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The greatest Seattle Mariners players of all time will conjure up images of a number of players for MLB fans. The Pacific Northwest has produced some of the most well-liked athletes.
During their postseason hiatus from 2001 to 2021, the M’s were rarely at the top of the MLB odds board to win the title; but, a 2022 wild-card sweep of the Blue Jays and 2023 record of 88 wins should instill confidence in supporters regarding the team’s future.
Seattle offered possibly the hardest choices of any team in my team’s rankings, even though they are among the select few MLB teams to have never won a World Series. These are the five I have left.
Only his 11 All-Star selections and franchise-high bWAR can be attributed to Ken Griffey Jr.
It’s not all that makes him the best Mariner of all time. The Kid won MVP in 1997 and led the AL in home runs four times.
Only three players can match his 144 OPS+, and he has hit more long balls than any other Mariner with over 100. In Seattle, where he was a true icon, Griffey was baseball’s face during the 1990s. Junior was a key member of many successful Mariners teams, despite the fact that he never made it to the World Series.
Ichiro Suzuki, who arrived from Japan for his age-27 season, earned MVP, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, and Rookie of the Year. Ichiro improved on that incredible rookie season in the following seasons, winning nine more Gold Bats and nine more All-Star selections. It was the best rookie year in MLB history.
Even though he joined the team in his late 20s, Ichiro leads the team in hits, triples, batting average, and stolen bases.
Although Ichiro’s 113 OPS+ isn’t particularly high, his peak output allows him to narrowly surpass Edgar Martinez for the second slot in these rankings.
3. The late Edgar Martinez
With just over 600 games played for Seattle—less than one-third of Edgar Martinez’s total—Nelson Cruz is the only Mariner with a higher OPS+ than Martinez.
In the history of the team, Martinez has played the most games. In terms of total bases, walks, extra-base hits, and on-base percentage, he leads all players.
Martinez’s career has long been overlooked; he is unfortunate to have only been a seven-time All-Star. However, in 2019, he at last received the acknowledgment he deserved.
Nevertheless, he received the honor he so richly earned in 2019 when, in his final year on the ballot, he was elected to Cooperstown.
4. Randy Johnson
This top five have to include the pitcher who has, by far, the best ERA+ in the history of the team. As a Mariner, Randy Johnson led the league in strikeouts for four straight seasons and won his first Cy Young award in Seattle.
