Think we left someone off? As of 2022, reliever Joe Smith, a 15-year-veteran, had carried the three-eight with him from Cleveland to the Angels to the Blue Jays to Houston and finally to Minnesota. 111,837 WARNotable names: Edgar Martinez, Barry Larkin, Luis Aparicio, Toby Harrah, Carl Hubbell. Aside from the final stop of his football career in Baltimore, he wore #21 for his other four teams. 231,593 WARNotable names: Ryne Sandberg, Ted Simmons, Don Mattingly, Robin Ventura, Luis Tiant. Why does Verlander wear 35? Elway possessed an uncanny ability to lead his teams to victory when they trailed late in games. 12 on his jersey when he won multiple titles. We can split the same credit for No. Teams. Byers was the greatest power hitter in Colonials history, swatting a school-record 35 home runs in her time with the Colonials, and playing during the golden era of 2005 and 2006. She had the record of 24 single-season wins until it was snapped in 2012 by Nicole Sleith. Jennie Finch is a retired two-time pro-all-star, righthand hitting softball pitcher originally from La Mirada, California, former All American colleague, and Olympian with the medal. Why hes here: Ruth was, without a doubt, the single most transformative player in baseball history. She is the NCAA Division I career leader in home runs and slugging percentage. Baseball history is marked by iconic numbers. No. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. Why hes here: The Hall of Famer won the Cy Young in both leagues, registered 314 wins and struck out 3,534 batters. 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. 12 when he signed with the rival Yankees as a free agent after the 1992 season, and thats the number he wore the final seven seasons of his Hall of Fame career. No. Worldwide, however, this is the number that millions see on Ohtani's back. 31,614 WARNotable names: Jimmie Foxx, Alan Trammell, Alex Rodriguez, Harmon Killebrew, Willie Davis. This is the official all-time ranking. Lemieux also overcame Hodgkins Lymphoma, which caused him to miss the entire 1994-95 season. Why he's here: The Dodger closer has worn No. Regional Rodrigez 12u - FL; Regional Casanova 14u - FL; Regional Pasqual/Casanova 14u - NJ; National Bodell 16u - FL; GA Teams. Why hes here: Only Babe Ruth could have possibility overshadowed one of the greatest sluggers of all time. No. In her two years in the program, she made the All-NEC team both seasons at third base, reaching first-team honors in 1997 and 1998, as the team won the Northeast Conference both seasons. He'd worn No. In many other sports, numbers of club legends are retired from use and placed in the rafters to be revered by generations of fans. Machado had an entirely different reason: His favorite number was 3 growing up, and his favorite player was Chipper Jones, so his 3, plus Jones' 10 13. Why hes here: Rapid Robert had already struck out 466 major-league hitters before he turned 20 years old, thats why. Then again, No. Magic Johnson? The eight-time All-Star lead the NL in ERA four times and won 355 games, most among pitchers of the last half century. Why hes here: Ryan is the greatest strikout pitcher in baseball history of course. These numbers are all outlined in blue. 24. Or No. It has been a popular jersey number for decades with success of athletes across the board. 85 with a 0.45 WAR is good enough to beat out Che-Hsuan Lin. 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. 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. Because beyond them, it's relatively thin. Honorable mentions: Chipper Jones, Ron Santo, Andre Dawson. Brown is widely considered one of the greatest running backs of all time, thanks to his brutal yet elegant rushing style. Why he's here: A first-ballot Hall of Famer with two Cy Youngs and more than 300 wins, Glavine laps the field at No. The top 35 names on our No. No. Finch ended her 2001 season with Arizona Wildcats with a pitching record of 32-0 and establishing the NCAA record. She was named to the All-NEC Tournament Team in all four of her seasons in Moon Township. (Like: "Ozzie Smith was the best No. 47. Why he's here: Belle wore No. The long-time reliever is the best of a mediocre bunch. 