Who wore it best? Uniforms have always been a reason we love baseball, with the numbers on the back, specifically, always serving as a way to connect with the players wearing them.

Whether they¡¯re randomly assigned or strategically acquired, numbers can become intrinsically tied to a player¡¯s identity, sometimes as much as his play. For some, those numbers follow them into eternity.

That¡¯s why across MLB.com, we are cataloguing the best players to wear each jersey number for every team. Here is the top player to wear every uniform number in Orioles history:

No. 1: Brian Roberts -- Two-time All-Star remains the franchise leader in games, at-bats, runs, hits, doubles, RBIs, walks and steals among second basemen.

No. 2: J.J. Hardy -- The heart and soul of the O¡¯s playoff teams of the mid-2010s was also a three-time Gold Glove winner.

No. 3: Harold Baines -- The Maryland native was the consummate DH and elected to the Hall of Fame via the Today¡¯s Era Committee in 2019.

No. 4: Jim Gentile -- Three-time All-Star of the early '60s had a .891 career OPS in Baltimore, still the franchise record for first basemen. His only competition here would be Earl Weaver, but we¡¯re not considering managers for this exercise.

No. 5: Brooks Robinson -- Easy call here. There is only one Brooks.

No. 6: Paul Blair -- The eight-time Gold Glove-winning center fielder and four-time World Series champion beats out other standouts Melvin Mora and Jonathan Schoop.

No. 7: Mark Belanger -- Maybe the best defensive shortstop of his era was a paragon of the great Orioles teams of the late 1960s and early '70s.

No. 8: Cal Ripken Jr. -- No explanation needed.

No. 9: Brady Anderson -- Don Buford and Reggie Jackson are runner-ups.

No. 10: Adam Jones -- Nobody wore No. 10 like Jones did in center field for more than a decade.

No. 11: Luis Aparicio -- The speedy Hall of Famer takes the crown in a crowded field over Gus Triandos and Doug DeCinces.

No. 12: Roberto Alomar -- Twelve All-Star nods and 10 career Gold Gloves will get you here.

No. 13: Manny Machado -- Machado may not have been lucky in No. 13, but he was often very, very good.

No. 14: Mike Bordick -- Durable glove-first shortstop was an All-Star in 2000 and remains with the organization as a broadcaster. He gets the nod here over Lee May, Merv Rettenmund and Nolan Reimold.

No. 15: Hoyt Wilhelm -- Hall of Fame knuckleballer won an ERA title with the Orioles in 1959 at age 36.

No. 16: Bobby Grich -- One of the tougher calls on this entire list goes to the six-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove-winning second baseman, over Scott McGregor, Trey Mancini and Wei-Yin Chen.

No. 17: B.J. Surhoff -- Durable, versatile, popular and productive, Surhoff hit .291/.341/.451 with 120 homers across two separate stints in Baltimore between 1997-2005.

No. 18: Jeff Conine -- The well-traveled regular spent six years of his 17-year career in Baltimore as a valuable utility player with power.

No. 19: Dave McNally -- The four-time 20-game winner and franchise legend tops runner-ups Chris Davis, Ben McDonald, Scott Erickson and Fred Lynn here.

No. 20: Frank Robinson -- Hall of Fame player. World Series MVP. Decorated manager. Trailblazer. Baseball legend. The No. 20 is retired in Baltimore for a reason.

No. 21: Nick Markakis -- Doubles machine, Gold Glove winner and more. Markakis was a durable all-around contributor for a near-decade in Baltimore and remains one of the Orioles' best first-round Draft picks this century.

No. 22: Jim Palmer -- Who else?

No. 23: Tippy Martinez -- The longtime reliever¡¯s 499 appearances (and three famous pickoffs) with the club outweigh contributions by Chris Hoiles, Nelson Cruz, David Segui and others who¡¯ve worn the number.

No. 24: Rick Dempsey -- Nobody has suited up behind the plate for the Orioles more than the 1983 World Series MVP.

No. 25: Rafael Palmeiro -- Despite his ties to performance-enhancing drugs, Palmeiro¡¯s gaudy counting numbers give him the nod here over Don Baylor, Rich Dauer and Moe Drabowsky.

No. 26: Boog Powell -- Two digits, one name: Boog.

No. 27: Delmon Young -- Journeyman outfielder was never more than a role player in Baltimore, but he¡¯ll never pay for a drink in the city again based on his 2014 postseason heroics alone.

No. 28: Randy Myers -- The hard-throwing southpaw saved 107 games over two seasons for the O¡¯s, including a Major League-high 45 in '97.

No. 29: Ken Singleton -- Underrated in his era, the on-base machine made three All-Star teams and hit .284/.388/.445 from '75-84 with the Orioles.

