2. Ted Williams
Am I crazy for putting Ted at number two? Like Cobb, Ted wasn’t winning awards for being a nice guy, but Williams finds himself at number two because he smacked the ball. His numbers are literally unbelievable.
Let’s take a closer look.
It’s weird because Williams never eclipsed 200 hits in a season, but he is, to this day, the hardest guy to get out in Major League Baseball history. The best Red Sox player of all time had an .OBP of at least .490 from 1941-1949. He walked over 145 times in each of those years except for 1948.
And he wasn’t just hitting singles.
Williams crushed at least 25 bombs in 14 seasons and contains a career slugging percentage of .634. He owns a career 1.116 OPS, good for second all time. His .482 lifetime .OBP is the best in MLB history.
He was a slugger who found a way to get on base nearly every other at bat. So why is he not number one?
Here’s why…
