Do you beleive Babe Ruth was the greatest player who ever lived?

Question

Some state that if he had played the outfield during the four years he was a great pitcher in which some of his pitching records still stand today, he would have hit maybe 200 more home runs.

Answer 1

200 is too many to assume.

He had 92 at bats in 1915 - hitting 4 home runs
136 in 1916 - 3 home runs
123 in 1917 - 2 home runs
317 in 1918 - 11 home runs

Not sure how you can assume he would've averaged 40-50 if he had played full time.

That being said, he's definitely the best baseball player ever. 94 wins, 700+ home runs, 2800+ hits, 2000+ rbi's, runs and walks, with a .342 lifetime average.
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Answer 2

You know, this is a great question. So much goes into it. First, Ruth started by pitching, take those five years back and let him hit, give him 900 homeruns, atleast. He had the homerun record, walk record, and so many others. I believe that at the time he retired he had more than 50 hitting records.

For a long time, I thought Gehrig was the best ever, but I don't anymore. Ruth's numbers were incredible for playing in the dead ball era. But yes, look at the numbers, he's the greatest. And take into effect, the era he played.

Answer 3

I'm not buying that, simply because the rules were so different in the 1910's. Spitballs were allowed, the fences were way back, the ball was pretty dead, etc. The league leader hit about 12 homers a year.

Babe gets credit in my book for being a dominating pitcher, then a dominating hitter. There's never been anyone like that in sports, and that's what makes him the best ever in my book.

Answer 4

There are alot of details we can find. Some say Babe was the best, but there are some who feel he had it easier than most players. He played in a time when pitchers only threw fastballs in the middle of the plate or they walked him. Despite that, fans love him very much and will always love him. He was the first popular sports figure and gave a good face to a sport that was losing face from the world series scandal in 1919.

Answer 5

98 wins as a pitcher with 714 homers stands out more to me than 914 homers and no pitching wins.
but josh gibson was a better all time player than ruth. people called josh gibson the babe of the ***** leauges. i call babe the josh gibson of the big leauges.

Answer 6

200 more? Nonsense. Maybe 75-100 more; conditions were not conducive (yet) to anyone hitting 50 a season.

Answer 7

Especially for his era, he was by far the greatest. He could hit and pitch.

Answer 8

babe ruth wasn't the baseball player it is willy mays cause he fields in tops and he hit about 600 home runs

Answer 9

No way. He'd be much worse now. People are throwing 35 miles per hour harder, with curves and all kind of junk, and players have to be in much better shape and much more athletic today.

Answer 10

Hitter, Maybe...Player...no.