Worthless and Weak

Well, a while ago I started this list of the greatest players who played their entire career with one team. And I kinda stopped doing it, because I got busy with school, and then moving into my new place, and then I forgot by baseball books at home. So, now I've got them back, and I'm ready to get on with this thing. Anyway, here it is, the greatest baseball players (pitchers excluded) who played their entire careers for one team, part 3.

11 Robin Yount:
Milwakee Brewers, Shortstop. 2856 Games, .285 avg, 1406 RBI, 251 HR.
Could have easily put him ahead of Brett, but I had to choose somebody. Two time MVP.

12 Al Kaline:
Detroit Tigers, Right Field. 2834 Games, .297 avg, 1583 RBI, 399 HR.
Youngest player to ever win the batting title. He had a cannon for an arm, was good but not great offensively, never won an MVP but finished 2nd twice.
Overall, a very good player who maybe doesn't get the credit he deserves.

13 Johnny Bench:
Cincinati Reds, Catcher. 2158 Games, .267 avg, 1376 RBI, 389 HR
Perhaps the greatest defensive catcher ever, (certainly one of the best) and not bad on offense either, granted, his batting average wasn't that high, but he more than made up for it in home runs. One of the greatest players on one of the greatest teams ever.

14 Tony Gwynn:
San Diego Padres, Right Field. 2440 Games, .338 avg, 1138 RBI, 135 HR
Has the 21st highest batting average ever. Excluding post 1930 players (when people pretty much stopped hitting .400), he has the 6th highest batting average ever. Two of those players (Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth,) played half or so of their games in the 20's, one (O'Doul) played about a third as many games as Gwynn (which is why you've never heard of him), and one played half his games in Coors park (Helton).
So you can make a good argument that Gwynn is the second best hitter for average ever. (the best post 1930 is Ted Williams).
Anyway, he's certainly the best offensive player who didn't hit for power since people starting hitting for power.
(as a side note, you're probably wondering why I chose 1930 as a cutoff point). The reason is that in the 20's, they averaged a .286 batting average, while in the 90's, for instance, they averaged .261.

15 Ernie Banks:
Chicago Cubs, Shortstop/First Base. 2528 Games, .274 avg, 1636 RBI, 512 HR.
He is regarded as the only shortstop to hit 500 home runs, but he really played more games at first than short. But he had his best seasons as a shortstop, he was a good enough defensive shortop, and a terrific offensive one.
On a side note, isn't it kind of odd that several of the best shortstops ever played a lot of games at other positions. Banks, Wagner, and Yount played a lot at other positions.