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Bobby Jones ???Nicklaus and it's not even close. I'm not sure Tiger would even be second on the list.
Bobby Jones ???Nicklaus and it's not even close. I'm not sure Tiger would even be second on the list.
Cricket-- Don Bradman
Great post. The only players who I can think of that compare as far as dominance and all-around ability are concerned are Mays, Griffey, and Aaron.
Shaq played for the Dodgers? I was talking about baseball.The peak years Shaq had in LA was the most physically dominant I've ever seen a basketball player against his peers. LeBron is the closest, though he's been physically dominant over a longer period of time and more all-around ability.
GOAT though has to be Jordan IMO.
I knew you weren't over 25.QB: Tom Brady
WR: Randy Moss
B-Ball: Lebron James
Baseball: Chipper Jones
Boxing: Mike Tyson
MMA: Chuck Liddell
If we're judging all-around talent, the best I ever saw on a baseball diamond were:
1) Mays
2) Clemente
3) Mantle
Yeah, Ruth was a successful pitcher, blah-blah-blah. He was also a fat chub who probably wouldn't do jack shyt around today's game. One guy who always gets under appreciated here is Mantle. Early in his career, he was probably the best all-around player in the game. Knee issues and alcoholism robbed him of what could have been an even better career than he had.
Another guy who probably deserves mention for all-around prowess is Jeter. How many guys did what he did year in and year out over that long a period? He was the definition of money. As time goes by, his name will probably start popping up in the discussion of best ever.
Clemente was hands down the best defensive outfielder to play the game.
It's impossible to compare across eras so you look at dominance compared to peers.
On the minus side, Babe didn't have to face African or Latin American pitchers.
On the plus side, he played at a time when all the best athletes played baseball (except for a few that boxed), and a higher percentage of Americans played baseball. It was the only real professional sport you could make money at (again, other than boxing).
His numbers were so much better than everybody else's, they invented a word for it..."Ruthian". In 1926, Ruth hit 47 HR with a .372 batting average. The guy in 2nd place hit 19 HR. In 2016, the top HR hitter also hit 47. But the guy in 50th place hit 27. That's how much better Ruth was than everybody else in his era. In 1920 he broke his own HR record by hitting 54. The guy in 2nd place hit 19. That year, Ruth hit 284% more HR than the guy in 2nd place. That's why when your stats dwarf everybody else's, they call it ruthian.
Plus Ruth hit for average (career .342, STILL 10th best all-time) AND he was a solid pitcher before they made him an every day player (set a long-standing record for scoreless innings pitched in the WS).
So in my book, he's the baseball GOAT.
Alex.
Lol. How old are you? This is absoluty nutso.Yeah, he turned it into a one-on-one garbage game where nobody knows how to pass...
Lol. How old are you? This is absoluty nutso.
Jordan had 5600 assists and was a perennial NBA all defense team. He played in a fvkking triangle offense, exactly the way Zen Phil wanted it played.
My guys as well. Ted Williams may have been the best pure hitter to ever play the game. Lifetime .344 with 521 HR's which was interrupted by Marine Corps combat. Probably would have hit 700. But these 3 guys were 5 tool players who excelled at everything. Willie Mays was probably the best player I ever saw. Hank Aaron is obviously up there as well.
There was absolutely zero reason for Jordan to pass the ball ever