. Damon wore No. No. My grandson just started playing at 6yrs old second base and he wanted number 7. 27 in Minnesota, and there wasn't exactly a mystery as to why he claimed 34 when he moved to Boston in 2003. He finished with a 2.86 regular-season ERA, and in 17 games (15 starts) in the postseason, he posted a 2.61 ERA and helped the Orioles to three World Series titles (the only three in franchise history, it should be noted). 43782 WARNotable names: Dennis Eckersley, Johnny Antonelli, Ral Mondes, Gary Peters, Ken Forsch. Several of the greats share the same number (Looking at you, No. Why hes here: Maybe the best pure hitter of all time, Williams finished his career with 521 home runs and a.344 average despite missing all or most of five seasons (1943-45 and 1952-53) while serving in the military. In many other sports, numbers of club legends are retired from use and placed in the rafters to be revered by generations of fans. Why hes here: Eight seasons into his career with the Red Sox, Boggs owned a .352 batting average and five AL batting titles. 10. OK, it's time to lightning round this by showing all of the 51st-through-75th-ranked numbers together here. No. No. He won 266 games and threw three no-hitters in his 18-year career with the Indians, and that total would have undoubtedly been higher had he not missed three-and-a-half seasons (when he was 23 to 26 years old) serving in the military during World War II. Honorable mentions: Chan Ho Park, Bronson Arroyo. 35 the year he stole 130 bases), so the full value of his career isn't applied here. She was a member of the teams coaching staff in 2015 and 2016. 34. When Magic Johnson was drafted with the first overall pick in the 1979 NBA Draft, he had to change his #33 from Michigan State, which belonged to the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. She was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2003 and was likely the last player to wear #1 when she graduated. Meyer was also a member of the legendary 2005 and 2006 teams, and her 2005 season was the best hitting season a Colonial ever had, becoming the only player to hit above .400 in program history with a staggering .418 batting average. Why hes here: The Hall of Famer won the Cy Young in both leagues, registered 314 wins and struck out 3,534 batters. Worldwide, however, this is the number that millions see on Ohtani's back. No. And that's just why I wear it. But over the past few seasons, two star-caliber players -- Hyun-jin Ryu, then Aaron Judge -- have had great success in the nine-nine, helping it to shoot up these ratings. Which got us thinking about the greatest athletes -- across all sports -- who wore each number, from 00 to 99. Honorable mentions: Jim Thome, Rafael Palmeiro, Mark McGwire. Not a bad run for the five-one in the Pacific Northwest. Not every player to wear the #7 has found success with the club, but it has been donned by icons that have had a lasting impact on the beautiful game. Players carefully cultivate their public images in order to maximize their value on and off the field of play. Best all-time MLB players at each jersey number, 1-99 Ryan Fagan and Justin McGuire 85 slides Baseball history is marked by iconic numbers. 71,842 WARNotable names: Mickey Mantle, Ivn Rodrguez, Craig Biggio, Kenny Lofton, Joe Mauer, J.D. Tales of numbers on uniforms were common in the late 19th century, but the practice did not receive widespread acceptance until the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees donned them for the 1929 season. Pretty impressive. This one starts out hot -- just look at all those Hall of Famers -- before falling off somewhat. Why hes here: Ford was a stalwart in the Yankees rotation during the franchises glory years (well, one of their stretches of glory years). George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, David Beckham, and Cristiano Ronaldo have all sported the #7 during their successful exploits with the club. Most recently, Suarez brought the shirt some disgrace with his on-field antics, but he also helped Liverpool mount their best title challenge in over a decade. 99 [3.5 WAR] here. She also won the MVP of the NEC Tournament in 1998. He has worn the iconic #7 for Manchester United as well as the Portuguese National Team and his current club Real Madrid. 44 for the Atlanta Braves, carrying it over with the team from Milwaukee, and he was the first player to have his number retired by two teams when the Brewers did so in 1977. While a few picks are obvious, there may be some surprises at some of this week's numbers. That began with Al Oliver, and others like Adam Ottavino, Oddibe McDowell, Junior Ortiz and Rey Ordez have followed suit. Time magazine described her as the worlds most famous softball player.Her MLB training camps and All-Star games even take her talents to challenge the best of baseball. As for her single-season achievements, her 280 strikeouts in 1998 stood as a record until 2015, when Nicole Sleith shattered it with 296. Honorable mentions: Charlie Gehringer, Nellie Fox, Red Schoendienst. The lanky right-hander won the AL Cy Young three times and finished in the top five of the voting five other times in his 19-year career. How does a number led by those two legendary aces not rank higher? Honorable mentions: Rick Reuschel, Sam McDowell. Why hes here: Ruth was, without a doubt, the single most transformative player in baseball history. 14 10 - Walt Frazier. Sometimes, numbers take on a personality, and that's pretty clear true with the No. There are stories in each of those numbers. The numbers 16, 25, 33, 14, 18, 1, 44, 7 and 6 hang there. Why hes here: Armed with a sweet swing and an unparalleled batting eye, Carew won seven AL batting titles and hit at least .330 in 10 different seasons. 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