Total Player Rating per Plate Appearance

by Cyril Morong

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The qualification for this ranking is 7500 career plate appearances. See my website for more rankings based on both TPR and Win Shares. TPR was invented by Pete Palmer.

Rank	Player	TPRper648PA	POS
1	Babe Ruth	7.874	OF
2	Barry Bonds	6.087	OF
3	Nap Lajoie	5.891	2B
4	Rogers Hornsby	5.882	2B
5	Ted Williams	5.759	OF
6	Mike Schmidt	5.062	3B
7	Mickey Mantle	4.767	OF
8	Lou Gehrig	4.756	1B
9	Honus Wagner	4.532	SS
10	Tris Speaker	4.437	OF
11	Willie Mays	4.388	OF
12	Ty Cobb	4.238	OF
13	Bobby Grich	4.068	2B
14	Jimmie Foxx	3.907	1B
15	Eddie Collins	3.902	2B
16	Stan Musial	3.874	OF
17	Joe DiMaggio	3.869	OF
18	Joe Morgan	3.855	2B
19	Hank Aaron	3.779	OF
20	Ken Griffey Jr.	3.653	OF
21	Dan Brouthers	3.647	1B
22	Arky Vaughan	3.634	SS
23	Barry Larkin	3.604	SS
24	Frank Robinson	3.548	OF
25	Rickey Henderson	3.543	OF
26	Mel Ott	3.469	OF
27	Eddie Mathews	3.342	3B
28	Ed Delahanty	3.289	OF
29	Bobby Doerr	3.253	2B
30	George Davis	3.234	SS
31	Roger Connor	3.180	1B
32	Johnny Bench	3.177	C
33	Jack Glasscock	3.142	SS
34	Ron Santo	3.124	3B
35	Wade Boggs	3.083	3B
36	Bill Dahlen	3.022	SS
37	Mark McGwire	3.020	1B
38	Roberto Alomar	3.017	2B
39	Yogi Berra	2.992	C
40	Joe Cronin	2.903	SS
41	Bob Johnson	2.875	OF
42	Charlie Gehringer	2.855	2B
43	Dave Bancroft	2.845	SS
44	Gary Carter	2.816	C
45	Ozzie Smith	2.748	SS
46	Joe Sewell	2.738	SS
47	Luke Appling	2.682	SS
48	Keith Hernandez	2.637	1B
49	Bid McPhee	2.636	2B
50	Bill Mazeroski	2.629	2B
51	Craig Biggio	2.617	2B
52	Willie McCovey	2.609	1B
53	Bobby Wallace	2.589	SS
54	Reggie Smith	2.568	OF
55	Ryne Sandberg	2.562	2B
56	Carlton Fisk	2.552	C
57	Willie Randolph	2.541	2B
58	Norm Cash	2.499	1B
59	Darrell Evans	2.487	3B
60	Rod Carew	2.475	1B
61	Tony Gwynn	2.457	OF
62	Tim Raines	2.448	OF
63	Jimmy Wynn	2.427	OF
64	George Brett	2.419	3B
65	Al Kaline	2.408	OF
66	Harry Heilmann	2.401	OF
67	Frankie Frisch	2.393	2B
68	Billy Herman	2.370	2B
69	Jack Clark	2.332	OF
70	Billy Hamilton	2.330	OF
71	Lou Whitaker	2.315	2B
72	Rafael Palmeiro	2.309	1B
73	Cap Anson	2.267	1B
74	Reggie Jackson	2.242	OF
75	Stan Hack	2.240	3B
76	Cal Ripken	2.218	SS
77	Willie Stargell	2.211	OF
78	Alan Trammell	2.191	SS
79	Robin Yount	2.180	SS
80	Bobby Bonds	2.179	OF
81	Roberto Clemente	2.157	OF
82	Harmon Killebrew	2.149	1B
83	Jesse Burkett	2.096	OF
