Active Players Who are Rising on Franchise Leaderboards

Issue #222

It is less common today for players to stay with one or maybe just two teams for their entire careers. It happens, but less commonly than in decades past.

Nonetheless, some stars of today are finding their way on to their team’s all-time leaderboards in various statistical categories, sometimes even claiming top spots eventually. This is easier of course for expansion-era franchises that have a shorter history, versus some longstanding AL teams that date back to 1901 and some NL franchises that go back even further.

So where do things stand in this regard as we enter the 2025 season? Who might move up a few notches in HR, stolen bases, strikeouts, or other key categories? Could any players set new franchise records this year? Here is what I found…

Yankees
Aaron Judge has 315 HR which ranks 7th all-time for the Bronx Bombers. If he hits 47 this year, he'll pass Alex Rodriguez (351), Yogi Berra (358), and Joe DiMaggio (361) to be in 4th place behind only Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Lou Gehrig.

Red Sox
Rafael Devers has 200 HR which sits just outside the Red Sox all-time top-10. With a modest 31 HR this year he'd climb all the way to 7th, surpassing Rico Petrocelli (210), Jimmie Foxx (222), Bobby Doerr (223), and Mo Vaughn (230).

Blue Jays
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 160 career HR, and that ranks 8th in Blue Jays history. With just 20 in 2025 he'd pass Jesse Barfield's 179, and a stretch goal of 44 this year would move him into 5th place, past Joe Carter (203) and George Bell (202).

Guardians
José Ramírez is climbing up the Guardians all-time lists in several categories:

• Runs - his 898 rank 7th, but if he scores 78 runs in 2025 he'll be 3rd behind only Earl Averill and Tris Speaker.

• RBI - his 864 similarly rank 7th, but if he drives in 74 he'll be 2nd behind only Earl Averill's 1,084 RBI.

• Hits - his 1,500 rank 10th, but if he gets 117 in 2025 he’ll rise to 7th place.

• Doubles - his 364 rank 6th, but he hits just 14 in 2025 he'll be 3rd behind only Tris Speaker and Nap Lajoie.

• HR - his 255 are 2nd behind only Jim Thome's 337.

• SB - his 243 rank 4th, but if he steals just 12 more in 2025 he'll pass Terry Turner and only lag behind Kenny Lofton (452) and Omar Vizquel (279).

Royals
Salvador Perez is climbing up the Royals all-time lists in several categories:

• Runs - his 656 rank 8th, with 45 needed to pass Mike Sweeney's 700 for 7th.

• RBI - his 916 rank 4th, with 77 needed to pass Amos Otis' 992 for 3rd.

• Hits - his 1,571 rank 7th, with 73 needed to pass Alex Gordon's 1,643 for 6th.

• Doubles - his 285 rank 7th, with 13 needed to pass Mike Sweeney's 297 for 6th.

• HR - his 273 rank second to George Brett's 317, so it seems unlikely he'll pass him in 2025, but perhaps someday.

Astros
Jose Altuve at this point is 3rd in several Astros hitting categories, behind only Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell. This includes Runs, Hits, Total Bases, and Doubles. He is also 3rd in stolen bases (315), behind Biggio (414) and franchise leader César Cedeño (487). And he is 5th in RBI, and 4th in HR.

Yordan Alvarez is 9th in franchise HR with 164, but if he hits 28 this year he'll pass Glenn Davis, George Springer, and Alex Bregman and be in 6th place.

Angels
Mike Trout of course dominates the Angels' franchise leaderboard, ranking 1st in WAR, OBP, SLG, OPS, Runs, HR, and BB. He is 3rd in hits with 1,648, but only needs 27 to pass Tim Salmon for 2nd place. Ditto for doubles, where he has 311 but only needs 29 to pass Salmon (in both cases, the franchise leader is Garret Anderson). And he is 2nd in SB with 212, but quite a ways behind Chone Figgins' 280.

Phillies
Aaron Nola is 4th in all-time strikeouts with 1,779, and with just 93 more in 2025 he would climb past Cole Hamels and Robin Roberts into 2nd place—though far behind Steve Carlton's 3,031 with the Phillies.

Mets
Pete Alonso's 226 HR rank 3rd in Mets history, behind only David Wright's 242 and Darryl Strawberry's 252. And he is 6th in RBI with 586, and only needs 70 in 2025 to climb to 3rd, past Ed Kranepool, Howard Johnson, and Mike Piazza, with only Wright and Strawberry still ahead of him

Edwin Díaz is already 4th in saves for the Mets with 116. He could easily pass Jeurys Familia (124) this year, and possibly catch Armando Benitez (160) for second place (John Franco's 276 franchise record is secure for a while.)

