would babe ruth be as great as he was against todays pitchers?

Answer 1

Players with that kind of ability would be just as great today as they were than. You don't teach hand and eye coordination and a player like Ruth would, no doubt, be just as good today.

Answer 2

A few things we will need decide before going any further will Babe be sold from the Red Sox to the hated Rival Yankees (no big rivalery back then) .Does Babe stay on the mound is a ace pitching every 5 days Verlander more or less valuable than an outfielder Braun or a firstbaseman Fielder,Pujols. We also have the fact that it must be one or the other nolonger would a team attempt the first base 4 games pitch on the fifth while downing a fifth in the dugout. My thoughts Babe would be the best in the game more health oriented because if not like Manny he be out of options . Do you think any team other than the Giants would of put up with Bonds tactics remember Bonds went unsigned even at minimum salary. Babe Ruth still a pitcher think Seaver stats with Pedro dominace, If Babe as a hitter think Ted Williams with more power.

Answer 3

Tough question since Ruth never had to hit a slider, easily the pitch that revolutionized the game. The slider was "invented" in 1928 by a pitcher named George Blaeholder who pitched for the St. Louis Browns. The pitch didn't really take off until the 1950s and and 60s. Well past Ruth's time.

I don't think he would have had as high of an average but he still would have hit a ton of homers. Same goes with any player before the 50s and 60s. Guys have higher averages before the 50s and 60s because the slider wasn't a wildly used pitch.

Stan Musial said, "I could have hit better in the latter years of my career and stayed around a while longer ifit hadn't been for the slider."

Answer 4

At the pro level it's a game of adjustments. When a pitcher finds a weakness, he keeps using it against you until you adjust. Opposing teams tried to get this guy out for over 20+ seasons... and yet he put up big numbers year after year. That proves he was the Real Deal.

Pitching has changed a lot in the decades since Ruth, but they still have to throw it over the plate. Ruth would be able to adapt, see the ball and hit it. His batting average would dip a bit but with the smaller ballparks of today he'd probably hit more HRs. Pitchers would still fear him.

Answer 5

Yes. In my humble opinion The Babe could easily handle today's pitchers. Oh, by the way, the Babe started out as a pitcher himself.

Answer 6

Pitchers throw a lot harder now than then and with ouch more break on pitches. If Ruth was thrown into an at-bat without knowing what to expect, I'd bet he'd be overpowered. Pitchers are a lot better now that they did in his time.

Answer 7

Yes, it is all relative. The pitchers in Babe's day didn't throw the heat that is present now, but Babe was still the only one in his time to hit like he did against them. Just as Babe was a rare player in his time, people like Bonds and Rodrigues are rare in our time.

Answer 8

Yes. He was one of those guys that come along once in a lifetime. A fat but pure hitting machine ala Tony Gwynn minus the HR.

Answer 9

Yes, he hit a home run once every 11.76 AB, better than Bonds' current 12.9 AB and Aaron's 16.38 AB

Answer 10

Yes athletes are always the cream that rises to the top