The Best Athletes Who Wore #23
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League: NBA
Years active: 1984-1998, 2001-2003
Stats: 1,072 games played, 30.1 points per game, 6.2 rebounds, 5.3 assistsCareer Highlights
- 2009 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
- 5-time NBA MVP (1988, 1991-1992, 1996, 1998)
- 14-time All-Star selection (1985-1993, 1996-1998, 2002-2003)
- 3-time All-Star Game MVP (1988, 1996, 1998)
- 10-time first-team All-NBA selection (1987-1993, 1996-1998)
- 1988 Defensive Player of the Year
- 1985 Rookie of the Year
- 2-time Olympic gold medalist (1984, 1992)
- 6-time NBA champion (1991-1993, 1996-1998)
- 6-time NBA Finals MVP (1991-1993, 1996-1998)
League: NBA
Years active: 2003-present (Los Angeles Lakers)
Stats: 1,197 games played, 27.2 points per game, 7.4 rebounds, 7.2 assistsCareer Highlights
- 4-time NBA MVP (2009-2010, 2012-2013)
- 15-time All-Star selection (2005-2019)
- 3-time All-Star Game MVP (2006, 2008, 2018)
- 12-time first-team All-NBA selection
- 2004 Rookie of the Year
- 2-time Olympic gold medalist (2008, 2012)
- 3-time NBA champion (2012-2013, 2016)
- 3 NBA Finals MVP (2012-2013, 2016)
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League: NFL
Years active: 2007-present (Oakland Raiders)
Stats: 10,379 career rushing yards, 84 rushing touchdowns, 9 receiving touchdownsCareer Highlights
- 5-time Pro Bowl selection (2008, 2011-2014)
- 2012 first-team All-Pro selection
- 2013 Super Bowl champion
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- #22 of 197 onThe Best NFL Running Backs of All Time
- #156 of 658 onThe Best Football Players Ever
League: NBA
Years active: 2011-present (Philadelphia 76ers)
Stats: 519 career games played, 16.7 points per game, 4.9 reboundsCareer Highlights
- 4-time All-Star selection (2015-2018)
- 2015 Most Improved Player
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League: MLB
Years active: 1982-1995
Stats: .307 career batting average, 222 home runs, 1,099 RBIsCareer Highlights
- 1985 American League MVP
- 6-time All-Star selection (1984-1989)
- Number 23 retired by New York Yankees
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- #110 of 388 onThe Greatest Baseball Players Of All Time
- #6 of 203 onThe Best Baseball Players NOT in the Hall of Fame
League: NBA
Years active: 2012-present (New Orleans Pelicans)
Stats: 466 career games played, 23.7 points per game, 10.5 reboundsCareer Highlights
- 6-time All-Star selection (2014-2019)
- 2017 All-Star Game MVP
- 3-time first-team All-NBA selection (2015, 2017-2018)
- 2012-13 All-Rookie first team selection
- 2018 All-Defensive first team selection
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- #63 of 289 onThe 280+ Top NBA Players Of All Time, Ranked
- #1 of 64 onThe Greatest Kentucky Basketball Players of All Time
League: NFL
Years active: 2005-present (Buffalo Bills)
Stats: 14,748 career rushing yards, 77 rushing touchdowns, 18 receiving touchdownsCareer Highlights
- 5-time Pro Bowl selection (2006, 2009, 2011-2013)
- 2016 Art Rooney Award winner
- Fourth-most rushing yards in NFL history
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- #190 of 658 onThe Best Football Players Ever
- #25 of 60 onThe Best NFL Players Of The 2010s
League: NFL
Years active: 2006-2016
Stats: 3,311 career receiving yards, 16 receiving touchdownsCareer Highlights
- 4-time Pro Bowl selection (2006-2007, 2010, 2014)
- 3-time first-team All-Pro selection (2006-2007, 2010)
- NFL record 20 career return touchdowns
- NFL record 14 career punt return touchdowns
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League: MLB
Years active: 1981-1997
Stats: .285 career batting average, 282 home runs, 1,061 RBIs, 344 stolen basesCareer Highlights
- 2005 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
- 1984 National League MVP
- 10-time All-Star selection (1984-1993)
- Number 23 retired by Chicago Cubs
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- #70 of 372 onThe Best Hitters in Baseball History
- #107 of 230 onThe Best Players in the Baseball Hall of Fame
League: MLB
Years active: 1989-2002
Stats: .279 career batting average, 305 home runs, 1,017 RBIsCareer Highlights
- 3-time All-Star selection (1993-1994, 1997)
- 1990 National League Rookie of the Year
- 2000 ALCS MVP
- 2-time World Series champion (1995, 2000)
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- #178 of 372 onThe Best Hitters in Baseball History
League: NBA
Years active: 2012-present (Golden State Warriors)
Stats: 526 career games played, 9 points per game, 6.9 rebounds, 4.8 assistsCareer Highlights
- 3-time All-Star selection (2016-2018)
- 2017 Defensive Player of the Year
- 3-time All-Defensive first team selection (2015-2017)
- 3-time NBA champion (2015, 2017-2018)
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- #29 of 65 onThe Best NBA Players Of The 2010s
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League: MLB
Years active: 2004-present (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Stats: 187 wins, 3.39 career ERA, 2,435 strikeoutsCareer Highlights
- 2009 American League Cy Young winner
- 5-time All-Star selection (2009, 2014-2015, 2017-2018)
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League: NBA
Years active: 1988-2002
Stats: 976 games played, 21 points per game, 3.9 rebounds, 3.5 assistsCareer Highlights
- 2014 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
- 6-time All-Star selection (1993-1998)
- 1995 All-Star Game MVP
- 1988-89 Rookie of the Year
- 2002 NBA champion
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- #89 of 145 onThe 100+ Top NBA Point Guards of All Time
- #92 of 190 onThe 100+ Best NBA Offensive Players of the Year
