Was Hank Aaron better than Babe Ruth?

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Orioles1954

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[howard38]

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[Exhibitman]

Hank Aaron is an alltime great and a personal favorite of mine but comparing him to Babe Ruth just isn't fair. Ruth is the greatest baseball player who ever lived. He was a god among insects, playing MLB like little league, pitching and hitting at the very top tier of the game. No one else has done that. I doubt anyone will ever do it again. With all due respect to Mays, Aaron, Clemente, Williams, Cobb--all ATGs--when they can pitch at HOF caliber, then they can be mentioned in the same sentence as Ruth. Until then the call isn't even close.

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Hank Aaron is an alltime great and a personal favorite of mine but comparing him to Babe Ruth just isn't fair. Ruth is the greatest baseball player who ever lived. He was a god among insects, playing MLB like little league, pitching and hitting at the very top tier of the game. No one else has done that. I doubt anyone will ever do it again. With all due respect to Mays, Aaron, Clemente, Williams, Cobb--all ATGs--when they can pitch at HOF caliber, then they can be mentioned in the same sentence as Ruth. Until then the call isn't even close.

No one will ever pitch and hit at a HOF level at the same time because they won't be allowed to! I'm sure there would be some players that could accomplish this in today's game if they were given the opportunity to, but as we all know, money dominates the game and no one would be able to switch or do both. A lot of great athletes out there!