13 Greatest Hitters in Baseball History

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From a man who used hot dogs and beer to enhance his performance to a few guys who juiced up to help them achieve their lofty stats here’s the 13 Greatest Hitters in Baseball History.

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5. Stan Musial

Today the St. Louis Cardinals are a powerhouse franchise in Major League Baseball that is a contender to win the championship nearly every year. A big reason why is Stan “The Man” Musial. He came up as a pitcher before his manager, Dickie Kerr suggested he turn to hitting. In his first year as the Cardinal’s every day left fielder in 1942 he would hit .315, an excellent mark but for Musial it was only the beginning. Over the next 11 seasons he would only bat under .320 one more time. In his career he would win 3 MVP awards and be a model of consistency. He recorded 3,630 hits 1,815 at home and 1,815 on the road.

Career Stats: BA .331 Hits 3630 Home Runs 475 RBI 1951 BB 1599 SO 696 SLG .559

4. Lou Gehrig

His farewell speech after being diagnosed with ALS on July 4, 1939 is one of the most famous speeches in history. Everyone remembers his line, “Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.” Tragically the Iron Horse would pass away less than two years later from the malady. His stellar seventeen year career prior to the diagnosis made him a legend. He along with Babe Ruth assembled the meat of Murder’s Row, the nickname given to the Yankees incredibly potent offenses of the late 20’s. Despite playing alongside the Babe Gehrig managed to rack up three seasons where he was tops in the league in home runs. He also won two MVP awards. He hit over 170 RBI’s a ridiculous three times, including 185 in 1931.

Career Stats: BA .340 Hits 2721 Home Runs 493 RBI 1995 BB 1508 SO 790 SLG .632

3. Hank Aaron

While Barry Bonds had a sudden surge of artificial power late in his career to capture the home run record, Hank Aaron’s path to the all time home run crown was steady and consistent. His highest single season home run total was 47 followed by 44, a total he would land on in 4 seasons scattered throughout his 23 year career. While he lost the home run title to Barry Bonds he still holds the record for most extra base hits and total bases. Big Papi and Aaron met up in late 2016 after Ortiz won an award bearing Aaron’s name. Ortiz was a great hitter in his own right, though not nearly good enough to crack this list.

Career Stats: BA .305 Hits 3771 Home Runs 755 RBI 2297 BB 1402 SO 1383 SLG .555

2. Ted Williams

Williams wanted to walk down the street and have people say of him, “There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived.” The quote shows the confidence, sometimes bordering on arrogance of Ted Williams. It’s also a statement that many argue to be true. His smooth, left handed swing is along with Ken Griffey Jr.’s one of the best looking to ever be seen. Raised in San Diego, Williams joined the Red Sox in 1939 and immediately became one of the game’s premier players. In 1941 he posted a .406 batting average, making him the last hitter to hit over .400 in a season. His surly often unapproachable demeanor with the media likely cost him accolades as he only won one MVP, though looking back it could be argued that he should have won at least two more. Perhaps no hitter in baseball history has combined average and power with more success than the Splendid Splinter. Even Ty Cobb thought that Williams would break his all time batting average mark of .363. Many say he would have had he pulled the ball more against the defensive shifts put in place exclusively for his sake.

Career Stats: BA .344 Hits 2654 Home Runs 521 RBI 1839 BB 2021 SO 709 SLG .634

Who did we miss? Anyone mad we didn’t include current players like Albert Pujols or Miguel Cabrera? Does someone on here not belong? Let us know in the comments section and thanks for watching.

1. Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth was a gargantuan figure in the 1920’s and changed the way the game of baseball was played for all time. His Major League career spanned 22 years and started on the mound with the Boston Red Sox. He was a great pitcher and won 67 percent of his games during the last half of the 1910’s. He was traded to the Yankees in 1920 and would begin a string of dominance as a hitter that would last over a decade. He popularized the home run and hit deep flies the likes of which had never been seen before. His stats speak for themselves but what’s hard to grasp was the effect his larger than life personality had not only on Major League Baseball but on the entire United States. He became a superstar known as much for his fun loving nature off the field as he was for his remarkable performances on it. He boozed and ate foods like hot dogs and burgers in excess, though it didn’t seem to affect his play until later in his career. Sent to an orphanage as a child, Ruth had an affinity for children, especially orphans.
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Tris Speaker is missing. Over 3500 hits and a .345 lifetime average. I'll play the video again because he just _has_ to be there.

timjansen
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Tony Gwynn- 19 consecutive .300 batting average seasons, 8 batting titles, 15x all star, 3,000 hits, 434 total career strike outs, .338 even more records . NO ROIDS

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Imagine the numbers Ted Williams would have finished with if he didn't spend FIVE of his peak years serving as a fighter pilot in two wars (John Glenn claimed he was the best pilot he'd ever seen - oh and he was also inducted into the Fly Fishing Hall of Fame) - if they were AVERAGE years for him he'd be near the tops in HR's and RBI's - but if say only 2 or 3 of those seasons were his very best he'd have gotten close to Babe Ruth's power numbers and added another dozen or so points to his average! I certainly he consider him the best hitter in MLB history as far as pure hitting goes. - It's pretty amazing Boston had him and Yaz covering that green monster from 1939 through 1983 - two guys in FORTY-FOUR seasons!

revkenordquist
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Pretty good list. These things are never easy to do. Tony Gwynn, Joe DiMaggio, Jimmy Foxx, Tris Speaker, Joe Jackson, Rod Carew all deserve a tip of the cap.

MS-xizg
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As a Cardinals fan, it warms my heart to see Stan Musial getting his due respect. He was a true gentleman on and off the where is Tony Gwynn????

SteveLeicht
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What about Tony Gwynn? He was a hitting machine!!!!

mattisalive
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Keep in mind Williams some of what would have been his most productive years sering his country as a Marine pilot in WW2 and Korea.

Al-flgq
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Rod Carew 7 batting titles, 18 x all star . 328 life time batting avg, 3053 hits

joeyguy
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No Tony Gwynn! What could your reason be to not have him on the list?

jayp
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A-Rod over Tony Gwynn? Absolutely insane

brianjennings
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I would put Shoeless Joe Jackson, Ken Griffey Jr and Tony Gwynn on the list. Here's a note on Ted Williams. He is the only player to win a triple crown and not win the MVP the same year, and that happened to him twice in his career. Plus who knows what kind of numbers he would have put up if he hadn't joined the Marines and fought in World War 2 and Korea.

stevegallo
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My all-time favorite is Ted Williams. He was the last player to bat .400 and at age 38, he came within 6 hits of doing it again. And he was a fighter pilot in the Korean War

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I was surprised Tony Gwynn was left off. Growing up in the 80s as an Astros fan, I dreaded seeing him at the plate with runners on base more than contemporaries like Mike Schmidt and Dale Murphy. Schmidt and Murphy could scare you because they could change a game with one swing. But you could strike them out. With Gwynn, he didn't miss when he swung the bat. So your only hope with runners in scoring position was a liner right at someone.

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Lou Gehrig was an unbelievable athlete and hitter. Total beast and one of the most underrated sports figures ever. Always on the field.

johnnyboyspero
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Tony Gwynn never struck out more than 40 times a season. 1994 he was batting . 394 until the strike. he had 40 + games to get. 400

constipatedinsincity
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It's interesting That everyone seems to over look Ichiro ! A great all around player. Also played 9 season in Japan. Played 28 years of big league ball.

michaelrini
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Jimmy Foxx should of been on the list. He hit for power and average.

daveerhardt
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Rogers Hornsby's numbers were amazing.

MrAitraining
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Shoeless Joe Jackson should be in this list

mattburke
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Regarding Ted Williams: He was a pilot in both WWII and the Korean War. This patriotism cost him much in stats.

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