League: NBA
Years active: 1970-1983
Stats: 1,002 games played, 17.9 points per game 4.4 assistsCareer Highlights
- 1993 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
- 1979 All-Star selection
- 1970-71 All-Rookie first team selection
- Number 23 retired by Houston Rockets
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- #115 of 127 onThe 100+ Best NBA Shooting Guards Ever
League: NBA
Years active: 2011-present (Detorit Pistons)
Stats: 600 career games played, 21.9 points pergame, 9 rebounds, 4.5 assistsCareer Highlights
- 2011 Rookie of the Year
- 2010-11 All-Rookie first team selection
- 6-time All-Star selection (2011-2015, 2019)
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- #159 of 289 onThe 280+ Top NBA Players Of All Time, Ranked
- #46 of 117 onThe Best NBA Players With No Championship Rings
League: MLB
Years active: 1979-1995
Stats: .268 career batting average, 255 home runs, 870 RBIsCareer Highlights
- 1988 National League MVP
- 1984 ALCS MVP
- 2-time World Series champion (1984, 1988)
- 2011 National League Manager of the Year
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- #11 of 54 onThe Best Michigan State Football Players of All Time
- #24 of 50 onThe Greatest Designated Hitters of All Time
League: MLB
Years active: 1986-2000
Stats: .303 career batting average, 284 home runs, 1,205 RBIsCareer Highlights
- 6-time All-Star selection (1988-1992, 1994)
- 1989 NLCS MVP
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- #152 of 372 onThe Best Hitters in Baseball History
League: MLB
Years active: 1964-1982
Stats: 229 wins, 3.30 career ERA, 2,416 strikeoutsCareer Highlights
- 3-time All-Star selection (1968, 1974, 1976)
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- #133 of 143 onThe Greatest New York Yankees Of All Time
League: MLB
Years active: 1990-2005
Stats: .271 career batting average, 339 home runs, 1,271 RBIsCareer Highlights
- 2-time All-Star selection (1995, 1997)
- 4-time World Series champion (1996, 1998-2000)
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- #208 of 372 onThe Best Hitters in Baseball History
- #34 of 143 onThe Greatest New York Yankees Of All Time
League: NFL
Years active: 1998-2008
Stats: 163 games played, 37 career interceptions, 2 return touchdowns, 8 fumble recoveriesCareer Highlights
- 3-time Pro Bowl selection (2002-2004)
- 2002 first-team All-Pro selection
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DeAngelo Hall
League: NFL
Years active: 2004-2017
Stats: 171 games played, 43 interceptions, 5 touchdown returns, 15 fumble recoveriesCareer Highlights
- 3-time Pro Bowl selection (2005-2006, 2010)
- 2010 Pro Bowl MVP
- NFL record 4 interceptions in one game
- NFL record 328 career fumble return yards
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League: NHL
Years active: 1982-2006
Stats: 1,639 games played, 640 goals, 698 assistsCareer Highlights
- 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
- 2-time NHL All-Star (1990, 1994)
- 2004 Stanley Cup champion
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- #36 of 207 onThe Best Toronto Maple Leafs Of All Time
League: MLB
Years active: 1946-1960
Stats: .270 career batting average, 264 home runs, 1,026 RBIsCareer Highlights
- 3-time All-Star selection (1948-1949, 1952)
- Hit "The Shot Heard 'Round the World" in 1951
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League: MLB
Years active: 1926-1939
Stats: .292 career batting average, 178 home runs, 1,191 RBIsCareer Highlights
- 1991 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
- 1933 All-Star selection
- 5-time World Series champion (1927-1928, 1932, 1936-1937)
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Frank Ramsey
League: NBA
Years active: 1954-1964
Stats: 623 games played, 13.4 points per game, 5.5 reboundsCareer Highlights
- 1982 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
- Number 23 retired by Boston Celtics
- 7-time NBA champion (1957, 1959-1964)
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- #78 of 127 onThe 100+ Best NBA Shooting Guards Ever
- #15 of 22 onThe Best NBA Point Guards of the 60s
League: NFL
Years active: 2009-2016
Stats: 6,527 career rushing yards, 54 rushing touchdowns, 14 receiving touchdownsCareer Highlights
- 4-time Pro Bowl selection (2010-2012, 2014)
- 2010 first-team All-Pro
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Troy Vincent
League: NFL
Years active: 1992-2006
Stats: 207 games played, 47 career interceptions, 3 return touchdowns, 12 fumble recoveriesCareer Highlights
- 5-time Pro Bowl selection (1999-2003)
- 2002 first-team All-Pro selection
- 2002 Walter Payton Man of the Year award winner
- 2012 Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame inductee
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- #82 of 112 onThe Best Buffalo Bills of All Time
League: MLB
Years active: 1995-2014
Stats: .277 career batting average, 440 home runs, 1,441 RBIsCareer Highlights
- 2000 American League MVP
- 2005 American League Comeback Player of the Year
- 5-time All-Star selection (2000-2004)
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Patrick Chung
League: NFL
Years active: 2009-present (New England Patriots)
Stats: 140 games played, 11 interceptions, 1 touchdown, 5 fumble recoveriesCareer Highlights
- 3-time Super Bowl champion (2014, 2016, 2018)
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League: NHL
Years active: 1973-1989
Stats: 1,160 games played, 239 goals, 262 assistsCareer Highlights
- 1992 Hall of Fame inductee
- 1979 Conn Smythe Trophy winner
- 4-time Frank J. Selke Trophy winner (1978-1981)
- 4-time NHL All-Star (1977-1978, 1980-1981)
- 5-time Stanley Cup champion (1976-1979, 1986)