84	Dick Bartell	2.090	SS
85	Joe Medwick	2.037	OF
86	Paul Waner	2.035	OF
87	Sherry Magee	1.986	OF
88	Paul Molitor	1.972	DH
89	Kirby Puckett	1.961	OF
90	Carl Yastrzemski	1.959	OF
91	Rocky Colavito	1.946	OF
92	Will Clark	1.940	1B
93	Del Pratt	1.916	2B
94	George Sisler	1.905	1B
95	Buddy Bell	1.858	3B
96	Lance Parrish	1.845	C
97	Jose Canseco	1.833	OF
98	Fred Clarke	1.828	OF
99	Duke Snider	1.809	OF
100	Sam Crawford	1.792	OF
101	Eddie Murray	1.790	1B
102	Cesar Cedeno	1.777	OF
103	Minnie Minoso	1.765	OF
104	Ernie Banks	1.696	1B
105	Bob Elliott	1.693	3B
106	Fred Tenney	1.692	1B
107	Ron Cey	1.654	3B
108	Joe Torre	1.642	C
109	Fred McGriff	1.618	1B
110	Fred Lynn	1.611	OF
111	Dave Winfield	1.599	OF
112	Joe Kelley	1.592	OF
113	Chet Lemon	1.589	OF
114	Ed Konetchy	1.586	1B
115	Tony Fernandez	1.577	SS
116	Zack Wheat	1.563	OF
117	Boog Powell	1.552	1B
118	Ken Singleton	1.545	OF
119	Ken Boyer	1.544	3B
120	Jose Cruz	1.538	OF
121	George Foster	1.535	OF
122	Bobby Veach	1.534	OF
123	Al Simmons	1.532	OF
124	Goose Goslin	1.524	OF
125	Dwight Evans	1.521	OF
126	Richie Ashburn	1.504	OF
127	Jimmy Sheckard	1.471	OF
128	Billy Williams	1.466	OF
129	Ted Simmons	1.452	C
130	Pie Traynor	1.438	3B
131	Toby Harrah	1.434	3B
132	Orlando Cepeda	1.423	1B
133	Jake Beckley	1.421	1B
134	Brian Downing	1.413	DH
135	Jay Bell	1.384	SS
136	Tony Phillips	1.373	OF
137	Graig Nettles	1.369	3B
138	Don Mattingly	1.334	1B
139	Jim Rice	1.331	OF
140	Rusty Staub	1.327	OF
141	Jim O'Rourke	1.304	OF
142	Bobby Bonilla	1.287	3B
143	Roy White	1.282	OF
144	Paul O'Neill	1.245	OF
145	Julio Franco	1.231	SS
146	Dave Concepcion	1.203	SS
147	Hal McRae	1.182	DH
148	Buddy Myer	1.132	2B
149	Pee Wee Reese	1.115	SS
150	Red Schoendienst	1.110	2B
151	Roger Peckinpaugh	1.105	SS
152	Greg Luzinski	1.104	OF
153	Gil Hodges	1.103	1B
154	Lave Cross	1.093	3B
155	Brett Butler	1.093	OF
156	Andre Dawson	1.089	OF
157	Max Carey	1.083	OF
158	Kiki Cuyler	1.080	OF
159	Enos Slaughter	1.034	OF
160	Willie Keeler	1.011	OF
161	Dixie Walker	0.989	OF
162	Pete Rose	0.976	OF
163	Bert Campaneris	0.963	SS
164	Chili Davis	0.959	OF
165	Dave Parker	0.954	OF
166	Amos Otis	0.943	OF
167	Mark Grace	0.937	1B
168	Nellie Fox	0.902	2B
169	Jimmy Ryan	0.896	OF
170	Tim Wallach	0.880	3B
171	Tommy Leach	0.859	OF
172	Dick Groat	0.832	SS
173	Marty McManus	0.831	2B
174	Wally Joyner	0.814	1B
175	Jake Daubert	0.808	1B
176	Chris Speier	0.795	SS
