#23 is now retired by both the Chicago Bulls and North Carolina Tar Heels. 12 on his jersey when he won multiple titles. Her .338 batting average in 1998 ranks sixth in Colonials history. Why hes here: A second-ballot Hall of Famer, Alomar was named to the All-Star team 12 consecutive seasons, with the Padres, Blue Jays, Orioles and Indians. 1 all-time. Henry Aaron didn't, but 1.4 WAR of his legendary career counts here anyway, because he wore it for his rookie season in 1954 before switching to his now-iconic 44. Scott Eklund . The switch worked because Magic and the Showtime Lakers won the NBA Title in 1980 and would go on to win four more before the end of Magics career. 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. 12 would have to be in the discussion for being No. (Example: In 1951, Willie Mays briefly wore No. Why hes here: Marichal was a stalwart in the San Francisco rotation from the moment he arrived in the big leagues he struck out 12 and threw a one-hit shutout in his debut. What's most interesting about this group are the two numbers that are a little different -- 99 and 0. 49753 WARNotable names: Ron Guidry, Tom Candiotti, Charlie Hough, Tim Wakefield, Larry Dierker. 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. The shortstop was a pivotal part of the Cincinnati Reds 1990 World Series team and won the 1995 NL MVP award. No. Prosser-Howe dominated the pitching circle in the early days of the Colonials and has multiple appearances in the record books to show for it. He has worn the iconic #7 for Manchester United as well as the Portuguese National Team and his current club Real Madrid. This association with inexperienced players taints all of these numbers. 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Alex Bregman is storming up this list; he wears 2 in part to honor Jeter, and in part because he was drafted second overall in 2015. This was pretty much an impossible choice, guaranteed to please exactly nobody. No. LISTING OF PRIMARY NUMBERS IN CAPS; Secondary Numbers in lower case 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. Glavine was handed 47 seemingly at random in his first Spring Training. Damon hit 235 homers and stole 408 bases in his career. Johnson wore 51 with Seattle from 1989-98 -- save for a brief game with 15 here and 34 there -- and then Ichiro wore it as a Mariner from 2001-12. Danielle Lawrie is certainly one of the best NCAA softball pitchers, and her career at Washington shows it. Magic Johnson? She Originally comes from Long Beach, California. Why he's here: The rest of the players who have worn No. No. Her 13 doubles that season also stood as a school record until 2018, when both Natalie Higgins and Olivia Lorusso broke it. She was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007, and nobody has worn #14 since before her induction. Honorable mentions: Jeff Kent, Mark Langston, Dusty Baker. 48805 WARNotable names: Rick Reuschel, Torii Hunter, Sam McDowell, Jacob deGrom, Travis Hafner. "When I was looked at it, I was just happy it was lower than 53, which is the number I wore in Spring Training. He switched to No. Honorable mentions: Warren Spahn, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa. Why he's here: There's a reason MLB retired No. Why he's here: The Pirate starting pitcher wore No. Craig Biggio, Kenny Lofton, Joe Mauer, Matt Holliday, all were greats who wore #7, but the greatest was Mark Belanger who was the greatest fielding shortstop by defensive metrics of all time! 8 No. Why hes here: Robinsons career started with a bang he won the 1956 NL rookie of the year award in his Age 20 season for the Reds and barely ever slowed down. In addition to those legends already named, there's Lou Boudreau, Hank Greenberg, Nomar Garciaparra, Freddie Freeman and on and on. Shes a famous Cuban/Puerto Rican softball pitcher who created the Olympic record of 25 strikeouts in softball. Foster, a five-time All-Star, led the league in RBIs in three consecutive seasons from 1976-78. Jessica Mendoza, former 4-time First All-American Team, two-time medal-winning Olympian, retired All-Star Softball outfielder originally from Camarillo, California and alsois thecurrentsports broadcaster for ESPN. Why hes here: A-Rod wore No. Byers was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2011, and no one has worn 33 since she left Moon Township. The still-active Wainwright edges out ageless Jamie Moyer. Why he's here: The 1978 AL Cy Young winner led the AL in wins twice and ERA twice and had his number retired by the Yankees. Jerry Grote: A two-time All-Star, Grote was a mainstay at catcher for the Mets in the late '60s and early '70s. Sarah Davenport of Hillsborough (11) throws a pitch during the softball game between Hillsborough and Hunterdon Central in Flemington on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 John Jones | For NJ Advance Media In May 2020, she won the gold medal as the inaugural top individual points leader after joining the Athletes Unlimited Softball League. And even though Barry Bonds eventually eclipsed Babe Ruths career home run total, the number 714 still holds a special place in baseball lore. Terry Bradshaw had the No. Why hes here: Bonds wore 24 during his seven years with Pittsburgh as a tribute to Willie Mays, his godfather. Honorable mentions: Jim Edmonds, Red Ruffing, Dustin Pedroia. Enjoy. Like Dickey and Berra sharing 8 for the Yankees, Maddux and Jenkins each have 31 retired for the Cubs. Honorable mentions: Joe Morgan, Gene Tenace, Andy Van Slyke. 