She tragically passed away just days after the teams 1998 season ended, and the team took the number out of circulation soon after. 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. That's also true of Griffey (who wore 30, 3 and 17 after leaving Seattle), Manny Ramirez, and Barry Bonds, who wore 24 as a Pirate before turning to 25 with the Giants, since Mays owns the 24 for San Francisco. That's going to make this something more of a "very good estimate" than "an exact accounting," but let's put two rules into place to account for that: If a player gets traded and changes numbers in a season, each number gets the appropriate WAR credit. She was a member of the teams coaching staff in 2015 and 2016. 44, and rightfully so. The half-dozen doesn't have quite the star power that 5 does, but it's even deeper; 57 different players put up at least 10 WAR with the 6, including Marcus Stroman, one of the few single-digit pitchers. Despite only pitching those five full seasons, Dean still was elected to the Hall of Fame. For pitching, she holds the record for complete games (116) and games started (114) as well as being second in strikeouts (841), which she held for 13 years. Why he's here: There's a reason MLB retired No. 6 Via bleacherreport.com If one is going to put any basketball number on this list, that individual must also include the jersey of Julius Erving. When uniform numbers first came into existence, they were often assigned in accordance with lineup spot, which is why you see a few cleanup hitters atop the list here. She also was a member of the U.S. National Team 2002, who won gold at the United States, and Canada Cups, and the International Softball Federation. Spargo ranks second in three career hitting records, including hits (219), at-bats (644), and stolen bases (48), the first two of which were recently broken by Jordan Gurganus. Orel Hershiser won the 1988 NL Cy Young wearing his No. Also, he's been a pretty good pitcher, with a Cy Young, three All-Star selections and 218 wins to his name. Honorable mentions: Tom Candiotti, Charlie Hough. Why he's here: No one else in MLB history has worn No. This association with inexperienced players taints all of these numbers. The Top 10 Greatest Baseball Players Ever to Wear the No. 74 for his entire six-season career. The right-hander with the unmistakable high leg kick finished his career with a 2.89 ERA and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1983. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. No. 14 for each of those seasons. As time passes, these athletes will be remembered for the accomplishments achieved while wearing their preferred numbers. In order to find out, let's swing over to Baseball-Reference.com and dig into their uniform number database. She also participated in the 2000 Sydney gold medal-winning team. 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. Let's see how many Wins Above Replacement each uniform number has piled up over the century or so that numbers have been in place. 1. In 2006, Enquist decided to retire from UCLA. Every single possible number has had at least one player wear it on the field. Did you know Musial briefly wore 19 in Spring Training? Tyler Gallo is a senior at RMU and the Sports Editor for CSN. In Olympics 2004, Natasha won a gold medal for playing with Americas Olympic team, and in 2008, she won a silver medal. Honorable mentions: Carl Yastrzemski, Yogi Berra, Willie Stargell, Joe Morgan. She was also a coach on the Colonials staff until 2014. Basketball stars have had success with the number as well with LeBron James and Bill Russell thriving with the number 6 in the NBA. He only wore the legendary No. Why he's here: Remember Mannywood? 361,107 WARNotable names:Gaylord Perry, Robin Roberts, Jerry Koosman, Jim Kaat, Tom Gordon. Brown is widely considered one of the greatest running backs of all time, thanks to his brutal yet elegant rushing style. His .651 winning percentage is 24th all time. Cristiano Ronaldos image is inseparable from his favored #7. Jackson was a legend as well, of course, but about a third of his value came wearing 44, and after Slaughter, this one quickly turns into a list of very good players, not all-time greats. No. 37 as a young pitcher for Cleveland, but when he was traded to Boston in 1975, "Spaceman" Bill Lee already owned it. 251,720 WARNotable names: Barry Bonds, Jim Thome, Rafael Palmeiro, Buddy Bell, Tommy John, Mark McGwire. 13 in 1955 after arriving in the Majors, then quickly took the 21 that he'd wear for the rest of his career. Bonds won five of his seven NL MVPs with the Giants and broke pretty much every home run and walks record while wearing No. Honorable mentions: Lou Whitaker, Pee Wee Reese, Richie Ashburn, Why hes here: Jeters career was nothing short of amazing. Pretty impressive. 