who was the best baseball player of all time.?

Answer 1

Pitcher = Satchel Paige

Player = Willie Mays

Answer 2

Wow, how has this gone this far without anybody mentioning Joe DiMaggio?

The Yankee Clipper boasts the longest hitting streak of all-time. He was a true five-tool player... outstanding defensively with a great arm, good speed, and hit for both average and power.

He was ridiculously difficult to strike out (as evidenced by the fact that for his career, he hit almost as many homers as he had strikeouts).

Furthermore, he lost a few of what would have been his prime years to the war, during which he went into the service.

A very near second (and this coming from a Yankee fan), would have to be Ted Williams, who was probably a better hitter, but not the defensive stud that DiMaggio was (not to mention that he's got as many rings as Wily Mo Pena).

Answer 3

Babe Ruth the Great Bambino ... he was a legend during his live time and he still is.
He became a Major Leaguer at the age of 19. From the Baltimore Orioles to Boston Red Sox to the Yankees. He will always be remembered as one of the greatest hitters of all time, but he was an equally adept pitcher.

Did you know that the the longest complete game in World Series history, was pitch by Ruth, and he won 2-1 (he gave 1 run in the first inning, but pitch 13 scoreless innings). It was his first World Series (1916)
In 1918, another world series, he pitch a complete game shutout for game 1. And in game 4 he got his 3er win in 3 World Series Games.
In total, Babe pitch 29 2/3 scoreless World Series innings (this record stood for 43 years).

During his 22-year professional career, Babe cemented his name as the most prolific home run hitter of his time. In 1927, he hit 60 home runs during a 154-game stretch. He may no longer be the career home run king (he has 714), but his record .690 lifetime slugging percentage may never be topped.
His stats in the normal season:
Hitting: .690 slugging percentage
Pitching: 2.28 ERA
Fielding: .968
His stats in Postseason
Hitting: .744 slugging percentage
Pitching: 0.87 ERA
Of all the players in baseball history, none has ever reached the mythic status of Babe Ruth. Since his death, Babe continues to be formally recognized for his accomplishments. A few examples of the posthumous awards Babe received were The Associated Press's Athlete of the Century in 1999 and The Sporting News' Greatest Player of All-Time.

Also, which other player can have this say in their records:
# For the fan's he set the "Curse of the Bambino" to Boston Red Sox .... after they sold Babe to the Yankees, they couldn;t win another world series until 2004.
# The new Yankee's Stadium was known as "The house that Ruth Build" : he drew so many fans thant the team could afford to build Yankee Stadium.
# Who owns the first called shot, that's perhaps the most famous moment in baseball history: during Game 3 of the 1932 World Series against the Chicago Cubs. In 5th inning, after he had already hit one homer, Babe came up to bat. He ran the count to two balls and two strikes. Before Cubs pitcher Charlie Root hurled the next pitch, amid the heckling of Cubs fans, Babe pointed to the center field bleachers. Then he slammed what is believed to be the longest home run ever hit out of Wrigley Field, directly above the spot where he had

Answer 4

A lot of personal opinions here but I would say the most famous baseball player of all time is Babe Ruth.

Answer 5

Impossible to answer. Too many eras and players most of us have never seen. All we can go by are the numbers.
Cy Young has some numbers that will NEVER be approached .
"The Babe" was without question the most influential in the sport and also was a top pitcher of his day.
But both probably had average talent by today's standards.

Answer 6

the best baseball player of all-time was babe ruth. he could hit as well as anyone ever. his lifetime batting avg. is incredibly high, he is 2nd on the all-time hr list (yea f*** you barry bonds. should have stayed with what you were doing in pgh.) and won many championships. people will always argue over who is the best hitter ever, but he was also one of the best left handed pitchers the game has ever seen. if it wasnt for ruth's pitching though i would have to say (partly cuz im from pgh. and partly cuz its true) that the best player ever was honus wagner. he excelled and was spectacular at every single aspect of the game. he could field, throw, hit for avg., hit for power, run, could hit in cluth situations. the flying dutchman is definitly up there.

Answer 7

catcher - toss up between Johnny Bench and Thurman Munson

Pitcher - Nolan Ryan, hands down

Outfield - Ken Griffey, Reggie Jackson,Pete Rose

Short - Bucky Dent

2nd base - Joe Morgan

1st base - Babe Ruth

3rd base- Chipper Jones

best overall player of the game - PETE ROSE

Answer 8

( First, any wagers on the fact that "Sir J" is black? )

The Greatest Hitter would have to be Babe Ruth.
The Greatest Home-Run hitter would have to be Babe Ruth.
( he changed the game, look at his HRs / ab stats ).
The Greatest Pitcher, right handed, would have to be Bob Gibson
( he changed the game, forced them to lower the pitcher's
mound )
.... .... close second, Roger Clemens; close third Greg Maddux.
The Greatest Pitcher, left handed, would have to be Sandy Kofax
... .... close second, Steve Carlton.

Which brings us to your question ... I would have to say its a TIE (and they played at the same time! amazing! The Golden Age of Baseball) Mickey Mantle (speed, power from BOTH sides, hit for average, good defense) and ... Say Hey! Willie Mays (speed, power, hit for average, great defense).

Mantle's speed and switch hitting power are often overlooked - in his prime "the Mick" was amazing ... even Mays thought so.

... and Willie! oh Willie, what a catch! Say Hey!!!

Answer 9

Babe Ruth was the best of all time. 2503 games, 2873 hits, 714 homeruns, .690 slugging average, .342 batting average and 94 career wins as a pitcher. Pretty convincing argument I'd say! THE MIGHTY BAMBINO!!!!

Answer 10

Willie Mays. He played for the Minneapolis Millers before being called up to the NY Giants in 1954.