No. 30: Gregg Olson -- The 1989 American League Rookie of the Year, ¡°Otter¡± gets the nod here in a tough call over Dennis Martinez and Luke Scott.

No. 31: Ubaldo Jiménez -- This former All-Star never lived up to his big-money contract in Baltimore, but he was a durable and popular rotation piece on playoff teams in 2014 and '16.

No. 32: Matt Wieters -- One of the most hyped prospects in recent memory turned into a four-time All-Star and fixture behind the plate for eight seasons in Baltimore.

No. 33: Eddie Murray -- ¡°Steady Eddie¡± entered the Hall of Fame in 2003 as one of the best switch-hitters in baseball history.

No. 34: Storm Davis -- Unlike fellow 34s Jake Arrieta and Fernando Valenzuela, who had more success elsewhere, some of Davis¡¯ best years came with the Orioles.

No. 35: Mike Mussina -- The 2019 Hall of Fame inductee split his career evenly between Baltimore and New York, but he became a star with the Orioles.

No. 36: Tom Phoebus -- A member of great Orioles rotations of the late '60s, Phoebus won at least 14 games each year from '67-69.

No. 37: Stu Miller -- The relief ace for the O¡¯s in the late '60s, Miller famously threw with little velocity. He pitched to a 2.37 ERA and saved 99 games across five years in Baltimore anyway.

No. 38: John Lowenstein -- The popular outfielder crushed right-handed pitching in the early '80s as part of one of Weaver¡¯s most famous platoons alongside Gary Roenicke.

No. 39: Eddie Watt -- Pitching to a 2.74 ERA out of the O¡¯s 'pen from 1966-73, Watt remains underrated but one of the best relievers in club history.

No. 40: Vern Stephens -- One of the top sluggers of the 1940s and a three-time AL RBI champion (once with the St. Louis Browns), Stephens also wore No. 40 playing for the Orioles in 1954 and '55.

No. 41: Kevin Brown -- The six-time All-Star was good but not dominant during his only year in Baltimore, going 10-9 with a 3.60 ERA and 1.18 WHIP.

No. 42: Pete Harnisch -- This durable righty didn¡¯t blossom into an All-Star until leaving Baltimore, but he¡¯s remembered for his contributons to the '89 ¡°Why Not?¡± Orioles.

No. 43: Sidney Ponson -- The troubled righty went 73-85 with 4.86 ERA and 28 complete games in a little under eight seasons for the O¡¯s in the heart of the steroid era.

No. 44: Elrod Hendricks -- Hendricks, a Rule 5 Draft pick, became a beloved four-decade fixture with the organization as backup catcher, then a longtime bullpen coach.

No. 45: Erik Bedard -- The Orioles got two excellent seasons from the injury-prone ace in 2006 and '07, then flipped the lefty for Adam Jones and others in one of the best trades in franchise history.

No. 46: Mike Flanagan -- The 1979 Cy Young Award winner spent parts of five decades connected to the Orioles as player, coach, broadcaster and executive until his death in 2011.

No. 47: Lee Smith -- The Hall of Fame closer saved an MLB-best 33 games in the strike-shortened 1994 season, his only in Baltimore.

No. 48: Andrew Miller -- Miller, a wipeout reliever, helped the Orioles reach the 2014 postseason before turning into a firearm uber-weapon elsewhere.

No. 49: Armando Benitez -- The combustible closer famously surrendered the ¡°Jeffrey Maier home run¡± to Derek Jeter in the 1996 ALCS.

No. 50: Jorge Julio -- This durable reliever placed third in AL Rookie of the Year voting in 2002.

No. 51: Jamie Moyer -- Moyer was an ageless who left-hander went 25-22 with a 4.41 ERA in the O¡¯s rotation from 1993-95.

No. 52: Mike Boddicker -- The sensation of the 1983 World Series champions led the AL in wins and ERA the following season, earning 62 victories between 1983-86.

No. 53: Zack Britton -- A dominant sinkerballer, Britton set an AL record for consecutive save chances converted during his historic 2016 season.

No. 54: Andrew Cashner -- The journeyman starter gets the nod here in a thin field.

No. 55: Ramon Hernandez -- This power-hitting catcher slugged 47 homers for the O¡¯s from 2006-08.

No. 56: Darren O'Day -- O'Day, a side-winding reliever, was a vital cog in great O¡¯s bullpens of the mid-2010s and an All-Star in '15.

No. 57: Francisco Rodríguez -- The six-time All-Star wasn¡¯t at his most dominant in Baltimore down the stretch in 2013, but K-Rod¡¯s 437 career saves are nothing to sneeze at.

