re: Where does Jeter rank as a Yankee?

As a Yankee eliminates Henderson, Clemens, ARod, etc as their impact on the Yankees and what they did for the franchise is less.


They were better players over the course of their career with multiple teams

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He's not even top 20.

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This is just as dumb as claiming he's top 3.

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Agreed. I don’t know what’s dumber — claiming Jeter is the best Yankee ever or claiming he’s a mediocre player who shouldn’t be in the HOF.

As I said in an earlier post, he’s not in the top 4 (Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle), but he’s unequivocally in the second 4 with guys like Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, and Mariano Rivera.

The guy had the 6th most hits in MLB history, above players like Cal Ripken and Willy Mays.

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more consistent hitter than either Mantle or Berra....neither hit .300 lifetime whereas Jeter was .310.

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Buddy is citing batting average when Mantle has 3 mvps lol

Jeter has more doubles and singles in yankee history. Most on base percentage,most hits, most at bats.

He's every bit the player Mantle was without the booze.

Ruth was the 20s...Won 4 titles in a Yankees uniform...(3 in a Red Sox)

Joe DiMaggio was the 30s and 40s...Won 9 titles in a Yankees uniform.

Mickey Mantle was the 50s and 60s...Won 7 titles in a Yankees uniform.

He rounds out the top 10 in my book.

They were comparable players in different eras . I put Jeter slightly ahead because of batting average. Mantle was great but he also had the advantage of playing at a time when baseball was mostly a northeastern and Midwest game and he was a slugger. In his era someone from New York or the area always had an advantage in MVP voting . In the 50s to early 60s there was probably no one greater. But in the 90s and 2000s I would not trade Jeter's consistency in all aspects of the game. Probably would not trade him in the 50s and 60s with his numbers.

I also forgot to add Bill Dickey to all time Yankee greats. He was every bit as good as Berra with a .317 lifetime and more homeruns. People always seem to forget him. I think he had 7 world Series titles to his name as a player.

As a player he’s probably not top 10 Yankees. In popularity, he’s behind Ruth and Mantle only.