The 19 Greatest New York Yankees Players of All Time

The Yankee Clipper whose 56-game hitting streak remains baseball's most unbreakable record, winning three MVP awards and nine World Series rings.

The Yankees' first team captain since Gehrig, a seven-time All-Star catcher whose tragic death in 1979 at age 32 cut short one of the most respected careers in franchise history.

Mr. October, whose three home runs in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series stands as one of baseball's most dramatic individual performances.

The 1961 home run king who broke Babe Ruth's single-season record with 61 homers and won back-to-back MVP awards as the heart of the Bronx Bombers lineup.

The Iron Horse who played 2,130 consecutive games, batted .340 for his career, and delivered the immortal 'luckiest man' farewell speech at Yankee Stadium.

The beloved catcher-philosopher who won a record 10 World Series rings, was named MVP three times, and became one of baseball's most quoted figures off the field.

The Chairman of the Board, the Yankees' ace lefthander who won 236 games, posted a .690 career winning percentage, and was a World Series pitching legend.

The Puerto Rican switch-hitting catcher who anchored four World Series champions, a five-time All-Star whose leadership in the clubhouse equaled his production at the plate.

Godzilla, the beloved Japanese slugger who won the 2009 World Series MVP with one of the greatest Fall Classic performances ever, cementing his legend in New York.

Louisiana Lightning, whose 1978 season of 25 wins, 1.74 ERA, and 248 strikeouts remains one of the most dominant single-season pitching performances in baseball history.

The controversial but undeniably talented third baseman who hit 351 home runs as a Yankee, won three MVP awards, and was a key piece of the 2009 championship team.

Donnie Baseball, the beloved 1980s first baseman and team captain who won nine Gold Gloves and the 1985 MVP Award in what many consider the peak of his remarkable career.

The 12-time All-Star outfielder who spent a decade in pinstripes, amassing over 200 home runs and 1,000 RBI as a cornerstone of the 1980s Yankees rosters.

The switch-hitting centerfielder and four-time Gold Glover who was a cornerstone of the 1996-2000 dynasty, hitting .339 in the postseason across his career.

The workhorse lefthander who won five World Series rings as a Yankee, is the team's all-time wins leader in the postseason, and embodied quiet consistency.

The reigning All-Star slugger who broke Roger Maris's American League home run record with 62 in 2022 and won the MVP unanimously, becoming the face of a new Yankees era.