Stats: 2,784 G, 140 OPS-plus, 3,115 H, 696 HR, 2,086 RBI, 329 SB
WAR: 117.6
Accolades: 14x All-Star, 2x Gold Glove, 10x Silver Slugger, 3x AL MVP, 1x WS winner
Everyone ranked below Alex Rodriguez on this list is either also a PED user, a fringe Hall of Fame candidate or a “Hall of Very Good” player. Everyone ranked ahead of him should be considered a slam-dunk Hall of Famer.
A-Rod is being used at the dividing line because in terms of statistical production, he is one of the greatest players to step onto a baseball field. He successfully lived up to the immense hype that surrounded him when he was chosen No. 1 overall in the 1993 draft and then made his MLB debut a year later at the age of 18.
Rodriguez admitted to using PEDs during his time with the Texas Rangers, and after watching Barry Bonds fall off the ballot without getting to 75 percent, it’s likely he will suffer a similar fate. So far, he has received 34.3, 35.7, 34.8 and 37.1 percent of the vote in his four years of eligibility, and this year will be telling with a thinned out ballot.