# Who is the best MLB player born in 1958?

> Speed, batting titles and October heroics all trace back to the same birth year here, with Cooperstown names standing next to role players fans still remember.

*By YPB Team · Published November 6, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-best-mlb-player-born-in-1958*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Rickey Henderson** — score 1000/1000
   Hall of Fame leadoff hitter born December 25, 1958, the all-time leader in stolen bases and runs scored and the 1990 AL MVP.
2. **Wade Boggs** — score 724/1000
   Hall of Fame third baseman born June 15, 1958, who won five AL batting titles and finished with 3,010 hits.
3. **Julio Franco** — score 690/1000
   Dominican hitter born August 23, 1958, who won the 1991 AL batting title with Texas and kept playing in the majors until 2007.
4. **Dickie Thon** — score 517/1000
   Houston Astros shortstop born June 20, 1958, who made the 1983 All-Star team before a 1984 beaning damaged his vision.
5. **Mike Scioscia** — score 517/1000
   Dodgers catcher born November 27, 1958, who won World Series titles in 1981 and 1988 and later managed the Angels to the 2002 title.
6. **Gary Gaetti** — score 517/1000
   Third baseman born August 19, 1958, who was 1987 ALCS MVP on the way to Minnesota's first World Series title.
7. **Willie McGee** — score 517/1000
   Cardinals center fielder born November 2, 1958, who won the 1985 NL MVP and NL batting titles in 1985 and 1990.
8. **Atlee Hammaker** — score 423/1000
   San Francisco Giants left-hander born January 24, 1958, who led the NL with a 2.25 ERA in 1983.
9. **Pat Tabler** — score 423/1000
   Cleveland infielder and outfielder born February 2, 1958, a 1987 All-Star famed for hitting nearly .500 with the bases loaded.
10. **Alan Trammell** — score 423/1000
   Hall of Fame shortstop born February 21, 1958, who spent 20 seasons with Detroit and was MVP of the 1984 World Series.
11. **Bruce Hurst** — score 310/1000
   Left-hander born March 24, 1958, who won two starts for Boston in the 1986 World Series.
12. **Pete O'Brien** — score 310/1000
   First baseman born February 9, 1958, a slick fielder who played for the Texas Rangers from 1982 to 1988.
13. **Orel Hershiser** — score 310/1000
   Dodgers right-hander born September 16, 1958, who won the 1988 Cy Young Award, threw a record 59 consecutive scoreless innings and was MVP of both the 1988 NLCS and World Series.
14. **Gary Pettis** — score 0/1000
   Center fielder born April 3, 1958, who won five Gold Gloves with the Angels, Tigers and Rangers.

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