Who is the greatest baseball player of all time?

[charlie and algernon]

Poll question: Who is the greatest baseball player of all time?

[joeybee12]

1. The Babe...he did it all...he was larger than life...n/t

[Auggie]

2. Ruth

The greatest all-around

Pitching stats, career:

W: 94 L: 46
ERA: 2.28

In 1916 and 1917 he won 23 and 24 games with the Red Sox

This, on top of a career batting average of .342 and 714 home runs.

[TZ]

3. I'm a homer I voted for Walter Johnson

AFAIK, he's the only sports figure that has a public school named for him in the county I live in!

[Captain Hilts]

14. A candidate for greatest pitcher. WHY don't they name a school for Jurgensen while he's alive????

[Upton]

4. Willie Mays..best all around player in history..

I can't consider Ruth or several of the other players because they only played against whites.

[NoGOPZone]

5. Mays, the ultimate 'five tool' baseball player nt

[Jack Rabbit]

6. I vote goes for Willy Mays, although I don't know who he is

I used to go to the infamous Candlestick Park and see Willie Mays, who would be my choice if he were listed.

[charlie and algernon]

7. He's Willie's second cousin, twice removed

d'oh! x(

[Iggo]

8. Willie Mays.

THINK BLUE

GO DODGERS

BEAT THE HATED GIANTS

[Redbear]

9. Sidd Finch

Followed closely by Bryce Harper.

I love the Big Train, but the the fact that he was a Republican.

[JonLP24]

10. I'll throw Josh Gibson out there

I don't know if he is the best and I never seen him play(but read a lot about him) but I think he should get a mention with the other greats.

[Captain Hilts]

13. For Home run hitters. Absolutely. nt

[Captain Hilts]

11. For the game? Ruth. For skills? Mays. nt

[Onceuponalife]

12. I voted for Lou Gehrig

Better overall player than Ruth, imo, just had his career cut too short. The other two guys I love are Sandy Koufax and Joe Dimaggio. I know...two Yankees!! Go figure. Probably helped that they were quiet and gentlemanly. I don't like flashy guys or showoffs.

[Captain Hilts]

15. I actually wrote a letter to the USN suggesting they name an aircraft carrier after Gerhig -

"the Iron Man," how cool is that? I'm sick of presidents and corrupt politicians names on carriers.

[Upton]

16. I had already figured...

the fact that you're a closet Yankee fan surprises not at all..We'll just keep that little nugget filed away.

Just out of curiosity..if you "don't like flashy guys or showoffs"..why do you root for Manny*?

[Onceuponalife]

21. I don't root for him

So you read my post and somehow take from it that I'm a "closet Yankees fan"? Because as a boy I was attracted to quiet heroes with integrity who didn't toot their own horn? I don't care what team someone is on, if they are classy I'm probably going to admire them. But I'll go easy on you seeing as you've never had anyone classy to look up to in your boyhood sports world. Jeffrey "one flap down" Leonard was probably your hero.

[PVnRT]

17. Gotta go with Mays

He was the complete package, more so than Ruth.

Second place vote for Stan Musial.

[DaveinMD]

19. how so

Ruth had a higher obp, slugging, more home runs. And would have been a hall of famer as a pitcher as well. He held the record for shutout innings as a pitcher in the World Series for 50 years.

[PRETZEL]

18. This was tough,

I saw so much of Roberto Clemente as a kid that he will forever be my favorite player of all time,

but Mays had a bit more power than Clemente so I decided to vote for Mays.

[Gemini Cat]

20. It depends on the time period.

However, since I only have one choice I'll say Josh Gibson.