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

Sunday, July 30, 2017

50 Greatest Violinists of All Time

* = current

1. Niccolo Paganini
2. Jascha Heifetz
3. David Oistrakh
4. Pablo de Sarasate
*5. Itzhak Perlman
6. Nathan Milstein
7. Isaac Stern
*8. Hilary Hahn
*9. Maxim Vengerov
*10. Sarah Chang
11. Fritz Kreisler
12. Yehudi Menuhin
13. Pinchas Zukerman
14. Eugene Ysaye
15. Henryk Wieniawski
16. Leonid Kogan
*17. Joshua Bell
*18. Gil Shaham
*19. Midori
20. Ginette Neveu
21. Michael Rabin
22. Christian Ferras
*23. Leonidas Kavakos
24. Mischa Elman
*25. Viktoria Mullova
*26. Vadim Repin
*27. James Ehnes
28. Ida Haendel
29. Arthur Grumiaux
*30. Kyung-Wha Chung
*31. Julia Fischer
*32. Ilya Kaler
*33. Janine Jansen
*34. Leila Josefowicz
*35. Anne Sophie-Mutter
36. Henri Vieuxtemps
*37. Anne Akiko Meyers
*38. Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
39. Ivry Gitlis
40. Henryk Szeryng
41. Bronislaw Huberman
42. Zino Francescatti
43. Frank Peter Zimmerman
*44. Lisa Batiashvili
*45. Akiko Suwanai
*46. Rachel Barton Pine
47. Joseph Joachim
*48. Schlomo Mintz
*49. Vadim Gluzman
*50. David Garrett

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

10 Great Sports Lists

Top 25 NBA Players of All-Time
1. Michael Jordan
2. Bill Russell
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4. Wilt Chamberlain
5. Magic Johnson
6. LeBron James
7. Larry Bird
8. Tim Duncan
9. Shaquille O’Neal
10. Kobe Bryant
11. Oscar Robertson
12. Hakeem Olajuwon
13. Jerry West
14. Julius Erving
15. Karl Malone
16. Moses Malone
17. Elgin Baylor
18. Kevin Garnett
19. Charles Barkley
20. John Havlicek
21. David Robinson
22. Scottie Pippen
23. John Stockton
24. Dirk Nowitzki
25. Bob Pettit



Top 25 NBA Players in their Prime
1. Michael Jordan
2. Wilt Chamberlain
3. Larry Bird
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
5. Magic Johnson
6. LeBron James
7. Shaquille O’Neal
8. Bill Russell
9. Julius Erving
10. Kobe Bryant
11. Oscar Robertson
12. Jerry West
13. Hakeem Olajuwon
14. Tim Duncan
15. Stephen Curry
16. Charles Barkley
17. Elgin Baylor
18. Karl Malone
19. Kevin Garnett
20. Scottie Pippen
21. David Robinson
22. Moses Malone
23. Isiah Thomas
24. Steve Nash
25. Allen Iverson


Top 25 Heavyweights of All Time
1. Joe Louis
2. Muhammad Ali
3. Lennox Lewis
4. George Foreman
5. Larry Holmes
6. Rocky Marciano
7. Jack Johnson
8. Joe Frazier
9. Evander Holyfield
10. Mike Tyson
11. Jack Dempsey
12. Wladimir Klitschko
13. Sonny Liston
14. Vitali Klitschko
15. Floyd Patterson
16. Ken Norton
17. Ezzard Charles
18. James J. Jeffries
19. Gene Tunney
20. Riddick Bowe
21. John L. Sullivan
22. Max Schmeling
23. Max Baer
24. Michael Spinks
25. Jersey Joe Walcott


