Talking a collective concept here, not an individual one.

And it isn’t really that much of a contest. Not in the modern game.

“Rodriguez” is the greatest name in baseball. More good players … more players overall … have that surname than any in baseball. Right now.

Let’s look at our all-Rodriguez lineup.

C Ivan Rodriguez (Astros)

2B Sean Rodriguez (Angels)

SS Luis Rodriguez (Padres)

3B Alex Rodriguez (Yankees)

Starting pitcher: Wandy Rodriguez (Astros). And in the bullpen, Francisco Rodriguez (Mets), Rafael Rodriguez (Angels), Fernando Rodriguez (Angels).

All eight guys have played in big-league games this season. A-Rod and I-Rod are serious stars, and S-Rod (OK, nobody actually calls Sean Rodriguez that) could be good someday.

Yes, we need a first baseman and some outfielders, and that’s a problem. We have Henry Rodriguez, former Dodger, back in the 1990s, who hit as many as 36 homers in a season (for Montreal), but he’s the only Rodriguez outfielder of note.

We could drag Aurelio Rodriguez out of retirement, and stick him at first base so he wouldn’t have to move much, but he’s in his 60s now …

The problem with fielding a complete Rodriguez team is that there just weren’t many in baseball, before 1970, aside from the stray Cuban.

Now, if we want to talk about Greatest Baseball Surname All-Time, the winner is …

Johnson.

Eight guys named Johnson are in or around the bigs right now, led by Randy, Nick (1B), Kelly (2B), Josh and Jim (RP).

But if we augment those guys with historical Johnsons, we’ve got ourselves a nice team.

C  Charles Johnson (Rockies, Dodgers ’90s-00s)

1B Deron Johnson (’60s-70s)

2B Davey Johnson (Orioles, ’60s-70s)

SS Howard Johnson (Mets, ’90s)

3B Billy Johnson (Yankees, late ’40s)

OF Lou Johnson (Dodgers, 1960s), Alex Johnson (Angels, ’70s), Bob Johnson (Athletics, late ’30s)

And for pitching, we have Walter Johnson, Randy Johnson, Dave Johnson, Josh Johnson …

Pretty good team. Would contend every year. The pitching alone would see to it.

One other name that occurred to me, and I actually looked up (thanks, baseball.almanac.com) … is Williams. Got some players here, too.

C Earl Williams (Braves, ’70s)

1B Walt “No Neck” Williams (really an outfielder, but we need a 1B)

2B Davey Williams (Giants, early ’50s)

SS Jimmy Williams (Orioles, Yankees, turn of the century; the one before this one)

3B Matt Williams

OF Ted Williams, Billy Williams, Bernie Williams

Pitchers: Lefty Williams, Stan Williams, Woody Williams

A pretty nice team, especially in the outfield, but the Johnson pitching staff is much stronger.

I could check the Smiths, but I don’t think they’re as strong, and maybe the Joneses, but I don’t know if they can keep up. Also, I’m running out of enthusiasm for additional research.