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

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Posted By: Ken W.

This one goes to eleven:

1. Cobb
2. Williams
3. Hornsby
4. Ruth
5. Jackson
6. Musial
7. Wagner
8. Mays
9. DiMaggio
10. Gehrig
11. Mantle

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Posted By: Noel

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.

Honorable mention:

Williams
Cobb
Bonds

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Posted By: David Davis

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?

In addition, check out the runs created stat. Lifetime Cobb is #5, but for single season highs, he is way down the list.

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Posted By: Anonymous

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.


Here's a snapshot I took in Cooperstown this fall for you Babe Ballgame fans.

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Absolutely....George Herman Ruth

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
during World Series play is simply amazing....and, unequalled.

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Posted By: Joe D.

my time:
Tony Gwynn


all time:
Ted Williams?

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Posted By: Kevin Saucier

Pete Rose.

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Posted By: Jason L

For the body-of-work that was their Major-League careers, I would say Cobb, Hornsby, Shoeless Joe, and Musial.

But in terms of single season performance, I would have to go with...

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.
sort-of.

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Posted By: Rob

I can't pick just one ...

Cobb
Ruth
Hornsby
Bonds
Williams
Musial

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.

Rob