27 in Minnesota, and there wasn't exactly a mystery as to why he claimed 34 when he moved to Boston in 2003. Glavine was handed 47 seemingly at random in his first Spring Training. Over the course of his entire sixteen season NFL career, John Elway became regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks in history. Dot Richardson Dot Richardson began receiving attention for her softball skills when she was just 13 years old. No. Why hes here: Armed with a sweet swing and an unparalleled batting eye, Carew won seven AL batting titles and hit at least .330 in 10 different seasons. Walt Frazier is definitely one of the greatest players to put on a Knicks uniform, and he can even be considered the best NBA player to wear the number #10 on his jersey. 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. 24. Finch ended her 2001 season with Arizona Wildcats with a pitching record of 32-0 and establishing the NCAA record. Aside from the final stop of his football career in Baltimore, he wore #21 for his other four teams. Why hes here: The Big Hurtwas one of the top right-handed hitters in history, leading the league in OPS four times and slugging 35 or more homer eight times. 14 for his first few weeks before changing to his now-iconic No. Byers was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2011, and no one has worn 33 since she left Moon Township. Disagree with our picks? No. No. Those are some iconic digits at the top, before you get into Spring Training numbers near the bottom. Rices legendary hands were developed throughout his childhood, when he worked as a brick mason. The next eight numbers were all honored on October 6, 2018, in a ceremony that honored the remaining softball players enshrined in the RMU Athletics Hall of Fame. 15 his first two years with the Reds before switching to 11 after Kurt Stillwell was traded to the Royals after the 1987 season. This article was originally published in July 2020, and was updated in December 2022. 15 for 15 of his 18 Major League seasons. George Foster: The left fielder wore the No. Drew. Honorable mentions: Al Kaline, Willie Wilson, Steve Garvey. 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. By the time he was finished, Robinson had a pair of MVP awards for Cincinnati in 1961 and for Baltimore in 1966and he had collected 586 career home runs. 14 10 - Walt Frazier. No. Cat Osterman is the4-time All-American and 2-time medal-winningOlympian, 6-time professionally unretired All-Star, left-hand softball pitcher, and former Softball Assistant Coach. Honorable mentions: Kirby Puckett, David Ortiz, Felix Hernandez, Fernando Valenzuela. Honorable mentions: Jim Edmonds, Red Ruffing, Dustin Pedroia. This was an easy choice. It has been a popular jersey number for decades with success of athletes across the board. Like many others, though, it was a happenstance. 51,989 WARNotable names: Albert Pujols, George Brett, Jeff Bagwell, Brooks Robinson, Johnny Bench, Joe DiMaggio. Spargos 72 hits in 2005 still stand as a single-season record, and her .387 batting average in 2005 ranks sixth all-time. Allen, the 1964 NL Rookie of the Year and '72 AL Most Valuable Player, briefly wore 32 at the beginning of his career and 60 at the end, but he's identified most with 15, and he remains one of history's most underrated players. 38822 WARNotable names: Curt Schilling, Carlos Zambrano, Gary Nolan, Rick Aguilera. 1, which is almost universally worn by speedy middle infielders or defensively gifted center fielders, befitting the origins of uniform numbers as matching lineup positions. Jeter was named to fourteen All-Star teams and won the World Series five times during his career with the Bronx Bombers. Jeters place among Yankees legends is secure, which is no small accomplishment for that franchise. Meyer became just the second player in program history to be named NEC Player of the Year that season, leading the team to a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Why hes here: Only Babe Ruth could have possibility overshadowed one of the greatest sluggers of all time. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. 84 for two seasons with the Rangers. Lionel Messi has made history wearing no.10 for Barcelona, while Cristiano Ronaldo is often referred to by his legions of fans as 'CR7' - Betts was once asked why he wears 50. Eighty-eight years ago this week, the New York Yankees became the first professional sports team to permanently wear numbers on their uniforms. Robinson's #42 will never be worn by another Major League baseball player. 211,760 WARNotable names: Roger Clemens, Warren Spahn, Roberto Clemente, Sammy Sosa, Arky Vaughan. 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. This is a stacked number, but its still such an easy choice to go with Mays, who is in the conversation about the greatest players in the history of the sport. Dr. Honorable mentions: What did we just say? Let's safely assume you don't remember Mel Harder. Because beyond them, it's relatively thin. Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak might never. Mark Buehrle, for example, put up 60 WAR in his 56, and Johan Santana posted 52 WAR in his 57. 1 1. 141,472 WARNotable names: Pete Rose, Ernie Banks, Jim Bunning, Ken Boyer, Jim Rice. So, Jordan divided it in half and wore #23. The Claymont, Delaware native racked up multiple pieces of hardware during her time on campus, winning NEC Rookie of the Year in 1995, Pitcher of the Year in 1998, and made the All-NEC First Team in 1996, 1997, and 1998. More recently, 18 has become known in the Majors as being the favored number of Japanese pitchers, as Hiroki Kuroda, Kenta Maeda, Hisashi Iwakuma, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Yusei Kikuchi have all worn it. But do they know who the players were who wore those numbers? The eight-time All-Star lead the NL in ERA four times and won 355 games, most among pitchers of the last half century. That's four Hall of Famers listed there, plus Paul Waner and Lefty Gomez spent part of their careers with 11 as well. In May 2020, she won the gold medal as the inaugural top individual points leader after joining the Athletes Unlimited Softball League. 