Baseball's greatest hitters, as measured by XERA (and lots of traditional stuff, as well).
300+ of baseball's all-time greatest hitters. Standard stats (in black) are from Lee Sinins' Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. www.baseball-encyclopedia.com
Current players are complete through 2008. Post-1900, minimum of 5000 PA. Copyright © 2008, Dwight R. Gill
                                averages per game (9 innings)        
 
          SLG      
Hitting G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI HBP SB CS IP H 2B 3B HR BB SO HP SB CS ER XERA AVG AVG OBA OPS SF Pos Bt
Babe Ruth 2503 8399 2174 2873 506 136 714 2210 2062 1330 42 123 118 1993.0 12.97 2.28 0.61 3.22 9.31 6.01 0.19 0.56 0.53 2131.91 9.63 .342 .690 .474 1.164 0 RF L
Ted Williams 2292 7706 1798 2654 525 71 521 1839 2021 709 39 24 17 1784.7 13.38 2.65 0.36 2.63 10.19 3.58 0.20 0.12 0.09 1874.30 9.45 .344 .634 .482 1.116 20 LF L
Barry Bonds 2986 9847 2227 2935 601 77 762 1996 2558 1539 106 514 141 2480.0 10.65 2.18 0.28 2.77 9.28 5.59 0.38 1.87 0.51 2376.29 8.62 .298 .607 .444 1.051 91 LF L
Lou Gehrig 2164 8001 1888 2721 535 162 493 1995 1508 790 45 102 101 1899.0 12.90 2.54 0.77 2.34 7.15 3.74 0.21 0.48 0.48 1796.05 8.51 .340 .632 .447 1.080 0 1B L
Albert Pujols 1239 4578 947 1531 342 13 319 977 696 506 60 45 26 1082.0 12.73 2.84 0.11 2.65 5.79 4.21 0.50 0.37 0.22 1018.86 8.47 .334 .624 .425 1.049 47 1B R
Hank Greenberg 1394 5193 1051 1628 379 71 331 1276 852 844 16 58 26 1261.7 11.61 2.70 0.51 2.36 6.08 6.02 0.11 0.41 0.19 1096.72 7.82 .313 .605 .412 1.017 0 1B R
Jimmie Foxx 2317 8134 1751 2646 458 125 534 1921 1452 1311 13 87 72 1957.3 12.17 2.11 0.57 2.46 6.68 6.03 0.06 0.40 0.33 1700.80 7.82 .325 .609 .428 1.038 0 1B R
Todd Helton 1661 5962 1143 1957 471 31 310 1117 1041 810 49 36 26 1418.0 12.42 2.99 0.20 1.97 6.61 5.14 0.31 0.23 0.17 1198.48 7.61 .328 .574 .428 1.002 61 1B L
Mark McGwire 1874 6187 1167 1626 252 6 583 1414 1317 1596 75 12 8 1596.7 9.17 1.42 0.03 3.29 7.42 9.00 0.42 0.07 0.05 1333.89 7.52 .263 .588 .394 .982 78 1B R
Joe DiMaggio 1736 6821 1390 2214 389 131 361 1537 790 369 46 30 9 1621.7 12.29 2.16 0.73 2.00 4.38 2.05 0.26 0.17 0.05 1350.36 7.49 .325 .579 .398 .977 0 CF R
Manny Ramirez 2103 7610 1444 2392 507 18 527 1725 1212 1667 96 37 31 1843.7 11.68 2.47 0.09 2.57 5.92 8.14 0.47 0.18 0.15 1531.29 7.48 .314 .593 .411 1.004 86 RF/LF R
Stan Musial 3026 10972 1949 3630 725 177 475 1951 1599 696 53 78 31 2593.0 12.60 2.52 0.61 1.65 5.55 2.42 0.18 0.27 0.11 2118.43 7.35 .331 .559 .417 .976 53 LF/1B L
