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. Ted Williams (2355) 2. Babe Ruth (2355) 3. Tris Speaker (2337) 4. Willie Mays (2332) 5. Honus Wagner (2321) 6. Stan Musial (2316) 7. Jackie Robinson (2278) 8. Ernie Banks (2275) 9. Mel Ott (2274) 10. Lou Gehrig (2273) |
Current Top Ten (Pitchers): 1. Walter Johnson (2154) 2. Lefty Grove (2134) 3. Cy Young (2124) 4. Christy Mathewson (2102) 5. Pete Alexander (2099) 6. Randy Johnson (2098) 7. Tom Seaver (2094) 8. Greg Maddux (2046) 9. Warren Spahn (2020) 10. Rube Waddell (1969) |
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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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