King of Position

Best Player at Every Position · 2000–2033

Historical leaders (2000–2025) computed from raw counting stats using the OGV WAR formula; future leaders (2026–2033) are projections via Marcel + aging curve. Consecutive same-player years are merged into a single reign cell — peak WAR is shown for the run. Pre-2000 hitters and pre-2015 pitchers are unmodeled (raw-stat database does not extend further back; full 1990 coverage requires a Lahman / Retrosheet ingest).

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C
Catcher
Mike Piazza ×3
age 32–34peak +7.0
Javy Lopez ×2
age 33–34peak +7.0
Jason Varitek
age 33+4.3
Joe Mauer
age 23+6.7
Jorge Posada
age 36+7.1
Joe Mauer ×3
age 25–27peak +8.4
Alex Avila
age 24+5.0
Buster Posey
age 25+6.8
Joe Mauer
age 30+4.6
Jonathan Lucroy
age 28+4.9
Buster Posey
age 28+5.0
Jonathan Lucroy
age 30+4.4
Buster Posey
age 30+5.0
J.T. Realmuto
age 27+3.5
Yasmani Grandal
age 31+5.1
Salvador Perez ×2
age 30–31peak +5.1
J.T. Realmuto
age 31+4.1
Adley Rutschman
age 25+4.7
William Contreras
age 27+5.1
Cal Raleigh
age 29+7.5
Drake Baldwin ×7
age 25–31peak +5.6
Shea Langeliers+5.2
Samuel Basallo
age 28+3.4
Moisés Ballesteros+3.2Carter Jensen+3.1
1B
First Base
Todd Helton
age 27+9.5
Jason Giambi
age 30+8.7
Jim Thome
age 32+7.4
Albert Pujols
age 23+8.4
Todd Helton
age 31+8.1
Derrek Lee
age 30+7.8
Ryan Howard
age 27+7.9
Prince Fielder
age 23+6.1
Albert Pujols ×3
age 28–30peak +8.4
Miguel Cabrera ×3
age 28–30peak +7.5
José Abreu
age 27+4.8
Bryce Harper
age 23+7.9
Joey Votto ×2
age 33–34peak +7.2
Paul Goldschmidt
age 31+4.5
Freddie Freeman ×2
age 30–31peak +4.9
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
age 22+6.3
Paul Goldschmidt
age 35+5.5
Freddie Freeman
age 34+6.5
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
age 25+5.0
Nick Kurtz
age 22+4.2
Matt Olson
age 32+5.6
Ben Rice ×3
age 28–30peak +4.5
Munetaka Murakami+4.5
Nick Kurtz ×3
age 27–29peak +3.8
Bryce Eldridge
age 28+3.2
Nick Kurtz+3.1
2B
Second Base
Jeff Kent
age 32+8.0
Roberto Alomar
age 33+6.7
Jeff Kent
age 34+6.1
Bret Boone
age 34+5.7
Mark Loretta
age 33+5.2
Chase Utley ×5
age 27–31peak +6.5
Robinson Canó
age 28+5.8
Dustin Pedroia
age 28+5.2
Robinson Canó ×3
age 30–32peak +6.2
Jason Kipnis
age 28+3.4
Daniel Murphy ×2
age 31–32peak +6.1
Whit Merrifield
age 29+4.1
Ketel Marte
age 26+6.6
DJ LeMahieu
age 32+2.6
Marcus Semien
age 31+5.1
Jeff McNeil
age 30+3.8
Marcus Semien
age 33+4.3
Ketel Marte ×2
age 31–32peak +5.1
Brice Turang ×2
age 26–27peak +5.4
Xavier Edwards+5.1
JJ Wetherholt ×6
age 25–30peak +4.4
Brice Turang+4.2Xavier Edwards+4.0
SS
Shortstop
Alex Rodriguez ×6
age 25–30peak +9.3
Derek Jeter
age 32+6.8
Alex Rodriguez
age 32+9.9
Hanley Ramirez ×2
age 25–26peak +7.1
Troy Tulowitzki ×2
age 26–27peak +5.5
Derek Jeter
age 38+3.9
Troy Tulowitzki ×2
age 29–30peak +5.0
Alex Rodriguez
age 40+4.3
Mookie Betts
age 24+6.5
Zack Cozart
age 32+4.9
Mookie Betts
age 26+9.0
Xander Bogaerts
age 27+6.8
Trea Turner ×2
age 27–28peak +6.3
Mookie Betts ×2
age 30–31peak +8.0
Bobby Witt Jr.
age 24+7.8
Geraldo Perdomo
age 26+5.4
Bobby Witt Jr. ×5
age 26–30peak +8.5
Konnor Griffin ×3
age 25–27peak +7.6
Bobby Witt Jr.+6.8
3B
Third Base
Troy Glaus
age 24+7.4
Chipper Jones ×3
age 29–31peak +7.9
Adrian Beltré
age 25+7.6
David Wright
age 23+5.6
Garrett Atkins
age 27+7.1
David Wright
age 25+7.6
Chipper Jones
age 36+7.0
Pablo Sandoval
age 23+5.8
Adrian Beltré
age 31+5.3
Aramis Ramirez
age 33+4.3
Adrian Beltré ×3
age 33–35peak +5.4
Josh Donaldson ×2
age 30–31peak +6.8
Nolan Arenado
age 26+6.4
José Ramírez
age 26+6.7
Alex Bregman
age 25+7.9
José Ramírez
