2007-05-20 15:06:49 · 22 answers · asked by David S 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
MIckey Mantle....cuz he was a switch hitter with equal power on both sides.
2007-05-20 18:27:38 · answer #1 · answered by Dr.Strangelove 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I interpret "best" to mean "most proficient." There are several ways to measure that, but suffice it to say that gross totals do not provide the best measure. For example, great as he was, Hank Aaron's 755 homers do not make him the "best" power hitter. It took him 12,364 at bats to hit that many, or a homer every 16.4 ABs. While that is very good, it ranks him nowhere near the top in homers per AB. I would also take into account slugging percentage as a pertinent measure of a power hitter. Aarons's .555 lifetime currently ranks him 24th. Based on the two criteria of homers per AB and slugging percentage, Babe Ruth is still far and away the most proficient power hitter/slugger of all time. His 714 homers were accomplished in 8,399 ABs (of Ruth's 22 seasons, only 17 were played primarily as an outfielder, the others as a pitcher), which equals a homer every 11.8 ABs, and his .690 lifetime slugging percentage is by far the best of all time. By comparison, as of this writing, Bonds has hit 745 in 9,613 ABs, or one every 12.9, and his .609 lifetime slugging percentage ranks him fourth. One also has to take into account that on average, ballparks were much bigger in Ruth's era (although he did have the advantage of the short right field "porch" in Yankee Stadium, which has since been deepened), the ball was not as lively (even after the end of the "dead ball era" around 1920), and Ruth hit his at a time when only about half as many homers were hit per capita than are being hit today. As someone else mentioned, there were years when Ruth outhomered whole teams.
2007-05-20 23:08:35 · answer #2 · answered by Ray 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well its someone with a lot of homeruns. Either Hank Arron, Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds(dont kill me), and even Ken Griffy Jr. since he has been injured so much. He could have put up 700 if he stayed healthy. Ryan Howard is goign to be a great power hitter too.
2007-05-20 16:29:57 · answer #3 · answered by imsmartkid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best hitter is Pete Rose, the best power hitter is Barry bonds people may not like it but steroids or not he is the best
2007-05-20 16:28:58 · answer #4 · answered by JAR 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
off all-time it's easy to say Hank Aaron because he has the most homeruns, but Lou Gehrig hit alot of homeruns in a shortened carrer. Babe Ruth was also very powerful, and as is Barry Bonds. With the steroid aquasations against Bonds I would have to say Hank Aaron.
2007-05-20 15:11:51 · answer #5 · answered by ny_yankeesrule19 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Interpreting "power" as "slugging average", because that's what SLG is intended to identify, Ruth holds the career record with a stunning .690 mark. Ted Williams is second at .634.
2007-05-20 19:16:47 · answer #6 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-17 18:33:27 · answer #7 · answered by degennaro 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mickey Mantle
2007-05-20 15:21:27 · answer #8 · answered by gianinni 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Has to be Babe Ruth. He hit more home runs than entire teams in several seasons. With or without steroids, nobody else can make that claim.
2007-05-20 15:36:35 · answer #9 · answered by RAIN_DOGS99 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That would be Mr. George Herman Babe Ruth with a lifetime slugging percentage of .690.
Albert Pujols isn't far behind at .671 lifetime.
2007-05-20 15:15:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