This is a community-based project with the goal of rating the best players in MLB history. In the matchup below, choose the player who you believe was the better player. It is up to you to determine how much weight to give to offense versus defense, peak value versus career value, regular season versus playoffs, etc.
Current Top Ten (Batters): 1. Babe Ruth (2898) 2. Willie Mays (2727) 3. Ty Cobb (2685) 4. Honus Wagner (2623) 5. Stan Musial (2610) 6. Tris Speaker (2601) 7. Ted Williams (2594) 8. Rogers Hornsby (2587) 9. Lou Gehrig (2577) 10. Nap Lajoie (2570) |
Current Top Ten (Pitchers): 1. Walter Johnson (2515) 2. Cy Young (2319) 3. Pete Alexander (2247) 4. Lefty Grove (2227) 5. Christy Mathewson (2081) 6. Steve Carlton (2078) 7. Tom Seaver (2075) 8. Kid Nichols (2066) 9. Warren Spahn (2052) 10. Greg Maddux (2049) |
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For pitchers, seasons is (G+GS)/68.0. |
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** 1 × best + 0.95 × 2nd-best + … |
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