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25 Greatest Designated Hitters
25
Greatest Designated Hitters
3
Hall of Stats Inductees
4
Hall of Fame Inductees
3
Hall of Merit Inductees
0
Added to the Hall
1
Removed from the Hall
0
Not Yet Eligible but Hall-worthy
0
Active and Hall-worthy
0
Active and Close
2
Near Misses
Paul Molitor
dh, 1978-1998
139
Frank Thomas
dh, 1990-2008
138
Edgar Martinez
dh, 1987-2004
134
David Ortiz
dh, 1997-2016
93
Brian Downing
dh, 1973-1992
91
Harold Baines
dh, 1980-2001
56
Chili Davis
dh, 1981-1999
56
Travis Hafner
dh, 2002-2013
43
Hal McRae
dh, 1968-1987
43
Don Baylor
dh, 1970-1988
41
Andre Thornton
dh, 1973-1987
40
Mike Sweeney
dh, 1995-2010
37
Cliff Johnson
dh, 1972-1986
26
Kendrys Morales
dh, 2006-2019
19
Ron Blomberg
dh, 1969-1978
17
Ken Phelps
dh, 1980-1990
16
Mitchell Page
dh, 1977-1984
15
Erubiel Durazo
dh, 1999-2005
14
Miguel Sano
dh, 2015-2020
14
Jack Cust
dh, 2001-2011
13
Billy Butler
dh, 2007-2016
13
Shohei Ohtani
dh, 2018-2020
11
Trey Mancini
dh, 2016-2019
9
Brad Fullmer
dh, 1997-2004
9
Yordan Alvarez
dh, 2019-2020
8
Greatest Designated Hitters
by Hall Rating
Paul Molitor
Frank Thomas
Edgar Martinez
David Ortiz
Brian Downing
Not in the Hall of Fame
Brian Downing
Chili Davis
Travis Hafner
Hal McRae
Don Baylor
Not in the Hall of Stats
Brian Downing
Harold Baines
Chili Davis
Travis Hafner
Hal McRae
Not in the Hall of Merit
Brian Downing
Harold Baines
Chili Davis
Travis Hafner
Hal McRae
Active Designated Hitters
Kendrys Morales
Miguel Sano
Shohei Ohtani
Trey Mancini
Yordan Alvarez
Retired but Not Yet Eligible
David Ortiz
Billy Butler
Kennys Vargas
Boog Powell
Byung-Ho Park