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The other day, we were arguing who was the Greatest Baseball Player of All-Times.
I said Ruth, or Barry on steroids. The other argument was Cobb. And of course Boston guy always argues Teddy Ballgame.
So, took at look at the great and wonderful baseball-reference.com to see what some of the advanced metric SABR formula arithmatic numbers had to say.
And since they don't come up with same number, and who is to say which number is best, I decided to add them together for an average, MVP style voting (10 points for 1st, 1 point for 10th).
And also used some traditional baseball numbers that are actual numbers, like home runs.
I know that this isn't the most scientific or accurate method, just wondering how the numbers would turn out.
so...
Batting Average[/b]
1. Ty Cobb
2. Rogers Hornsby
3. Joe Jackson
4. Lefty O'Doul
5. Ed Delahanty
6. Tris Speaker
7. Ted Williams
7. Billy Hamilton
9. Babe Ruth
9. Dan Brouthers
Home Runs[/b]
1. Barry Bonds
2. Hank Aaron
3. Babe Ruth
4. Willie Mays
5. Ken Griffey Jr.
6. Alex Rodriguez
7. Sammy Sosa
8. Jim Thome
9. Frank Robinson
10. Mark McGwire
Runs Batted In[/b]
1. Hank Aaron
2. Babe Ruth
3. Cap Anson
4. Barry Bonds
5. Lou Gehrig
6. Stan Musial
7. Ty Cobb
8. Jimmie Foxx
9. Eddie Murray
10. Willie Mays
Runs Scored[/b]
1. Rickey Henderson
2. Ty Cobb
3. Barry Bonds
4. Babe Ruth
4. Hank Aaron
6. Pete Rose
7. Willie Mays
8. Cap Anson
9. Stan Musial
10. Lou Gehrig
Bases on Balls[/b]
1. Barry Bonds
2. Rickey Henderson
3. Babe Ruth
4. Ted Williams
5. Joe Morgan
6. Carl Yastrzemski
7. Mickey Mantle
8. Mel Ott
9. Jim Thome
10. Frank Thomas
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Adjusted OPS+[/b]
1. Babe Ruth
2. Ted Williams
3. Barry Bonds
4. Lou Gehrig
5. Rogers Hornsby
6. Mickey Mantle
6. Albert Pujols
8. Joe Jackson
8. Dan Brouthers
10. Ty Cobb
Wins Above Replacement[/b]
1. Babe Ruth
2. Barry Bonds
3. Ty Cobb
4. Willie Mays
5. Hank Aaron
6. Honus Wagner
7. Tris Speaker
8. Rogers Hornsby
8. Stan Musial
10. Eddie Collins
Runs Created[/b]
1. Barry Bonds
2. Babe Ruth
3. Stan Musial
4. Hank Aaron
5. Ty Cobb
6. Ted Williams
7. Willie Mays
8. Lou Gehrig
9. Pete Rose
10. Rickey Henderson
Adjusted Batting Runs[/b]
1. Babe Ruth
2. Barry Bonds
3. Ted Williams
4. Ty Cobb
5. Lou Gehrig
6. Stan Musial
7. Hank Aaron
8. Rogers Hornsby
9. Mickey Mantle
10. Tris Speaker
Adjusted Batting Wins[/b]
1. Babe Ruth
2. Barry Bonds
3. Ty Cobb
4. Ted Williams
5. Stan Musial
6. Hank Aaron
7. Lou Gehrig
8. Tris Speaker
9. Rogers Hornsby
10. Mickey Mantle
Offensive Win Percentage[/b]
1. Babe Ruth
2. Ted Williams
3. Barry Bonds
4. Rogers Hornsby
5. Joe Jackson
6. Ty Cobb
7. Lou Gehrig
7. Mickey Mantle
9. Dan Brouthers
10. Stan Musial
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Average Forumla Stats[/b]
1. Babe Ruth
2. Barry Bonds
3. Ted Williams
4. Ty Cobb
5. Lou Gehrig
6. Stan Musial
7. Hank Aaron
8. Rogers Hornsby
9. Mickey Mantle
10. Willie Mays
Total Points[/b]
1. Babe Ruth, 93
2. Barry Bonds, 88
3. Ty Cobb, 58
4. Ted Williams, 49
5. Hank Aaron, 48
6. Lou Gehrig, 31
7. Rogers Hornsby, 30
7. Stan Musial, 30
9. Willie Mays, 23
10. Rickey Henderson, 20
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