Comparing Great Athletes

Who was better? A blog that examines the greats of sports history against each other.

Thursday, August 24, 2017

50 Greatest Baseball Hitters of All Time

PLAYER
Years
MVPs
Titles
Hits
HRs
RBIs
AVG
Runs
Steals
G.Gloves
Steroids
1. Babe Ruth
22
1
7
2873
714
2213
342
2174
123
*

2. Hank Aaron
23
1
1
3771
755
2297
305
2174
240
3

3. Ted Williams
19
2
0
2654
521
1839
344
1798
24
*

4. Stan Musial
22
3
3
3630
475
1951
331
1949
78
*

5. Willie Mays
22
2
1
3283
660
1903
302
2062
338
12

6. Ty Cobb
24
1
0
4189
117
1937
366
2246
892
*

7. Barry Bonds
22
6
0
2935
762
1996
298
2227
514
8
X
8. Rogers Hornsby
23
2
1
2930
301
1584
358
1579
135
*

9. Alex Rodriguez
22
3
1
3115
696
2086
295
2021
329
2
X
10. Lou Gehrig
17
2
6
2721
493
1995
340
1888
102
*

11. Jimmy Foxx
20
3
2
2646
534
1922
325
1751
87
*

12. Tris Speaker
22
1
3
3514
117
1529
345
1882
432
*

13. Albert Pujols
17
3
2
2876
600
1859
308
1688
108
2

14. Frank Robinson
21
2
2
2943
586
1812
294
1829
204
1

15. Mel Ott
22
0
1
2876
511
1860
304
1859
89
*

16. Derek Jeter
20
0
5
3465
260
1311
310
1923
358
5

17. Cap Anson
27
0
0
3418
97
2076
333
1996
276
*

18. Ken Griffey Jr
22
1
0
2781
630
1836
284
1662
184
10

19. Pete Rose
24
1
3
4256
160
1314
303
2165
198
2

20. Eddie Collins
25
1
4
3315
47
1300
333
1821
744
*

21. Mickey Mantle
18
3
7
2415
536
1509
298
1677
153
1

22. Eddie Murray
21
0
1
3255
504
1917
287
1627
110
3

23. Tony Gwynn
20
0
0
3141
135
1138
338
1383
319
5

24. Honus Wagner
21
0
1
3415
101
1732
327
1736
722
*

25. Joe DiMaggio
13
3
9
2214
361
1537
325
1390
30
*

26. Carl Yaztremski
23
1
0
3419
452
1844
285
1816
168
7

27.RobertoClemente
18
1
2
3000
240
1305
317
1416
83
12

28. Cal Ripken
21
2
1
3184
431
1695
276
1647
36
2

29. Manny Ramirez
19
0
2
2574
555
1831
312
1544
38
0
X
30. Rafael Palmeiro
20
0
0
3020
569
1835
288
1663
97
3
X
31. Paul Molitor
21
0
1
3319
234
1307
306
1782
504
0

32. Frank Thomas
19
2
1
2468
521
1704
301
1494
32
0
X
33. RickeyHenderson
25
1
2
3055
297
1115
279
2295
1406
1
X
34. Mike Schmidt
18
3
1
2234
548
1595
267
1506
174
10

35. Brooks Robinson
23
1
2
2848
268
1357
267
1232
28
16

36. George Brett
21
1
1
3154
317
1595
305
1583
201
1

37. Al Kaline
22
0
1
3007
399
1583
297
1622
137
10

38. Dave Winfield
22
0
1
3110
465
1833
283
1669
223
7

39. Mike Piazza
16
0
0
2127
427
1335
308
1048
17
0
X
40. Chipper Jones
19
1
1
2726
468
1623
303
1619
46
0

41. Yogi Berra
19
3
10
2150
358
1430
285
1175
30
*

42. Robin Yount
20
2
0
3142
251
1406
285
1632
271
1

43. Wade Boggs
18
0
1
3010
118
1014
328
1513
24
2

44. Lou Brock
19
0
2
3023
149
900
293
1610
938
0

45. Rod Carew
19
1
0
3053
92
1015
328
1424
353
0

46. Reggie Jackson
21
1
4
2584
563
1702
262
1551
228
0

47. Ichiro Suzuki
17
1
0
3042
115
764
312
1402
508
10

48. Miguel Cabrera
15
2
1
2562
451
1579
320
1338
38
0

49. Ivan Rodriguez
21
1
1
2844
311
1334
296
1354
127
13
X
50. David Ortiz
20
0
3
2472
541
1768
286
1419
17
0
X