He wore it when he won four MVPs. Or write about sports? Winning the Rookie of the Year award with the Buffalo Braves, Dantley his the ground running in the NBA. Nash was not just a first overall pick, but the first pick in Columbus Blue Jackets history. For 20 years Duncan was a metronome in the NBA. His highlight reel is unparalleled. Hes spent his entire career with the Eagles, and hes been named an All-Pro for each of the last three seasons. He also smacked 521 home runs, a total depressed by the prime seasons he sacrificed to serve as a Marine pilot in World War II and the Korean War. 10: Lloyd Waner . This was one of the easiest choices we made. After checking out the photo gallery, readthe list of top athletes at every number. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, including a record 237 .more. 85 with a 0.45 WAR is good enough to beat out Che-Hsuan Lin. There have been many outstanding athletes to dawn the number 23. For a player who made only four Pro Bowls, Ward had quite the career. 30 with the Angels, meaning some of his most spectacular years didn't come at 34. P.K. To purchase Any Given Number, go to SI.com/anygivennumber. Bonds won five of his seven NL MVPs with the Giants and broke pretty much every home run and walks record while wearing No.
NFL 100: Greatest NFL players ever by jersey number - USA Today Matthews had a lengthy career, playing from the time he was 22 until he was 40. 67 for five seasons, far more than any other player. 8 and 24. And while his two Super Bowl wins came with great supporting casts, he provided the signature moment of those wins. He holds the world record for 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 100 metres relay and is the only sprinter to win Olympic 100 m and 200 m titles at three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012 and 2016).
The best player in WNBA history at every jersey number - ESPN Since Earnhardt drove the 3 car, and Babe Ruth wore No. He created the archetype of the modern slugger, and his exploits on and off the field made him the perfect Jazz Age superstar. Baseball history is marked by iconic numbers. Why hes here: Look at the honorable mentions list. So did Diego Maradona. 1. 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. Honorable mentions: Mike Schmidt, Don Sutton, Lou Brock. 70, but he wore it when he made six straight Pro Bowls and three straight All-Pro teams, all for the Cowboys. Dan Donovan/MLB Photos via Getty Images; Ed Reinke/AP. Honorable mentions: Joe Morgan, Gene Tenace, Andy Van Slyke. 61 at times but not with the Red Sox. 73 for 11 seasons. Were hitting the ice though with Lidstrom.
All Players To Wear Number 31 | Pro-Football-Reference.com Unfortunately for him, he spent half his career in other numbers. Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. His numbers may never be beaten. 1 through 11. There werent many names to consider for 67.
Most iconic NBA numbers: #34 - Shaquille O'Neal, Charles Barkley For three straight years, he led the American League in strikeouts and FIP, and in two of those seasons he won the Cy Young as well. While he had brief stints in other numbers, during the bulk of his career, including his time with the Braves, he wore No. Why hes here: Only Babe Ruth could have possibility overshadowed one of the greatest sluggers of all time. Jones, NBA, Wade Boggs, MLB; Rod Woodson, NFL;Herb Adderley, NFL; Billy Williams, MLB, Juan Marichal, MLB; Eddie