Did Babe Ruth dominate baseball at the same level Wayne Gretzky did hockey?

[dabigyankeeman]

And in baseball you cant get an RBI without a runner getting on base in front of you and managing to score when you get a hit. Sure, the guy gets a run, but we dont combine runs and RBI's together to form a stat to see who the scoring champion of baseball is.

[glenv]

People have now hit more HRs than Ruth both in a season and career. And people were hitting HRs before Ruth, he didn’t really change that game all that much. However, there is no doubt that he was great and dominate.

However, I’m surprised by the lack of credit given to Gretzky. He didn’t just play, he innovated. He would watch game after game and map out where the puck went, then he went to those areas. He had the vision set up shop behind the opponent’s net or know where to skate to after a face-off. He also redefined how teams killed penalties. Before Gretzky, coaches would put out defensive players to kill time. He would attack and turn the penalty kill into an offensive opportunity. Also, his move to the LA Kings gave hockey a national popularity that it never had before.

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by glenv

People have now hit more HRs than Ruth both in a season and career. And people were hitting HRs before Ruth, he didn’t really change that game all that much. However, there is no doubt that he was great and dominate.

Oh boy, I'm afraid that just opened up a whole new can of worms with that statement. Ruth's legacy wasn't just HR's btw...

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by HOF Auto Rookies

Oh boy, I'm afraid that just opened up a whole new can of worms with that statement. Ruth's legacy wasn't just HR's btw...

Ruth's legacy was more than HR's, but he wouldn't be in this discussion if he hadn't hit the homeruns he did.

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by freakhappy

Ruth's legacy was more than HR's, but he wouldn't be in this discussion if he hadn't hit the homeruns he did.

True