| Baseball's greatest hitters, as measured by XERA (and lots of
traditional stuff, as well). |
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| 300+ of baseball's
all-time greatest hitters. |
Standard stats (in black) are from Lee Sinins' Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. |
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www.baseball-encyclopedia.com |
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| Current players are complete
through 2008. |
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Post-1900, minimum of 5000 PA. |
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Copyright ©
2008, Dwight R. Gill |
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averages
per game (9 innings) |
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SLG |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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1B |
L |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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CF |
R |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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1B |
L |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
|