George, NFL; Vladimir Guerrero, MLB; ScottNiedermayer, NHL; Mike Trout, MLB, Marshall Faulk, NFL; Bert Blyleven, MLB; Darrell Green, NFL, Eric Dickerson, NFL; Satchel Paige, MLB; Rod Carew, MLB; John Smoltz, MLB; Ken Dryden, NHL, Nolan Ryan, MLB; Martin Brodeur, NHL; Terrell Davis, NFL; Stephen Curry, NBA; Maury Wills, MLB; Bernard King, NBA, Greg Maddux, MLB; Reggie Miller, NBA; Fergie Jenkins, MLB; Dave Winfield, MLB; Billy Smith, NHL; Mike Piazza, MLB; Donnie Shell, NFL, Magic Johnson, NBA; Jim Brown, NFL; O.J. Why hes here: Mantle won three AL MVP awards and smashed 536 home runs during his legendary run with the Yankees, but hes still one of baseballs greatest what if? stories because of the injuries that plagued his 18-year career. The NFL was weird then. Why he's here: The Pirate starting pitcher wore No. Greenwood, NFL; Albert Pujols, MLB; Russ Grimm, NFL;Joe DeLamielleure, NFL, Tim Krumrie, NFL; Will Worford, NFL; Jared Allen, NFL, Sam Huff; NFL; Art Donovan, NFL; Rayfield Wright, NFL; Leon Gray, NFL, Jim Marshall, NFL, Alex Karras, NFL; Walter Jones, NFL; Dave Marcis, NASCAR; Bobby Isaac, NASCAR; Walter Jones, NFL, Carlton Fisk, MLB; Ed "Too Tall" Jones, NFL; Dan Dierdorf, NFL; William "Refrigerator" Perry, NFL, John Hannah, NFL; Ron Yary, NFL; Larry Allen, NFL, Merlin Olsen, NFL; Bob Lilly, NFL; Bruce Matthews, NFL; Ron Mix, NFL, Joe Greene, NFL; Deacon Jones, NFL; Forrest Gregg, NFL;Lomas Brown, NFL; Jonathan Ogden, NFL; Vince Wilfork, NFL, Marion Motley, NFL; Lou Groza, NFL; Rosey Grier, NFL, Red Grange, NFL; Lyle Alzado, NFL; Ray Bourque, NHL; Paul Coffey, NHL; Gary Larsen, NFL, Anthony Munoz, NFL; Art Shell, NFL; Bruce Smith, NFL; Jackie Slater, NFL; Dwight White, NFL, Rosey Brown, NFL; Harvey Martin, NFL; Bob "The Geek" St. Clair, NFL, Jerry Rice, NFL; Kellen Winslow, NFL; Steve Largent, NFL; Chris Carter, NFL, Terrell Owens, NFL; Tim Brown, NFL; Dick "Night Train" Lane, NFL; Doug Atkins, NFL; Art Monk, NFL; Carl Eller, NFL, Raymond Berry, NFL; John Stallworth, NFL; Ozzie Newsome, NFL, Ted Hendricks, NFL; Andre Reed, NFL; Mark Clayton, NFL; Willie Gault, NFL, Randy Moss, NFL; Chris Webber, NBA; Shannon Sharpe, NFL; Sterling Sharpe, NFL; Herman Moore, NFL, Jack Youngblood, NFL; Antonio Gates, NFL;Nick Buoniconti, NFL, Buck Buchanan, NFL;Dante Lavelli, NFL; James Lofton, NFL, Dwight Clark, NFL; Sidney Crosby, NHL; Dave Casper, NFL; Buck Baker, NASCAR, Lynn Swann, NFL; Alan Page, NFL; John Mackey, NFL; Tony Gonzalez, NFL; Michael Irvin, NFL; Eric Lindros, NHL, Mike Ditka, NFL;Gino Marchetti, NFL;Mark Bavaro, NFL; Clyde Lovellette, NBA, Sergei Fedorov, NHL; Kevin Greene, NFL; Dennis Rodman, NBA; Bob Kurland, Olympic basketball, Reggie White, NFL; Michael Strahan, NFL; Albert Haynesworth, NFL, Doug Gilmour, NHL; John Randle, NFL; Dwight Freeney, NFL, Charles Haley, NFL;Dana Stubblefield, NFL; Bill Elliott, NASCAR, Richard Dent, NFL; Greg Lloyd, NFL; Bubba Smith, NFL, Cortez Kennedy, NFL; Sean Jones, NFL;Pavel Bure, NHL, Jeremy Roenick, NHL; Simeon Rice, NFL; Kurt Busch, NASCAR, Tom Harmon, NFL; Julian Peterson, NFL; LeeRoy Yarbrough, NASCAR, Wayne Gretzky, NHL; George Mikan, NBA; Warren Sapp, NFL; Dan Hampton, NFL, 00-99: Top uniform numbers in sports history. Were we really going to go with Mark McGwire? Why hes here: The Cobra was a legitimate star in the late 1970s and early 1980s, winning an MVP, two batting titles and three Gold Gloves. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Brady and the No.