177	Cy Williams	0.789	OF
178	Brooks Robinson	0.786	3B
179	Harold Baines	0.777	DH
180	Maury Wills	0.773	SS
181	Don Baylor	0.772	DH
182	Edd Roush	0.771	OF
183	Ken Griffey Sr.	0.765	OF
184	Harry Hooper	0.759	OF
185	Dale Murphy	0.753	OF
186	Larry Gardner	0.751	3B
187	Sal Bando	0.751	3B
188	Garry Templeton	0.750	SS
189	Bobby Murcer	0.739	OF
190	George Kell	0.732	3B
191	George Van Haltren	0.728	OF
192	Cecil Cooper	0.718	1B
193	Luis Aparicio	0.716	SS
194	Frank White	0.704	2B
195	Donie Bush	0.697	SS
196	Steve Finley	0.693	OF
197	Phil Cavarretta	0.682	1B
198	Terry Pendleton	0.628	3B
199	Tony Perez	0.615	1B
200	George Burns-of	0.605	OF
201	Rabbit Maranville	0.593	SS
202	Al Oliver	0.583	OF
203	Joe Judge	0.572	1B
204	Sam Rice	0.519	OF
205	Andres Galarraga	0.485	1B
206	Fielder Jones	0.485	OF
207	Del Ennis	0.482	OF
208	Dusty Baker	0.477	OF
209	Brady Anderson	0.475	OF
210	Ron Fairly	0.445	1B
211	Gary Matthews	0.427	OF
212	Dummy Hoy	0.425	OF
213	Hugh Duffy	0.389	OF
214	Willie Horton	0.378	OF
215	Wally Moses	0.369	OF
216	Jimmy Dykes	0.340	3B
217	Al Dark	0.339	SS
218	Heinie Manush	0.316	OF
219	Mickey Vernon	0.231	1B
220	Herman Long	0.191	SS
221	Devon White	0.184	OF
222	Eddie Yost	0.184	3B
223	George Hendrick	0.182	OF
224	Gary Gaetti	0.178	3B
225	Vada Pinson	0.168	OF
226	Willie Davis	0.165	OF
227	Steve Sax	0.161	2B
228	Don Kessinger	0.137	SS
229	Lou Brock	0.133	OF
230	Bill Russell	0.129	SS
231	Felipe Alou	0.057	OF
232	Jim Gilliam	0.055	2B
233	Willie Wilson	0.047	OF
234	Arlie Latham	0.017	3B
235	Lee May	-0.063	1B
236	Clyde Milan	-0.070	OF
237	Mike Higgins	-0.103	3B
238	Jim Bottomley	-0.116	1B
239	Bob Boone	-0.135	C
240	B.J. Surhoff	-0.138	OF
241	Jose Cardenal	-0.185	OF
242	Tommy Davis	-0.201	OF
243	Hal Chase	-0.220	1B
244	Ed McKean	-0.221	SS
245	Bill Buckner	-0.245	1B
246	Stuffy McInnis	-0.248	1B
247	Tony Taylor	-0.267	2B
248	Roy McMillan	-0.288	SS
249	Willie McGee	-0.348	OF
250	Harvey Kuenn	-0.366	OF
251	Joe Carter	-0.382	OF
252	Steve Garvey	-0.397	1B
253	Chris Chambliss	-0.414	1B
254	Lloyd Waner	-0.436	OF
255	George Scott	-0.478	1B
256	Wally Pipp	-0.555	1B
257	Carney Lansford	-0.713	3B
258	Tom Brown	-0.719	OF
259	Patsy Donovan	-0.723	OF
260	Bobby Lowe	-0.727	2B
261	Larry Bowa	-0.968	SS
262	Joe Kuhel	-0.997	1B
263	Tommy Corcoran	-1.092	SS
264	Charlie Grimm	-1.578	1B
265	Doc Cramer	-1.931	OF

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