2007-06-26 07:15:44 · 23 answers · asked by beau b 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
John Smoltz isn't a bad hitter. But no Babe Ruth.
2007-06-26 07:19:11 · answer #1 · answered by maidlow13@verizon.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Historically, you've got the best choice, Babe Ruth, for complete hitter/pitcher of all time. However, there are other great pitchers who were good with the bat: Wes Ferrell (38 HRs in 548 games), Red Ruffing (same amount of RBIs as pitching wins, 273), and George Uhle (batting .288 over 1300+ ABs).
Currently, according to some experts, Brooks Kieschnick is the best hitting pitcher, hitting 16 homeruns in 6 season as a Cub, Rocky, and Brewer. However, I'm going to go with a (once) productive pitcher who is so good at hitting, he's gone back to the minors to prove himself as a slick fielding, power-hitting outfielder, Rick Ankiel. He's hitting .275 with 11 homers and 39 RBIs, a slugging percentage of .570.
2007-06-26 14:31:27 · answer #2 · answered by chuckna21 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mike Hampton had the best career behind the bat besides babe at pitcher. He holds the modern era record for most homers for a pitcher
2007-06-26 14:30:26 · answer #3 · answered by mark 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, totally going out on a limb on this one.... but Rick Ankiel. The Cards loved his bat so much, hes got a minor league deal with the team as an OF after his pitching career got shut down with all of his wild pitches... All of the other historical data is great and those guys were productive in their day, but what pitcher (including Willis) could start in the OF and be an everyday hitter... besides Randy Johnson... haha, Jk!
2007-06-26 14:41:49 · answer #4 · answered by Timmy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey RichieR, that would be areally great feat to do since Arroyo only hit 2 homers last season.
Warren Spahn (363 career hits; 35 Hr)
Bob Gibson (24 hr, career .206 BA)
Walter Johnson (Hit .433 in 1925; 24 Hr in deadball era)
Don Drysdale (29 Hr)
Stan Musial started out as a pitcher in the minors
Don Newcombe (.271 career ave, played 1st base in Japan after his ML career in US.
2007-06-27 14:01:47 · answer #5 · answered by Kelly P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mike Hampton had a very good season, but I think Walter Johnson wasn't bad with the bat for his career.
He batted .235 with 24 home runs, 255 rbis, 41 triples and even stole 13 bases.
His OPS+ was actually 76 (meaning he was only 24% worse than the average player).
Mike Hampton for his career has an OPS+ of 66
John Smoltz is a career OPS+ of 20
2007-06-26 14:24:25 · answer #6 · answered by brettj666 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd vote for Don Drysdale, the great Dodger pitcher from the 60s. In 1965, he was the Dodgers' only .300 hitter and tied his own National League record for pitchers with seven home runs.
2007-06-26 14:21:27 · answer #7 · answered by TG 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dontrelle Willis is a good hitter for a pitcher. Carlos Zambrano is probably the best hitting pitcher. He has 12 career homeruns.
2007-06-26 14:20:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to go with Smokey Joe Wood, he was a hell of a pitcher, and in his last few years after he got hurt on the mound he turned into an outfielder, in his last year he hit .297 and drove in 92 RBI's with 8 homers.
2007-06-26 15:03:16 · answer #9 · answered by mudmann13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carlos Zambrano
2007-06-26 14:33:31 · answer #10 · answered by L P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