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Best Reds Players since 1990

Larkin was born April 28, 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Larkin was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the Amateur Baseball draft. 

Larkin won the Gold Glove Award from 1994-96, was the NL's MVP in 1995, and has been a 12-time All-Star: in the 1988-91, 1993-97, 1999, 2000, and 2004 seasons. He became the first major league shortstop to join the 30-30 club when he had 33 home runs and 36 stolen bases in 1996.

In his 18-year career with Cincinnati, Larkin batted for a .295 batting average, with 2340 hits, 198 home runs, 960 runs batted in, 1329 runs scored and 379 stolen bases. Baseball historian and expert Bill James has called Larkin one of the greatest shortstops of all time, ranking him #6 all time in his New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract.

Jr was born November 21, 1969 in Donora, Pennsylvania. 

Some of Junior's numerous awards include:

Most Valuable Player Award winner (1997) 
7x Silver Slugger Award winner (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) 
10x Gold Glove Award winner (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) 
13x All-Star selection (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007) 
Led AL in runs in 1997 
Led AL in total bases in 1993 and 1997 
Led AL in home runs in 1994, 1997, 1998, and 1999 
Led AL in runs batted in in 1997 

On August 22 2007, Griffey was selected as an all-time Gold Glove winner, on a list of nine players are considered the greatest defensive players in the last fifty years. Griffey received the most votes of any player in the National League for the 2007 All-Star balloting and on the July 10 game, he went on to drive in two runs for the National League.

Davis was born May 29, 1962 in Los Angeles, California. He was a two-time NL All-Stars (1987, 1989), a 3-time Gold Glove Award winner (1987-89); and a two-time Silver Slugger Award (1987, 1989).

Rijo was born May 13, 1965 in San Crist??bal, Dominican Republic. Rijo is best known for his performance in the 1990 World Series, when he recorded two victories in a four-game sweep over the defending champion Oakland A's, including a two-hitter in the final Game Four. Rijo's performance earned him the World Series MVP Award as the Reds won their first championship in fifteen years.

Awards include:

All-Star (NL): 1994 
World Series champion: 1990 
World Series MVP: 1990 
Tony Conigliaro Award: 2002

Browning was born April 28, 1960 in Casper, Wyoming. He is perhaps best known for pitching a perfect game on September 16, 1988 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. 

Browning retired with a 123-90 record, a 3.94 ERA and 31 complete games. His 123 wins as a Red rank 12th on Cincinnati's all-time leaders list, and in December of 2005, he led fan balloting wire-to-wire to become a 2006 Reds Hall of Famer. In February 2006, new Reds CEO Bob Castellini invited Tom to spring training as a special instructor. He broadcasted Dayton Dragons games during the 2006 season.

Career Highlights include:

All-Star (NL): 1991 
World Series champion: 1990 
Led the N.L. in games started in 1986, 1988-90

Dibble was born January 24, 1964 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. On June 4, 1989, Dibble struck out three batters on nine pitches in the eighth inning of a 5-3 win over the San Diego Padres. Dibble became the 14th National League pitcher and the 22nd pitcher in Major League history to accomplish the nine-strike/three-strikeout half-inning.


Career highlights include:

N.L. All-Star: 1990-91 
1990 NLCS MVP

O'Neil was born February 25, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio. He won five World Series while playing for the Cincinnati Reds (1985-1992) and New York Yankees (1993-2001). The Reds traded O'Neill to the Yankees for Roberto Kelly in 1992. 

In a 17 year career, O'Neill compiled a lifetime batting average of .288, 281 home runs, 1,269 runs batted in, and 2,105 hits. O'Neill also won the American League batting title in 1994 with a .359 average. He was also a five-time All-Star, playing in 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, and 1998. 


In Game 5 of the 2001 World Series, O'Neill got possibly one of the most emotional sendoffs in baseball history. While standing in right field in the 9th inning with the Yankees down 2-0, the entire stadium chanted his name. When the inning ended, O'Neill was still being cheered. With tears in his eyes, he tipped his cap, and another roar went up from the crowd at Yankee Stadium.

Dunn was born November 9, 1979, in Houston, Texas. Dunn's 46 longballs in 2004 were the fourth most in Cincinnati Reds history. That year, he joined Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan as the only Reds players to score 100 runs, drive in 100 runs, and draw 100 walks in a single season. Dunn repeated the feat the following season making him the only player in Reds history to do it more than once.

Although his career batting average is only .246, he has compiled a .384 on-base percentage while striking out about ten times for every six walks and averages more than one strikeout per game. He always is one of the top receivers in base on balls. However, his main weakness continues to be his tendency in striking out. Many point out that his on-base percentage is actually higher than several hitters with batting averages over .300 each year.

