2007-12-16 19:38:02 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
When you ask that I think of two different kinds of hitters, power and scientific hitters. For instance Babe Ruth was a great power hitter and Ty Cobb a great scientific hitter. So I'm going to give you my best list as far as the combination goes.
1. Ty Cobb .367 lifetime average with 4 .400 seasons and 118 homeruns.
2. Babe Ruth .342 lifetime average with 714 homeruns and .690 slugging %
3. Ted Williams .345 lifetime average with 521 homeruns. Last hitter to bat over .400 in a season.
4. Rogers Hornsby .358 lifetime average with 301 homeruns. 4 seasons of over .400 with a high of.424 in 1924.
5. Lou Gehrig .340 lifetime average with 493 homeruns though more well known for consecutive game streak.
Now as far as lifetime averages goes, here is the list:
1. Ty Cobb .367
2. Rogers Hornsby .358
3. Shoeless Joe Jackson .356
4. Lefty O'Doul .349
5. Ted Williams .345
2007-12-17 00:34:36 · answer #1 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Based solely on Career Batting Averages of Major League Ball Players who have played at least 1000 games, the top 5 hitters of all time are:
1. Ty Cobb .366
2. Rogers Hornsby .358
3. Joe Jackson .356
4. Pete Browning .349
5. Ed Delahanty .346
2007-12-17 08:36:16 · answer #2 · answered by Pastor In Kentucky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Ruth - stats speak for themselves
2. Hornsby - two Triple Crowns and the highest lifetime average for a right-handed hitter (second overall)
3. Williams - what everyone else said
4. Cobb - number one lifetime, Triple Crown (he was considered a power hitter in the dead ball era)
5. Gehrig
2007-12-17 07:32:25 · answer #3 · answered by llk51 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Avoiding roid users as best as I can:
Peak: Williams, Ruth, Gehrig, Hornsby, Mantle
Career: Williams, Ruth, Aaron, Mays, Musial l
The best simple number for this is OPS+, combining on-base and slugging.
Clemente is #151--he hit for average, not much power, not good at taking walks. A fine hitter, but nowhere near the best ever. He never even led his own league in his own time in either slugging or on-base. Aaron was the far far better hitter at his time.
2007-12-17 04:04:29 · answer #4 · answered by Bucky 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If you mean pure hitters...guys who weren't power hitters who hit for average and contact, then I would say these guys:
In no particular order
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Cap Anson
Tony Gwynn
Nap Lajoie
I didn't add Pete Rose because he had nearly 4,000 more at-bats than most of these guys did. If the above mentioned players had 4,000 more at-bats, then Pete Rose most likely wouldn't even be in the discussion.
But if you're talking about guys who hit for both average and power, then I'd say the five best are Ruth, Gehrig, Williams, Mays and Musial.
2007-12-17 05:41:55 · answer #5 · answered by Crusader 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Here are five who won the triple crown!
1. Ty Cobb
2. Ted Williams (twice)
3. Jimmy Foxx
4. Chuck Klein (Both Foxx and Klein played for Philadelphia and won the triple crown in 1933.
5. Carl Yaztremski
2007-12-17 13:20:59 · answer #6 · answered by Artful 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Babe Ruth
Ted Williams
Willie Mays
Hank Greenburg
Lou Gehrig
2007-12-17 04:34:22 · answer #7 · answered by tequila lucky 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Off the top of my head. May be forgetting someone...
1) Ruth
2) Williams (Ted, not Billy or Ken or any of the others)
3) Bonds (Barry, not Bobby)
4) Cobb
5) Gehrig
2007-12-17 09:04:28 · answer #8 · answered by blueyeznj 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ruth, Aaron, Rose, Williams, Mays
2007-12-17 08:45:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Based on what?
Tony Gwynn
Ted Williams
Alex Rodriguez
Barry Bonds
Pete Rose
2007-12-17 10:25:53 · answer #10 · answered by bama79rolltide 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