Rogers Hornsby 2259 8173 1579 2930 541 169 301 1584 1038 679 48 135 64 1874.0 14.07 2.60 0.81 1.45 4.99 3.26 0.23 0.65 0.31 1530.99 7.35 .358 .577 .434 1.010 0 2B R
Frank Thomas 2322 8199 1494 2468 495 12 521 1704 1667 1397 87 32 23 2018.0 11.01 2.21 0.05 2.32 7.43 6.23 0.39 0.14 0.10 1643.84 7.33 .301 .555 .419 .974 121 1B/DH R
Johnny Mize
1884 6443 1118 2011 367 83 359 1337 856 524 52 28 2 1555.7 11.63 2.12 0.48 2.08 4.95 3.03 0.30 0.16 0.01 1260.72 7.29 .312 .562 .397 .959 0 1B L
Ralph Kiner 1472 5205 971 1451 216 39 369 1015 1011 749 24 22 2 1314.0 9.94 1.48 0.27 2.53 6.92 5.13 0.16 0.15 0.01 1046.17 7.17 .279 .548 .398 .946 7 LF R
Mel Ott 2730 9456 1859 2876 488 72 511 1860 1708 896 64 89 2 2307.3 11.22 1.90 0.28 1.99 6.66 3.49 0.25 0.35 0.01 1829.60 7.14 .304 .533 .414 .947 0 RF L
Lance Berkman 1371 4802 896 1449 328 24 288 961 883 953 60 72 36 1190.0 10.96 2.48 0.18 2.18 6.68 7.21 0.45 0.54 0.27 943.39 7.13 .302 .560 .413 .973 46 CF/1B S
Mickey Mantle 2401 8102 1677 2415 344 72 536 1509 1733 1710 13 153 38 2008.3 10.82 1.54 0.32 2.40 7.77 7.66 0.06 0.69 0.17 1591.66 7.13 .298 .557 .421 .977 47 CF S
Alex Rodriguez 2042 7860 1605 2404 428 26 553 1606 980 1641 141 283 67 1940.7 11.15 1.98 0.12 2.56 4.54 7.61 0.65 1.31 0.31 1537.97 7.13 .306 .578 .389 .967 79 SS/3B R
Vladimir Guerrero 1750 6617 1126 2136 404 43 392 1268 666 813 83 173 86 1609.0 11.95 2.26 0.24 2.19 3.73 4.55 0.46 0.97 0.48 1260.37 7.05 .323 .575 .389 .963 53 RF R
Larry Walker 1988 6907 1355 2160 471 62 383 1311 913 1231 138 230 76 1696.7 11.46 2.50 0.33 2.03 4.84 6.53 0.73 1.22 0.40 1324.58 7.03 .313 .565 .400 .965 65 RF L
Chipper Jones 2023 7337 1378 2277 449 35 408 1374 1242 1142 16 138 43 1792.7 11.43 2.25 0.18 2.05 6.24 5.73 0.08 0.69 0.22 1394.13 7.00 .310 .548 .408 .955 79 3B S
Albert Belle 1539 5853 974 1726 389 21 381 1239 683 961 55 88 41 1462.7 10.62 2.39 0.13 2.34 4.20 5.91 0.34 0.54 0.25 1120.30 6.89 .295 .564 .369 .933 78 LF R
Willie Mays 2992 10881 2062 3283 523 140 660 1903 1463 1526 44 338 103 2705.7 10.92 1.74 0.47 2.20 4.87 5.08 0.15 1.12 0.34 2069.93 6.89 .302 .557 .384 .941 91 CF R
Jim Thome 2160 7344 1431 2048 397 24 541 1488 1550 2190 66 19 20 1860.7 9.91 1.92 0.12 2.62 7.50 10.59 0.32 0.09 0.10 1420.75 6.87 .279 .560 .406 .966 68 1B L
David Ortiz 1301 4631 812 1329 345 13 289 969 721 973 24 10 3 1157.0 10.34 2.68 0.10 2.25 5.61 7.57 0.19 0.08 0.02 883.41 6.87 .287 .554 .382 .937 50 DH L
Hank Aaron 3298 12364 2174 3771 624 98 755 2297 1402 1383 32 240 73 3042.7 11.15 1.85 0.29 2.23 4.15 4.09 0.09 0.71 0.22 2319.51 6.86 .305 .555 .374 .928 121 RF R
Jason Giambi 1850 6332 1116 1812 362 9 396 1279 1205 1308 157 18 11 1586.7 10.28 2.05 0.05 2.25 6.84 7.42 0.89 0.10 0.06 1206.23 6.84 .286 .534 .408 .942 80 1B/DH L
