Won 7 World Series
Fourth in lowest career World Series ERA 0.87 (minimum 20 innings pitched)
Second in consecutive scoreless innings pitched in the World Series (29⅔ innings)
Third in career home runs (714)
First in career slugging percentage (.690)
Third in career runs scored (2174)
Second in career runs batted in (2213)
Third in career base on balls (2062)
New York Yankees All-Time Leader in Batting Average (.349), On-base percentage (.484), Slugging Percentage (.711), OPS (1.195), Runs (1,960), Total Bases (5,131), Home Runs (659), Walks (1,852), Runs Created (2,485), Times on Base (4,405) and At Bats per Home Run (10.9)
Holds New York Yankees single season records for Batting Average (.393 in 1923), On-base percentage (.545 in 1923), Slugging Percentage (.849 in 1920), OPS (1.382 in 1920), Runs (177 in 1921), Total Bases (457 in 1921), Walks (170 in 1923), Runs Created (233 in 1921), Extra-Base Hits (119 in 1921), Times on Base (379 in 1923) and At Bats per Home Run (8.5 in 1920)
2006-10-06 11:31:01 · 16 answers · asked by Young Vito 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
You're absolutely right. There's the Bambino and then there's everyone else. Two things really set him apart from the pack; his excellence as a pitcher and his career BA- .349 for one season is amazing; for a career it's almost beyond comprehension-especially for a slugger
As far as that nasty remark about Ruth being a big fat slob the man had 136 triples and big fat guys don't get triples-they pull up at second out of breath.[ in comparison Aaron had 98 and Mays had 140]
2006-10-06 12:38:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would really like to say that he is, but I have to say probably not. The "best player ever" is such a debateable question and will probably never get answered. It's really just a matter of opinion. Yankees fans will say Ruth, Tigers fans will say Cobb, Pirates fans will say Honus Wagner. I say we should really just toss that question aside and focus on more important things. If there is ever one player who can do it all, and breaks all the records, maybe then, and only THEN should we take that question into consideration.
2006-10-06 12:25:34 · answer #2 · answered by vincanity 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You got it right! Babe was the man and will always be the man. He was a gifted ball player and did it the natural way, with beer and hot dogs...
2006-10-06 12:12:06 · answer #3 · answered by JistheRealDeal 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
babe ruth is definatley the best baseball player of them all, and he didn't even use steroids!!
2006-10-06 12:00:04 · answer #4 · answered by D-Dog 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As A Tiger fan you should "know" that the correct answer is
TY COBB!
2006-10-06 11:37:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
HELLS YES!!!!!!!!! MAN THE BABE IS LIKE DA BEST!!!! THEN JETER THEN AROD! ALL U PPL WHO DONT AGREE FORGET U!
2006-10-06 15:56:27 · answer #6 · answered by pearl_ak6 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
BEST EVER.... He was an awsome Pitcher and an awsome OF.... No one is even close.
2006-10-06 11:35:25 · answer #7 · answered by Platlander 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
babe is the best
2006-10-06 13:26:20 · answer #8 · answered by Alex 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. babe ruth
2. willie mays
3. hank aaron
2006-10-06 11:35:36 · answer #9 · answered by lou 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
THE BABE
THEN DEREK "THE MAN" JETER
THEN ALEX "MVP" RODRIGUEZ
2006-10-06 13:04:06 · answer #10 · answered by Honey Maids 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