The most legendary numbers in Pittsburgh Pirates history

3. No. 18

The next two spots on this list were the hardest for me to choose. Each numerical lineage includes great players from different Pirates eras. Neil Walker, the Pittsburgh Kid, product of Pine-Richland, is arguably one of the team’s best second basemen, of course, behind Bill Mazeroski. Walker hit an RBI double in the iconic 2013 Wild Card Game against the Reds. His 2014 campaign featured 23 home runs, 76 runs batted in and a well-deserved Silver Slugger Award.

Jason Kendall was a former first-round pick that lived up to the hype and then some. He was a three-time All Star and hit over .300 six times during his Pirates tenure, proving to be one of the best offensive catchers of his generation. Andy Van Slyke, conversely, was among the best defensive outfielders of his time -- and not a bad hitter, either. He won five Gold Gloves and two Silver Sluggers, as a staple of those early ‘90s playoff teams.

Similar to Wehner, Bob Walk works for SportsNet Pittsburgh and wore a different number for most of his career. He rocked No. 18 from ‘84 to ‘85, before switching to No. 17 the next season. Walk won the World Series with the Phillies his rookie year, and spent a few seasons with the Braves before joining the Pirates. In his career, he won 105 games and hit his only home run at Wrigley Field off of Scott May.

A career .307 hitter, Matty Alou, brother of Felipe, uncle of Moisés, was a capable and steady bat and glove for the Bucs for five seasons and played his best in the ‘Burgh. Bill Virdon, another excellent centerfielder, won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1955 with the Cardinals and the World Series with Pittsburgh in 1960. In recent years, players that have worn No. 18 include Michael A. Taylor, Austin Hedges and Ben Gamel.