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. 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 . Bumgarner kept his 40 with Arizona, having made a deal with reliever Andrew Chafin after signing with the D-backs to retain his number from his glory days with San Francisco. MJ also helped bring basketball to the . Honorable mentions: Vada Pinson, Cesar Cedeno, Pedro Guerrero. Triskaidekaphobic football fans dreaded the Sundays when Marino and the Miami Dolphins rolled into town, because it usually meant their defense was in for a long day. The two-time MVP was a first-ballot Hall of Fame selection. Several of the greats share the same number (Looking at you, No. Tittle, NFL, Bart Starr, NFL; ThurmanMunson, MLB;Carmelo Anthony, NBA; Hal Greer, NBA; Earl Monroe, NBA, Joe Montana, NFL; Brett Hull, NHL; George Blanda, NFL; Whitey Ford, MLB; Len Dawson, NFL; Dwight Gooden, MLB, Dizzy Dean, MLB; John Havlicek, NBA;Jari Kurri, NHL; Matt Kenseth, NASCAR; Doug Williams, NFL; Darrell Waltrip, NASCAR, Peyton Manning, NFL; Dave Cowens, NBA; Charlie Joiner, NFL; Denis Savard, NHL; Bobby Labonte, NASCAR, Johnny Unitas, NFL; Willis Reed, NBA; Steve Yzerman, NHL; Lance Alworth, NFL, Bob Feller, MLB; Robin Yount, MLB; Tony Gwynn, MLB, Barry Sanders, NFL; Lou Brock, MLB; Mike Schmidt, MLB; Frank Robinson, MLB; Tony Stewart, NASCAR; Luc Robitaille, NHL; Ed Reed, NFL;RobNiedermayer, NHL; Josh Gibson, baseball, Roberto Clemente, MLB; Tim Duncan, NBA; Warren Spahn, MLB; LaDainian Tomlinson, NFL; Sammy Sosa, MLB; David Pearson, NASCAR; Roger Clemens, MLB; Deion Sanders, NFL, Emmitt Smith, NFL; Elgin Baylor, NBA; Clyde Drexler, NBA; Bobby Lane, NFL; Jim Palmer, MLB, Michael Jordan, NBA; LeBron James, NBA; Kirk Gibson, MLB; Calvin Murphy, NBA; Ryne Sandberg, MLB, Willie Mays, MLB; Kobe Bryant, NBA; Jeff Gordon, NASCAR; Moses Malone, NBA; Ken GriffeyJr., MLB; Lenny Moore, NFL; Rick Barry, NBA, Barry Bonds, MLB; FredBiletnikoff, NFL; Mark McGwire, MLB; K.C. 14 10 - Walt Frazier. That's nearly a quarter-century, with one team, on the backs of two legends. Why he's here: No one at No. Why he's here: The Hall of Famer wore No. He only wore the legendary No. This article was originally published in July 2020, and was updated in December 2022. Why hes here: Look at the honorable mentions list. He spent 20 seasons pitching for Cleveland, from 1928-47, then was their pitching coach from '48 through '63. Disagree with our picks? Why hes here: The first-ballot Hall of Famer was just the third player in MLB history to register 3,000 hits and 500 homers. 35 the year he stole 130 bases), so the full value of his career isn't applied here. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Schwanke-List may be one of the best pitchers the Colonials have ever had. 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. Uniform numbers hold a special place in telling the story of the sport, so we thought wed take a look at the best players (Hall of Famers in most instances) who wore each uniform number. 21,518 WARNotable names: Derek Jeter, Charlie Gehringer, Troy Tulowitzki, Nellie Fox, Red Schoendienst. The number 9 is the second most common and second most prolific with four club top scorers managing a total of 38 goals. Numbers are now considered a common feature for uniforms in every team sport. Jeter is an iconic figure from a club renowned for outstanding players and has stood out among the games all-time greats. 24 [2.5 WAR] and No. The number suited him well. 54 list are arms, until you get to Junior Flix, an outfielder who wore it for a single season as a rookie for the 1989 Blue Jays. Softballs retired numbers. Manager Alfred Lawson chose to put numbers on his teams jerseys in order for fans to easily identify each of the players. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Richardson has played with the UCLA Bruins and won the first NCAA National Championship in 1982. Danielle LawrieWashington 2006-07, 2009-10. Why hes here: A-Rod wore No. She also played for the Raybestos Brakettes, leading the team to 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1980 Amateur Softball Association National Championships. Drew. Hailing originally fromLa Verne, California, Stacey Nuveman-Deniz is the current softball coach of the National Softball team. The two sport star wore #21 on both the football field and baseball diamond, and holds the honor of being the only athlete to hit a home run and score a touchdown in the same week. There can't be many more iconic combinations of player and number than Mantle and 7, right? He gets the nod. When he was traded to the Mets in 1983, they'd already retired 37 for Casey Stengel, so Hernandez took 17. 