Top 25 Heavyweights in Prime (*steroids suspect)
1. Muhammad Ali....1964 to 1975
2. Mike Tyson*........1986 to 1996
3. Joe Louis............1935 to 1947
4. George Foreman...1970 to 1976
5. Jack Johnson........1902 to 1912
6. Joe Frazier...........1966 to 1975
7. Larry Holmes........1978 to 1986
8. Sonny Liston.........1958 to 1965
9. Lennox Lewis*......1992 to 2002
10. Riddick Bowe......1991 to 1996
11. Jack Dempsey......1918 to 1927
12. Evander Holyfield*...1989 to 1999
13. Wladimir Klitschko*...2005 to 2015
14. Rocky Marciano.......1950 to 1955
15. Floyd Patterson.......1956 to 1967
16. James J. Jeffries.....1899 to 1904
17. Harry Wills
18. Ken Norton...........1973 to 1978
19. Gene Tunney.........1923 to 1928
20. Ezzard Charles......1949 to 1954
21. Sam Langford
22. Vitali Klitschko*.......2000 to 2012
23. Michael Spinks.......1985 to 1988
24. Ike Ibeabuchi..........1997 to 1999
25. Jersey Joe Walcott..1947 to 1953



Top 10 Quarterbacks of all time
1. Tom Brady
2. Joe Montana
3. Peyton Manning
4. John Elway
5. Brett Favre
6. Johnny Unitas
7. Dan Marino
8. Steve Young
9. Fran Tarkenton
10. Aaron Rodgers


Top 10 RBs of all time
1. Jim Brown
2. Walter Payton
3. Emmitt Smith
4. Barry Sanders
5. LaDainian Tomlinson
6. Marshall Faulk
7. Eric Dickerson
8. Earl Campbell
9. Jerome Bettis 
10. Adrian Peterson


Top 10 Shooters of all time
1. Stephen Curry
2. Larry Bird
3. Pete Maravich
4. Ray Allen
5. Reggie Miller
6. Steve Nash
7. Dirk Nowitzki
8. Jerry West
9. Dale Ellis
10. Kevin Durant


Top 10 Baseball Hitters of All Time
1. Babe Ruth
2. Ted Williams
3. Pete Rose
4. Hank Aaron
5. Willie Mays
6. Lou Gehrig
7. Barry Bonds*
8. Ty Cobb
9. Stan Musial
10. Joe DiMaggio


Top 10 NHL Players of All Time
1. Wayne Gretzky
2. Bobby Orr
3. Mario Lemieux
4. Gordie Howe
5. Bobby Hull
6. Jaromir Jagr
7. Maurice Richard
8. Steve Yzerman
9. Patrick Roy
10. Dominik Hasek



Top 12 Tennis Players of All Time
1. Roger Federer
2. Rafael Nadal
3. Pete Sampras
4. Novak Djokovic
5. Rod Laver
6. Bjorn Borg
7. Jimmy Connors
8. Andre Agassi
9. Ivan Lendl
10. John McEnroe
11. Arthur Ashe
12. Boris Becker

Thursday, August 25, 2016

40 FASTEST MEN OF ALL TIME (Greatest in the 100m dash)

GREATEST SPRINTERS (and their 4 best times)

