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The Top Ranked Designated Hitters of All-Time
Notes: Players are only ranked in the position they played the most during this decade.
| Rnk | Athlete | Rookie Yr | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Frank Thomas | 1990 | 21 |
| 2 | Shohei Ohtani | 2018 | 42 |
| 3 | Paul Molitor | 1978 | 65 |
| 4 | David Ortiz | 1997 | 76 |
| 5 | Edgar Martinez | 1987 | 247 |
| 6 | Nelson Cruz | 2005 | 291 |
| 7 | Marcell Ozuna | 2013 | 379 |
| 8 | Yordan Alvarez | 2019 | 441 |
| 9 | Jose Canseco | 1985 | 459 |
| 10 | Hal McRae | 1968 | 518 |
| 11 | J.D. Martinez | 2011 | 559 |
| 12 | Harold Baines | 1980 | 655 |
| 13 | Mike Sweeney | 1995 | 928 |
| 14 | Chili Davis | 1981 | 1093 |
| 15 | Brian Downing | 1973 | 1147 |
| 16 | Andre Thornton | 1973 | 1180 |
| 17 | Don Baylor | 1970 | 1300 |
| 18 | Billy Butler | 2007 | 1763 |
| 19 | Kendrys Morales | 2006 | 3227 |
| 20 | Jorge Soler | 2014 | 3446 |
| 21 | Brent Rooker | 2020 | 3942 |
| 22 | Travis Hafner | 2002 | 4041 |
| 23 | Cliff Johnson | 1972 | 4510 |
| 24 | Oscar Gamble | 1969 | 5000 |
| 25 | Yoandy Garlobo | 1997 | 5149 |
| 26 | Ron Kittle | 1982 | 5159 |
| 27 | Evan Gattis | 2013 | 5273 |
| 28 | Hiromitsu Kadota | 1970 | 6106 |
| 29 | Geronimo Berroa | 1989 | 6146 |
| 30 | Brad Fullmer | 1997 | 6653 |
| 31 | Luke Scott | 2005 | 7069 |
| 32 | Franmil Reyes | 2018 | 7122 |
| 33 | Daniel Vogelbach | 2016 | 7293 |
| 34 | Mitchell Page | 1977 | 7632 |
| 35 | Jack Cust | 2001 | 7735 |
| 36 | Larry Sheets | 1984 | 7796 |
| 37 | Matt Davidson | 2013 | 8433 |
| 38 | Ken Phelps | 1980 | 8629 |
| 39 | Otto Velez | 1973 | 8634 |
| 40 | Erubiel Durazo | 1999 | 9305 |
| 41 | Reggie Jefferson | 1991 | 9357 |
| 42 | Troy Neel | 1992 | 9854 |
| 43 | Harold Ramirez | 2019 | 9954 |
| 44 | Colin Moran | 2016 | 10050 |
| 45 | Colt Keith | 2024 | 10397 |
| 46 | Ron Blomberg | 1969 | 10467 |
| 47 | Kazunori Yamamoto | 1980 | 11069 |
| 48 | Glenn Adams | 1982 | 11155 |
| 49 | Bob Hamelin | 1993 | 11324 |
| 50 | Wayne Nordhagen | 1976 | 11422 |
| 51 | Craig Kusick | 1973 | 11456 |
| 52 | Kazuhiko Ishimine | 1981 | 11489 |
| 53 | Kevin Maas | 1990 | 11536 |
| 54 | Takuji Ota | 1969 | 11551 |
| 55 | David Fry | 2023 | 11741 |
| 56 | Daniel Palka | 2018 | 11746 |
| 57 | Yasuhiro Takai | 1966 | 11827 |
| 58 | Ivan Herrera | 2022 | 11977 |
| 59 | Jeremy Giambi | 1998 | 12219 |
| 60 | Josh Phelps | 2000 | 12394 |
| 61 | Sam Horn | 1987 | 13162 |
| 62 | Jose M. Morales | 1973 | 13166 |
| 63 | Pavin Smith | 2020 | 13214 |
| 64 | Adrian Garrett | 1966 | 13333 |
| 65 | Kyle Manzardo | 2024 | 13355 |
| 66 | Matt LeCroy | 2000 | 13589 |
| 67 | Luis Torrens | 2017 | 13705 |
| 68 | Yoshi Tsutsugo | 2020 | 14349 |
| 69 | Jesus Montero | 2011 | 14427 |
| 70 | Tim Lopes | 2019 | 14823 |
| 71 | Wayne Cage | 1978 | 14861 |
| 72 | Danny Goodwin | 1975 | 14923 |
| 73 | Darick Hall | 2022 | 14942 |
| 74 | Nelson Simmons | 1984 | 14974 |
| 75 | Joey Meyer | 1988 | 15008 |
| 76 | Bob Hansen | 1974 | 15021 |
| 77 | Kennys Vargas | 2014 | 15023 |
| 78 | Randy S. Johnson | 1980 | 15142 |
| 79 | Hideaki Tsusue | 1983 | 15290 |
| 80 | Joe Vitiello | 1995 | 15328 |
| 81 | Juan Bernhardt | 1976 | 15500 |
| 82 | Zack Collins | 2019 | 15703 |
| 83 | Yermin Mercedes | 2020 | 15864 |
| 84 | Jesus Vega | 1979 | 15933 |
| 85 | Joey Butler | 2013 | 16036 |
| 86 | Justyn-Henry Malloy | 2024 | 16102 |
| 87 | Heston Kjerstad | 2023 | 16112 |
| 88 | Kevin Witt | 1998 | 16442 |
| 89 | Yanquiel Fernandez | 2025 | 16561 |
| 90 | Adrian Del Castillo | 2024 | 16567 |
| 91 | Andres Chaparro | 2024 | 16568 |
| 92 | Niko Kavadas | 2024 | 16595 |
| 93 | Jerar Encarnacion | 2022 | 16645 |
| 94 | Seth Beer | 2021 | 16678 |
| 95 | Jahmai Jones | 2020 | 16691 |
| 96 | Jeff Larish | 2008 | 16958 |
| 97 | Randy Ruiz | 2008 | 16968 |
| 98 | Calvin Pickering | 1998 | 17067 |
| 99 | Charlie Sands | 1967 | 17253 |
| 100 | Mark Budaska | 1978 | 17378 |
| 101 | Tom Robson | 1975 | 17511 |
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