age 28+2.8
Austin Riley
age 24+5.1
Manny Machado
age 30+5.2
Austin Riley
age 26+4.6
José Ramírez ×3
age 32–33peak +5.1
Kevin McGonigle ×7
age 22–28peak +6.4
LF
Left Field
Barry Bonds ×5
age 36–40peak +13.1
Jason Bay
age 27+6.3
Manny Ramirez
age 34+6.2
Matt Holliday
age 27+7.2
Manny Ramirez
age 36+7.1
Ryan Braun
age 26+5.6
Matt Holliday
age 30+4.9
Ryan Braun ×2
age 28–29peak +6.5
Matt Holliday
age 33+3.8
Jose Altuve
age 24+3.9
Yoenis Cespedes
age 30+3.4
Jose Altuve ×2
age 26–27peak +6.0
Christian Yelich ×2
age 27–28peak +7.8
Michael Conforto
age 27+1.8
Jesse Winker
age 28+4.0
Yordan Alvarez ×3
age 25–27peak +5.5
Kyle Schwarber ×2
age 32–33peak +6.6
Riley Greene
age 26+5.2
James Wood+5.1
James Wood ×2
age 25–26peak +5.3
Riley Greene+5.1Roman Anthony+4.7
Roman Anthony ×4
age 26–29peak +5.4
James Wood+5.2
CF
Center Field
Darin Erstad
age 26+7.5
Jim Edmonds
age 31+6.0
Bernie Williams
age 34+6.1
Vernon Wells
age 25+5.9
Jim Edmonds
age 34+7.7
Andruw Jones
age 28+5.4
Carlos Beltrán
age 29+6.4
Curtis Granderson
age 26+5.7
Grady Sizemore
age 26+6.0
Matt Kemp
age 25+4.3
Josh Hamilton
age 29+7.2
Matt Kemp
age 27+7.6
Josh Hamilton
age 31+5.3
Carlos Gómez ×2
age 28–29peak +4.0
AJ Pollock
age 28+5.0
Charlie Blackmon ×4
age 30–33peak +7.7
AJ Pollock
age 33+1.4
Cedric Mullins
age 27+5.0
Julio Rodríguez ×2
age 22–23peak +4.1
Jackson Merrill
age 21+3.2
Byron Buxton
age 32+4.1
Mike Trout
age 34+6.0
Julio Rodríguez ×2
age 26–27peak +4.8
Jackson Chourio+4.5Andy Pages+4.4
Jackson Chourio ×5
age 25–29peak +4.8
Julio Rodríguez+4.5
RF
Right Field
Sammy Sosa ×2
age 32–33peak +10.0
Brian Giles
age 31+7.6
Gary Sheffield
age 35+7.2
Bobby Abreu
age 30+7.0
Vladimir Guerrero
age 30+5.2
Jermaine Dye
age 32+5.8
Magglio Ordonez
age 33+7.3
Ryan Ludwick
age 30+4.9
Shin-Soo Choo
age 27+4.6
José Bautista ×2
age 30–31peak +7.4
Mike Trout ×2
age 21–22peak +7.1
Andrew McCutchen
age 28+5.6
Mike Trout ×2
age 24–25peak +6.9
Aaron Judge
age 25+7.4
Mike Trout ×2
age 27–28peak +7.8
Juan Soto ×2
age 22–23peak +6.6
Aaron Judge
age 30+8.8
Ronald Acuña Jr.
age 26+8.4
Aaron Judge ×3
age 32–34peak +10.2
Corbin Carroll ×7
age 26–32peak +6.2
Aaron Judge+6.1Juan Soto+6.1
DH
Designated Hitter
Frank Thomas
age 32+6.9
Edgar Martinez
age 38+4.2
Brad Fullmer
age 27+2.2
Frank Thomas
age 35+4.4
David Ortiz ×4
age 29–32peak +6.9
Jack Cust
age 29+2.2
Kendrys Morales
age 26+3.2
Nelson Cruz
age 30+3.0
David Ortiz
age 36+4.1
Edwin Encarnación
age 29+4.1
David Ortiz
age 38+4.2
Victor Martinez
age 36+4.8
Nelson Cruz
age 35+4.0
David Ortiz
age 41+5.4
Giancarlo Stanton
age 28+5.5
J.D. Martinez
age 31+5.9
Nelson Cruz
age 39+4.6
Marcell Ozuna
age 30+2.7
Rafael Devers ×2
age 25–26peak +2.9
Marcell Ozuna ×2
age 33–34peak +4.0
Rafael Devers
age 29+2.7
Shohei Ohtani ×8
age 32–39peak +8.2
SP
Starting Pitcher
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Clayton Kershaw ×2
age 27–28peak +7.6
Chris Sale
age 28+5.9
Jacob deGrom
age 30+7.2
Gerrit Cole
age 29+5.3
Shane Bieber
age 25+2.5
Corbin Burnes
age 27+6.3
Aaron Nola
age 29+5.2
Spencer Strider
age 25+4.4
Chris Sale
age 35+5.8
Paul Skenes ×7
age 23–29peak +6.8
Thomas White ×2
age 27–28peak +4.7
Paul Skenes+4.6Jacob Misiorowski+4.5
RP
Relief Pitcher
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Cody Allen
age 27+2.4
Chris Devenski
age 26+3.1
Craig Kimbrel
age 29+3.0
Edwin Díaz
age 24+3.0
Liam Hendriks
age 30+3.0
Devin Williams
age 26+1.3
Josh Hader
age 27+2.2
Edwin Díaz
age 28+2.9
Tanner Scott
age 29+2.6
Cade Smith ×2
age 25–26peak +3.1
Shohei Ohtani ×5
age 32–36peak +8.2
Wei-En Lin ×3
age 25–27peak +1.7
MVP · 6.5+ WARElite · 4.5+Plus · 3.0+Avg · 1.5+Below