If your baseball jersey number is retired by the New York Yankees, it should be listed on this site. But that's not the case for all uniform numbers. It is for "Gator" Ron Guidry though.
Check out some of Guidry's MLB pitching stats here, and see why he's also the best professional athlete to ever wear the jersey number 49.
You know Glavine was a great MLB pitcher. But did you know that he was drafted by the Kings of the NHL in 1984? Yeah, he was. He's probably a really good golfer too. But that's not why he's listed here. He's listed here because he was the best MLB athlete to ever wear the number 47.
He is a Hall of Famer to be, and a member of the 300 win club. A career 3.54 ERA and 2,607 strikeouts over 22 seasons don't hurt either. He also led the National League in wins an impressive five times.
See more about Tom Glavine's impressive career MLB stats here.
He's also the best professional athlete to ever wear the uniform number 46, so you'd kinda guess he'd be the best MLB athlete to wear uni number 46, yes? Well, he is, and here's why. And no, I am not a Yankees fan.
Yes, Pedro Martinez IS the best MLB athlete to ever wear the uniform number 45. Don't get me wrong here. Bob Gibson was an awesome pitcher. One of the best ever. But do you remember how good Pedro was in his heydey? Do you? Do you remember how he dominated hitters with his fastball? Although Pedro's stats need to be adjusted a tad since this post was written, take a look at the comparison between Pedro's stats and Gibson's stats here. Real close, but the edge goes to Pedro.