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. 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. 321,123 WARNotable names: Steve Carlton, Sandy Koufax, Roy Halladay, Milt Pappas, Jon Matlack. This was an easy choice. (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 he's here: The 2015 AL Cy Young winner is the easy choice after just four MLB seasons. Why hes here: Only one player in baseball history (Jeff Kent) ever hit more home runs as a second baseman than Sandbergs 277 career dingers at the position, and in 1990 he became the second NL second baseman since the legendary Rogers Hornsby to ever hit at least 40 home runs in a season. 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 was a larger than life figure that was known for crushing home runs and winning seven World Series titles. Blyleven had to wait a long time after he retired, but he was eventually elected to the Hall of Fame in 2011. In college and in the NPF she pitched for the Tennessee Lady Vols and in the Japan Softball League. Simply put, Jennie Finch is the most famous softball player of all time to the rest of the sporting world. In modern sports, athletes are valuable assets that are the centerpiece of advertising campaigns and the faces of their organizations. Honorable mentions: Vladimir Guerrero, Scott Rolen, Kevin Brown, Why hes here: Blyleven made his big-league debut in 1970, a couple months after his 19th birthday, and made his last pitch in the majors at 41 years old. No. Richardson has played with the UCLA Bruins and won the first NCAA National Championship in 1982. Ferrari-Urbanskys name is scattered throughout the RMU career record books, as she was one of the better hitters during the early years of the program. 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. Angel Di Maria currently wears the #7 shirt after his blockbuster transfer deal this summer. 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. 91,643 WARNotable names: Ted Williams, Reggie Jackson, Enos Slaughter, Minnie Mioso, Graig Nettles. Hall of Fame center Moses Malone's pro career spanned two decades, over which he played for nine different teams. These things aren't always scientific, are they. Why he's here: The middle reliever is the only player in history to post a postive WAR while wearing No. Let's talk about uniform numbers. Honorable mentions: Carl Yastrzemski, Yogi Berra, Willie Stargell, Joe Morgan. He won two MVP awards and finished second four other times he won the AL triple crown in two of those second-place years and his career on-base percentage of .482 is No. 56 is even close. Iconic MLB players with number 32 jerseys include Dave Winfield, Roy Halladay, and Steve Carlton, all Hall of Fame players whose career highlights are among the greatest moments in baseball history. 37 as a young pitcher for Cleveland, but when he was traded to Boston in 1975, "Spaceman" Bill Lee already owned it. 34 and 5. Jill Spargo was an excellent hitter during her time at RMU, sporting a .340 career batting average, and a member of the star-studded 2005 and 2006 teams. This one just "feels" like an iconic baseball number, and for these names listed, it is. 221,684 WARNotable names: Clayton Kershaw, Jim Palmer, Will Clark, Brad Radke, Andrew McCutchen. His .651 winning percentage is 24th all time. Greatest catcher in Cubs history (1922-40) and a Hall of Famer. For certain teams, some numbers hold a special place in club lore and the hearts of the fans. Perfect? Jonathan Papelbon (23.3 WAR) was a strong 58, and Livan Hernandez, Bronson Arroyo, and Chan Ho Park all found success in 61. In 2006, Enquist decided to retire from UCLA. But thats OK. Brett was a wizard at the plate during a 21-year career he even led the AL in average (.329) and doubles (45) in his Age 37 season that garnered 13 All-Star nods, the 1980 AL MVP (when he hit .390) and the 1985 World Series title for Kansas City (he hit .370 against St. Louis in the series). 