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Is Tony Gwynn the greatest hitter of all-time?
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:15 am
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:15 am
I think so.
He's the only guy in the top 20 batting averages of all time that played after 1960, when there's little doubt that pitchers didn't throw as hard and you saw far fewer pitchers during a given game/week.
The only comparable is Ted Williams, IMO, but if I had to have a guy put a bat on the ball to win the game, it would no doubt be Gwynn.
In a game that was juiced up from the 80's on, Gwynn was able to still find a niche even though he was unlike most other superstars.
He's the only guy in the top 20 batting averages of all time that played after 1960, when there's little doubt that pitchers didn't throw as hard and you saw far fewer pitchers during a given game/week.
The only comparable is Ted Williams, IMO, but if I had to have a guy put a bat on the ball to win the game, it would no doubt be Gwynn.
In a game that was juiced up from the 80's on, Gwynn was able to still find a niche even though he was unlike most other superstars.
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Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:15 am to cubsfan5150
quote:nope
Is Tony Gwynn the greatest hitter of all-time?
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:16 am to cubsfan5150
Bonds
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:18 am to dj30
I should have prefaced this as "pure" hitter
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:18 am to cubsfan5150
quote:wtf does pureness have to do with anything?
I should have prefaced this as "pure" hitter
no he isnt the best hitter
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:20 am to cubsfan5150
Ted Williams
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:22 am to cubsfan5150
quote:
I should have prefaced this as "pure" hitter
lol
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:23 am to TT9
quote:
Ted Williams
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:26 am to dj30
quote:
Bonds
That's funny.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:30 am to MusicMaster
He's up there:
Ted Williams
Tony Gwynn
Wade Boggs
My top 3.
Ted Williams
Tony Gwynn
Wade Boggs
My top 3.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:30 am to cubsfan5150
Ted Williams easily
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:30 am to cubsfan5150
Not even close. He was a tremendous batting average guy
Ruth
Gherig
Williams
Bonds
Aaron
Mays
Cobb
Ruth
Gherig
Williams
Bonds
Aaron
Mays
Cobb
This post was edited on 6/17/14 at 7:31 am
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:32 am to SnoopALoop
gwynn and boggs in your top 3 hitters from all time?
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:34 am to Tiger Ryno
quote:
He was a tremendous batting average guy
quote:
Cobb
So was he. So what are you trying to say?
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:35 am to Pilot Tiger
If you are talking sending one guy up to get a hit to win the game... That's a legit list.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:36 am to MusicMaster
quote:gwynn is no ty cobb
So was he. So what are you trying to say?
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:38 am to Pilot Tiger
You don't think Gwynn would have hit .400 in Cobb's time?
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:39 am to Pilot Tiger
quote:
gwynn is no ty cobb
Ok. Fair enough,but him saying that Gwynn was just a batting avg hitter and Cobb was not is absurd.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:43 am to MusicMaster
quote:
Gwynn was no cobb
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:47 am to MusicMaster
quote:no it isn't
Fair enough,but him saying that Gwynn was just a batting avg hitter and Cobb was not is absurd.
one guy hit .338 for his career and the other hit .366. the 28 point difference is several orders of magnitude more impressive
Ty Cobb also stole a crap ton of bases and had over 4000 hits
Gwynn was a fine hitter, but people fall in love with his never striking out. The guy had an OBP of .388, which for a .338 career hitter is pretty low
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