No. 58: Alfredo Simon -- This inconsistent reliever eventually turned into an All-Star starter for the Reds.

No. 59: Steve Barber -- The future All-Star only wore No. 59 during his rookie year in 1960, when he went 10-7 with a 3.22 ERA despite leading the AL in walks and wild pitches.

No. 60: Mychal Givens -- The hard-throwing setup man was a fixture of the strong Orioles bullpens of the mid-2010s, posting a 3.32 ERA in 296 games over parts of six seasons.

No. 61: Dennis Martinez -- ¡°El Presidente¡± only wore 61 as a rookie in 1976, but he gets the nod here in an extremely thin field.

No. 62: Cesar Valdez -- Valdez, a journeyman junk-baller, emerged as one of the feel-good stories of 2020.

No. 63: Kevin Gregg -- The durable reliever appeared in 103 games for the O¡¯s from 2011-12, pitching to a 4.62 ERA with 22 saves.

No. 64: Mark Williamson -- A mainstay in the O¡¯s ¡®pen from 1987-94, Williamson enjoyed a solid rookie season in '87 wearing No. 64.

No. 65: Chaz Roe -- Roe is just one of three Orioles to ever wear No. 65. The side-winding setup man pitched to a 4.06 ERA across 45 relief appearances from 2015-16.

No. 66: T.J. McFarland -- Tanner Scott may one day surpass McFarland¡¯s accomplishments in Baltimore. For now, the two lefty relievers are the only O¡¯s to ever sport No. 66.

No. 67: John Means -- The unlikelihood of Means¡¯ emerging as the AL runner-up for Rookie of the Year in 2019 is evident by his Spring Training-style number.

No. 68: Parker Bridwell/Alex Burnett -- These two righty relievers are the only O¡¯s to wear No. 68. Both made just two appearances with the club.

No. 69: Tommy Milone -- The journeyman southpaw went 1-4 with a 3.99 ERA in six starts for Baltimore in 2020, when he became the first Oriole to wear No. 69.

No. 70: Travis Lakins -- The righty reliever¡¯s 2.81 ERA in 22 games in 2020 makes him the best of four Orioles to don No. 70 in a game.

No. 71: Oliver Drake -- The well-traveled reliever pitched to a 3.89 ERA in 30 games for the O¡¯s from 2015-17.

No. 72: Robert Machado -- An Orioles backup catcher from 2003-04, Machado is the only Oriole to wear this number.

No. 73: Thomas Eshelman -- A right-handed control pitcher, Eshelman went 4-3 with a 5.22 ERA as a swingman for the O¡¯s from 2019-20. He is the only player in franchise history to wear No. 73.

No. 74: Pat Valaika -- The versatile utility man became the first Oriole to wear No. 74 when he hit .277 with eight homers in 2020, playing six positions.

No. 75: Alan Mills -- A longtime reliever-turned-bullpen coach, Mills wore a coach¡¯s number well before his coaching days.

No. 76: Mickey Jannis -- The right-handed knuckleballer became the first Oriole to wear No. 76 when he debuted, at age 33, in June 2021.

No. 77: Eli Whiteside/Joe Borowski -- You make the call.

No. 78: Guillermo Rodriguez -- The backup catcher got seven plate appearances for the O¡¯s in 2009 as a 31-year-old.

No. 79: Konner Wade -- The right-handed reliever made seven appearances for the club in 2021.

No. 80: Spenser Watkins -- Watkins became the first Oriole to wear No. 80 when he debuted in 2021, making 16 appearances in a swingman role for the team.

No. 81: Shaun Anderson/Conner Greene -- Both right-handers wore No. 81 in 2021, becoming the only two players in franchise history to do so.

No. 82: Kelvin Gutierrez -- The sure-handed third baseman took over the hot corner down the stretch in 2021.

No. 83: Justin Turner -- Long before he turned into a star for the Dodgers, Turner wore this Spring Training number as a slap-hitting rookie for the O¡¯s.

No. 84: Manny Barreda -- The longtime Minor League journeyman made his MLB debut in Sept. 2021 wearing No. 84, which no Oriole before him had worn.

No. 85: Bruce Zimmermann -- The Ellicott City native debuted for his hometown team in 2020.

No. 86: Brooks Kriske -- The right-handed reliever was named after Brooks Robinson, and made four relief appearances for the O¡¯s in 2021.

No. 87: Ramón Urías -- The versatile infielder emerged as a fine contributor at second base for the O¡¯s in 2021.

No. 88: Albert Belle -- Mercurial and well-paid '90s slugger was productive in Baltimore but retired two years into his five-year contract due to injuries.

Never worn: 76, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 86, 89-100