Thread: Who's the greatest HR hitter of all-time?

Babe Ruth by far

The Babe. And he swung a 51 ounce stick. Imagine that!!!! Heard that fact on ESPN the other night.

Really hard to compare different era's. Today's MLB I would think would have better athlete's as they actually make a significant livelyhood from it. Saying that A-rod is pretty impressive. When Griffey jr. was heathly he was amazing.

No disrepect to Babe or Hank they were great hitters in there time, I just think the skill level is that much better now a days.

Ian you are right, but balls are much livlier now also. Along with athletes being more informed on how to train. Imagine if the Babe actually trained, he'd be a monster. He mightve hit over 1,000 homer in his career, but the world will never know!

Babe Ruth was the first player to hit over 30, 40 and 50 home runs in one season. His record of 60 home runs in the 1927 season stood for 34 years ( as far as in the same amount of games it might still stand?) .


And he did all this without weight training, steroids, GH and physial therapy . The Babe is the King!!!

And he did this against athletes who didn't train.

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

And he did this against athletes who didn't train.

Yes he stood miles above his peers, and he was fatter and drunker than any of them. You have to compare the man to his generation and not one man of any generation even comes close to the Babe. He is a living God for all of time , show some respect son.

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Originally Posted by ForemanRules

Yes he stood miles above his peers, and he was fatter and drunker than any of them. You have to compare the man to his generation and not one man of any generation even comes close to the Babe. He is a living God for all of time , show some respect son.

Maybe reading comprehension isn't your forte. Reread my orginal post. I am an avid ball fan and have played my whole life. Great Babe Ruth was a god during his time. Whoopety fucking doo.

Like I said originally it is practically impossible to compare era's.

Originally Posted by Double D

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bonds....juice it up big guy

Bonds was the best for about 3 years. But then the good ole roids took a toll on that body. Just think if we put a piece of lumber in the Babes hand that didnt weigh a ton.

Originally Posted by Double D

Ian you are right, but balls are much livlier now also. Along with athletes being more informed on how to train. Imagine if the Babe actually trained, he'd be a monster. He mightve hit over 1,000 homer in his career, but the world will never know!

He probably would have had over 1,000 anyway if he'd batted full time his entire career. About 7 years he had very minimal AB's... An additional 41 per year would have put him over the 1,000 mark

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

Babe Ruth was the first player to hit over 30, 40 and 50 home runs in one season. His record of 60 home runs in the 1927 season stood for 34 years ( as far as in the same amount of games it might still stand?) .


And he did all this without weight training, steroids, GH and physial therapy . The Babe is the King!!!

Yeah man, he hit more HR's in a year then some entire teams!!!

1) Babe Ruth
2) Mark McGwire
3) Sammy Sosa
4) Barry Bonds(on steroids or number 2,481)
5) Lou Gehrig
6) Cecil Fielder
7) Albert Pujols
8) Alex Rodrigez
9) Jim Thome
10) Ken Griffey Jr.

Big Mac has the greatest raw power of alltime... Dude hit balls that still haven't landed.

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Originally Posted by ForemanRules

Babe Ruth was the first player to hit over 30, 40 and 50 home runs in one season. His record of 60 home runs in the 1927 season stood for 34 years ( as far as in the same amount of games it might still stand?) .


And he did all this without weight training, steroids, GH and physial therapy . The Babe is the King!!!

Agree 100% - The Babe achieved this feat on Hotdogs and Beer. Bonds needed the "clear" and the "cream". ya know.....flaxseed oil.

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

...I just think the skill level is that much better now a days.

I agree, but I also think you have to look at how the player did in his era in relation to everyone else around him. Babe Ruth was so far ahead of his time it was rediculous and he revolutionized the game. Before him, baseball was a base-to-base, small ball game with slap hitting being the emphasis. Hitters are bigger and stronger now, but so are the pitchers.

Making being a homerun hitter now that much harder.

I'd say right now that the Babe is the greatest. Remember, he also started his career as a pitcher.

You should have Albert Pujols on that list. He's not the greatest yet, but he is going to be, barring a major injury, the best hitter of all time. And he is clean.

Originally Posted by boilermaker

I'd say right now that the Babe is the greatest. Remember, he also started his career as a pitcher.

You should have Albert Pujols on that list. He's not the greatest yet, but he is going to be, barring a major injury, the best hitter of all time. And he is clean.

I have no faith that any professional athlete is clean. This is a business, they are trying to make themselves more valuable... just like the business world, by any means necesarry.

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

I have no faith that any professional athlete is clean. This is a business, they are trying to make themselves more valuable... just like the business world, by any means necesarry.

I think that is right for the most part. Pujols broke into the league at age 19, I think. He is going to look the same on his rookie card as he does the year he retires. You can't say that about Bonds, Mcgwire or Sosa. They all juiced for sure in my opinion. Some even corked.

Look up 1923 and why corked bats or altered bats were made illegal.

No doubt Babe was a great hitter that revolutionized the game. But finding ways to succeed in the game(circumvent the rules) have been around since the beginning.

Originally Posted by boilermaker

I think that is right for the most part. Pujols broke into the league at age 19, I think. He is going to look the same on his rookie card as he does the year he retires. You can't say that about Bonds, Mcgwire or Sosa. They all juiced for sure in my opinion. Some even corked.

Don't be naive. Pujols was not 225+lbs at 19. Those were the latest weight stats I could find. If he's only 225lbs now I the queen of fucking England!

Originally Posted by largepkg

Don't be naive. Pujols was not 225+lbs at 19. Those were the latest weight stats I could find. If he's only 225lbs now I the queen of fucking England!

I'm not naive. I lived in St. Louis from 2000 to to 2004. I saw him play a lot of games. He was a big kid when he got there and he is a big kid now. So what if he put on 15 pounds. I did that this year. Look at Barry Bonds Rookie and Barry Bonds now. It's not even the same guy.

Obviously there's no comparison to Barry. And, I have no clue if Albert is ON or not. The cynic in me tells me the majority of these big guys are ON though.

The equipment they have now adds 30ft. guaranteed... Anyone who has played ball knows the difference good equipment makes. They train like animals now and live the sport. It's now a job... Also was, but now it's cut throat. Athletes are certainly more talented overall, but that doesn't mean some of the oldtimers didn't have equal or even better talent. The fields are tiny now compared to back in the day! That right there makes and HUGE difference in HR totals. Babe Ruth, with todays equipment, training, "medicines", and ball diamonds would be unbelievable... Do I believe he'd hit more HR's than entire teams today? No, but 73 wouldn't be safe in any year...