50 because no one wants it," he said. No. Dan Marino, practically reversed the belief that 13 is an unlucky number. Di Maria will be the next to carry on the tradition associated with the #7 at Man U. Wayne Gretzky, the greatest hockey player of all time, can easily be identified by his #99. Many years later, Skip Schumaker also wore 55, thanks to a memory he'd had of an interaction with Hershiser when Schumaker was just six years old. She holds theNCAAcareer records fortotal basesand intentional walks as well as thePac-12career records forbatting averageandslugging percentage. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his nine NFL seasons, led the league in rushing eight times, and earned four MVP awards. No. 8 with the Indians and White Sox, but it wasn't available in Baltimore due to a certain future Hall of Famer. Slow-pitch Softball is a recreational form of the exciting American sport of Baseball, is easier to play than . 271,498 WARNotable names: Mike Trout, Juan Marichal, Vladimir Guerrero, Kevin Brown, Giancarlo Stanton, Carlton Fisk. He was a larger than life figure that was known for crushing home runs and winning seven World Series titles. Kelli Miller was a two-sport athlete during her time at RMU, playing for both softball and basketball. 81,559 WARNotable names: Carl Yastrzemski, Cal Ripken, Jr., Joe Morgan, Gary Carter, Yogi Berra, Willie Stargell. But Henderson only spent about two-thirds of his career in the two-four (for example, he wore No. Her success in 1991 became recognized as a member of the All-NEC Tournament Team. The sport was never the same. Pro Football Hall of Famers by Jersey Numbers Class of 2004 inductee Bob Brown wore #76 with the Eagles, Rams, and Raiders. She has also received two Olympic gold medals and one silver medal for Team USA. She holds the single-season (23) and career (58) record for stolen bases, and her .376 batting average in 1991 stood as a record for 10 years. Why hes here: Dean was a shooting star, a player who lit up the baseball world and flamed out way too soon (a broken toe in the 1937 All-Star game led to a cavalcade of injuries that crushed his career). As far as we know, no one's ever done this before. Ranking second in runs (118), triples (11), and RBI (102), holding the RBI record until Kali Byers came to town, as well as fifth in stolen bases (41) and eighth in hits (179). 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. So we're letting you try, including polls with those select numbers. She was named to the RMU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002. Notable names: Albert Pujols, George Brett, Jeff Bagwell, Brooks Robinson, Johnny Bench, Joe DiMaggio To be honest, we were surprised by this, since most pitchers don't wear single-digit numbers, and so we figured a number that both hitters and pitchers would wear would be at the top. In his 20 years with the Yankees, The Captain earned 15 All-Star nods, rapped out 3,465 hits, scored 1,923 runs and hit .310 and he was a cornerstone for five World Series-winning squads. No. This article was originally published in July 2020, and was updated in December 2022. Her 13 doubles that season also stood as a school record until 2018, when both Natalie Higgins and Olivia Lorusso broke it. ", No. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. 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Note that this is only St. Louis Hernandez. 3 the first 10 years of his career, with the Mariners and Rangers, but a mildly well-known slugger had long ago claimed that number with the Yankees. 11,544 WARNotable names: Ozzie Smith, Lou Whitaker, Pee Wee Reese, Richie Ashburn, Bobby Doerr. Why he's here: The 2015 AL Cy Young winner is the easy choice after just four MLB seasons. She threw four no-hitters at RMU. 281,526 WARNotable names: Bert Blyleven, Cesar Cedeno, Wilbur Wood, Buster Posey, Nolan Arenado, Sometimes there's a great story behind a number, and sometimes, as Arenado noted, it's just what happens. No. 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. 351,195 WARNotable names: Phil Niekro, Mike Mussina, Frank Thomas, Justin Verlander, Cole Hamels, Rickey Henderson. All-time, she ranks fifth in strikeouts (473), first in shutouts (35), and second in wins (77). 27 during his first Spring Training with the Reds in 1963, but when he showed up for Opening Day of that season, there was a 14 in his locker. Shirt numbers are a big thing in football. No other player wore it for than one. 5 is a total murderers' row. Why he's here: Not a lot to choose from. That's four Hall of Famers listed there, plus Paul Waner and Lefty Gomez spent part of their careers with 11 as well. 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. Honorable mentions: Dwight Gooden, Hal Newhouser, Ted Lyons. Her batting average of .401 for 24 years in the UCLA team records. No. Of any QB number, No. In Game 7 of the 1934 World Series, Dean threw nine shutout innings to help Gashouse Gang to the championship. Why he's here: A two-time Cy Young winner who lead his league in ERA and strikeouts three times each, Santana was the clear choice here. Gretzky won four Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers during the 1980s, before he was dealt in a blockbuster deal to the Los Angeles Kings. Why hes here: Ford was a stalwart in the Yankees rotation during the franchises glory years (well, one of their stretches of glory years). See? 12 on his jersey when he won multiple titles. Nomar . No. No. Baseball history is marked by iconic numbers. 