For me, it's Johnny Bench. I know he's widely regarded as the best catcher ever, but I think it's somewhat overlooked about how truly great he was early on. He put up some ridiculous numbers his first few years before undergoing lung surgery. He was still great after that, but not the same as he was before. The fact that he played the most demanding position gets him bonus points as well.
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