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Mark Burkewhy is it that Tony Gwynn is the only modern hitter in the top 20? And, if I am not mistaken, there is nobody in the top 20 lifetime hitters who had their peak year after 1940 except for Williams and Gwynn. Gwynn arguably could have been a lifetime .400 hitter if he played in Cobb's era. And, maybe Ruth could have hit 100 home runs in a season if he had the same trainer as Barry. It's fun to debate but that's all it will ever be. You just can't compare eras in sports where records are not measured in milliseconds or centimeters.