by Paul Semendinger
December 2023
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There are 18 Yankees position players honored in Monument Park. The following is where they rank in WAR (as a Yankee) on the team's All-Time Top 50 Players list:
Babe Ruth (142.9 WAR, 1st All-Time)
Lou Gehrig (113.8 WAR, 2nd All-Time)
Mickey Mantle (110.2 WAR, 3rd All-Time)
Joe DiMaggio (79.1. WAR, 4th All-Time)
Derek Jeter (71.3 WAR, 5th All-Time)
Yogi Berra (59.6 WAR, 6th All-Time)
Bill Dickey (56.3 WAR, 7th All-Time)
Willie Randolph (54.0 WAR, 8th All-Time)
Bernie Williams (49.6 WAR, 10th All-Time)
Thurman Munson (46.1 WAR, 13th All-Time)
Jorge Posada (42.7 WAR, 18th All-Time)
Don Mattingly (42.2 WAR, 20th All-Time)
Phil Rizzuto (42.1 WAR, 21st All-Time)
Elston Howard (27.6 WAR, 34th All-Time)
Paul O'Neill (26.7 WAR, 36th All-Time)
Roger Maris (26.2 WAR, 38th All-Time)
Reggie Jackson (17.2 WAR, Not in the Top 50)
Tino Martinez (16.7 WAR, Not in the Top 50)