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Originally Posted by the 'stache
I can't mix hitters and pitchers, because the game is so fundamentally different for them. How could you possibly say who is the better player of Walter Johnson or Willie Mays, when there is no statistical basis for doing so? It would be sheer opinion.
This is going to be very difficult.
Hitters:
Babe Ruth
Ted Williams
Ty Cobb
Lou Gehrig
Joe DiMaggio
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Stan Musial
Willie Mays
Hank Aaron
Honus Wagner
Just missed: Rogers Hornsby (it pains me to not have him in my top ten), Tony Gwynn, Jimmie Foxx, Roberto Clemente, Barry Bonds, Mickey Mantle.
Pitchers:
Walter Johnson
Rogers Hornsby
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Sandy Koufax
Greg Maddux
Bob Feller
Bob Gibson
Cy Young
Tom Seaver
Roger Clemens
Lefty Grove (gimme 11)
That's my initial thoughts. I'm likely to go back and revise these lists.
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Bill- I believe you overrated Hornsby as a pitcher.
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