Top 30 Pre-WWII Players

[goodtricks]

Rank them. If we get enough replies we can force rank based off people's lists. Should be a fun debate.

LIST UPDATED 3/20
01. Babe Ruth
02. Ty Cobb
03. Walter Johnson
04. Honus Wagner
05. Lou Gehrig
06. Rogers Hornsby
07. Cy Young
08. Christy Mathewson
09. Tris Speaker
10. Eddie Collins
11. Jimmie Foxx
12. Nap Lajoie
13. Pete Alexander
14. Lefty Grove
15. Joe Jackson
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[yanksfan09]

How do you classify guys that overlapped both eras, like DiMaggio and Williams etc...?

[goodtricks]

Might as well include them, would be a whole other debate on how to define eligibility.

[T206DK]

I think Rogers Hornsby should be in the top 10. Honus Wagner also

[cyseymour]

I'd consider The Splendid Splinter to be post-WWII. He did most of his damage from 1946-60. That's fifteen years after the war, and only four years pre-war. Joe D is a 7/5 ratio, however, so that's more of a gray area.

[ullmandds]

Steady...Eddie Colllins for sure...underrated inaugural inductee to HOF...#15-20?

[bn2cardz]

1. Walter Johnson
2. Cy Young
3. Ty Cobb
4. Babe Ruth
5. Honus Wagner
6. Rogers Horsby
7. Pete Alexander
8. Lou Gehrig
9. Tris Speaker
10. Christy Mathewson
11. Kid Nichols
12. Lefty Grove
13. Nap Lajoie
14. Eddie Collins
15. Jimmie Foxx
16. Mel Ott
17. Tim Keefe
18. Cap Anson
19. Eddie Plank
20. John Clarkson
21. Charlie Gehringer
22. Jim McCormick
23. Ed Delahnty
24. Pud Galvin
25. Old Hoss Radbourn
26. Paul Waner
27. Dan Brouthers
28. Harry Heilmann
29. Al Simmons
30. Johnny Mize

This is a list I came up with based off each players ranking average for Gray Ink, HOF Monitor, Jaws, and WAR.

[Harford20]

I also would have to either divide into hitters and pitchers (as Ken M) or position (as Mike M). Here is my Hitter/Pitcher list
1. Babe Ruth
2. Ty Cobb
3. Honus Wagner
4. Rogers Hornsby
5. Lou Gehrig
6. Joe Jackson
7. Eddie Collins
8. Tris Speaker
9. Ted Williams
10. Nap Lajoie
11. Oscar Charleston
12. Jimmy Foxx
13. Joe DiMaggio
14. Josh Gibson
15. Cap Anson
16. Mickey Cochrane
17. Mel Ott
18. Frank Frisch
19. Sam Crawford
20. Joe Cronin

Pitchers
1. Walter Johnson
2. Cy Young
3. Christy Mathewson
4. Satchel Paige
5. Kid Nichols
6. G.C. Alexander
7. Tim Keefe
8. Lefty Grove
9. John Clarkson
10. Smoky Joe Wood