Who is the Best Reds Player Ever?

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

2 MVPs
14 All-Stars
2 WS Rings
10 Gold Gloves

Considered by many to be the greatest catcher of all time. It is hard to not give the title of Best Reds Player Ever to Johnny Bench right now.

That said, Joey Votto is the best batter in Reds history. He doesn't have the base stealing of Morgan, defense of Bench, or Versatility/Long Resume of Rose, but if you take everything that makes a good batter and put it together... Hitting for average, hitting for power, having a good eye, being able to work walks, hitting with runners in scoring position... it is Joey Votto. Nobody else has ALL of it together quite like Votto.

Frank Robinson probably #2 right now. Votto will easily finish his career as a top-5 Reds player of all time with a chance at taking #1.

Votto in Reds Franchise All-Time Rankings....
Position Player War: 6th
Batting Average: 5th
On Base %: 1st
Slugging: 2nd
On Base + Slugging: 1st
Total Bases: 10th
Doubles: 6th
Home Runs: 5th
Walks: 2nd
OPS+: 1st
Runs Created: 4th
XBH: 7th
Intentional Walks: 2nd

Some of those are counting stats that he'll just keep going higher up on that list, too. If he plays like he has the last couple years for 2-3 more years, and then starts declining while staying at a decent level for another 3-4 more years after that, Votto will probably go down as the best Reds player ever. Right now he just needs more productive years in the uniform, only really having 10 years in the majors so far. He gets that up to 16-17 years anywhere close to what he's currently at career-wise and it's his title.

People hate on him because Marty hates on him, and because they like RBI. It's not his fault he keeps getting managers that put Drew Stubbs, Billy Hamilton, Jose Peraza, Skip Schumaker, Wilson Valdez, etc, hitting in front of him. Gotta have people on to hit people in.

Joey Votto Career Line: .313/.428/.540/.967
Joey Votto Career Line w/ RISP: .335/.488/.590/1.078

That's as "clutch" as you could ever ask a player to be.