Who is the greatest right handed hitter of all time?

[packs]

Rickey Henderson was right handed too. I don't know everyone's definition of hitter but if I'm fielding a team I'm probably gonna look twice at a guy who leads of all baseball in runs.

[Jewish-collector]

Who was a better hitter between Mays vs Aaron ?

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Jewish-collector

Who was a better hitter between Mays vs Aaron ?

For me it is Aaron as he leads in all the counting stats.

Hits
Aaron 3771
Mays 3293

HR
Aaron 755
Mays 660

Batting Average
Aaron .305
Mays.301

Runs
Aaron 2174
Mays 2068

RBI
Aaron 2297
Mays 1909

Total Bases
Aaron 6856
Mays 6080

[ClementeFanOh]

Packs beat me to Rickey H by about 40 minutes. I do NOT think he belongs
with the current consensus Top 5, but he's a sneaky great call.

Trent King

[Rad_Hazard]

It's Foxx for sure. If we are doing counting stats it's Aaron, but Foxx beats him per PA.

[Scocs]

Originally Posted by bnorth

For me it is Aaron as he leads in all the counting stats.

Hits
Aaron 3771
Mays 3293

HR
Aaron 755
Mays 660

Batting Average
Aaron .305
Mays.301

Runs
Aaron 2174
Mays 2068

RBI
Aaron 2297
Mays 1909

Total Bases
Aaron 6856
Mays 6080

It is true that Aaron had better overall numbers towards the end of his career vs. Mays, but Mays also lost nearly two years to military service. It’s frightening to think of Mays’ hypothetical career totals….

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Scocs

It is true that Aaron had better overall numbers towards the end of his career vs. Mays, but Mays also lost nearly two years to military service. It’s frightening to think of Mays’ hypothetical career totals….

Aaron played his career in hitters parks. From 1966-1974, the easiest hitters park in MLB. Mays played most of his career (1958 on) in pitchers parks.

[sniffy5]

It’s Joe Dimaggio. Throw whatever stats you want at the situation. He was the best. If any of us started a team, he’d be the first picked.

[RL]

al kaline...probably not in the to 5 though

[packs]

I really do think there is a case for DiMaggio over Mays and Aaron. Sure, short career and not even 500 homers, but there are very few players better than him. His overall slugging, OPS and OPS+ figures are very close to Mays and Aaron. I do realize Mays and Aaron's longevity are pretty much unsurpassed except for each other. But what a player DiMaggio was behind the raw numbers.

[Rad_Hazard]

Originally Posted by rats60

Aaron played his career in hitters parks. From 1966-1974, the easiest hitters park in MLB. Mays played most of his career (1958 on) in pitchers parks.

This is very true. To do what Mays did in Candlestick was absolutely insane.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Rad_Hazard

This is very true. To do what Mays did in Candlestick was absolutely insane.

Nailed it.

Living out here has taught me that the famous (and misappropriated) Mark Twain quote, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco," is a huge understatement. Even playing softball in these parts on a windswept 'summer' (Ha!!) day is a nightmare.

New quote proposal:
"In New York, they have the wind chill factor in winter. In San Francisco, they have it in summer!" (Take that, fake Mark Twain!!)

[sniffy5]

I think Dimaggio was a bit of a jerk from what books I’ve read. And I’d bet his anti-social whatever disorder helped him to basically have ice in his veins. 56 everyone… and then another 20…

[charlietheexterminator]

I can only vouch for the players that I saw. Just think of the great pitchers Mays & Aaron faced.

1- Willie Mays
2 - Hank Aaron
3 - Pujols