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. You might not remember Newhouser, but the Detroit native is the only pitcher to win back-to-back Most Valuable Player Awards, doing so for his hometown Tigers in 1944 and '45. This part of the list is led by No. Honorable mentions: Fergie Jenkins, Dave Winfield, Mike Piazza. 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. 32. The youngest player at the Women's Major Fastpitch National Championship, her ensuing career spanned over 25 years. Why hes here: Only Babe Ruth could have possibility overshadowed one of the greatest sluggers of all time. This one may not rate quite as high as some others, but 32 just looks like a baseball number, doesn't it? She was named NEC Rookie of the Year in 2003. 1 to No. No. She also recorded a 1.35 ERA that season, good for the third-best all-time. No. Jerry Rice is unquestionably the greatest wide receiver in the history of the NFL. The number is currently vacant at the club, just waiting for the next legend to don the famous #7. Foster, a five-time All-Star, led the league in RBIs in three consecutive seasons from 1976-78. Angel Di Maria currently wears the #7 shirt after his blockbuster transfer deal this summer. MORE: Best current players at each jersey number, 1-97. Elway possessed an uncanny ability to lead his teams to victory when they trailed late in games. This, we cannot stress enough, is a list of uniform numbers. ", No. 22 for his brief 13-game cup of coffee in 1972, but when outfielder Roger Freed was traded to Cleveland after the season, Schmidt claimed his iconic No. 22 WAR list, and he'll be there for years to come, because no one's even close. Why he's here: The rest of the players who have worn No. We told you: Fun. Honorable mentions: Kershaw, Larry Walker, Luis Tiant. Best all-time MLB players at each jersey number, 1-99, Best current players at each jersey number, 1-97. Simply put, Jennie Finch is the most famous softball player of all time to the rest of the sporting world. Brown has inspired generations of running backs to wear #32 in his honor including Marcus Allen and OJ Simpson. He amazed hockey fans from the moment he stepped onto the ice with the Edmonton Oilers in 1978. Or: how about this view? She ranked in the fourth position as Greatest College Softball Player. 211,760 WARNotable names: Roger Clemens, Warren Spahn, Roberto Clemente, Sammy Sosa, Arky Vaughan. 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. 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. Her .338 batting average in 1998 ranks sixth in Colonials history. only pitcher to win back-to-back Most Valuable Player Awards, he idolized Dodgers outfielder Tommy Davis, apparently forgot to pack Schmidt's jersey, a memory he'd had of an interaction with Hershiser. That was pretty awesome for a couple of years. The unlucky 13, at least in the eyes of some players. She also hit 13 doubles, five home runs and drove in 35 runs. 12 during his managerial career, because growing up in California, he idolized Dodgers outfielder Tommy Davis, who wore the dozen for the team from 1959 through 1966. Jim Brown?) Jordans incredible career has inspired hundreds of athletes to wear #23, including LeBron James. Why hes here: The man with one of the greatest nicknames in baseball history the Wizard of Oz earned his reputation as arguably the best defensive shortstop in baseball history during a highlight-filled 19-year career that included 15 All-Star nods and 13 Gold Gloves. 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. Hall of Fame center Moses Malone's pro career spanned two decades, over which he played for nine different teams. 31,614 WARNotable names: Jimmie Foxx, Alan Trammell, Alex Rodriguez, Harmon Killebrew, Willie Davis. Why he's here: The Hall of Famer is easily the best of an otherwise unimpressive bunch. 44," and so on.) The team wonthe national championship of 1999. 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. 5 Best WWE Tag Team Champions Of The Golden Era (& 5 Worst), Every WWE Tag Team Championship, Ranked By Belt Design, 10 Things You Should Know About Kevin Nash's Life Outside WWE. My grandson just started playing at 6yrs old second base and he wanted number 7. 5. He retired as the all-time leader in goals scored with 894 and holds the all-time lead in assists with 1,963. Maybe, it's 3. No. 0 of 10. Berra and fellow Yankee Hall of Fame catcher Bill Dickey each wore 8 in pinstripes; it was retired in honor of each of them in 1972. She was a three-time All-NEC First Team member, making it twice at second base (2004, 2005) and once as a utility player (2006). Why he's here: Hershisher's legendary 1988 performance gives him the edge over comtemporary Kevin Appier. 