MLB: Who’s the greatest hitter of all time?
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And teams would rarely even pitch to him. I don’t watch a lot of baseball but did when he was in his final seasons. Every swing of the bat seemed like it was a home run or a foul home run. He’d finish a game 1 for 1 with a home run and 4 walks
I voted for Tony Gwynn who was the best hitter I have ever seen in person.
Steroids or not, Barry Bonds is the most feared hitter I have ever seen in a game. When the strategy is to walk him all the time (even with nobody on base) instead of facing him at the plate, that says something.
Carew, Rose and Ichiro should have been on the list.
Steroids or not, Barry Bonds is the most feared hitter I have ever seen in a game. When the strategy is to walk him all the time (even with nobody on base) instead of facing him at the plate, that says something.
Carew, Rose and Ichiro should have been on the list.
Rose shouldn’t be in the conversation. He gambled on games, allowed mobsters in the club house.
kcbob79clone
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True, but I also question stats when the baseball is livelier than when Ty Cobb played. Difficult to compare eras but the oldtimers do need to be taken seriously.
If it was livelier, it would have been livelier for all playing in the Era. Cobb stood out in his Era.
You act like his career .301 batting average, for a power guy mind you, is terrible or something. Had a higher OBP, SLG, OPS and OPS+. These are things to sneeze at. They also a make a great hitter. I'm not saying saying Frank Thomas is the best hitter of all time, but he isn't some scrub, either.
And also used balls that had been scratched, scuffed, and slightly damaged. Those hitters saw a lot of unintentional junk pitches due to balls not being traded out every 4-5 pitches.
Could you imagine the great hitters like Griffey, Bonds, Trout, Gwynn, etc. going back and playing when Ruth and Williams played? They would hit like .500!!
I voted Williams. I did see an unreal stat that Tony Gwynn could strike out 1100 times in a row and go like 0-1100 and his average would still be above 300. Crazy stuff
I have no doubt that a Cobb or a Ruth would succeed in any era.
We're not talking about him as a person, just how good of a hitter he was. He should absolutely be in the conversation and you know it.
I believe Frank is a true first ballot Hall of Famer without a doubt.
Best hitter and power hitter are two completely different things to me. Different eras, stats and opinions are what make conversations like this fun.
I totally get that, but someone who hits over .300 for a 20 year career, even when his last 7 years he was under .300, sometimes significantly, that is impressive. He had seasons hitting .353, .349, and .347 while also hitting 38, 40, and 35 HR's. I'd say that is a pretty good hitter regardless of power.
Then why is Barry Bonds in the poll? So are you saying steroids and performance enhancing drugs are OK? Go play with your monkey some more!
It is believed that the hardest throwing pitchers from the 1920's on have been in the low 90's. That wasn't consistent because of the higher amount of innings pitchers worked, but these dudes weren't scrubs or anything.
I just said I believed he was a 1st ballot guy. He wasn't a good hitter, he was great.
Tony Gwynn he is not.
My favorite hitters to watch were
Daryl Strawberry
Ken Griffey Jr
Manny Ramirez
and Big Poppi.
All 4 had those sweet swings and power. Not the greatest of them all. However, I could put up a good argument that Griffey Jr is the greatest hitter of all time.
Daryl Strawberry
Ken Griffey Jr
Manny Ramirez
and Big Poppi.
All 4 had those sweet swings and power. Not the greatest of them all. However, I could put up a good argument that Griffey Jr is the greatest hitter of all time.