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. Bonds won five of his seven NL MVPs with the Giants and broke pretty much every home run and walks record while wearing No. Michael Jordan's #23. Her seven RBI on 5/8/05 are a school single-game record. Why he's here: A two-time Cy Young winner who lead his league in ERA and strikeouts three times each, Santana was the clear choice here. So we're letting you try, including polls with those select numbers. LISTING OF PRIMARY NUMBERS IN CAPS; Secondary Numbers in lower case (All numbers current through the end of the 2022 Major League season.). 85 with a 0.45 WAR is good enough to beat out Che-Hsuan Lin. Here are some of the most famous softball pitchers over the years: Lisa Fernandez Cat Osterman Jennie Finch Current famous softball pitchers include collegiate softball stars such as: Montana Fouts Valerie Cagle Miranda Elish Best Softball Players of All-Time The game of softball has produced many famous softball players over the years. Honorable mentions: Billy Williams, Chase Utley, Amos Otis. Dickinson is, perhaps, the greatest all-around player the softball program has ever had, spending 1999-2002 in the red, white, and blue and dominating while doing it from both sides of the ball. She was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007, and nobody has worn #14 since before her induction. She absolutely dominates the record books for the Colonials, ranking second in saves (4), third in shutouts (26) and strikeouts (688), and fourth in appearances (113), complete games (89), ERA (1.93), wins (56), and innings pitched (659). Why he's here: The 2015 AL Cy Young winner is the easy choice after just four MLB seasons. 9 WAR ever. Her success on the field at every levelmultiple NCAA championships, record breaking pitching performances, Olympic Gold Medalscombined with beauty and grace made her a celebrity who transcended the sport. Over the course of his prolific career, he wore the #80 for three different teams, but is best remembered for wearing it in the red and gold of the San Francisco 49ers. But Henderson only spent about two-thirds of his career in the two-four (for example, he wore No. 111,837 WARNotable names: Edgar Martinez, Barry Larkin, Luis Aparicio, Toby Harrah, Carl Hubbell. Ranking second in runs (118), triples (11), and RBI (102), holding the RBI record until Kali Byers came to town, as well as fifth in stolen bases (41) and eighth in hits (179). Her batting average of .401 for 24 years in the UCLA team records. Tweet us @USATODAYSports and let us know. MORE: Best current players at each jersey number, 1-97. Honorable mentions: Reggie Jackson, Willie McCovey. 151,754 WARNotable names: Dick Allen, Carlos Beltrn, Tim Hudson, Dustin Pedroia, Red Ruffing, Thurman Munson. Honorable mentions: Joe DiMaggio, Johnny Bench, Albert Pujols, Brooks Robinson, Jeff Bagwell. Hes not in the Hall of Fame yet, but he will be one day soon (he was just 23 votes shy of being part of the Class of 2016). 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. There are stories in each of those numbers. Michael Jordan's #23 is the most iconic number in the history of sports. 1 overall pick in the 2004 WNBA draft finished her time in Storrs with 2,156 points, 648 assists and 628 rebounds. Look at how value declines starting at No. Since the switch, A-Rod has often been the center of controversy, but hes also won a pair of AL MVP awards and popped 342 homers in 11 seasons. Did you know Mickey Mantle actually wore 6 for months as a rookie? No. In this sport, though, stats arent the only numbers that matter. Because he wore 24 the most during his career, that number gets full credit for the season, while 14 gets nothing.). Teams. He only wore the legendary No. 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. As far as we know, no one's ever done this before. He wore No. No. Why hes here: Grove didnt make his big-league debut until 1925, when he was 25 years old, but he wasted no time becoming a star he led the AL in strikeouts each of his first seven years in the majors. Numbers are now considered a common feature for uniforms in every team sport. Like Dickey and Berra sharing 8 for the Yankees, Maddux and Jenkins each have 31 retired for the Cubs. Honorable mentions: Rickey Henderson, Ken Griffey, Jr., Manny Ramirez, Miguel Cabrera, Barry Bonds. First, she competed at Western Illinois and UCLA. Meyer was also a member of the legendary 2005 and 2006 teams, and her 2005 season was the best hitting season a Colonial ever had, becoming the only player to hit above .400 in program history with a staggering .418 batting average. Hall of Fame center Moses Malone's pro career spanned two decades, over which he played for nine different teams. She is the only Colonial to surpass 100 career walks (101), and just the second to pass 100 career RBI (144). For most of his career, Jordan sported the #23, except for one season during which he donned #45 after his return from retirement. 46 for an extended period. The countdown has begun for when the New York Yankees will retire the #2 of their recently retired shortstop, Derek Jeter. 1: Jose Cardenal. This one just "feels" like an iconic baseball number, and for these names listed, it is. Why he's here: Remember Mannywood? 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. Honorable mentions: Vada Pinson, Cesar Cedeno, Pedro Guerrero. He still could get there, and he's the most talented player to put on No. Why he's here: The Hall of Famer wore No. Why he's here: The other choices are Ryan Madson and Justin Masterson. Abbott is the NCAA Division I leader in strikeouts, shutouts, wins, and innings. Iconic NBA players with number 23 jerseys include Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Anthony Davis, all Hall of Fame-level players whose career highlights are among the greatest moments in basketball history. Why he's here: Underrated Bobby Abreu is Drysdale's only real competition. She Originally comes from Long Beach, California. 27. In addition to those legends already named, there's Lou Boudreau, Hank Greenberg, Nomar Garciaparra, Freddie Freeman and on and on. Honorable mentions: Charlie Gehringer, Nellie Fox, Red Schoendienst. Forty-nine: The official number of knuckleballers everywhere. 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