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 (2535) 2. Ted Williams (2447) 3. Honus Wagner (2396) 4. Ty Cobb (2395) 5. Stan Musial (2392) 6. Willie Mays (2381) 7. Lou Gehrig (2374) 8. Mickey Mantle (2348) 9. Hank Aaron (2333) 10. Frank Robinson (2318) |
Current Top Ten (Pitchers): 1. Cy Young (2141) 2. Walter Johnson (2141) 3. Pete Alexander (2139) 4. Lefty Grove (2120) 5. Christy Mathewson (2102) 6. Greg Maddux (2090) 7. Tom Seaver (2078) 8. Randy Johnson (2064) 9. Warren Spahn (2050) 10. Pedro Martinez (2035) |
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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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