Table of Contents
Acknowledgments v
Introduction 1
The Phillies Legacy 1
Factors Used to Determine Rankings 8
The Rankings
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Grover Cleveland Alexander 33
4 Chuck Klein 42
5 Robin Roberts 51
6 Richie Ashburn 59
7 Chase Utley 67
8 Del Ennis 75
9 Ryan Howard 82
10 Dick Allen 89
11 Jimmy Rollins 100
12 Cy Williams 108
13 Bobby Abreu 114
14 Sherry Magee 120
15 Gawy Cravath 126
16 Greg Luzinski 132
17 Jim Bunning 139
18 Scott Rolen 145
19 Curt Schilling 151
20 Roy Thomas 157
21 Johnny Callison 162
22 Garry Maddox 169
23 Chris Short 176
24 Larry Bowa 181
25 Curt Simmons 189
26 Pinky Whitney 194
27 Pat Burrell 199
28 Cole Hamels 206
29 Don Hurst 214
30 Lefty O'Doul 219
31 Pete Rose 224
32 Roy Halladay 232
33 Cliff Lee 240
34 Dolph Camilli 247
35 Jim Thome 252
36 Shane Victorino 259
37 Fred Luderus 265
38 Jim Konstanty 270
39 John Kruk 276
40 Willie "Puddin' Head" Jones 282
41 Granny Hamner 287
42 Lenny Dykstra 294
43 Bob Boone 301
44 Tony Taylor 307
45 Darren Daulton 315
46 Aaron Nola 321
47 Juan Samuel 327
48 Mike Lieberthal 333
49 Von Hayes 338
50 Spud Davis 344
Summary and Honorable Mentions (The Next 25) 349
Glossary: Abbreviations and Statistical Terms 377
Bibliography 379