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Top 10 Position Players per decade

Rebbiv

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Based on WAR and 3,500 PA Minimum
**Bold = HoF

1950-1959

1. M. Mantle 67.9
2. S. Musial 58.8
3. W. Mays 56.7
4. D. Snider 53.7
5. E. Matthews 53.5
6. Y. Berra 50.8
7. T. Williams 50.0
8. M. Minoso 47.9
9. R. Ashburn 45.9
10. L. Doby 42.6

1960-1969
1. W. Mays 80.4
2. H. Aaron 75.7
3. F. Robinson 62.8
4. R. Clemente 57.4
5. R. Santo 56.1
6. B. Robinson 54.6
7. C. Yaztremski 51.6
8. H. Killebrew 49.1
**9. A. Kaline 46.2
**10. N. Cash 44.5

1970-1979
1. J. Morgan 66.0
2. J. Bench 59.9
3. G. Nettles 52.9
4. P. Rose 51.8
5. M. Schmidt 50.0
6. R. Carew 49.6
7. R. Jackson 49.5
8. Bobby Bonds 48.3
9. R. Smith 45.6
10. S. Bando 45.4

1980-1989
1. R. Henderson 67.8
2. W. Boggs 60.0
3. M. Schmidt 56.5
4. R. Yount 50.0
5. C. Ripken 49.0
**6. A. Trammell 48.9
7. E. Murray 47.6
8. G. Brett 47.0
9. T. Raines 46.4
10. O. Smith 45.5

1990-1999
1. Barry Bonds 81.3
2. K. Griffey 66.0
3. J. Bagwell 56.9
4. F. Thomas 53.8
5. C. Biggio 51.3
6. B. Larkin 50.4
7. Edgar Martinez 50.3
8. R. Palmiero 50.2
9. M. McGwire 48.5
10. R. Ventura 46.4

2000-2009
1. Alex Rodriguez 75.4
2. A. Pujols 70.6
3. Barry Bonds 61.9
4. C. Jones 50.4
5. C. Beltran 50.0
6. L. Berkman 49.5
7. I. Suzuki 48.4
8. T. Helton 47.9
9. S. Rolen 47.6
10. D. Jeter 46.1

2010-2016
1. M. Trout 47.7
**2. M. Cabrera 40.7
3. A. Beltre 40.0
4. J. Votto 38.6
5. R. Cano 38.1
6. A. McCutchen 37.5
7. E. Longoria 34.4
8. J. Bautista 33.8
9. B. Posey 33.3
10. D. Pedroia 32.5
 
For 20 year periods:

1950-1969
1. W. Mays 137.1
2. M. Mantle 112.3
3. H. Aaron 112.2
4. E. Matthew 96.1
5. F. Robinson 84.6
**6. A. Kaline 78.5
7. S. Musial 67.9
8. R. Clemente 65.4
9. E. Banks 63.7
10. D. Snider 58.6

1960-1979
1. H. Aaron 99.8
2. W. Mays 93.2
3. C. Yaztremski 91.5
4. J. Morgan 82.5
5. F. Robinson 82.2
6. P. Rose 79.0
7. B. Robinson 77.7
8. R. Clemente 72.7
9. R. Santo 70.9
10. J. Bench 69.4

1970-1989
1. M. Schmidt 106.5
2. J. Morgan 82.4
3. G. Brett 80.0
4. B. Grich 69.2
5. G. Carter 66.1
6. J. Bench 65.4
7. C. Nettles 64.3
8. Dw. Evans 63.8
9. R. Carew 62.8
10. B. Bell 61.7

1980-1999
1. R. Henderson 105.6
2. Barry Bonds 102.5
3. C. Ripken 91.7
4. W. Boggs 88.3
5. T. Raines 66.0
6. T. Gwynn 64.3
7. O. Smith 64.2
8. B. Larkin 62.0
**9. A. Trammell 61.3
**10. L. Whitaker 61.2

1990-2009
1. Barry Bonds 143.3
2. Alex Rodriguez 100.9
3. J. Bagwell 80.2
4. Ch. Jones 77.8
5. K. Griffey 76.2
6. F. Thomas 72.1
7. L. Walker 68.8
8. I. Rodriguez 68.4
9. M. Ramirez 65.6
10. D. Jeter 65.5

2000-2016
1. A. Pujols 91.2
2. Alex Rodriguez 87.5
3. A. Beltre 77.7
**4. M. Cabrera 67.9
5. C. Beltran 63.9
6. C. Utley 63.3
7. I. Suzuki 58.2
8. Ch. Jones 57.1
9. L. Berkman 55.8
10. D. Jeter 52.4

If this doesn't demonstrate Trammell and Whitaker's HoF worthiness, I don't know what will.
 
Williams likely would have ranked #2 from 50-59 had he not missed the 52 and essentially the 53 seasons.
 
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