Mark Teixeira deserves more respect from Yankee fans.

Instead of hoping to dump him, Yankee fans should consider where Mark Teixeira fits among Yankee first basemen.

From 1901 to 2015, Played 75% of games at 1B, (requiring At least 3600 plate appearances), sorted by greatest Adjusted OPS+

Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	From	To	Age	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos
1	Lou Gehrig	179	9663	1923	1939	20-36	2164	8001	1888	2721	534	163	493	1995	1508		790	45	106		2	102	100	.340	.447	.632	1.080	*3/H976
2	Bill Skowron	129	4102	1954	1962	23-31	1087	3748	518	1103	173	44	165	672	278	29	588	35	9	32	129	14	13	.294	.346	.496	.842	*3H/54
3	Don Mattingly	127	7722	1982	1995	21-34	1785	7003	1007	2153	442	20	222	1099	588	136	444	21	13	96	191	14	9	.307	.358	.471	.830	*3/D9H7584
4	Mark Teixeira	124	3660	2009	2015	29-35	842	3135	490	794	169	5	191	578	429	30	642	56	0	40	72	11	4	.253	.349	.493	.843	*3/DH
5	Tino Martinez	113	4244	1996	2005	28-37	1054	3770	566	1039	189	11	192	739	405	42	546	27	1	41	103	17	10	.276	.347	.484	.831	*3/HD
6	Chris Chambliss	108	3636	1974	1988	25-39	885	3383	415	954	171	25	79	454	199	23	360	16	9	26	76	10	4	.282	.323	.417	.740	*3/DH
7	Wally Pipp	107	6358	1915	1925	22-32	1488	5594	820	1577	259	121	80	833	490		495	31	226			114	60	.282	.343	.414	.757	*3/H
8	Hal Chase	101	4466	1905	1913	22-30	1061	4158	551	1182	165	50	20	494	147		367	16	145			248	22	.284	.311	.362	.674	*3/487615

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Generated 11/20/2015.