20 for his rookie season in 1973, and wore it for the rest of his career -- except for a confusing road trip in 1982 where the team apparently forgot to pack Schmidt's jersey and he had to wear bullpen pitcher Hank King's 37 . Marichal won 191 games and rolled up a 2.57 ERA in 328 games (320 starts) during the 1960s for the Giants. Osterman has also been named the NCAA History No 1. Monica Abbott is an American professional left-hand softball pitcher, former All-American collegiate and OlympianSilver Medal winner. Michael Jordan's #23 is the most iconic number in the history of sports. 61,881 WARNotable names: Stan Musial, Al Kaline, Sal Bando, Willie Wilson, Tony Oliva, Steve Garvey. 171,598 WARNotable names: Todd Helton, Lance Berkman, Mark Grace, Dizzy Dean, Shohei Ohtani. The next eight numbers were all honored on October 6, 2018, in a ceremony that honored the remaining softball players enshrined in the RMU Athletics Hall of Fame. It has been a popular jersey number for decades with success of athletes across the board. Or No. 111,837 WARNotable names: Edgar Martinez, Barry Larkin, Luis Aparicio, Toby Harrah, Carl Hubbell. That's right: 101, because we're counting both 0 and 00 separately. (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. 12 would have to be in the discussion for being No. But when he joined the Giants, that number had obviously been retired in honor of Mays, so Bonds chose the number 25 his father wore while Mays teammate. He also calls games for RMU sports, is an anchor on Colonial Sports Center and Sports Talk in the Burgh, and a cohost on the Stranded Sports Podcast. No. Honorable mentions: Clayton Kershaw, Will Clark, Roger Clemens. 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). You've seen it on Taijuan Walker, and Alex Verdugo. No. Her career winning percentage of .835 is the highest percentage recorded by any collegiate softball coach with 800 career wins. His #13 is retired by both the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Miami Dolphins, and he is the greatest quarterback to ever wear the number. 50, before a slight uptick at 99. Honorable mentions: Mike Schmidt, Don Sutton, Lou Brock. Honorable mentions: Mel Ott, Paul Molitor, Duke Snider. Honorable mentions: Omar Vizquel, Dave Concepcion, Lance Parrish. from 1997 to 2002 she played for the UCLA Bruins asthe catcher position. Basketball stars have had success with the number as well with Shaquille O'Neal, Karl Malone, and Julius Irving thriving with the number 32 in the . Not only did he compile a 2.75 career ERA in the regular season, but the lefty had a 2.71 ERA in 22 World Series starts, and was a huge reason those Yankees teams won the championship six times. Elway played all sixteen seasons with the Denver Broncos wearing the #7. No. 77 for just one season, but he's Pudge. There can't be many more iconic combinations of player and number than Mantle and 7, right? Jeter was named to fourteen All-Star teams and won the World Series five times during his career with the Bronx Bombers. Why he's here: Only three players have ever worn No. In this sport, though, stats arent the only numbers that matter. And though he wasnt much with the bat early in his career, he did wind up with 580 career stolen bases and walked almost twice as many times as he struck out (1,072 to 589). 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. How does a number led by those two legendary aces not rank higher? In his 22-year career, the right-hander with a devastating curveball won 289 games, struck out 3,701 (that total is still fifth all-time) and pitched nearly 5,000 innings in the majors (4,970, to be exact). Carew made the All-Star team in 18 of his 19 seasons in the majors and was elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot (1991). Jordan is widely considered to be the greatest basketball player of all-time, with six NBA titles, five MVP awards, and fourteen All-Star Game appearances. Eckersley wore No. "I was just happy it wasnt the other way around, happy it wasnt a 74, he later joked. 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. 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. Here are the players who didn't get the nod for this number: Rickey Henderson, Ken Griffey Jr., Manny Ramirez, Miguel Cabrera and pre-Giants Barry Bonds. 441,090 WARNotable names: Henry Aaron, Willie McCovey, Roy Oswalt, Paul Goldschmidt, Jake Peavy. 43782 WARNotable names: Dennis Eckersley, Johnny Antonelli, Ral Mondes, Gary Peters, Ken Forsch. 301,330 WARNotable names: Tim Raines, Willie Randolph, Orlando Cepeda, Mel Stottlemyre, Nolan Ryan. What's most interesting about this group are the two numbers that are a little different -- 99 and 0. Why he's here: Two seasons at No. Boggs wore the 26 for his 11 seasons with Boston, but took No. 72 for his entire 13-year tenure with the White Sox. No. "In spring training, my first big league camp, they give rookie guys 80 and big numbers like that, but I got 28, and it was a low number, so it was a cool thing. 81 for more than a season. This was an easy choice. 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