Ranking the Greatest San Francisco Giants Hall of Famers

15. Gaylord Perry

Inducted to the Hall of Fame in: 1991
Primary team: San Francisco Giants
Primary position: Pitcher
Career WAR with Giants: 37.0

Perry debuted in 1962 with the San Francisco Giants, and had his breakout season in 1966, when he carried a 20-2 record into August. In ten seasons with the Giants, Perry won 134 games and maintained an ERA of 2.96 and a FIP of 2.88 with an ERA+ of 119. Had Perry stayed with the Giants, he would have been much higher on this list as he won two Cy Young awards after he was traded to the Cleveland Indians in 1971.

14. Tim Keefe

Inducted to the Hall of Fame in: 1964
Primary team: New York Giants
Primary position: Pitcher
Career WAR with Giants: 37.4

Keefe played from 1885-1891 with the Giants. He won 174 games and maintained an ERA of 2.54 with a FIP of 2.88 and an ERA+ of 129. Keefe began his career when the mound was at 45 feet and ended when the mound was 60 feet 6 inches away, and he dominated from every distance in between. He held many records and teamed up with fellow Hall of Famer Mickey Welch to bring the Giants not only their first pennant, but he also added two more after that one.

13. Frankie Frisch

Inducted to the Hall of Fame in: 1947
Primary team: St. Louis Cardinals
Primary position: Second Baseman
Career WAR with Giants: 37.8

Frisch played from 1919-1926 with the Giants. He maintained a slashline of .321/.367/.444 for an OPS of .811. Despite winning back to back World Series with the Giants in 1921 and 1922 and being named captain by manager John McGraw, he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby. His relationship with McGraw forced the trade. He would go on to play 11 more seasons in the Major Leagues with St. Louis.

12. Travis Jackson

Inducted to the Hall of Fame in: 1982
Primary team: New York Giants
Primary position: Shortstop
Career WAR with Giants: 44.0

Jackson played his entire 15 year career with the Giants. From 1922-1936, Jackson maintained a slashline of .291/.337/.433 for an OPS of .770. Instead of looking up anymore stats, I’ll let a Hall of Famer who saw him play explain what made him so good.

“In all the years I watched him, playing with him and against him, I never saw him make a mistake,” said Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby.

11. George Davis

Inducted to the Hall of Fame in: 1998
Primary team: New York Giants
Primary position: Shortstop
Career WAR with Giants: 44.5

Davis played from 1893-1903 with the Giants. He joined the New York Giants after being traded from the Cleveland Spiders for fellow Hall of Famer Buck Ewing. In ten seasons, Davis maintained a slashline of .332/.393/.467 for an OPS of .860. For nine straight seasons with the Giants, the switch hitter hit over .300.