Every era of San Francisco Giants baseball, one lineup. These are the highest-rated San Francisco Giants legends across the 1960s to today — a full nine-man batting order plus an ace, chosen by iKnoBall's era-adjusted engine — and the record they'd post over a 162-game season.
Hitting is weighted 62%, the ace 38% — exactly how iKnoBall scores an MLB lineup. Think you'd start a different nine? Prove it.
Juan Marichal headlines the group at a 93 overall — the kind of number only genuine all-time greats reach on iKnoBall's scale. Around Marichal, the model fills out a complete lineup that balances the ace, the middle of the order, up-the-middle defense, and outfield power across San Francisco Giants history, then simulates all 162 games. The result — 156–6 — reflects both the raw talent and how the pieces fit at the plate and on the mound.
Every San Francisco Giants legend in the iKnoBall pool, ranked by era-adjusted overall. The top group forms the starting lineup above; the rest are the depth chart and the debate.
| Player | Position | Era | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Marichal | Starting Pitcher | 1960s | 93 |
| Buster Posey | Catcher | 2010s | 93 |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman | 1960s | 93 |
| Jeff Kent | Second Baseman | 2000s | 90 |
| Pablo Sandoval | Third Baseman | 2010s | 87 |
| Brandon Crawford | Shortstop | 2010s | 87 |
| Willie Mays | Outfielder | 1960s | 99 |
| Barry Bonds | Outfielder | 2000s | 98 |
| Bobby Bonds | Outfielder | 1970s | 89 |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman | 1960s | 90 |
| Madison Bumgarner | Starting Pitcher | 2010s | 91 |
| Gaylord Perry | Starting Pitcher | 1970s | 89 |
| Tim Lincecum | Starting Pitcher | 2010s | 89 |
| Jason Schmidt | Starting Pitcher | 2000s | 88 |
| Jack Clark | Outfielder | 1970s | 87 |
| Matt Cain | Starting Pitcher | 2000s | 87 |
| Hunter Pence | Outfielder | 2010s | 87 |
| Robb Nen | Starting Pitcher | 2000s | 86 |
| Brandon Belt | First Baseman | 2010s | 86 |
| Gary Matthews | Outfielder | 1970s | 85 |
| Dave Kingman | First Baseman | 1970s | 85 |
| Rich Aurilia | Shortstop | 2000s | 85 |
| Ray Durham | Second Baseman | 2000s | 84 |
| Jim Ray Hart | Third Baseman | 1960s | 83 |
| Marquis Grissom | Outfielder | 2000s | 83 |
| Tom Haller | Catcher | 1960s | 82 |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop | 1970s | 82 |
| Ed Halicki | Starting Pitcher | 1970s | 81 |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman | 1960s | 80 |
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Build Your All-Time LineupGet the AppBy iKnoBall's era-adjusted ratings the all-time San Francisco Giants lineup is Juan Marichal (SP, 1960s), Buster Posey (C, 2010s), Willie McCovey (1B, 1960s), Jeff Kent (2B, 2000s), Pablo Sandoval (3B, 2010s), Brandon Crawford (SS, 2010s), Willie Mays (OF, 1960s), Barry Bonds (OF, 2000s), Bobby Bonds (OF, 1970s), Orlando Cepeda (DH, 1960s). Together they project to a 156–6 regular season.
iKnoBall's simulation projects this 10-man lineup at 156–6 over a 162-game season, with an average starter rating of 92. The model runs each game as a probability from the lineup's combined hitting and pitching strength, so an all-time team contends for a historic year but nothing is guaranteed.
Each player's overall is era-adjusted so a 1960s legend and a modern superstar sit on the same 70–99 scale. Hitting (the nine-man batting order) is weighted 62% and the ace pitcher 38%, and only true all-time greats reach the mid-to-high 90s.
Yes — iKnoBall is a free game where you draft one legend per era, build your all-time lineup, and simulate a full season chasing a perfect 162–0. Play it free at play.iknoball.com.
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Ratings are era-adjusted and computed by iKnoBall's simulation engine. Records are model projections for entertainment, not predictions. Player names belong to their respective owners; iKnoBall is an independent fan-made game.