Rings, October heroics and a handful of names fans still argue about decades later. Dynasty icons share the page with one-series wonders.
1Derek JeterYankees shortstop and captain who won five World Series rings and earned the nickname Mr. November.
2Mariano RiveraYankees closer who saved 42 postseason games and won five championships.
3Babe RuthYankees icon who won seven titles across Boston and New York and famously called his shot in 1932.
4Yogi BerraYankees catcher who won a record ten World Series championships as a player.
5Mickey MantleYankees centerfielder who holds the career record for World Series home runs.
6Sandy KoufaxDodgers lefty who dominated the 1963 and 1965 Fall Classics with two shutouts in 1965.
7Madison BumgarnerGiants lefty whose five-inning relief save in Game 7 sealed the 2014 title.
8David OrtizRed Sox slugger who was MVP of the 2013 World Series and led Boston to three titles.
9Pedro MartínezDominant Red Sox ace who anchored the 2004 championship rotation.
10Randy JohnsonDiamondbacks ace who was co-MVP of the 2001 World Series with three wins.
11Curt SchillingRighty who won titles with Arizona and Boston, including the bloody sock game in 2004.
12Bill MazeroskiPirates second baseman who hit the only Game 7 walk-off home run in World Series history in 1960.
13Willie MaysGiants centerfielder remembered for his over-the-shoulder catch in the 1954 World Series.
14Whitey FordYankees lefty who holds World Series records for wins, innings and strikeouts.
15Jackie RobinsonDodgers trailblazer who helped Brooklyn win its first championship in 1955.
16Christy MathewsonGiants pitcher who threw three shutouts in six days in the 1905 World Series.
17Albert PujolsCardinals slugger who hit three home runs in Game 3 of the 2011 World Series.
18Freddie FreemanDodgers first baseman who hit a walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the 2024 World Series.
19Mookie BettsDodgers star who won titles with the 2018 Red Sox and the 2020 and 2024 Dodgers.
20Shohei OhtaniTwo-way Dodgers superstar who won the 2024 World Series in his first season in Los Angeles.
21Corey SeagerShortstop who won World Series MVP with the 2020 Dodgers and the 2023 Rangers.
22Josh BeckettMarlins and Red Sox righty who was MVP of the 2003 World Series.
Photo credits
- Derek Jeter — Y2kcrazyjoker4, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mariano Rivera — User Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Madison Bumgarner — SD Dirk on Flickr, CC BY 2.0
- David Ortiz — Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Pedro Martínez — Andrew Malone, CC BY 2.0
- Randy Johnson — Arturo Pardavila III, CC BY 2.0
- Curt Schilling — User Googie man on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bill Mazeroski — Brock Fleeger on Flickr, CC BY 2.0
- Albert Pujols — A Vandalay, CC BY 2.0
- Freddie Freeman — All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mookie Betts — All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Shohei Ohtani — All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Corey Seager — Arturo Pardavila III from Hoboken, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Josh Beckett — Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
