Below is my attempt to identify the nine greatest hitters of all time. I thought about making it a nice round ten, but there should never be ten hitters aloud to hit for one team—the EH, that's ridiculous.
I did not include any current players, so there very well could be someone on your television right now that you think deserves to be on my list. That is another list for another time. So I guess this is really my attempt to identify the nine greatest hitters of all time who haven't picked up a bat in at least 30 years. At least we can assume that none of the players were too juiced up.
The main statistics I used to organize this list were H, R, HR, RBI, BB, BA, and OBP—all of which I averaged over a 162 game season. I know it's not perfect, but at least the numbers will be consistent for everyone. I also tried to factor in the era in which they played by comparing each players stats to other dominant hitters during the same era.
Well, here is the list. Feel free to chime in with any comments or questions.
1. Babe Ruth
As closed-minded as it my sound, I will never listen to an argument that involves someone other than Babe Ruth being the greatest hitter of all time. Anyone who argues this point is obviously just trying to sound educated, while proving they know nothing about baseball. Ruth is King. No matter how much you hate the Yankees, or think he was a fat son of a bitch (which he wasn't), one cannot deny how great he really was.
162 Game Averages:
BA: .342 OBP: .474 H: 186 R: 141 HR: 46 RBI: 143 BB: 133
2. Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig was a guy who was always being overshadowed by the greatest of greats, while he continued to put up phenomenal numbers of his own. When comparing Gehrig's seven statistical categories against those of Babe Ruth, it's unbelievable how similar they are.
He was also overshadowed in 1934, when he won the triple crown with Ruth on his team, yet failed to win the American League MVP. It was given to Mickey Cochrane of the Detroit Tigers.
162 Game Averages
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