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The 5 Greatest Hitters In MLB History

Baseball has a fleet of household names, and you can bet your bottom dollar that they are some of the best players in MLB history. Hitters can make or break any game, so if you are betting on the MLB money lines, you need to watch how well their hitter has been playing all season. Although the players on our list are long past retirement age, their skills and talent have influenced many of the hitters we see today.

1.   Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth is the undeniable leader of this list. Some might have questioned his pitching ability, but when it came to hitting, there has been no one as good as this legend.

Originally Babe Ruth was an outfielder, but when he made the switch to hitter, his power changed the game of baseball forever. He brought in a new crowd of fans, and they came in waves to see him hit a home run. In fact, so many people came that his team built a whole new stadium from Ruth’s batting alone!

He made an impressive 714 home runs in his time, which seemed like a Godly number in his time. He even managed 59 home runs in one season, which is still considered the best season of all time.

Before Ruth, home runs were a happy accident that hardly ever happened. With Ruth playing like Hercules, new hitters emerged, and soon everyone was hitting for the stars.

2.   Ty Cobb

Many people think of baseball before Babe Ruth as non-consequential, but there were still a couple of good batters before Ruth changed the game. Ty Cobb was one of them. Known as the deadball era, Cobb was one of few batters who made a stamp on the game.

Cobb was the best batter in his era and would run laps around his opponents, creating a batting average that was 11 times larger than the second-best.

Ty Cobb was also the first player to be added to the Hall of Fame with a 98.2% vote for his name.

Although there have been players that have hit stronger than Cobb in current games, we cannot ignore history and how impactful Cobb was to the game. Some say that he was the reason we received such great titles at all. Without Cobb, we may not even have a Hall of Fame.

3.   Willie Mays

Some consider Mays as a less-than-great hitter, but let’s look at the facts. His long career has allowed Mays to be a fantastic all-rounder and has stolen bases from some of the bigger names of his time.

He played until he hit the age of 40, and through these older times, he was still able to beat some of the younger players. Throughout his career, consistency was what drove him. He was great at everything he did and continued to be great when he should have started to weaken.

Mays was so good that he earned the title Most Valuable Player two times, but many think he should have won it more.

Over the length of his career, Willie Mays has made over 3,000 hits which turned into 660 home runs. From the age of 23 to 40 Mays was a player that all respected, and everyone knew that he couldn’t be shaken.

4.   Ted Williams

If you were thinking of a hitter with a clean strike, then your thoughts should have drifted off to Ted Williams. He played for the Boston Red Sox, and they have remembered his games as legendary.

Unfortunately for Williams, he had to serve in World War 2 during the height of his career. Although he was fighting for a bigger cause and should be considered a hero for his efforts, we are talking about baseball and not the war. Looking back, by the time he rejoined the games, Williams should have been a weaker player. But still, Ted managed to play better than many other people on the field.

He was the last player in the MLB to hit 0.400. He even had a batting average of 0.344, not to mention his outstanding 521 home runs.

5.   Barry Bonds

Don’t hate us. Yes, Barry Bonds has a lot of baggage due to his stint with steroids, but that doesn’t diminish the amazing ability to hit a home run. Bonds was the top hitter of his generation. In his 20s, he had an RBIs of 100 along with 30 HRs. Alone these stats are worthy of a second look. It was only in the year 2000 when the numbers started to reach the heavens.

Before that, his numbers were realistic, and they were deserving of a place on a list like this. After that, his numbers were phenomenal. If the steroid stories are true, then it would make sense that 73 home runs start to look suspicious, but without confirmation, we should praise his skills.
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