Ohtani or Ruth?

[gregndodgers]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

Comparing Ohtani to Ruth is just insane. Please stop. If you just wanna' study the numbers, then Mike Trout is still ahead of Ohtani. What Trout did in his twenties was insane.

Trout’s fastest throw from the outfield is 98.6pm. If he had done that on the mound, then Trout would be the superior player in my mind. But he did not.

[gregndodgers]

“ [I]t is estimated that [Ruth’s] fastball was likely between 80 and 85 mph. While he was a great pitcher, his career strikeout rate was lower than other "fireballers" of his era, suggesting he was not an extreme velocity pitcher compared to peers like Walter Johnson, who was rumored to throw even faster.”

[Tomi]

Originally Posted by gregndodgers

Trout’s fastest throw from the outfield is 98.6pm. If he had done that on the mound, then Trout would be the superior player in my mind. But he did not.

Ichirio had a high 90's fastball. Chose to play the field and ended up with 3,000 hits while starting as a 27 year old rookie. Smart choice.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Tomi

Ichirio had a high 90's fastball.

What's his knuckleball like?