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Ranked by career score. That covers a player’s whole career, not only his time with this team. Players need at least 3 seasons there to make the list.
Babe Ruth
right field, 1914–1935
6 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1914–1919, 392 games
Compare with Williams135.5
No. 1 all-time
Ted Williams
left field, 1939–1960
19 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1939–1960, 2,292 games
Compare with Ruth103.9
No. 6 all-time
Tris Speaker
center field, 1907–1928
8 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1908–1915, 1,059 games
Compare with Ruth95.8
No. 10 all-time
Roger Clemens
starting pitcher, 1984–2007
13 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1984–1996, 383 games
Compare with Ruth93.2
No. 13 all-time
Lefty Grove
starting pitcher, 1925–1941
8 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1934–1941, 217 games
Compare with Ruth84.0
No. 20 all-time
Jimmie Foxx
first base, 1925–1945
7 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1936–1942, 887 games
Compare with Ruth75.9
No. 28 all-time
Pedro Martinez
starting pitcher, 1992–2009
7 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1998–2004, 203 games
Compare with Ruth66.1
No. 54 all-time
Wade Boggs
third base, 1982–1999
11 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1982–1992, 1,625 games
Compare with Ruth63.7
No. 68 all-time
Red Ruffing
starting pitcher, 1924–1947
7 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1924–1930, 237 games
Compare with Ruth63.5
No. 69 all-time
Manny Ramirez
left field, 1993–2011
8 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 2001–2008, 1,083 games
Compare with Ruth61.3
No. 76 all-time
Curt Schilling
starting pitcher, 1988–2007
4 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 2004–2007, 119 games
Compare with Ruth60.7
No. 78 all-time
Carl Yastrzemski
left field, 1961–1983
23 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1961–1983, 3,308 games
Compare with Ruth59.5
No. 89 all-time
Carl Mays
starting pitcher, 1915–1929
5 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1915–1919, 181 games
Compare with Ruth56.3
No. 119 all-time
Wes Ferrell
starting pitcher, 1927–1941
4 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1934–1937, 188 games
Compare with Ruth55.5
No. 127 all-time
Eddie Cicotte
starting pitcher, 1905–1920
5 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1908–1912, 147 games
Compare with Ruth55.2
No. 129 all-time
Luis Tiant
starting pitcher, 1964–1982
8 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1971–1978, 274 games
Compare with Ruth53.4
No. 146 all-time
Carlton Fisk
catcher, 1969–1993
11 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1969–1980, 1,078 games
Compare with Ruth52.1
No. 164 all-time
Joe Cronin
shortstop, 1926–1945
11 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1935–1945, 1,134 games
Compare with Ruth48.6
No. 203 all-time
Dennis Eckersley
starting pitcher, 1975–1998
8 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1978–1998, 241 games
Compare with Ruth48.1
No. 219 all-time
Jack Quinn
starting pitcher, 1909–1933
4 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1922–1925, 145 games
Compare with Ruth47.7
No. 229 all-time
Bret Saberhagen
starting pitcher, 1984–2001
4 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1997–2001, 62 games
Compare with Ruth47.2
No. 236 all-time
Dwight Evans
right field, 1972–1991
19 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1972–1990, 2,505 games
Compare with Ruth46.1
No. 253 all-time
Reggie Smith
right field, 1966–1982
8 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1966–1973, 1,014 games
Compare with Ruth45.9
No. 260 all-time
Chris Sale
starting pitcher, 2010–2025
6 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 2017–2023, 115 games
Compare with Ruth45.8
No. 265 all-time
Mookie Betts
right field, 2014–2025
6 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 2014–2019, 794 games
Compare with Ruth45.5
No. 273 all-time
Herb Pennock
starting pitcher, 1912–1934
8 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1915–1934, 205 games
Compare with Ruth45.3
No. 281 all-time
David Ortiz
designated hitter, 1997–2016
14 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 2003–2016, 1,953 games
Compare with Ruth44.9
No. 289 all-time
Hanley Ramirez
shortstop, 2005–2019
5 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 2005–2018, 431 games
Compare with Ruth44.8
No. 291 all-time
Fred Lynn
center field, 1974–1990
7 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1974–1980, 828 games
Compare with Ruth44.0
No. 314 all-time
Frank Viola
starting pitcher, 1982–1996
3 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1992–1994, 70 games
Compare with Ruth42.1
No. 362 all-time
Tony Perez
first base, 1964–1986
3 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1980–1982, 304 games
Compare with Ruth41.7
No. 366 all-time
Jon Lester
starting pitcher, 2006–2021
9 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 2006–2014, 242 games
Compare with Ruth41.0
No. 382 all-time
Sad Sam Jones
starting pitcher, 1914–1935