51549 WARNotable names: Randy Johnson, Ichiro Suzuki, Bernie Williams, Willie McGree, Trevor Hoffman. Pretty impressive. Not a bad run for the five-one in the Pacific Northwest. Honorable mentions Tiffany Hayes, Morgan Tuck, Megan Walker 4: Moriah. Marichal won 191 games and rolled up a 2.57 ERA in 328 games (320 starts) during the 1960s for the Giants. No. These players have left a lasting impression on their respective teams. Linsey Fagan Perhaps the most famous Penn State player in history finds his name in this week's Nos. It was to honor Puckett, who finished his Twins career just before Ortiz started his own. This part of the list is led by No. She was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004, and the last player to wear #18 was Geena Badolato in 2014. 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. 1. No. He's been asking for it since college at Old Dominion, in part because of his childhood affinity for "the Big Hurt," Thomas. 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. Why he's here: There's a reason MLB retired No. Honorable mentions: Eddie Mathews, Darell Evans, Kevin Brown. How did we get there? 74 for his entire six-season career. Did you know Mickey Mantle actually wore 6 for months as a rookie? Eckersley wore No. He contributed 101 WAR to 21 with Boston and Toronto, then 38.5 more WAR to 22, by our formula. Stacey is a retired pro-All-Star, right-handed hittingsoftballplayer and former collegiateNCAA Division I4-time First TeamAll-American, and 3 time Olympic medal-winning star. No. 5 is a total murderers' row. 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. 51,989 WARNotable names: Albert Pujols, George Brett, Jeff Bagwell, Brooks Robinson, Johnny Bench, Joe DiMaggio. Ferrari-Urbansky was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000. Simpson, NFL; Sandy Koufax, MLB; Bill Walton, NBA; Marcus Allen, NFL; Steve Carlton, MLB, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA; Larry Bird, NBA; Patrick Roy, NHL; Tony Dorsett, NFL; Jose Canseco, MLB; Harry Gant, NASCAR; Honus Wagner, MLB; Patrick Ewing, NBA; Scottie Pippen, NBA, Walter Payton, NFL; Shaquille O'Neal, NBA; Bryce Harper, MLB; Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA; Kirby Puckett, MLB; Thurman Thomas, NFL, Kevin Durant, NBA; Rickey Henderson, MLB; Frank Thomas, MLB; Phil Neikro, MLB; Mike Cuellar, MLB, Jerome Bettis, NFL; Robin Roberts, MLB; Gaylord Perry, MLB; Don Newcombe, MLB, Doak Walker, NFL; Dave Stieb, MLB; Lester Hayes, NFL; Casey Stengel, MLB; Bill "Spaceman" Lee, MLB, Curt Schilling, MLB; George Rogers, NFL;Pavol Demitra, NHL, Larry Csonka, NFL; Dominik Hasek, NHL;Roy Campanella, MLB, Gale Sayers, NFL; Shawn Kemp, NBA; Rick Sutcliffe, MLB, Dirk Nowitzki, NBA; Wes Unseld, NBA; Tom Seaver, MLB; Charlie Waters, NFL; Eddie Matthews, MLB, Jackie Robinson, MLB; Ronnie Lott, NFL; James Worthy, NBA; Mariano Rivera, MLB, Richard Petty, NASCAR; Dennis Eckersley, MLB; Troy Polamalu, NFL, Hank Aaron, MLB; Jerry West, NBA; Pete Maravich, NBA; George Gervin, NBA; John Riggins, NFL; Reggie Jackson, MLB; Willie McCovey, MLB, Bob Gibson, MLB; A.C. Green, NBA; Pedro Martinez, MLB; Kyle Petty, NASCAR, Lee Smith, MLB; Todd Christensen, NFL; Andy Pettitte, MLB, Jack Morris, MLB; Mel Blount, NFL; Tom Glavine, MLB; Jerry Lucas, NBA, Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR; Torii Hunter, MLB; Scott Young, NHL, Hoyt Wilhelm, MLB; Ron Guidry, MLB; Bobby Mitchell, NFL; Brian Savage, NHL, David Robinson, NBA; Mike Singletary, NFL; Dave Dalby, NFL, Jamie Moyer, MLB, Dick Butkus, NFL;Ichiro Suzuki, MLB; Randy Cross, NFL; Randy Johnson, MLB; Jim Ringo, NFL, Ray Lewis, NFL; Dave Edwards, NFL; Jamaal Wilkes, NBA; Mike Webster, NFL, Don Drysdale, MLB; Harry Carson, NFL; Randy Gradishar, NFL; Artis Gilmore, NBA, Randy White, NFL; Rich Gossage, MLB; Brian Urlacher, NFL; Chuck Howley, NFL, Orel Hershiser, MLB; Junior Seau, NFL; Lee Roy Jordan, NFL; Otis Wilson, NFL, Lawrence Taylor, NFL; Shawne Merriman, NFL; Martin Truex Jr., NASCAR, Francisco