Who is the best MLB player of all time?

Answer 1

Pete Rose

Answer 2

There are many ways to answer your question. Babe Ruth revolutionized the game, changing it to a power style. You cannot really compare between a pitcher and a hitter because of the entirely different role, and you have to factor defensive skill, speed, attitude, different eras and stadiums, meaning different styles and levels of play, different rules (such as the designated hitter), and victory a player brought to his team. To answer this question, I think the best hitter ever was Ted Williams, who hit for a .344 career average. While not the highest, it is still incredibly good. He was a patient hitter who came through with big hits. He set the still-standing rookie record for RBI with 145 in 1938. He hit 521 homers despite missing three years to the war. He hit .406 in 1941, the last player to ever hit .400 in a full season. He has a .488 career on-base percentage, amazing for a career season, let alone a career average. The best all-around player would have to be Willie Mays, who hit 660 home runs, dazzled in center field, and was a terror at the plate. The best starting pitcher was Cy Young, who won 511 games, and has an award named after him. Young gave a consistent performance year in and year out, and could go the distance frequently, always giving his team a chance to win. The best closer of all time is without a doubt, Mariano Rivera. Rivera has already saved over 400 games in his Yankee career, and he's not finished yet. It is likely he will finish his career as the all-time saves leader, possibly with a total in the mid-to-high 500s. He has been a major factor in the Yankees' past playoff success, shining in the playoffs, with the exception of Game 7 of the 2001 World Series, in which he gave up the World Series-winning hit to Luis Gonzalez of the Arizona Diamondbacks, and his 2004 collapse in the American League Championship Series against the rival Red Sox.

Answer 3

Babe Ruth hands down. When he pitched he was one of the top pitchers in baseball. When he became a full time outfielder, he was great fielder and the best hitter in the game. 714 HRs and a .342 lifetime BA is nothing to sneeze at.

Ted Williams may have been the greatest hitter of all time. To think of what he accomplished (sans World Series title) while missing about 5 1/2 seasons to wars in his prime.

Barry Bonds is a great hitter. Baseball is a game that if you don't get caught, it's not cheating. I don't condone steroid use. I loved seeing McGwire and Bonds hitting their taters, but I loved seeing Caminiti and is torturous to think that others may end up the same way he did.

Eddie Gaedel was the midget that Veech used as a stunt that had the one plate appearance. I don't know why someone would even consider him in this category. (-:

Answer 4

I've always said Babe Ruth, but now I have leaned towards Cy Young any man that has won 511 games gets my vote.This is 1 record that will never be broken,the man was a machine on the ball diamond he lost over 300 games and i think he had something like 650 complete games WOW. Hes got the pitcher award named after him The Bambino only has a candy bar. Enough said.

Answer 5

Ernie Gatel (?) I'm not sure of the spelling. But he came to bat 1 time in the major leagues in 1950 for the St Louis Browns, got a walk, and the following day MLB made a rule BANNING HIM FOR LIFE!

Answer 6

To me there's more than 1. Babe Ruth, Cy Young, Ted WIlliams, Mickey Mantle, Joe Dimagio, Ty Cobb, Bob Gibson, Warren Spahn. There's too many to mention. But Babe Ruth is at the top of the list.

Answer 7

to Ha Ha: Ted Williams is better than a lot of the players listed up there.

And to people who say Nolan Ryan: Shut up. You don't know baseball. He wasn't that great. His ERA averaged around 3, good, but not great. You only think he's good because of his strike outs.

Greatest Pitchers:

1. Walter Johnson
2. Cy Young
3. Roger Clemens (Questionable)

Greatest Pos Players:
1. Barry Bonds (If you look at his stats, he owns Babe Ruth)
2. Willie Mays
3. Hank Aaron (Speed, power, contact, and clutch.)

Answer 8

I have to go with Babe Ruth. Had he played in this era he would have had an unbelievable number of home runs. The ball back when he played was softer and the fences were deeper. he also was a really good pitcher. Who knows how good he could have been if he had stayed a pitcher but from his numbers he was doing very well. Even with all of the things they had and didn't have in those days he still had incredible numbers.

Answer 9

Willie Mays or Babe Ruth. Both were way ahead of their times. And Nolan Ryan is NOT the best pitcher of all time, by a mile. Strikeouts like homeruns are overrated.

Answer 10

Position player: Ted Williams, look at his numbers and imagine if he didn't quit twice to be a fighter pilot.
Pitcher: Satchel Paige, even though he did his best pitching in the ***** Leagues.

And to the guy who said "strikeouts are overrated" in regards to Nolan Ryan, No-hitters are not overrated.

Answer 11

Micky Mantle