Si Players Mlb Poll

Who is your alltime favorite player?

Nolan Ryan , Retired P 15%

Ken Griffey Jr. , Reds OF 6%

Cal Ripken Jr. , Retired SS 5%

Ozzie Smith , Retired SS 3%

Don Mattingly , Retired 1B 3%

FAST FACTS
Padres righty Greg Maddux , whose 1.5% tied Babe Ruth for 18th, was the only active player besides Griffey among the top 24 vote-getters.... Among pitchers, 27% chose Ryan , the alltime strikeout leader with 5,714.... Hit King Pete Rose (page 34) finished eighth at 2.6%.... Of the 61 players who got multiple votes, San Diego closer Trevor Hoffman (two votes) was the only reliever.

[Based on a survey of 495 MLB players] ? For more on the poll, and to comment on it, go to SI.com /players.