Adam Dunn has the sixth lowest career AB/HR (at bats per home run) average in major league history. His 14.17 (about 1 HR every 14 times he comes to bat) is eclipsed only by Mark McGuire (10.61), Babe Ruth (11.76), Barry Bonds (12.90), Jim Thome (13.68), and Ralph Kiner (14.11). Stretching behind Dunn are such hall-of-famers as Killebrew, Williams, Mantle, Foxx, and Schmidt, in that order.

Dunn was also an NL All-Star in 2002.

Boone was born April 6, 1969 in El Cajon, California. 

Career highlights include:

3-time All-Star (1998, 2001, 2003) 
4-time Gold Glove award winner (1998, 2002-04) 
2-time silver slugger award winner (2001, 2003) 
Twice in top 10 of MVP voting (3rd, 2001; 10th, 2003) 
Led league in RBI (2001) 
Three seasons with 100+RBI 
Hit 3 home runs in a game (June 4, 2001) 
Tied an ALCS record with five RBI in a game (October 22, 2001)

Reese was born June 10, 1973 in Columbia, South Carolina. Reese is a top-notch defensive second baseman with outstanding range, a strong arm and a quick release. He turns the double play slickly and he is also a man who is second-to-none at the shortstop.

At the plate, Reese has always been an impatient hitter who strikes out much more often than he walks, posting a career 0.43 walk-to-strikeout ratio (226-to-531). He does hold his own in clutch situations and he has a little power. On the bases, Reese has above-average speed, and he uses it well once he's on base. A high-percentage basestealer (144-for-170), Reese always looks to take the extra base, but he is not able to take full advantage of his speed because of his inability to get on base consistently (a career .307 on base percentage).

In an eight-year career, Reese is a .248 hitter with 44 home runs and 271 RBI in 856 games.



Career Highlights include:

2-time Gold Glove winner (1999-2000) 
3-time Top 10 in stolen bases (1999-2001) 
World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox, 2004)

Casey was born July 2, 1974, Willingboro Township, New Jersey. During his tenures in Cincinnati, and later in Detroit, Sean Casey was regarded as approachable and friendly, and his nickname, "the Mayor", comes from his reputation for chatting casually with every runner who makes it to first base, and from his very public charity work. It was frequently expanded to "the Mayor of Riverfront" when the Reds played at Riverfront Stadium. On May 16, 2007, Casey was voted "the friendliest player in baseball" by fellow players.

Casey is a three time all-star ; 1999, 2001 and 2004.

Harang was born May 9, 1978 in San Diego, California. In the 2006 season, Harang led the National League in complete games with six and strikeouts with 216, surpassing Jake Peavy's strikeout total of 215 in his final regular season game.

Harang was also the most consistent pitcher on the 2006 Reds staff. Harang has had great success for the Cincinnati Reds while flying under the radar for the last two years. He hides the ball well during his motion, has a "creeping" fastball, a slider that breaks out of the zone, and at least two other pitches (a curve and a changeup) that he regularly throws for strikes.

According to Reds.com, Harang was only the ninth pitcher since 1960 to lead the National League in both wins and strikeouts (it has occurred 12 times in baseball history). However, he did not receive any votes for the National League Cy Young Award (Brandon Webb won the award in 2006). All previous pitchers that led the National League in both categories have won the award.

Phillips was born June 28, 1981 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Phillips became one of the Reds most valuable players during the 2007 season. In 2007 he had his first 30+ home run season, he also has 30+ steals making him the first 30-30 second baseman for the Reds. (Joe Morgan once had a 20-20 season at second base; though no Red second baseman had ever achieved 30-30.) Phillips became just the third 30-30 Red, joining Eric Davis (37 HR, 50 SB in 1987) and Barry Larkin (33 HR, 36 SB in 1996).

Sabo was born January 19, 1962, in Detroit, Michigan. Sabo helped lead the Reds to a World Series Championship. He had his most productive season in 1991, posting career-highs in batting average (.301), home runs (26), RBI (88), hits (175) and games played (153).

His final season was in Cincinnati in 1996. His homecoming did not go as well as he had hoped. In July of that season, Sabo shattered his bat which was filled with cork. As a result of the incident, Sabo received a seven-game suspension.

Sabo maintains that he had never corked a bat in his life. He claimed that the bat in question belonged to another player (whom he would not name). He argued that his performance that season (3HR in 52 games) was hardly "an endorsement of the cork industry."





Career highlights include:

Rookie of the Year Award (NL): 1988 
All-Star (NL): 1988, 1990-91

Sanders was born December 1, 1967 in Florence, South Carolina. He is the only player in MLB history to hit 20 or more home runs in one season for six different teams. He has hit at least 10 home runs in a season for every team he has played for (eight in all).

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