6 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1916–1921, 169 games
Compare with Ruth40.7
No. 385 all-time
Vern Stephens
shortstop, 1941–1955
5 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1948–1952, 660 games
Compare with Ruth40.5
No. 389 all-time
Bullet Joe Bush
starting pitcher, 1912–1928
4 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1918–1921, 137 games
Compare with Ruth40.2
No. 398 all-time
Ellis Burks
center field, 1987–2004
7 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1987–2004, 733 games
Compare with Ruth39.5
No. 418 all-time
Jim Rice
left field, 1974–1989
16 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1974–1989, 2,089 games
Compare with Ruth39.4
No. 420 all-time
Xander Bogaerts
shortstop, 2013–2025
10 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 2013–2022, 1,264 games
Compare with Ruth39.2
No. 429 all-time
Wally Schang
catcher, 1913–1931
3 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1918–1920, 323 games
Compare with Ruth39.2
No. 433 all-time
Smoky Joe Wood
starting pitcher, 1908–1922
8 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1908–1915, 231 games
Compare with Ruth39.1
No. 434 all-time
Nomar Garciaparra
shortstop, 1996–2009
9 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1996–2004, 966 games
Compare with Ruth38.3
No. 461 all-time
Bobby Doerr
second base, 1937–1951
14 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1937–1951, 1,865 games
Compare with Ruth36.9
No. 500 all-time
Dutch Leonard
starting pitcher, 1913–1925
6 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1913–1918, 211 games
Compare with Ruth36.6
No. 511 all-time
Wilbur Wood
starting pitcher, 1961–1978
4 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1961–1964, 36 games
Compare with Ruth35.7
No. 551 all-time
David Price
starting pitcher, 2008–2022
4 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 2016–2019, 103 games
Compare with Ruth35.3
No. 562 all-time
Mel Parnell
starting pitcher, 1947–1956
10 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1947–1956, 293 games
Compare with Ruth34.2
No. 600 all-time
John Tudor
starting pitcher, 1979–1990
5 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1979–1983, 106 games
Compare with Ruth34.2
No. 596 all-time
John Lackey
starting pitcher, 2002–2017
4 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 2010–2014, 112 games
Compare with Ruth34.0
No. 609 all-time
Harry Hooper
right field, 1909–1925
12 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1909–1920, 1,649 games
Compare with Ruth33.8
No. 619 all-time
Johnny Damon
center field, 1995–2012
4 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 2002–2005, 597 games
Compare with Ruth33.2
No. 641 all-time
George Kell
third base, 1943–1957
3 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1952–1954, 235 games
Compare with Ruth33.2
No. 640 all-time
Dustin Pedroia
second base, 2006–2019
14 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 2006–2019, 1,512 games
Compare with Ruth32.5
No. 669 all-time
Gary Peters
starting pitcher, 1959–1972
3 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1970–1972, 123 games
Compare with Ruth32.2
No. 680 all-time
Joe Dobson
starting pitcher, 1939–1954
9 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1941–1954, 259 games
Compare with Ruth32.0
No. 689 all-time
Danny Darwin
starting pitcher, 1978–1998
4 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1991–1994, 110 games
Compare with Ruth31.9
No. 693 all-time
Rube Walberg
starting pitcher, 1923–1937
4 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1934–1937, 130 games
Compare with Ruth31.9
No. 690 all-time
J. D. Martinez
right field, 2011–2024
5 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 2018–2022, 637 games
Compare with Ruth31.8
No. 698 all-time
Rafael Devers
third base, 2017–2025
8 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 2017–2024, 980 games
Compare with Ruth31.5
No. 717 all-time
Derek Lowe
starting pitcher, 1997–2013
8 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1997–2004, 384 games
Compare with Ruth31.5
No. 713 all-time
Rick Wise
starting pitcher, 1964–1982
4 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1974–1977, 104 games
Compare with Ruth31.4
No. 720 all-time
Howard Ehmke
starting pitcher, 1915–1930
4 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1923–1926, 137 games
Compare with Ruth31.1
No. 738 all-time
Mo Vaughn
first base, 1991–2003
8 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1991–1998, 1,046 games
Compare with Ruth31.1
No. 736 all-time
Larry Gardner
third base, 1908–1924
10 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1908–1917, 1,130 games
Compare with Ruth30.3
No. 770 all-time
J. D. Drew
right field, 1998–2011
5 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 2007–2011, 606 games
Compare with Ruth30.2
No. 773 all-time
Dom DiMaggio
center field, 1940–1953
11 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1940–1953, 1,399 games
Compare with Ruth29.8
No. 793 all-time
Pinky Higgins
third base, 1930–1946
3 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1937–1946, 356 games
Compare with Ruth29.8
No. 799 all-time
Stan Spence
center field, 1940–1949
