In your opinion what do you think is the greatest hitter?
 

Posted By: <b>Ken W.</b><p>This one goes to eleven:<br /><br />1. Cobb<br />2. Williams<br />3. Hornsby<br />4. Ruth<br />5. Jackson<br />6. Musial<br />7. Wagner<br />8. Mays<br />9. DiMaggio<br />10. Gehrig<br />11. Mantle<br /><br /><br />

In your opinion what do you think is the greatest hitter?
 

Posted By: <b>Noel</b><p>Wow, Babe Ruth the 4th greatest hitter of all time? Ruth was the greatest hitter by a landslide. .342 lifetime average and nobody of his era could come close to his power numbers. <br /><br />Honorable mention:<br /><br />Williams<br />Cobb<br />Bonds

In your opinion what do you think is the greatest hitter?
 

Posted By: <b>David Davis</b><p>Ted Williams, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Rogers Hornsby, Barry Bonds, and Ty Cobb, in that order. All the others have a better career OBP, and better power numbers than Cobb. Even if you think he belongs in the top 1 or 2, who would you rather face; someone who will most likely single if he gets a hit, or someone who can just as easily clear the bases? <br /><br />In addition, check out the runs created stat. Lifetime Cobb is #5, but for single season highs, he is way down the list.

In your opinion what do you think is the greatest hitter?
 

Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>No opinion one way or the other except I don't think there is one single greatest hitter. Ruth, Cobb, Jackson, Hornsby, who knows? Good stats will beat good anecdotes everytime and vice versa. Saw Mantle and Williams alot when I was a kid, Musial and Mays some. They were all baseball gods already; I guess Williams was the purest hitter. Of the modern players I have seen, Ichiro comes to mind as the most electrifying hitter. That guy plays like he's trying to bat a thousand. Bonds is a bloody freakshow but he is the definition of danger at the plate. Of the oldtimers mentioned I think I would have most liked to have watched Cobb at bat. His baseball skills along with that crazy edge had to have been really something to witness. <br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/Dec07/DSC05301.JPG"><br />Here's a snapshot I took in Cooperstown this fall for you Babe Ballgame fans.<br />

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Posted By: <b>Ted Zanidakis</b><p>Absolutely....George Herman Ruth<br /><br />Consider this....Ruth's ability to produce a RUN every 2.3 times At Bat during regular season play....and, produce a RUN every 2.0 times At Bat<br /> during World Series play is simply amazing....and, unequalled.<br /><br />#1 <br /><img src="http://www.freephotoserver.com/v001/tedzan/baberuth49.jpg"><br /><br />#2<br /><img src="http://www.freephotoserver.com/v001/tedzan/cobbsov350.jpg"><br /><br /><br />#3<br /><br /><img src="http://www.freephotoserver.com/v001/tedzan/bowmangumcotedwilliams.jpg"><br /><br /><br />#4<br /><br /><img src="http://www.freephotoserver.com/v001/tedzan/bowman52leaf49musial.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><br />TED Z

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Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p>my time:<br />Tony Gwynn<br /><br /><br />all time:<br />Ted Williams?

In your opinion what do you think is the greatest hitter?
 

Posted By: <b>Kevin Saucier</b><p><br /><br />Pete Rose.

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Posted By: <b>Jason L</b><p>For the body-of-work that was their Major-League careers, I would say Cobb, Hornsby, Shoeless Joe, and Musial.<br /><br />But in terms of single season performance, I would have to go with...<br /><br />ME! I had a killer year in Tee-Ball in 1977. I actually had more hits than AB, my sligging percentage was 8.000, and I was the reason that leagues nationwide got rid of the Tee for kids older than age 6. true story. <br />sort-of.<br /><br />

In your opinion what do you think is the greatest hitter?
 

Posted By: <b>Rob</b><p>I can't pick just one ...<br /><br />Cobb<br />Ruth<br />Hornsby<br />Bonds<br />Williams<br />Musial<br /><br />The 6 guys above are IMO the greatest hitters ever. I think Wade Boggs deserves honorable mention ... amazing #s from 1983-1989 where he led the AL in AVG 5 of 7 years, and OBP 6 of the 7 years. <br /><br />Rob<br /><img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>