Rodriguez, MLB; Tom Jackson, NFL; Dwight Stephenson, NFL, Jack Lambert, NFL; Derrick Thomas, NFL; Carl Banks, NFL; Wilber Marshall, NFL, Jack Ham, NFL; "Tiger" Tom Pistone, NASCAR; Seth Joyner, NFL, Chuck Bednarik, NFL; Otto Graham, NFL;Tommy Nobis, NFL; Otis Sistrunk, NFL, Curley Culp, NFL; Bill George, NFL; Josh Beckett, MLB, Jim Langer, NFL;Curtis "Crawfish" Crider, NASCAR, Gene Upshaw, NFL; Willie Lanier, NFL; Lee Roy Selmon, NFL; Ernie Holmes, NFL, Jerry Kramer, NFL; Elmo Langley, NASCAR; Randall McDaniel, NFL, Elvin Bethea, NFL; Tom Mack, NFL; Gary Zimmerman, NFL, Mario Lemieux, NHL; Ray Nitschke, NFL; Conrad Dobler, NFL, Reggie McKenzie, NFL; BobKuechenberg, NFL; Les Richter, NFL, Jaromir Jagr, NHL; L.C. The Top 10 Greatest Baseball Players Ever to Wear the No. 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. 48805 WARNotable names: Rick Reuschel, Torii Hunter, Sam McDowell, Jacob deGrom, Travis Hafner. Ranking the 25 best NCAA softball players in 2020 Gabbie Plain went 24-2 with a 1.24 ERA last season and will have to step up in Washington's rotation after Taran Alvelo's graduation. This one may not rate quite as high as some others, but 32 just looks like a baseball number, doesn't it? Honorable mentions: Andy Benes, Bud Black. Her 1.59 career earned run average stands as a program record and her 1.19 mark in 1992 is a single-season record. 1 all-time. Foyt, Racing; Ernie Banks, MLB; Y.A. 1: Jose Cardenal. Over the course of his entire sixteen season NFL career, John Elway became regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks in history. for Team USA. Jordan adopted the number in high school because his brother wore his preferred #45. Honorable mentions: Jim Thome, Rafael Palmeiro, Mark McGwire. Why he's here: The Pirate starting pitcher wore No. 301,330 WARNotable names: Tim Raines, Willie Randolph, Orlando Cepeda, Mel Stottlemyre, Nolan Ryan. Why he's here: The future Hall of Famer wore No. ", No. No. Jerry Rice is unquestionably the greatest wide receiver in the history of the NFL. 70. Natasha joined the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame after leading the Bruins, leading to three straight Womens College World Series and the NCAA Division 1 Softball Championship title in 2003. Why he's here: Gibson was an elite pitcher, and he just barely edges out fellow elite pitcher Pedro Martinez for the top spot due to a longer career. There are 101 different options, counting 0 and 00 separately. 46768 WARNotable names: Andy Pettitte, Jim Maloney, Kevin Gross, Burt Hooton, Ryan Dempster, Craig Kimbrel. 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. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. 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. Spent six years in the outfield in the 1970s. Childhood favorite of Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. 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. His #32 has been retired by the Cleveland Browns. These numbers can be passed down from one club legend to the next, as the tradition is in soccer. 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. At shortstop, Spargo was named to the All-NEC First Team in both 2005 and 2006. Who was most important while wearing each number? Honorable mentions: Juan Guzman, Gerry Staley. He became the youngest person ever elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972. Honorable mentions: Mike Schmidt, Don Sutton, Lou Brock. Paul Goldschmidt, the 2022 NL MVP, wore 44 with Arizona, but he took 46 upon his trade to the Cardinals, saying that it was the closest number to 44 available, because 44 was taken at the time and 45 was retired for Bob Gibson. 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. 18 in 14 of his 18 seasons, including the 2004 season when he helped the Red Sox win the World Series and end the Curse of the Bambino, and 2009, when he helped the Yankees to a World Series title. 25-29 jersey range. 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. 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. 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. No matter what else happens, that's always going to be Kris Bryant. 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