Can you name the 1,000 best baseball players of all time according to Baseball Reference Wins Above Replacement? by nrsilver

Can you name the 1,000 best baseball players of all time according to Baseball Reference Wins Above Replacement?

created by nrsilver

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Source: Baseball Reference
**YOU MUST ENTER A PLAYER'S FULL NAME, BOTH FIRST AND LAST**. Name one player in each group of 10. The quiz is modeled on the 2,000 best movies quiz (http://bit.ly/eZI8K7).
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rank	player	other players
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121-130
131-140
141-150
151-160
161-170
171-180
181-190
191-200
201-210
211-220
221-230
231-240
241-250
251-260
261-270
271-280
281-290
291-300
301-310
311-320
321-330
331-340
341-350
351-360
361-370
371-380
381-390
391-400
401-410
411-420
421-430
431-440
441-450
451-460
461-470
471-480
481-490
491-500

rank	player	other players
501-510
511-520
521-530
531-540
541-550
551-560
561-570
571-580
581-590
591-600
601-610
611-620
621-630
631-640
641-650
651-660
661-670
671-680
681-690
691-700
701-710
711-720
721-730
731-740
741-750
751-760
761-770
771-780
781-790
791-800
801-810
811-820
821-830
831-840
841-850
851-860
861-870
871-880
881-890
891-900
901-910
911-920
921-930
931-940
941-950
951-960
961-970
971-980
981-990
991-1000

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1,000 Best Baseball Players of All Time Quiz

by nrsilver

Created Feb 10, 2011 in Sports
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	nrsilver:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 09:48 GMT		11 points
	Note: in a break with Sporcle convention, YOU MUST ENTER A PLAYER'S FULL NAME, BOTH FIRST AND LAST. This is a feature and not a bug! Otherwise it would be too easy to type in "Smith" or "Johnson" and knock out a dozen answers at a time. Player names are as listed at baseball-reference.com. Statistics through 2010 season.

	vbdave13:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 15:06 GMT		8 points
	Great quiz-- Almost every block had players I should have thought of. Still not sure how much I like the WAR stats as a major way of evaluating players.

	swartzsportstwin:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 15:29 GMT		9 points
	Absolutely unbelievable quiz. How long did it take you to make this?!

	barterer2002:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 18:41 GMT		6 points
	Very enjoyable. The toughest part as you went through was figuring out who was gone that you hadn't typed in.

	Suffron_SD:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 19:42 GMT		6 points
	I should have been thinking pitcher-heavy, but I didn't. Just naming Cy Young winners would have gotten me a bunch I missed.

	Scizzy:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 19:49 GMT		11 points
	Awesome quiz. Though you should accept Joe Jackson.

	Cards1fan:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 22:17 GMT		5 points
	Good quiz. Anyone else have a problem with response times on these long quizzes? When ever I do one of these big quizzes, it takes forever for the name being typed to appear in the box. Then if I made a typo because of the delay, it takes that much longer to correct.

	sox_fan1468927:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 22:27 GMT		6 points
	A couple notable actives that should be joining this list some time in the 2011 season: Ryan Howard, Adrian Gonzalez (I sure hope so at least), Paul Konerko, Alfonso Soriano, Ian Kinsler, Jason Bay, Orlando Hudson, and a few others. Great quiz, I enjoyed it.

	mcbain:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 23:22 GMT		6 points
	Nicely done... Nate Silver?

	EpicWinFTW:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 23:39 GMT		7 points
	One note: You should just accept "Joe Jackson" for Shoeless Joe.

	EpicWinFTW:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 23:41 GMT		6 points
	Also, I think you should just accept Ichiro. I mean, who else am I going to be guessing with that one?

	thresher:	Feb 10th, 2011 at 23:44 GMT		0 points
	Impressive!

	Etheridge2:	Feb 11th, 2011 at 02:11 GMT		3 points
	Much like the similar movie quiz, bravo on the effort..I also would like to suggest people post the player they got that ranked the lowest here..I got Lloyd Moseby=945 and the highest group where I got nobody was 121-130 which included some HUGE names (facepalm)

	thetroll:	Feb 11th, 2011 at 03:59 GMT		3 points
	How the hell did casey blake get on this list?

	gjackson:	Feb 11th, 2011 at 05:17 GMT		0 points
	The lowest I got was Jose Reyes (981-990) and the highest group I missed was 291-300 (Rocky Colavito). Awesome quiz!

	William:	Feb 11th, 2011 at 05:53 GMT		3 points
	Lowest I got was 994 Tom Henke...as I was running through random Blue Jays.