Braves
If Ronald Acuña Jr. is back to his old self, then we'll see him climb the Braves stolen bases leaderboard in 2025. His 196 career steals rank 9th, with Billy Nash (232), King Kelly (238), and Hank Aaron (240) within sight.

Raisel Iglesias' modest 68 saves for the Braves already ranks 7th in franchise history. With just 16 more in 2025 he'd pass Cecil Upshaw (79) and John Rocker (83) for 5th place behind Craig Kimbrel, John Smoltz, Gene Garber, and Mark Wohlers.

Nationals
Similar to Iglesias, Kyle Finnegan's 88 saves ranks him 8th on the all-time Expos/Nationals list. If he gets 22 in 2025 he'll pass Drew Storen, Tim Burke, John Wetteland, and Mel Rojas and be in 4th place behind Jeff Reardon, Chad Cordero, and Ugueth Urbina.

Marlins
Due to the Marlins relatively short history, Sandy Alcantara is already on several franchise leaderboards. Most notably, his 779 strikeouts already ranks 3rd, and if healthy in 2025 he should easily pass Josh Johnson (832) for 2nd place, with leader Ricky Nolasco (1,001) in sight.

Pirates
At 38 years old, Andrew McCutchen is past his prime. But he is continuing to climb up the Pirates franchise leaderboards in several categories, including HR where his 235 with the Bucs ranks 4th and is only five behind Roberto Clemente's 240 for 3rd place (behind Ralph Kiner's 301 and Willie Stargell's 475). McCutchen has 329 doubles and 818 RBI, which both rank 7th all-time for the Pirates—though with only 36 RBI in 2025 he'll pass Bill Mazeroski's 853 for 6th place. McCutchen also has 935 runs for the Pirates, just one behind Arky Vaughan's 936 for 10th all-time for the Buccos.

Dodgers
Clayton Kershaw is returning to the Dodgers in 2025, so that means anything he does will only add to his all-time Dodgers leaderboard stats. He is their all-time leader in strikeouts, though with 2,968 it will be nice to eclipse the 3,000 milestone. For what its worth he is second in wins with 212, behind only Don Sutton's 233. His baseball-reference pitching WAR total is 76.5 for the Dodgers, already far ahead of Dazzy Vance (61.9), Don Drysdale (61.3), and Sandy Koufax (53.1).

Padres
After six seasons with the Padres so far, Manny Machado is starting to appear on some of the franchise's all-time leaderboards. Most impressively, his 167 HR for the Padres is already the franchise record, having surpassed Nate Colbert's 163 HR last year. Then his 469 runs ranks 5th, and he could easily pass Brian Giles (470) and Gene Richards (484) in 2025, such that he'd only be trailing Dave Winfield (599) and of course Tony Gwynn (1,383). Ditto for RBI where his 536 ranks 4th, and he could pass Phil Nevin (573) and perhaps also Dave Winfield (626) this year. And same with hits where his 850 with the Padres ranks him 8th, but he could climb three notches easily in 2025 passing Adrián González, Brian Giles, and Chase Headley.

Diamondbacks
With Christian Walker having moved on, this discussion here is mostly about Ketel Marte. He is 3rd in position player WAR with 28.7, behind only Luis Gonzalez (30.0) and Paul Goldschmidt (39.9). He is also third behind those two in runs, hits, total bases, doubles, and walks. He is 5th in HR with 140, but should climb to 3rd in 2025 as he just needs 14 HR to pass Walker and Steve Finley. Similar situation with RBI, as his 465 ranks 5th but can climb to 3rd with just 15 more.

Beyond Marte, speedster Corbin Carroll has 91 SB and that is good for 5th all-time for the D-Backs. He could easily climb to 2nd in 2025 with just 34 more SB, with Tony Womack's record 182 then in sight for 2026.

Giants
Camilo Doval had a down year in 2024, but if he can regain the closer role he could move up the Giants all-time Saves leaderboard. His 92 saves currently ranks 7th, but Santiago Casilla (123), Greg Minton (125), and Gary Lavelle (127) would all be in range if he returns to his past performance level.

Rockies
The Rockies franchise pitching leaderboards are not particularly strong—both because of their relatively short history and because, well, pitching in Colorado. But that said, Kyle Freeland and Germán Márquez appear frequently on the charts, and both are poised to be in the Rockies rotation again in 2025. Marquez' 65 wins ranks 3rd in franchise history, and Freeland's 60 wins ranks 5th (the all-time leaders are Jorge De La Rosa with 86 and Aaron Cook with 72). Marquez is already the franchise leader in strikeouts with 986, so next for him is reaching the 1,000 K milestone. Freeland is approaching that as well, with his 820 ranking 4th, with Jon Gray's 3rd-place 849 strikeouts in sight in 2025.

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