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The Top Ten Fastest MLB Players of all Time

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The Top Ten Fastest MLB Players of all Time

10.) Deion Sanders

  • Deion Sanders played for the New York Yankees, the Atlanta Braves, the Cincinnati Reds, and the San Francisco Giants.
  • Stole 186 MLB Bases
  • .263 Career Batting Average
  • Career MLB Fielding Statistics

9.) Vince Coleman

  • Vince Coleman played for the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Mets, the Kansas City Royals, the Seattle Mariners, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Detroit Tigers.
  • National League Rookie of the Year (1985)
  • 6 Time National League Stolen Bases Leader (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990)
  • Career MLB Fielding Statistics

8.) Honus Wagner

  • Honus Wagner played for the Louisville Colonels and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • World Series Champion (1909)
  • 8 Time National League Batting Champion (1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911)
  • Career MLB Fielding Statistics

7.) Bo Jackson

  • Bo Jackson played for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, and the California Angles.
  • MLB All Star (1989)
  • AL Comeback Player of the Year Award (1993)
  • Career MLB Fielding Statistics

6.) Lou Brock

  • Lou Brock played for the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals.
  • 2 Time World Series Champion (1964, 1967)
  • Roberto Clemente Award (1975)
  • Career MLB Fielding Statistics

5.) Mickey Mantle

  • Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees from 1951 to 1968.
  • 3 Time American League MVP (1956, 1957, 1962)
  • 7 Time World Series Champion (1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962)
  • Career MLB Fielding Statistics

4.) Tris Speaker

  • Tris Speaker played for the Boston Americans, the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Indians, the Washington Senators, and the Philadelphia Athletics.
  • 3 Time World Series Champion (1912, 1915, 1920)
  • American League MVP (1912)
  • Career MLB Fielding Statistics

3.) Ty Cobb

2.) Billy Hamilton

  • Billy Hamilton played for the Cincinnati Reds, the Kansas City Royals, the Atlanta Braves, the New York Mets, and the Chicago Cubs.
  • 305 Career Stolen Bases
  • .241 Career Batting Average
  • Career MLB Fielding Statistics

1.) Rickey Henderson

  • Rickey Henderson played for the Oakland A’s, the New York Yankees, the Toronto Blue Jays, the San Diego Padres, the Anaheim Angels, the New York Mets, the Seattle Mariners, the Boston Red Sox, and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  • 2 Time World Series Champion (1989, 1993)
  • American League MVP (1990)
  • Career MLB Fielding Statistics