1. Usain Bolt   (JAM)    9.58, 9.63, 9.69, 9.72
2. Tyson Gay   (USA)    9.69, 9.71, 9.77, 9.77
3. Yohan Blake (JAM)   9.69, 9.75, 9.75, 9.76
4. Asafa Powell (JAM)   9.72, 9.74, 9.77, 9.77
5. Justin Gatlin (USA)    9.74, 9.75, 9.75, 9.77
6. Maurice Greene (USA)   9.79, 9.80, 9.82, 9.85
7. Nesta Carter  (JAM)        9.78, 9.85, 9.86, 9.87
8. Trayvon Bromell  (USA)   9.84, 9.84, 9.86, 9.90
9. Richard Thompson (TTO)  9.82, 9.85, 9.89, 9.93
10. Ato Boldon     (TTO)        9.86, 9.86, 9.86, 9.86
11. Mike Rodgers   (USA)      9.85, 9.86, 9.88, 9.90
12. Frankie Fredericks (NAM)  9.86, 9.87, 9.89, 9.90
13. Keston Bledman   (TTO)    9.86, 9.86, 9.89, 9.93
14. Steve Mullings  (JAM)         9.80, 9.89, 9.90, 9.97
15. Leroy Burrell  (USA)           9.85, 9.88, 9.90, 9.96
16. Jimmy Vicaut    (FRA)         9.86, 9.88, 9.92, 9.92
17. Shawn Crawford (USA)        9.88, 9.89, 9.89, 9.93
18. Donovan Bailey  (CAN)        9.84, 9.91, 9.93, 9.93
19. Carl Lewis       (USA)            9.86, 9.92, 9.93, 9.93
20. Tim Montgomery  (USA)        9.78, 9.92, 9.94, 9.94
21. Ben Johnson    (CAN)           9.79, 9.83, 9.95, 10.00
22. Ryan Bailey    (USA)             9.88, 9.88, 9.88, 9.93
23. Bruny Surin     (CAN)           9.84, 9.89, 9.92, 9.95
24. Walter Dix    (USA)               9.88, 9.91, 9.92, 9.93
25. Linford Christie  (GBR)         9.87, 9.91, 9.92, 9.96
26. Darvis Patton             9.89, 9.89, 9.94, 9.95
27. Nickel Ashmeade       9.90, 9.91, 9.93, 9.94
28. Andre de Grasse         9.91, 9.92, 9.92, 9.96
29. Dennis Mitchell           9.91, 9.92, 9.94, 9.94
30. Francis Obikwelu         9.86, 9.93, 9.97, 9.97
31. Akani Simbine               9.89, 9.94, 9.96, 9.97
32. Michael Frater            9.88, 9.94, 9.98, 10.00
33. Christophe Lemaitre     9.92, 9.95, 9.95, 9.96
34. Andre Cason              9.92, 9.94, 9.96, 9.98
35. Kim Collins                9.93, 9.96, 9.97, 9.98
36. Mike Marsh                 9.93, 9.95, 9.97, 10.00
37. Obadele Thompson     9.87, 9.96, 10.01, 10.02
38. Calvin Smith                 9.93, 9.97, 9.97, 9.99
39. Adekotunbo O. Fasuba   9.85, 9.93, 10.07, 10.09
40. Derrick Atkins             9.91, 9.98, 10.08, 10.13