The 30+ Top Athletes To Wear Jersey Number 1, Ranked By Fans Since the other choices at 14 werent incredibly obvious, Bob Cousy, Pete Rose, et al, we decided to honor Cruyff here. Back in the day in soccer, starters wore Nos. Of course, Jagr ended up playing for a bunch of teams in his career as he held on to add to his incredible goal total. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Its not a beloved number, apparently. 8 with the Indians and White Sox, but it wasn't available in Baltimore due to a certain future Hall of Famer. In fact, the iron man offensive lineman played in every game for 14 straight seasons. Subscribe to Stathead Basketball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Basketball Reference Database. In the power categories, its pretty much Mickey Mantle (Hall of Famer), Eddie Murray (Hall of Famer), Chipper Jones (soon-to-be-Hall of Famer) and then Beltran. 70. Return to Top; Players. In the News: Aaron Rodgers, Trey Lance, Brock Purdy, Jalen Hurts, Allen Robinson, Jordan Love. 1 So with all due respect to hockeys Terry Sawchuk, were going with the Italian soccer legend Buffon, who is arguably the greatest goalkeeper ever, depending on how you feel about Lev Yashin, who played in a different era of the sport. He played only nine games for the Red Sox and posted a 42 OPS+, but he also had one of the most memorable moments from. 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. He was also All-Pro in all five of those campaigns. For now, though, were running from zero to 99 to find the best athlete for each number. In a 20-year career, all with the Red Wings, the Swede won a whopping seven Norris Trophies for being the top defenseman. Once he won 10 races in a row. Roosevelt Brown; 80. Why he's here: An excellent starter, Eckersley became an elite reliever with the A's in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The NBA also has a rich history of players to rock the number with champions like Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Garnett, and Kyrie Irving all sporting the 2 on their backs. If Orr isnt the best defenseman of all time, Lidstrom is. Why he's here: No one else in MLB history has worn No. 11-99, and why, grab a copy at your nearest book store or go to SI.com/anygivennumber. Hes remembered wearing Nos. We have a run on linebackers. As a result of that popularity, many of the best players across basketball, baseball, and football have donned the number. Given that, wouldnt we feel weird to look back and see, say, Scott Niedermayers name here? The still-active Wainwright edges out ageless Jamie Moyer. Dallas Mavericks ( 88, 90) Al-Farouq Aminu. While Lambert, Hams teammate with the Steelers, didnt quite make the cut at 58, Ham is an easy choice at 59. His slugging percentage: .634, second best. What a slouch! Brett Hull had some great years wearing 16, but he wore some other numbers and also jumped around from team to team quite a bit. Shout out to Steve Heinze, the hockey player who wore 57 for the pun, but hes no match for Santana. Peterson has more rushing yards anad rushing touchdowns, and he once ran for over 2,000 yards in a season. The longtime Devil picked up four Vezinas to go with three Stanley Cups. That makes Wilt the Stilt the choice. Nevertheless, Chamberlain wore 13 throughout his NBA career. USA Today Sports compiled a list of some of the best athletes across all sports to wear each number, from 00 to 99. He helped them win three World Series while also winning a Cy Young for himself. Honorable mentions: Billy Williams, Chase Utley, Amos Otis. Stats: 1455 games played, 20.3 points per game, 12.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.3 blocks, League: NBA 9 to Maya Moore at No. 84 for two seasons with the Rangers. The Hall of Fame second baseman hit arguably the most famous home run in the sport's history: the walk-off shot in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series. This was a really tough one. 81 for more than a season. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The linebacker was a vital part of the Steel Curtain, and there wasnt much of a challenge to him here. Honorable mentions: Minnie Minoso, Reggie Jackson, Bill Mazeroski. Which got us thinking about the greatest athletes -- across all sports -- who wore each number, from 00 to 99. The No. The fact he wasnt Defensive Player of the Year that season was baffling. 22 currently, but he isn't the only one sporting that number. 23, we rank the best all-time WNBA players by jersey number. However, we are of the belief that Messi, Barcelona and Argentinas legend, is the best of the bunch.