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Colorado Rockies: The best players to wear each number (#0-#10)

By Noah Yingling

DENVER, CO - JULY 25: Troy Tulowitzki #2 of the Colorado Rockies reacts after flying out in the seventh inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Coors Field on July 25, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - JULY 25: Troy Tulowitzki #2 of the Colorado Rockies reacts after flying out in the seventh inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Coors Field on July 25, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /
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DENVER – APRIL 17: Matt Holliday #5 of the Colorado Rockies prepares for a pitch from the San Francisco Giants on April 17, 2007 at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies won 5-3. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
DENVER – APRIL 17: Matt Holliday #5 of the Colorado Rockies prepares for a pitch from the San Francisco Giants on April 17, 2007 at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies won 5-3. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /

Number 5- Matt Holliday

This one was a very close one. Essentially, as far as WAR is concerned, do you want total or do you want the highest average? The former? Carlos Gonzalez. The latter? Matt Holliday.

Carlos Gonzalez played 10 seasons with the Rockies and he played in 1247 games with 227 home runs, 749 RBI, a .290/.349/.516 slash line, and an OPS+ of 116. He was an All-Star three times, won three Gold Glove Awards, won two Silver Slugger Awards, and in 2010, he came in 3rd in NL MVP voting.

Matt Holliday played six seasons with the Rockies and he played in 723 games with 130 home runs, 486 RBI, a .319/.387/.550 slash line, and an OPS+ of 131.

He was a three-time All-Star, ranked in NL MVP voting three times (including coming in second in 2007), and three Silver Slugger Awards. In 2007, when the Rockies went to the World Series, he led the NL in hits (216), doubles (50), RBI (137), batting average (.340), and total bases (386).

Coincidentally, the Rockies traded Holliday after the 2008 season to the Oakland A’s for a package that included CarGo.

Even though he played fewer seasons in a Rockies uniform, I have to go with Holliday considering that he was more dominant when he was a Rockie, being a huge factor for the Rockies making the World Series (he was the NLCS MVP), and he was one of only a few Rockies who actually played well in the World Series.

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