Every year, I pick a new player to join this list of the greatest players ever to play baseball. Think of it like a lifetime achievement award.
| 2007 | Alex Rodriguez |
| 2006 | Ivan Rodriguez |
| 2005 | Mike Piazza |
| 2004 | Barry Larkin |
| 2003 | Barry Bonds |
| 2002 | Pedro Martinez |
| 2001 | Roberto Alomar |
| 2000 | Ken Griffey Jr. |
| 1999 | Mark McGwire |
| 1998 | Randy Johnson |
| 1997 | Wade Boggs |
| 1996 | Tony Gwynn |
| 1995 | Greg Maddux |
| 1994 | Cal Ripken Jr. |
| 1993 | Tim Raines |
| 1992 | Ozzie Smith |
| 1991 | Roger Clemens |
| 1990 | Rickey Henderson |
| 1989 | Bert Blyleven |
| 1988 | Dave Winfield |
| 1987 | George Brett |
| 1986 | Jim Rice |
| 1985 | Jim Palmer |
| 1984 | Mike Schmidt |
| 1983 | Nolan Ryan |
| 1982 | Reggie Jackson |
| 1981 | Steve Carlton |
| 1980 | Pete Rose |
| 1979 | Johnny Bench |
| 1978 | Rod Carew |
| 1977 | Joe Morgan |
| 1976 | Tom Seaver |
| 1975 | Carl Yastrzemski |
| 1974 | Lou Brock |
| 1973 | Juan Marichal |
| 1972 | Roberto Clemente |
| 1971 | Brooks Robinson |
| 1970 | Bob Gibson |
| 1969 | Harmon Killebrew |
| 1968 | Don Drysdale |
| 1967 | Jim Bunning |
| 1966 | Al Kaline |
| 1965 | Frank Robinson |
| 1964 | Sandy Koufax |
| 1963 | Nellie Fox |
| 1962 | Ernie Banks |
| 1961 | Mickey Mantle |
| 1960 | Hank Aaron |
| 1959 | Yogi Berra |
| 1958 | Richie Ashburn |
| 1957 | Willie Mays |
| 1956 | Duke Snider |
| 1955 | Early Wynn |
| 1954 | Robin Roberts |
| 1953 | Bob Lemon |
| 1952 | Jackie Robinson |
| 1951 | Warren Spahn |
| 1950 | Ralph Kiner |
| 1949 | Stan Musial |
| 1948 | Red Ruffing |
| 1947 | Johnny Mize |
| 1946 | Hal Newhouser |
| 1945 | Kiki Cuyler |
| 1944 | Joe Medwick |
| 1943 | Frankie Frisch |
| 1942 | Ted Williams |
| 1941 | Bob Feller |
| 1940 | Joe DiMaggio |
| 1939 | Hank Greenberg |
| 1938 | Mel Ott |
| 1937 | Lefty Gomez |
| 1936 | Dizzy Dean |
| 1935 | Carl Hubbell |
| 1934 | Jimmie Foxx |
| 1933 | Chuck Klein |
| 1932 | Hack Wilson |
| 1931 | Al Simmons |
| 1930 | Lou Gehrig |
| 1929 | Lefty Grove |
| 1928 | Burleigh Grimes |
| 1927 | Eddie Plank |
| 1926 | Dazzy Vance |
| 1925 | Harry Heilmann |
| 1924 | Max Carey |
| 1923 | Rogers Hornsby |
| 1922 | Joe Jackson |
| 1921 | George Sisler |
| 1920 | Babe Ruth |
| 1919 | Clark Griffith |
| 1918 | Frank Baker |
| 1917 | Tris Speaker |
| 1916 | Grover Alexander |
| 1915 | Eddie Collins |
| 1914 | Vic Willis |
| 1913 | Walter Johnson |
| 1912 | Ed Walsh |
| 1911 | Sam Crawford |
| 1910 | Ty Cobb |
| 1909 | Tim Keefe |
| 1908 | Christy Mathewson |
| 1907 | Rube Waddell |
| 1906 | Cy Young |
| 1905 | Honus Wagner |
| 1904 | Nap Lajoie |
| 1903 | King Kelly |
| 1902 | Hugh Duffy |
| 1901 | Sam Thompson |
| 1900 | Billy Hamilton |
| 1899 | Ed Delahanty |
| 1898 | Kid Nichols |
| 1897 | Amos Rusie |
| 1896 | John Clarkson |
| 1895 | Cap Anson |