Los Angeles Angels: Where Mike Trout Ranks Among the All Time Greats

Through just eight seasons, Los Angeles Angels OF Mike Trout already belongs in the same conversation as some of the all time greats. Here’s why.

Through eight MLB seasons, among hitters with a minimum of 4500 PA, Los Angeles Angels OF Mike Trout already places 6th all time in wRC+ (172). He is literally sitting firmly behind Babe Ruth (197), Ted Williams (188), Lou Gehrig (173), Rogers Hornsby (173), and Barry Bonds (173).

This got me to wonder, where does Mike Trout statistically rank among the all time greats?

Clearly, Trout has only played eight seasons, so he wont come anywhere near the cumulative baseball stats (i.e. HR, H, RBI, etc.) that the aforementioned greats have. In the interest of fun, however, we can see where Trout ranks among the greats after eight seasons.

Please note that I have omitted Babe Ruth from the list because he was primarily a pitcher for the better part of his first eight seasons. Also, the list consists of players who played post 1920, which is when baseball essentially resembled the game we see today.

Also, I have not omitted players involved in the PED scandal for two reasons.

1. They played in an era in which none of us can determine who did and did not use, therefore it is unfair to omit anyone based solely on speculation.
2. If they did use PED’s, it only serves to further illustrate just how good Mike Trout – who we presume is clean – truly is.

So, without further ado, let’s do this!