Who is the greatest right handed hitter of all time?

FrankWakefield · #1 02-27-2023, 07:38 AM

I'd like to see a list that includes rings for coaching and managing... That list is for rings as a player.

Berra and Crosetti would move up the list, I think Frisch would get on the list.

WS rings, MVP awards, and the like, have nothing to do with being the greatest right handed hitter. But I'd still like to see such a list.

darwinbulldog · #2 02-27-2023, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

I'd like to see a list that includes rings for coaching and managing... That list is for rings as a player.

Berra and Crosetti would move up the list, I think Frisch would get on the list.

WS rings, MVP awards, and the like, have nothing to do with being the greatest right handed hitter. But I'd still like to see such a list.

"Nothing" is a bit of an over, er, understatement, but if you compare the list of top 10 players by WS rings vs. by career WAR, there's no question which one is the better indication of how good a player one was. Even just looking at who played the most total games does a slightly better job of sorting out the best players than rings does, as the latter is mainly just an indication of who had a nice career with the Yankees in the 20th century.

1. Yogi Berra
2. Joe DiMaggio
3. Bill Dickey
3. Phil Rizzuto
3. Frank Crosetti
3. Lou Gehrig
7. Hank Bauer
7. Mickey Mantle
7. Babe Ruth
7. Johnny Murphy
7. Tommy Henrich
7. Herb Pennock

1. Babe Ruth
2. Walter Johnson
3. Cy Young
4. Barry Bonds
5. Willie Mays
6. Ty Cobb
7. Hank Aaron
8. Roger Clemens
9. Tris Speaker
10. Honus Wagner

1. Pete Rose
2. Carl Yastrzemski
3. Hank Aaron
4. Rickey Henderson
5. Albert Pujols
6. Ty Cobb
7. Eddie Murray
7. Stan Musial
9. Willie Mays
10. Cal Ripken, Jr.

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