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 (2533) 2. Ted Williams (2430) 3. Ty Cobb (2398) 4. Honus Wagner (2390) 5. Stan Musial (2382) 6. Lou Gehrig (2382) 7. Willie Mays (2377) 8. Mickey Mantle (2339) 9. Hank Aaron (2329) 10. Rickey Henderson (2322) |
Current Top Ten (Pitchers): 1. Pete Alexander (2143) 2. Walter Johnson (2140) 3. Cy Young (2136) 4. Lefty Grove (2124) 5. Christy Mathewson (2104) 6. Tom Seaver (2078) 7. Greg Maddux (2076) 8. Warren Spahn (2065) 9. Randy Johnson (2057) 10. Pedro Martinez (2034) |
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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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