Jeff Bagwell 2150 7797 1517 2314 488 32 449 1529 1401 1558 128 202 78 1953.0 10.66 2.25 0.15 2.07 6.46 7.18 0.59 0.93 0.36 1478.40 6.81 .297 .540 .408 .948 102 1B R
Hack Wilson 1348 4760 884 1461 266 67 244 1063 674 713 20 52 5 1159.0 11.35 2.07 0.52 1.89 5.23 5.54 0.16 0.40 0.04 869.54 6.75 .307 .545 .395 .940 0 CF/LF R
Chuck Klein 1753 6486 1168 2076 398 74 300 1201 601 521 12 79 0 1548.3 12.07 2.31 0.43 1.74 3.49 3.03 0.07 0.46 0.00 1161.60 6.75 .320 .543 .379 .922 0 RF L
Frank Robinson 2808 10006 1829 2943 528 72 586 1812 1420 1532 198 204 77 2505.7 10.57 1.90 0.26 2.10 5.10 5.50 0.71 0.73 0.28 1860.15 6.68 .294 .537 .389 .926 102 RF R
Carlos Delgado 2009 7189 1226 2010 476 17 469 1489 1097 1725 168 14 8 1815.0 9.97 2.36 0.08 2.33 5.44 8.55 0.83 0.07 0.04 1346.95 6.68 .280 .546 .383 .930 91 1B L
Ken Griffey Jr. 2521 9316 1612 2680 503 38 611 1772 1240 1682 80 184 69 2351.7 10.26 1.93 0.15 2.34 4.75 6.44 0.31 0.70 0.26 1731.84 6.63 .288 .547 .373 .919 98 CF L
Brian Giles 1786 6302 1103 1854 401 54 285 1055 1157 804 50 108 45 1576.7 10.58 2.29 0.31 1.63 6.60 4.59 0.29 0.62 0.26 1150.59 6.57 .294 .511 .404 .915 69 LF/RF L
Edgar Martinez 2055 7213 1219 2247 515 15 309 1261 1283 1202 89 49 30 1754.3 11.53 2.64 0.08 1.59 6.58 6.17 0.46 0.25 0.15 1275.97 6.55 .312 .516 .418 .933 77 DH/3B R
Gary Sheffield 2476 8949 1592 2615 454 25 499 1633 1435 1125 133 251 103 2260.7 10.41 1.81 0.10 1.99 5.71 4.48 0.53 1.00 0.41 1642.74 6.54 .292 .516 .394 .909 109 RF R
Tris Speaker 2789 10195 1882 3514 792 222 117 1537 1381 220 103 434 129 2404.3 13.15 2.96 0.83 0.44 5.17 0.82 0.39 1.62 0.48 1734.95 6.49 .345 .500 .428 .928 0 CF L
Earl Averill 1669 6359 1224 2020 401 128 238 1165 775 518 33 69 57 1546.7 11.75 2.33 0.74 1.38 4.51 3.01 0.19 0.40 0.33 1115.23 6.49 .318 .533 .395 .928 0 CF L
Ty Cobb 3034 11434 2245 4189 725 296 117 1933 1249 357 94 892 212 2643.0 14.26 2.47 1.01 0.40 4.25 1.22 0.32 3.04 0.72 1904.87 6.49 .366 .512 .433 .945 0 CF/RF L
Mike Piazza 1912 6911 1048 2127 344 8 427 1335 759 1113 30 17 20 1686.0 11.35 1.84 0.04 2.28 4.05 5.94 0.16 0.09 0.11 1214.63 6.48 .308 .545 .377 .922 45 C R
Babe Herman 1552 5603 882 1818 399 110 181 997 520 553 11 94 0 1329.3 12.31 2.70 0.74 1.23 3.52 3.74 0.07 0.64 0.00 955.64 6.47 .324 .532 .383 .915 0 RF L
Juan Gonzalez 1689 6556 1061 1936 388 25 434 1404 457 1273 62 26 19 1626.3 10.71 2.15 0.14 2.40 2.53 7.04 0.34 0.14 0.11 1154.97 6.39 .295 .561 .343 .904 78 RF R
Duke Snider 2143 7161 1259 2116 358 85 407 1333 971 1237 21 99 55 1790.0 10.64 1.80 0.43 2.05 4.88 6.22 0.11