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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 | Paul Molitor | 1978 | 64 |
| 3 | Shohei Ohtani | 2018 | 69 |
| 4 | David Ortiz | 1997 | 76 |
| 5 | Edgar Martinez | 1987 | 247 |
| 6 | Nelson Cruz | 2005 | 288 |
| 7 | Yordan Alvarez | 2019 | 441 |
| 8 | Jose Canseco | 1985 | 458 |
| 9 | Hal McRae | 1968 | 512 |
| 10 | J.D. Martinez | 2011 | 554 |
| 11 | Harold Baines | 1980 | 647 |
| 12 | Mike Sweeney | 1995 | 917 |
| 13 | Chili Davis | 1981 | 1082 |
| 14 | Brian Downing | 1973 | 1136 |
| 15 | Andre Thornton | 1973 | 1171 |
| 16 | Don Baylor | 1970 | 1289 |
| 17 | Billy Butler | 2007 | 1748 |
| 18 | Kendrys Morales | 2006 | 3206 |
| 19 | Jorge Soler | 2014 | 3416 |
| 20 | Travis Hafner | 2002 | 4005 |
| 21 | Cliff Johnson | 1972 | 4465 |
| 22 | Hiromitsu Kadota | 1970 | 4721 |
| 23 | Ty France | 2019 | 4757 |
| 24 | Oscar Gamble | 1969 | 4968 |
| 25 | Yoandy Garlobo | 1997 | 5116 |
| 26 | Ron Kittle | 1982 | 5126 |
| 27 | Evan Gattis | 2013 | 5239 |
| 28 | Geronimo Berroa | 1989 | 6119 |
| 29 | Brent Rooker | 2020 | 6403 |
| 30 | Brad Fullmer | 1997 | 6621 |
| 31 | Luke Scott | 2005 | 7036 |
| 32 | Franmil Reyes | 2018 | 7092 |
| 33 | Daniel Vogelbach | 2016 | 7261 |
| 34 | Shea Langeliers | 2022 | 7391 |
| 35 | Mitchell Page | 1977 | 7591 |
| 36 | Jack Cust | 2001 | 7689 |
| 37 | Larry Sheets | 1984 | 7749 |
| 38 | Matt Davidson | 2013 | 8375 |
| 39 | Ken Phelps | 1980 | 8572 |
| 40 | Otto Velez | 1973 | 8578 |
| 41 | Erubiel Durazo | 1999 | 9240 |
| 42 | Reggie Jefferson | 1991 | 9294 |
| 43 | Troy Neel | 1992 | 9741 |
| 44 | Harold Ramirez | 2019 | 9833 |
| 45 | Colin Moran | 2016 | 9927 |
| 46 | Ron Blomberg | 1969 | 10308 |
| 47 | Glenn Adams | 1982 | 10944 |
| 48 | David Fry | 2023 | 11025 |
| 49 | Bob Hamelin | 1993 | 11102 |
| 50 | Wayne Nordhagen | 1976 | 11193 |
| 51 | Craig Kusick | 1973 | 11224 |
| 52 | Kevin Maas | 1990 | 11297 |
| 53 | Daniel Palka | 2018 | 11487 |
| 54 | Jeremy Giambi | 1998 | 11923 |
| 55 | Josh Phelps | 2000 | 12084 |
| 56 | Sam Horn | 1987 | 12820 |
| 57 | Jose M. Morales | 1973 | 12824 |
| 58 | Matt LeCroy | 2000 | 13207 |
| 59 | Yoshi Tsutsugo | 2020 | 13912 |
| 60 | Luis Torrens | 2017 | 13961 |
| 61 | Jesus Montero | 2011 | 13986 |
| 62 | Tim Lopes | 2019 | 14359 |
| 63 | Darick Hall | 2022 | 14469 |
| 64 | Nelson Simmons | 1984 | 14497 |
| 65 | Joey Meyer | 1988 | 14522 |
| 66 | Kennys Vargas | 2014 | 14538 |
| 67 | Randy S. Johnson | 1980 | 14645 |
| 68 | Danny Goodwin | 1975 | 14689 |
| 69 | Joe Vitiello | 1995 | 14815 |
| 70 | Juan Bernhardt | 1976 | 14968 |
| 71 | Zack Collins | 2019 | 15151 |
| 72 | Yermin Mercedes | 2020 | 15308 |
| 73 | Jesus Vega | 1979 | 15370 |
| 74 | Joey Butler | 2013 | 15459 |
| 75 | Adrian Garrett | 1966 | 15484 |
| 76 | Tyler Soderstrom | 2023 | 15524 |
| 77 | Jonathan Aranda | 2022 | 15527 |
| 78 | Kevin Witt | 1998 | 15833 |
| 79 | Andres Chaparro | 2024 | 15878 |
| 80 | Justyn-Henry Malloy | 2024 | 15909 |
| 81 | Kyle Manzardo | 2024 | 15911 |
| 82 | Niko Kavadas | 2024 | 15919 |
| 83 | Heston Kjerstad | 2023 | 15944 |
| 84 | Jerar Encarnacion | 2022 | 15979 |
| 85 | Seth Beer | 2021 | 16014 |
| 86 | Jeff Larish | 2008 | 16289 |
| 87 | Randy Ruiz | 2008 | 16299 |
| 88 | Calvin Pickering | 1998 | 16398 |
| 89 | Wayne Cage | 1978 | 16545 |
| 90 | Charlie Sands | 1967 | 16592 |
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