Most dominant:
Babe Ruth in baseball because he was right up with the top 2-3 hitters of all time and could pitch at a HOF level too. No one else has come close to that level of skill.
Wilt Chamberlain in basketball. His stats are astounding. In terms of peak performance in 1961-62 he averaged 50.4 points and 25.7 rebounds per game. Cut that in half and it is still the output of a HOF center. As for career, he averaged 30.1 points and 22.9 boards per game. Wilt's win shares are 2nd all-time but he accomplished it in 13 seasons and it took #2 [Kareem] more play to top him. He is #1 in alltime rebounds per game, edging out Bill Russell, but Russell's scoring average was 15.1 points, half of Wilt's. Jordan has him by 0.05 in scoring average but only had 6.2 rebounds per game.
Jim Brown in football. He was a monster. He averaged 104.3 yards rushing per game [#1 alltime] and 5.2 yards per carry. He's still #5 alltime in rushing TDs.
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