Who do you think is the greatest baseball player ever?

Question

I'm going to go with Ted Williams.

Answer 1

Ted Williams was probably baseball's greatest hitter. He was a perfectionist at his trade.

Baseball's greatest player was also it's most psychotic, Ty Cobb.
Ty Cobb is ranked in the top 5 of 4 offensive categories all-time.

Answer 2

I would have to disagree with you. Even when he was in his prime, Willie Mays (the person who Griffey was most often compared to, ironically) was still better than Griffey. True, Mays did not quite put up the stats of Griffey. BUT, Mays had to play half his games at the Polo Grounds, which was basically a nightmare for hitters. He also had to patrol that massive center field area. If Mays would have played at a more hitter-friendly ballpark, even the Kingdome, he would probably have surpassed Griffey's numbers. Mays was also better defensively- you never see many highlight reel catches of Mays (other than his most famous catch) because Mays was always in the right position to make the play and therefore, he rarely needed to dive or leap to make the catch. Griffey in his prime, in my opinion, was the second best all-around baseball player ever, but Mays was better.

Answer 3

Babe Ruth, and Ted Williams, was an awesome player.

Answer 4

Babe Ruth without a doubt. Remember, not only was the home run king for a very long time, he also was Cy Young award winner when he started out as a pitcher with the RedSox.

Answer 5

Ty Cobb, .366 career batting average
he batted .420 in 1911

Answer 6

Roberto Clemente. Not only because of his on-field achievemants but because of his humanitarian efforts. He was killed in an airplane crash trying to deliver aid to earthquake victims.

Answer 7

Black History Month Answer: Hank Aaron.

Psych, I don't know ANYTHING about sports!

Answer 8

Willie Mays. Power, average, speed on defense, speed on the basepaths.

Answer 9

Jackie Robinson baby!!!

Answer 10

Babe Ruth