4 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1940–1949, 258 games
Compare with Ruth29.8
No. 801 all-time
Bruce Hurst
starting pitcher, 1980–1994
9 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1980–1988, 237 games
Compare with Ruth29.6
No. 814 all-time
Tim Wakefield
starting pitcher, 1992–2011
17 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1995–2011, 592 games
Compare with Ruth29.5
No. 815 all-time
Josh Beckett
starting pitcher, 2001–2014
7 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 2006–2012, 194 games
Compare with Ruth29.4
No. 822 all-time
Tex Hughson
starting pitcher, 1941–1949
8 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1941–1949, 225 games
Compare with Ruth29.3
No. 823 all-time
Fritz Ostermueller
starting pitcher, 1934–1948
7 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1934–1940, 223 games
Compare with Ruth29.3
No. 826 all-time
Rick Ferrell
catcher, 1929–1947
5 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1933–1937, 522 games
Compare with Ruth29.2
No. 833 all-time
Jackie Jensen
right field, 1950–1961
7 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1954–1961, 1,039 games
Compare with Ruth28.9
No. 849 all-time
Sonny Siebert
starting pitcher, 1964–1975
5 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1969–1973, 143 games
Compare with Ruth28.5
No. 869 all-time
Rico Petrocelli
shortstop, 1963–1976
13 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1963–1976, 1,553 games
Compare with Ruth28.4
No. 880 all-time
Johnny Pesky
shortstop, 1942–1954
8 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1942–1952, 1,029 games
Compare with Ruth28.3
No. 883 all-time
Pete Runnels
second base, 1951–1964
5 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1958–1962, 732 games
Compare with Ruth28.3
No. 887 all-time
Earl Wilson
starting pitcher, 1959–1970
7 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1959–1966, 216 games
Compare with Ruth28.3
No. 890 all-time
Tom Gordon
starting pitcher, 1988–2009
4 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1996–1999, 170 games
Compare with Ruth28.1
No. 899 all-time
Vic Wertz
right field, 1947–1963
3 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1959–1961, 324 games
Compare with Ruth28.1
No. 904 all-time
Mike Boddicker
starting pitcher, 1980–1993
3 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1988–1990, 83 games
Compare with Ruth27.7
No. 920 all-time
Cecil Cooper
first base, 1971–1987
6 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1971–1976, 406 games
Compare with Ruth27.3
No. 944 all-time
Ellis Kinder
starting pitcher, 1946–1957
8 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1948–1955, 365 games
Compare with Ruth27.3
No. 946 all-time
Frank Sullivan
starting pitcher, 1953–1963
8 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1953–1960, 252 games
Compare with Ruth27.3
No. 942 all-time
Wally Moses
right field, 1935–1951
3 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1946–1948, 216 games
Compare with Ruth27.2
No. 951 all-time
Bill Lee
starting pitcher, 1969–1982
10 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1969–1978, 323 games
Compare with Ruth27.1
No. 958 all-time
Mike Lowell
third base, 1998–2010
5 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 2006–2010, 612 games
Compare with Ruth26.7
No. 981 all-time
Bob Veale
starting pitcher, 1962–1974
3 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1972–1974, 56 games
Compare with Ruth26.7
No. 982 all-time
Bob Stanley
relief pitcher, 1977–1989
13 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1977–1989, 637 games
Compare with Ruth26.5
No. 992 all-time
Danny MacFayden
starting pitcher, 1926–1943
7 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1926–1932, 190 games
Compare with Ruth26.1
No. 1,017 all-time
Mike Stanley
catcher, 1986–2000
5 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1996–2000, 459 games
Compare with Ruth25.5
No. 1,051 all-time
Mike Torrez
starting pitcher, 1967–1984
5 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1978–1982, 161 games
Compare with Ruth25.4
No. 1,060 all-time
Ray Collins
starting pitcher, 1909–1915
7 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1909–1915, 200 games
Compare with Ruth25.1
No. 1,092 all-time
Luis Aparicio
shortstop, 1956–1973
3 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1971–1973, 367 games
Compare with Ruth25.0
No. 1,095 all-time
Trevor Story
shortstop, 2016–2025
4 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 2022–2025, 320 games
Compare with Ruth24.8
No. 1,113 all-time
Tommy Harper
left field, 1962–1976
3 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1972–1974, 409 games
Compare with Ruth24.7
No. 1,124 all-time
Jason Varitek
catcher, 1997–2011
15 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1997–2011, 1,546 games
Compare with Ruth24.3
No. 1,147 all-time
Bronson Arroyo
starting pitcher, 2000–2017
3 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 2003–2005, 73 games
Compare with Ruth24.2
No. 1,164 all-time
Marty McManus
second base, 1920–1934
3 seasons on the Boston Red Sox, 1931–1933, 216 games
Compare with Ruth24.1
No. 1,172 all-time