Was Frank Thomas the best batter in the 90's era?

No steroids Barry was still better than all of those guys.

You take out his steroid years (everything before 1999) and he's still a first ballot HOF.

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The same player led MLB in hits and doubles for the decade of the 90's. Who is it?

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Probably either Mark Grace or Craig Biggio.

It is Grace. Maybe its just me, I would lose that bet if I didnt know it already.

In my opinion, Gwynn is the best hitter since Ted Williams to answer the OP.

.338 career average, 8 batting titles. Ridiculous.

Barry Bonds

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Gwynn is the best hitter since Ted Williams to answer the OP.

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Gwynn was a Punch-and-Judy hitter who did everything he could to keep his BA.

Williams was a true power hitter as well as a hitter for extreme avg.

Gwynn was incredible no doubt, but the two arent really close.

I actually agree with you, he's the best since Williams but head to head it isn't really close. Williams is unique in that he could hit for average and power. Gwynn no doubt had the ability as well but sacrificed power for average.

Frank, when you account for his sheet size, is one of the best pure hitters in baseball. You don't see many 6'5" 250lb hitters hitting .300+ for multiple seasons with great power and more walks than strikeouts.

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No steroids Barry was still better than all of those guys.

You take out his steroid years (everything before 1999) and he's still a first ballot HOF.

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Pre-roided up Bonds had good speed and could play good defense in the outfield. 8 Gold Gloves. Four 30-30 seasons. A 40-40 season, and one season where he stole over 50 bases.

Then he got hugely juiced up, consistent threat to hit bombs, but became a liability in the outfield and couldn't run the bases for shite compared to his earlier years.