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	sox_fan1468927:	Feb 11th, 2011 at 08:08 GMT		6 points
	thestorm80: So you complain about putting in first names, then complain about Hispanic last names? What Hispanic FIRST name are you having trouble spelling here?

	rk559:	Feb 11th, 2011 at 12:54 GMT		3 points
	Chuck Knoblauch and Brad Radke higher than Don Mattingly.

	cocky:	Feb 11th, 2011 at 17:00 GMT		1 point
	I missed 211-220, I can never remember Mariano rivera for some reason and didn't think of Cash, even though the 1960s Tigers crossed my mind. Lowest get was 971-980, thanks to Richie Zisk being a famous Z player. Worst misses were Strawberry's group (did try Gooden), George Foster (my name is George) and David Justice (big Braves fan).

	Dunnski:	Feb 11th, 2011 at 18:37 GMT		11 points
	@Etheridge2: I guessed Mike Sweeney (1000!) I think he's ranked too low, though. He's easily top-990.

	Giggity1:	Feb 11th, 2011 at 20:32 GMT		1 point
	Highest miss was 401-410, lowest get was 991-1000. I loved the quiz.

	chemheel00:	Feb 15th, 2011 at 02:11 GMT		2 points
	should accept Jim Hunter or James Hunter for Catfish Hunter

	Elbanana:	Feb 15th, 2011 at 17:43 GMT		-1 points
	My lowest get was 997, Jason Varitek. My highest miss was 221-230.

	indyjeff:	Feb 16th, 2011 at 08:41 GMT		-1 points
	Lowest I got was #990, Tommie Agee. That group also has Jose Reyes, so it should rate highly with Mets fans. Highest I missed was #491-500, so close to being perfect in the top 500. Names I could have guessed in that group were Pie Traynor, Harold Baines, Magglio Ordonez, and Mark Teixeira. Ones I was most frustrated at missing include Dusty Baker and Mike Scioscia, because I was actively trying to think of current managers who were also players. I was also pissed that I missed Terry Steinbach, Mike Scioscia, Mike Greenwell, and Kevin Mitchell, because I actually went through many players from the '88 A's, '88 Dodgers, '88 Red Sox, and '89 Giants, and skipped over all four of them.

	indyjeff:	Feb 16th, 2011 at 08:44 GMT		3 points
	Here's another fun game: what player on this quiz that you've either never heard of, or know virtually nothing about, has the coolest name? My pick: #911 High Pockets Kelly. 1st runner-up: #561 Lu Blue.

	glong971:	Feb 17th, 2011 at 02:27 GMT		1 point
	This was a mission of patience, something I do not have...kudos nrsilver for your terrific quiz...one quiz I will try again.

	Camden:	Apr 27th, 2011 at 13:46 GMT		-2 points
	Great game, but I think this proves that WAR isn't as accurate as some would lead you to believe. Anyone who says Sandy Koufax wasn't one of the 250 best baseball players of all time is out of his or her mind.

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	statephone:	Jun 6th, 2011 at 20:37 GMT		1 point
	i think the lowest one i got was kent tekulve, but my answers were gone by the time i read these comments. i was amazed at how high scott rolen was here. well above many hall of famers. looking at mike schmidt up there at 19 with the immortals in that group...i watched him hundreds of times for 15 years and dozens of times in person...it gives me chills.

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	MFHBoiler:	Dec 10th, 2011 at 04:26 GMT		-3 points
	How is Gene Tenace 90 places higher than Thurman Munson???????

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	SleapeeHed:	Dec 10th, 2011 at 23:29 GMT		4 points
	@MFHBoiler: because Munson wasn't mentioned in Anchorman.. WHAMMY!

	Bretzky:	Dec 11th, 2011 at 01:33 GMT		-4 points
	It's not actually the top 1000 since you only have to name 100 players to finish the quiz.

	Giggity1:	Dec 11th, 2011 at 03:09 GMT		6 points
	Really, a big chunk of what it shows is that Ted missed 5-6+ seasons fighting wars. Sandy Koufax is an even bigger example; he is 286th all-time in innings pitched. Is it really that surprising he struggles with a career based statistic?

	smyth:	Dec 30th, 2011 at 18:19 GMT		1 point
	Lowest get: 945 Willie Horton Highest miss: 221-230

	smoggy14:	Jan 1st, 2012 at 07:26 GMT		4 points
	love being able to enter some of my favorite 80s & 90s baseball card pack fillers like sixto lezcano, kent , bill doran and kevin seitzer (among others). My lowest surprised me...Jose Reyes at 988. One spot lower than Richie Zisk & Chris Bosio. EXCELLENT!!

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