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. Not necessarily the players wearing those numbers, as you've certainly seen many lists of in the past. By the 1930s numbers on uniforms were standard practice for Major League Baseball teams and were common in other sports like football and hockey. Honorable mentions: Rick Reuschel, Sam McDowell. Now we're talking, so far as all-time stars go. So far so good on luck he got the last 3 outs in his last game. She holds theNCAAcareer records fortotal basesand intentional walks as well as thePac-12career records forbatting averageandslugging percentage. Perfect? No. Why he's here: Underrated Bobby Abreu is Drysdale's only real competition. 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. Honorable mentions: Bob Howry, Joba Chamberlain. No one looks back at Belle's two-year Oriole career fondly, but he did put up some big numbers for the Birds. Why he's here: The Hall of Famer is easily the best of an otherwise unimpressive bunch. Danielle LawrieWashington 2006-07, 2009-10. 38822 WARNotable names: Curt Schilling, Carlos Zambrano, Gary Nolan, Rick Aguilera. Best all-time MLB players at each jersey number, 1-99 Ryan Fagan and Justin McGuire 85 slides Baseball history is marked by iconic numbers. 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. 1 to No. Why hes here: Koufax's numbers from 1962 to 1966 are staggering: Three Cy Youngs, a 113-34 record, five straight ERA titles, three seasons of more than 300 strikeouts. Why hes here: One of the most underrated players of his era, Stieb was one of the top AL pitcher of the 1980s, even if no one knew it at the time. MORE: Best current players at each jersey number, 1-97. Regional Mcbride 16u - GA Then again, No. Jim Brown?) Who was the best football player to wear No. 1 1. Why does Verlander wear 35? 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). 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"There's actually no reason," he said. The two-time MVP was a first-ballot Hall of Fame selection. Kirby Puckett, David Ortiz, and Bryce Harper were chewing through big league pitchers at an alarming rate as No. 101,687 WARNotable names: Chipper Jones, Lefty Grove, Ron Santo, Ron Cey, Andre Dawson. Let's talk about uniform numbers. 91,643 WARNotable names: Ted Williams, Reggie Jackson, Enos Slaughter, Minnie Mioso, Graig Nettles. No. 55. 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. Manager Alfred Lawson chose to put numbers on his teams jerseys in order for fans to easily identify each of th. It remains entertaining that if you were to watch a replay of the famous "Pine Tar Game" in 1983, you'll see a young Mattingly there wearing No. Honorable mentions: Kirby Puckett, David Ortiz, Felix Hernandez, Fernando Valenzuela. This one may not rate quite as high as some others, but 32 just looks like a baseball number, doesn't it? 51,989 WARNotable names: Albert Pujols, George Brett, Jeff Bagwell, Brooks Robinson, Johnny Bench, Joe DiMaggio. 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. Why hes here: Ripken started his career with a bang he won the AL rookie of the year in 1982 and the AL MVP in 1983 and spent the rest of his time with the Orioles fashioning a no-doubt Hall of Fame career. Greatest catcher in Cubs history (1922-40) and a Hall of Famer. He only wore the legendary No. Honorable mentions: Jim Maloney, Burt Hooton. 85 with a 0.45 WAR is good enough to beat out Che-Hsuan Lin. He's already the greatest player ever to wear it. The most famous jersey number in basketball belongs to the two best players in NBA history. 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. Honorable mentions: Al Kaline, Willie Wilson, Steve Garvey. And is No. In case you're wondering if numbers matter, do recall what Sports Illustrated wrote about Walker in 1993: "He wears number 33 and he was married on Nov. 3 at 3:33 and his phone number has as many threes in it as he can get the phone company to give him, and he takes three swings in the batter's box before he hits, six if he feels tight, or nine or 12, any multiple of three. Why? He only played five seasons with the Blue Jays, but hes a bit of a hero in Toronto; his Jays teams won back-to-back World Series titles in 1992 and 1993, and Alomar hit .354 with 16 stolen bases in 24 playoff games during those two title runs. How does a number led by those two legendary aces not rank higher? We told you: Fun. 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