Sunday, May 1, 2016

2016 NBA Top 100 Rankings

1. Michael Jordan, SG          (1984-2003)
2. Bill Russell, C                  (1956-1969)
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, C  (1969-1989)
4. Magic Johnson, PG          (1979-1996)
5. Wilt Chamberlain, C         (1959-1973)
6. LeBron James, SF            (2003-       )
7. Larry Bird, SF                  (1979-1992)
8. Tim Duncan, PF               (1997-2016)
9. Kobe Bryant, SG              (1996-2016)
10. Shaquille O'Neal, C          (1992-2011)
11. Hakeem Olajuwon, C      (1984-2002)
12. Oscar Robertson, PG       (1960-1974)
13. Jerry West, SG                 (1960-1974)
14. Julius Erving, SF              (1971-1987)
15. Moses Malone, C             (1974-1995)
16. Elgin Baylor, SF               (1958-1971)
17. Karl Malone, PF               (1985-2004)
18. Kevin Garnett, PF             (1995-2016)
19. Charles Barkley, PF          (1984-2000)
20. John Havlicek, SF             (1962-1978)
21. David Robinson, C            (1989-2003)
22. Bob Pettit, PF                    (1954-1965)
23. Scottie Pippen, SF             (1987-2004)
24. Dirk Nowitzki, PF             (1998-        )
25. John Stockton, PG             (1984-2003)
26. Isiah Thomas, PG              (1981-1994)
27. Allen Iverson, SG              (1996-2010)
28. Rick Barry, SF                   (1965-1980)
29. Steve Nash, PG                  (1996-2015)
30. Bob Cousy, PG                   (1950-1970)
31. Dwyane Wade, SG             (2003-       )
32. Clyde Drexler, SG              (1982-1998)
33. Patrick Ewing, C                (1985-2002)
34. Willis Reed, C                    (1964-1974)
35. Dave Cowens, C                (1970-1983)
36. Walt Frazier, PG                (1967-1980)
37. Jason Kidd, PG                  (1994-2013)
38. Kevin McHale, PF             (1980-1993)
39. Paul Pierce, SF                  (1998-        )
40. Elvin Hayes, PF                 (1968-1984)
41. Sam Jones, SG                   (1957-1969)
42. Dominique Wilkins, SF     (1982-1999)
43. Bob McAdoo, PF               (1972-1986)
44. Nate Archibald, PG            (1970-1984)
45. Ray Allen, SG                    (1996-2014)
46. George Gervin, SG             (1972-1986)
47. Wes Unseld, C                    (1968-1981)
48. Robert Parish, C                  (1976-1997)
49. Gary Payton, PG                 (1990-2007)
50. Chris Webber, PF                (1993-2008)
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51. Jerry Lucas, PF                   (1962-1974)
52. Adrian Dantley, SF             (1976-1991)
53. James Worthy, SF               (1982-1994)
54. Kevin Durant, SF               (2007-        )
55. Dennis Johnson, PG           (1976-1990)
56. Nate Thurmond, C              (1963-1977)
57. Pete Maravich, SG              (1970-1980)
58. Billy Cunningham, SF        (1965-1976)
59. Bob Lanier, C                     (1970-1984)  
60. Dennis Rodman, PF            (1986-2000)
61. Carmelo Anthony, SF         (2003-        )
62. Dave DeBusschere, PF       (1963-1974)
63. Artis Gilmore, C                 (1972-1988)
64. Chris Paul, PG                    (2006-        )
65. Tommy Heinsohn, PF         (1956-1965)
66. Chris Mullin, SF                 (1985-2001)
67. Bill Walton, C                     (1974-1987)
68. Walt Bellamy, C                  (1961-1974)
69. Reggie Miller, SG               (1987-2005)
70. Earl Monroe, SG                 (1967-1980)
71. George Mikan, C                 (1948-1956)
72. Hal Greer, SG                      (1958-1973)
73. Dave Bing, PG                     (1966-1978)
74. Tony Parker, PG                   (2002-       )
75. Pau Gasol, PF                       (2001-       )
76. Vince Carter, SG                  (1998-       )
77. Spencer Haywood, C            (1969-1983)
78. Mitch Richmond, SG            (1988-2002)
79. Mark Aguirre, SF                  (1981-1994)
80. Alex English, SF                   (1976-1991)
81. Alonzo Mourning, C             (1992-2008)
82. Tracy McGrady, SF               (1997-2012)
83. Lenny Wilkens, PG               (1960-1975)
84. Grant Hill, SF                        (1994-2013)
85. Stephen Curry, PG                 (2009-       )
86. Chauncey Billups, PG           (1997-2014)
87. Dan Issel, PF                         (1970-1985)
88. Bernard King, SF                  (1977-1993)
89. Dolph Schayes, PF                (1949-1964)
90. Bill Laimbeer, C                    (1980-1993)
91. Paul Arizin, SF                      (1950-1962)
92. Joe Dumars, SG                     (1985-1999)
93. George McGinnis, PF            (1971-1982)
94. Maurice Cheeks, PG              (1978-1993)
95. Kevin Johnson, PG                (1987-2000)
96. Mark Jackson, PG                  (1987-2004)
97. Bob Dandridge, SF                (1969-1982)
98. Ron Harper, SG                     (1986-2001)
99. Paul Westphal, SG                 (1972-1984)
100. Tim Hardaway, PG               (1989-2003)


Barely Missed Cut:
Bill Sharman
Tom Chambers
Glen Rice
Mark Price
Mookie Blaylock
Gus Williams
Stephon Marbury
Terry Cummings
Dikembe Mutombo
Gail Goodrich
Rod Strickland
Terry Porter
Walter Davis
Dwight Howard
Dale Ellis
Buck Williams
Alvin Robertson
Shawn Marion
Horace Grant
Manu Ginobili
Paul Silas