Past, Present, Future 5 Tool Players...

[Robextend]

Originally Posted by Big Ben

I'll throw some names on here that haven't been mentioned.

Kirby Puckett
Dave Winfield
Bo Jackson before the injury
Joe Dimaggio

Does anyone think that Rickey Henderson belongs on this list?

I agree on Puckett, DiMaggio, and Winfield (especially in the 1970's when he used his speed to steal bases). I was going to say Bo Jackson, but with a career avg of 250 and an OBP of 309...I think he was lacking 1 of the 5 tools.

You could make a case for Rickey, but I never really saw him as much of a power threat or superior defender. In fact his defense was pretty average at best for most of his career.

[Big Ben]

Originally Posted by Robextend

I agree on Puckett, DiMaggio, and Winfield (especially in the 1970's when he used his speed to steal bases). I was going to say Bo Jackson, but with a career avg of 250 and an OBP of 309...I think he was lacking 1 of the 5 tools.

You could make a case for Rickey, but I never really saw him as much of a power threat or superior defender. In fact his defense was pretty average at best for most of his career.

I know what you mean about Jackson. Unfortunately we will never know, but I think Bo would have improved his average enough to be considered.

I agree with you about Henderson's defense, but I think that he managed to win 1 Gold Glove.

[LanceRoten]

I'm sure Rickey believed Rickey was a Six Tool Player. Thus making him ineligible for all five tool lists

[39special]

how about Andre Dawson, and until this year Jayson Werth

[kcohen]

An obvious inclusion I think.

[Northviewcats]

Ken Griffey Jr. in his prime could hit, run and catch with the best of them. Gary Sheffield is another interesting possibility for your list.

Best regards,

Joe

[insidethewrapper]

How about Al Kaline ( great hitter with 399 HR's, great in the field and the best arm I've ever seen). I thought he was fast but didn't get a lot of SB's in his era.

[tedzan]

A lot of great ballplayers have been already mentioned here and we could go on till this thread gets into 3-digit posts.
In recent years, I wish Bo Jackson had stayed strictly with BB. Who knows what kind of career he would have had ?
I saw him play several times at Yankee Stadium in the late 1980's. Gee, he could crush a baseball and do everything.

Anyhow, let's throw in a "6th DIMENSION"....pitching. Are there any others that can compare with Ruth ?




And, don't fault me on Ruth's running. For a super star slugger, he had quite a few SB's and a good number of Triples.


TED Z

[almostdone]

Following Ted Z talking about Babe Ruth is tough but back to the original question, what about Darryl Straberry in the first 5 years of his carrer?
Drew