For the complete list and explanation of criteria and scoring, check out the Philly Fifty page Longevity - 3 Kind of a tricky one to categorize as he played 7 full seasons with the Athletics from 1908 to 1914. He also played 6 partial seasons for the team from 1906-07 and 1927-30. The partial seasons totaled only 163 games, so I graded him as if he was here 8 full seasons. Peak - 4 Collins was outrageously talented for a second baseman during his time. In his final full season with … [Read more...]

For the complete list and explanation of criteria and scoring, check out the Philly Fifty page "When he played for the Flyers, it was just outstanding, dominant hockey — the first of the huge, big men with small man's skill." - Bobby Clarke Longevity - 3 After the insane trade that brought him from Quebec, Lindros played 8 seasons with the Flyers, leaving when he was only 26 years old. Due to injuries, he only played in more than 65 games twice in that span. Peak - 4 He never … [Read more...]

For the complete list and explanation of criteria and scoring, check out the Philly Fifty page "There were few things as exciting as watching somebody trying to get in there on a close play with Cochrane. Home plate was his, you see. You had to take it away from him. Tough? Just the same as a piece of flint." - Doc Cramer Longevity - 4 Cochrane played 9 years for the Athletics from 1925-1933. He came up as a rookie at age 22 and left for the Tigers at age 30. Peak - 4 Cochrane … [Read more...]

For the complete list and explanation of criteria and scoring, check out the Philly Fifty page Longevity - 5 MacLeish played parts of 12 seasons with the Flyers, from 1970-1981 and then a brief return in 1984. All told, he played in 741 games for the orange and black, tied for 6th most in team history. Peak - 3 MacLeish was top-5 in the NHL in goals and points twice ('72-'73 and '76-'77). In '72-'73, his first full year, he had 50 goals and 100 points, one of only 3 Flyers' players … [Read more...]

For the complete list and explanation of criteria and scoring, check out the Philly Fifty page Longevity - 5 Propp played with the Flyers for his first 10 1/2 seasons from age 20 to 30. In 1990 he was traded mid-season to Boston for a 2nd round pick. Peak - 2 Propp was never in the top-10 in the NHL for goals, assists or points. He had 3 seasons where he was top-10 in plus/minus. Popularity - 3 You can buy his jersey at Mitchell and Ness, so that's got to be something, right? … [Read more...]

For the complete list and explanation of criteria and scoring, check out the Philly Fifty page Longevity - 4 Simmons spent the first 9 seasons of his career in Philadelphia (1924-32). He came back later in his career but only played in 50 games total in 3 seasons. Peak - 4 Simmons was a complete player who could really hit while playing above average defense in CF and LF. He had 5 seasons with an OPS over 1.000 for the A's, and finished in the top-4 in the AL in that category in 5 … [Read more...]