Before Shohei Ohtani, top 15 players to play for both the Angels and Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani will be introduced on Thursday, Dec. 14 by the Dodgers, and will join a relatively small group of stars who played for both the Angels and Dodgers.

Immaculate Grid addicts might have memorized the full list of 123 previous players to spend time with both local clubs – according to Baseball Reference – but do they know the best ones to do so? Or will they fall prey to recency bias and assume Albert Pujols was a major producer for the teams in Los Angeles and Orange counties?

He doesn’t even crack the top 15, according to combined WAR – wins above replacement – from his time with the teams.

By the way, Ohtani will enter the list at No. 4 the moment he makes his first plate appearance next season with the Dodgers. His career WAR: 34.7.

But, for now, here are the top 15, based on their combined WAR for their time with the Angels and Dodgers:

1. Willie Davis, outfielder

Angels: .3 WAR
Dodgers: 54.6 WAR
Total WAR for the two teams: 54.3

Don Sutton made his major-league debut with the Dodgers in 1966, going 12-12 with a 2.99 ERA as a 21-year-old. By the time he left the Dodgers as a free agent following the 1980 season, Sutton had won more games (233), made more starts (533), pitched more innings (3,816-1/3) and struck out more batters (2,696) than any other pitcher in franchise history. He helped the Dodgers reach the World Series in 1966, 1974, 1977 and 1978.(AP Photo)

2. Don Sutton, pitcher, Hall of Fame member

Angels: 4.6
Dodgers: 48.9
Total: 53.5

Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela is interviewed by Manager Tommy Lasorda before a game against the Chicago Cubs on June 7, 1981 at Wrigley Field. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

3. Fernando Valenzuela, pitcher

Angels: -.4
Dodgers: 36.8
Total: 36.4

4. Andy Messersmith, pitcher

Angels: 15.7
Dodgers: 17.2
Total: 32.9

5. Howie Kendrick, infielder/outfielder

Angels: 28.5
Dodgers: 2.2
Total: 30.7

Los Angeles Angels' Garret Anderson watches the ball after hitting a two run homer against the Toronto Blue Jays in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, July 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark Avery) — Los Angeles Angels’ Garret Anderson watches the ball after hitting a two run homer against the Toronto Blue Jays in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, July 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark Avery)

6. Garret Anderson, outfielder

Angels: 28.1
Dodgers: -1.1
Total: 27.0

7. Chone Figgins, infielder/outfielder

Angels: 22.4
Dodgers: .6
Total: 23.0

8. Zack Greinke, pitcher

Angels: 1.5
Dodgers: 20.4
Total: 21.9

9. Raul Mondesi, outfielder

Angels: -.3
Dodgers: 21.6
Total: 21.3

10. Ismael Valdez, pitcher

Angels: 2.2
Dodgers: 18.2
Total: 20.4

11. Jerry Reuss, pitcher

Angels: -.8
Dodgers: 20.0
Total: 19.2

12. Bill Singer, pitcher

Angels: 7.0
Dodgers: 12.1
Total: 19.1

13. Tommy John, pitcher

Angels: 3.8
Dodgers: 14.1
Total: 17.9

14. Dick Schofield, infielder

Angels: 16.3
Dodgers: -.1
Total: 16.2

15. Tommy Davis, infielder/outfielder

Angels: -.1
Dodgers: 16.2
Total: 16.1

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