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Originally Posted by Clutch-Hitter
Babe led his team in HR's during his pitching years and with far fewer AB's, I think. In any case, Cobb would have to be considered...that is by the second coach when it's his turn to pick  |
Cobb's best year was 1911, when he had a 1.088 OPS. Babe Ruth
averaged a 1.164 OPS. That means that Cobb's best year ever would have been a subpar year for The Babe.
In other words, Cobb was nowhere nearly as good as Ruth, and in fact, if we were to count him, Ted Williams would come out ahead of Cobb as well. Then, if you were to consider that Cobb was a despicable human being, there is nothing great about that, either.