1906 - 1982
Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige (July 7, 1906 – June 8, 1982) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball (MLB). His career spanned five decades and culminated with his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. A right-handed pitcher, Paige first played for the semi-professional Mobile Tigers from 1924 to 1926. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Satchel Paige has received more than 3,103,391 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Satchel Paige is the 24th most popular baseball player (down from 21st in 2019), the 7,071st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,703rd in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Baseball Player.
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Among baseball players, Satchel Paige ranks 24 out of 74. Before him are Alex Rodriguez, Sandy Koufax, Reggie Jackson, Roger Maris, Walter Johnson, and Randy Johnson. After him are Stan Musial, Roger Clemens, Frank Robinson, Rogers Hornsby, Mark McGwire, and Carl Yastrzemski.
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 18
1935 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 19
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 20
1934 - 1985
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 21
1887 - 1946
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 22
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 23
1906 - 1982
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 24
1920 - 2013
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 25
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 26
1935 - 2019
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 27
1896 - 1963
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 28
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 29
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 30
Among people born in 1906, Satchel Paige ranks 276. Before him are Eino Penttilä, Henry Roth, Édouard Artigas, Alexander Kazantsev, Jacqueline Cochran, and Márcio Melo. After him are Ödön Zombori, Betty Bronson, Galo Plaza, Grigore Moisil, Erwin Geschonneck, and Emília Rotter. Among people deceased in 1982, Satchel Paige ranks 206. Before him are Ricardo Pérez Godoy, Pedro Solé, Hércules de Miranda, Raghunath Murmu, Archibald MacLeish, and Vasily Rudenkov. After him are Charles Walters, Erik Larsson, Carmelo Robledo, Arturo Rodríguez, John Gardner, and BP Koirala.
1906 - 1982
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 270
1906 - 1995
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 271
1906 - 2001
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 272
1906 - 2002
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 273
1906 - 1980
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 274
1906 - 1991
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 275
1906 - 1982
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 276
1906 - 1989
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 277
1906 - 1971
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 278
1906 - 1987
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 279
1906 - 1973
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 280
1906 - 2008
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 281
1906 - 2003
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 282
1905 - 1982
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 200
1905 - 1982
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 201
1912 - 1982
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 202
1905 - 1982
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 203
1892 - 1982
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 204
1931 - 1982
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 205
1906 - 1982
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 206
1911 - 1982
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 207
1912 - 1982
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 208
1912 - 1982
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 209
1907 - 1982
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 210
1933 - 1982
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 211
1914 - 1982
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 212
Among people born in United States, Satchel Paige ranks 7,071 out of 18,182. Before him are Megan Boone (1983), William S. Hart (1864), Little Crow (1810), Néstor Carbonell (1967), Carolee Schneemann (1939), and Polly Bergen (1930). After him are David Dastmalchian (1977), Anthony Kennedy (1936), Donna Mills (1940), Brenda Song (1988), Richard H. Truly (1937), and Mae Questel (1908).
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 7,065
1864 - 1946
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 7,066
1810 - 1863
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 7,067
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 7,068
1939 - 2019
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 7,069
1930 - 2014
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 7,070
1906 - 1982
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 7,071
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 7,072
1936 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 7,073
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 7,074
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 7,075
1937 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 7,076
1908 - 1998
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 7,077
Among baseball players born in United States, Satchel Paige ranks 21. Before him are Alex Rodriguez (1975), Sandy Koufax (1935), Reggie Jackson (1946), Roger Maris (1934), Walter Johnson (1887), and Randy Johnson (1963). After him are Stan Musial (1920), Roger Clemens (1962), Frank Robinson (1935), Rogers Hornsby (1896), Mark McGwire (1963), and Carl Yastrzemski (1939).
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 15
1935 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 16
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 17
1934 - 1985
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 18
1887 - 1946
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 19
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 20
1906 - 1982
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 21
1920 - 2013
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 22
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 23
1935 - 2019
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 24
1896 - 1963
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 25
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 26
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 27