2007-06-25 08:53:14 · 21 answers · asked by Jrod_Writer13 4 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Some of these people are insane, with answers like A-Rod and Daryll Strawberry... When you say baseball player everyone thinks of home runs, hits, stolen bases, etc. I think the best baseball player ever was a pitcher, and that's Nolan Ryan. Just look at the stats, they just don't lie...
All Star Games: 8
No Hitters: 7 (#1 all time)
Career strikeouts: 5714 (#1 all time)
Career record: 324-292
No one is better, period.
2007-06-25 09:39:53 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Hitter: Ty Cobb
There was absolutely nothing he couldn't do at home, on the field or the bases.
Pitcher: Christy Mathewson
I don't think anybody will match 5 Pitching Triple Crowns or 2.13 lifetime ERA.
and well Babe Ruth, as a pitcher he was an ace...but if he had concentrated as an OF since the beginning of his career, probably we woudn't be talking about Barry Bonds chasing Aaron.
2007-06-25 09:30:45 · answer #2 · answered by M. Diego 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The best baseball player of all-time is,, probably Babe Ruth, Manny Ramirez, A-Rod.
2007-06-25 11:03:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Babe Ruth
715 Homers
2217 RBI
.342 BA
.474 OBP
.690 SLG
94 Wins
2.28 ERA
488 K
2007-06-25 10:11:10 · answer #4 · answered by Richard E 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Roberto Clemente was the last of the great five tool ballplayers, the best in the game.
Clemente could field the ball in Pittsburgh and throw a man out in New York.
2007-06-25 10:33:23 · answer #5 · answered by rob c 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cant go wrong with names like ruth williams mays cobb arod but if by best ball player you mean who did the most coke than yeah strawberry is on that list otherwise no. i think maybe you partyed with him a little to much huh. and nolan ryan not even in the top ten best pitchers. 3rd most loses ever. worst win% of anybody with 300 wins. most walks ever. most hit batsmen ever. 5th most innings ever. only reason he even has 300 wins is because he played about 6 years longer than damn near everybody else that played.
2007-06-25 18:24:27 · answer #6 · answered by mattius337 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
TY(RUS) COBB! Ahhh-mazing!!!
At .367, he has the highest lifetime major-league batting average.
He also leads in runs scored with 2245.
He stole home 35 times.
He held the record of 4191 hits for 57 years --until Pete Rose broke it in 1985.
He was the first player to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame with 222 out of 226 possible votes.
He won a record 12 batting titles in 13 years, including 9 in a row from 1907 through 1915.
He led the American League in hits 8 times.
He led the American League in runs scored 5 times.
He is third in stolen bases with 892.
He scored 100 runs 11 times in his career.
He played for 24 years: 22 years with Detroit and 2 with Philadelphia.
He reached 1,000 hit level by the age of 24 -- the youngest of any major league player.
He batted under .320 only once in his career -- his first season.
He batted over .400 three times (1911, 1912 & 1922).
He batted over .320 for 23 straight seasons.
He won the prestigious Triple Crown in 1909.
GO TIGERS!
2007-06-25 09:45:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Darryl Strawberry is the greatest baseball player of all time.
Lets Go Mets 2007 World Champions!
2007-06-25 09:02:42 · answer #8 · answered by joyce 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Best all around ball player was Willie Mays.
Best hitters Cobb, Ruth or Williams
2007-06-25 09:13:50 · answer #9 · answered by spalffy 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Babe Ruth. Was, is, and will continue to be for quite some time.
Why doesn't anyone ever ask who was second-best? At least that one could generate some discussion. Without giving it more than token consideration, I'd go with either Cobb, Mays, or Wagner.
2007-06-25 08:59:38 · answer #10 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