If you could hae the skill and talent of any baseball player in history, who would you pick?

Answer 1

Willie Mays

Answer 2

I'd say there are three that I can think of.

First and foremost is the incredibly popular Willie Mays. There is no doubt that Mays was the greatest all-around ballplayer of his, or any, generation. He had speed, a slick glove, range, he could hit for average and for power and he had a cannon for an arm. He is an easy number one.

Barry Bonds would be my number two, because he is hands down the greatest HITTER of all-time. Bonds--when healthy--has always been able to hit for both average and power. He also had speed and above average defense in left field for many years. Say what you want about Bonds, but until he fails one of those tests--and you know they're testing him every day--I still think he's just a great ballplayer, end of story.

Finally, I'd say Roger Clemens. There has never been a better pitcher in baseball. Clemens has been dominant and consistently dominant since the '80s. He's well into his '40s and still proving that he is better than the majority of the pitchers in all of baseball. If I could be Clemens, in his prime, with that thunderbolt of a right arm...man...it doesn't get any sweeter than that.

Answer 3

If I was to be a pitcher it would definitely have to be Dwight Gooden. We may never know how good he could've been, we can only think what if, he could get lots of wins, had great K's ability and had a low ERA. Sandy Koufax and Kid Nichols come to mind also.

All in all though I'd have to go with Willie Mays, he had great power, he was incredibly fast, and a terrific fielder. He's the perfect ballplayer. I also would take the talent of Hank aaron, his great power, very consistent and an above average fielder, I'd say Hammerin' Hank is the most underrated player of all time.

Answer 4

While Babe Ruth had fantastic pitching skills as well as being the dominant hitter of his era, it is actually his other skills that I would choose.

Though some have painted a picture of Ruth as a big blob, he was actually a remarkable physical specimen. As a boy and young man he was not fat, but graceful and fast. He could run, throw, field, hit and hit with power, although when he reached the majors in 1914, the Red Sox were more interested in his pitching than his hitting.

In 1915, his first full season, he went 18-8 with a 2.44 ERA. That was followed by seasons of 23-12 with a league-leading 1.75 ERA and nine shutouts and 24-13 with a 2.01 ERA (and 35 complete games in 38 starts). By then, though, because he had displayed such power in his limited plate appearances, the Red Sox were using him more as an outfielder than pitcher in 1918 and 1919.

Babe was the first to reach 30 homers, 40, 50, 60. Twelve times he led the American League in homers, 11 times he hit more than 40, four times more than 50. From 1920-33, he slugged 637 homers, an average of 45.5 per season. From 1926-31, from ages 31 to 36 when he was supposedly past his prime after a subpar 1925, he averaged 50 homers, 155 RBI, 147 runs and a .354 batting average. How would you have liked to have him on your Rotisserie League team?

A lifetime .342 hitter, Ruth has fallen to second all-time behind Hank Aaron in homers (714) and RBI (2,211), but remains first in slugging percentage (.690) and walks (2,062).


However, more than his pitching and his hitting, it would be Ruth's other skill and talent that I would pick. Mainly his ability to get women and to eat a large amount of hot dogs at one sitting.

Answer 5

Hit like Ted Williams,
Run like Rickey Henderson,
Field like Brooks Robinson or Willie Mays,
Throw a fastball like Nolan Ryan and a curveball like Bert Blyleven.


Or if just one guy - Babe Ruth -
He dominated at the plate AND on the mound. Shoot in one year (1921?) he hit more home runs than any other TEAM in the league. WOW! And up until he began to decline in 1930 at the age of 35 he was among the best fielders in the league.In 1930 he still had enough left to come in and pitch a complete game. What a complete ballplayer.

Answer 6

Albert Pujols is the slugging superstar first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2006, Pujols is playing his sixth season of Major League Baseball. Albert Pujols is the only player in MLB history to bat over .300 with 30+ home runs, 100+ RBI, and 100+ runs scored in each of his first 6 Major League Baseball seasons.

P.S. I'm a Cubs fan.

Answer 7

There has never been a player of the caliber of Willie Mays, and I doubt there ever will be again. Yet, I also have to give props to Hank Aaron. While he was not as flashy, he was every bit the fielder that Mays was. He also could hit for average and a "little" power. He was fast on the base paths, though not as fast as Mays, of course.

Mays is my choice, but Aaron carried himself with a grace that is without parallel. I was indeed fortunate to live during an era when both of these players were on the field.

Answer 8

Nolan Ryan.

"Ryan, a hard throwing right handed pitcher, threw pitches which were regularly recorded in the 100-mph range, even past the age of 40. The media tagged him "The Ryan Express" (a reference to the 1965 film Von Ryan's Express).

Ryan was an eight-time MLB All-Star, and his 5,714 career strikeouts rank first in baseball history. He leads the runner-up, Roger Clemens, by approximately 1,200 strikeouts. Similarly, Ryan's 2,795 bases on balls lead second-place Steve Carlton by 962—walking over 50% more men than any other pitcher in Major League history.

Ryan is also the all-time leader in no-hitters with seven, three more than any other pitcher. He is tied with Bob Feller for the most one-hitters with 12."
That just about says it all.
He was overpoweriing.

Answer 9

First of all, Josh Hamilton is an outfielder, not a pitcher.

I would enjoy the having the skill set of Ricky Henderson. His sheer athletisism and speed/power set him apart as the best leadoff hitter in the history of the game. Plus I would have his talent and an actual brain.

Answer 10

Babe Ruth.

Remember that the guy probably would have been a Hall Of Fame pitcher before a slugger if he had stayed on his original path. That kind of thing is unheard of now in baseball. He also hit .342 lifetime. Good luck finding a slugger in today's game who could hit that well for average.

Answer 11

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