100 Greatest MLB Hitters ranked by their
regular season performances
Rank |
Player |
First
season |
Last
season |
Hitting
PER |
Run
Contribution Ave (RCA) |
Earned
Bases Ave
(EBA) |
Total
Earned Bases |
Batting
Ave |
On-Base
Ave |
Slugging
Percent |
1 |
Babe
Ruth |
1914 |
1935 |
170.02 |
0.346 |
0.735 |
7,978 |
0.342 |
0.474 |
0.690 |
2 |
Ted
Williams |
1939 |
1960 |
162.95 |
0.318 |
0.705 |
6,929 |
0.344 |
0.482 |
0.634 |
3 |
Lou
Gehrig |
1923 |
1939 |
154.36 |
0.351 |
0.676 |
6,670 |
0.340 |
0.447 |
0.632 |
4 |
Hank
Greenberg |
1930 |
1947 |
153.04 |
0.327 |
0.656 |
4,052 |
0.313 |
0.412 |
0.605 |
5 |
Jimmie
Foxx |
1925 |
1945 |
151.23 |
0.325 |
0.661 |
6,495 |
0.325 |
0.428 |
0.609 |
6 |
Joe
DiMaggio |
1936 |
1951 |
150.17 |
0.335 |
0.618 |
4,768 |
0.325 |
0.398 |
0.579 |
7 |
Mickey
Mantle |
1951 |
1968 |
147.85 |
0.267 |
0.633 |
6,397 |
0.298 |
0.421 |
0.557 |
8 |
Ty Cobb |
1905 |
1928 |
145.66 |
0.311 |
0.565 |
7,995 |
0.366 |
0.433 |
0.512 |
9 |
Barry
Bonds |
1986 |
2007 |
145.49 |
0.275 |
0.682 |
9,048 |
0.298 |
0.444 |
0.607 |
10 |
Joe
Jackson |
1908 |
1920 |
144.74 |
0.282 |
0.554 |
3,298 |
0.356 |
0.423 |
0.517 |
11 |
Dan
Brouthers |
1879 |
1904 |
143.34 |
0.354 |
0.579 |
4,580 |
0.342 |
0.423 |
0.519 |
12 |
Willie
Mays |
1951 |
1973 |
142.58 |
0.265 |
0.608 |
7,868 |
0.302 |
0.384 |
0.557 |
13 |
Charlie
Keller |
1939 |
1952 |
141.94 |
0.281 |
0.597 |
2,791 |
0.286 |
0.410 |
0.518 |
14 |
Rogers
Hornsby |
1915 |
1937 |
141.89 |
0.302 |
0.608 |
5,885 |
0.358 |
0.434 |
0.577 |
15 |
Johnny
Mize |
1936 |
1953 |
141.36 |
0.284 |
0.609 |
4,505 |
0.312 |
0.397 |
0.562 |
16 |
Hank
Aaron |
1954 |
1976 |
141.21 |
0.267 |
0.596 |
8,498 |
0.305 |
0.374 |
0.555 |
17 |
Dick
Allen |
1963 |
1977 |
140.76 |
0.255 |
0.588 |
4,406 |
0.292 |
0.378 |
0.534 |
18 |
Stan
Musial |
1941 |
1963 |
140.63 |
0.269 |
0.609 |
7,811 |
0.331 |
0.417 |
0.559 |
19 |
Albert
Pujols |
2001 |
2007 |
140.52 |
0.301 |
0.655 |
3,144 |
0.332 |
0.420 |
0.620 |
20 |
Ross
Barnes |
1871 |
1881 |
139.21 |
0.416 |
0.498 |
1,296 |
0.359 |
0.388 |
0.464 |
21 |
Sam
Thompson |
1885 |
1906 |
138.93 |
0.373 |
0.550 |
3,699 |
0.331 |
0.384 |
0.505 |
22 |
Frank
Robinson |
1956 |
1976 |
138.25 |
0.260 |
0.582 |
6,997 |
0.294 |
0.389 |
0.537 |
23 |
Harry
Stovey |
1880 |
1893 |
137.78 |
0.333 |
0.545 |
4,004 |
0.289 |
0.361 |
0.461 |
24 |
Ralph
Kiner |
1946 |
1955 |
137.64 |
0.258 |
0.619 |
3,885 |
0.279 |
0.398 |
0.548 |
25 |
Mark
McGwire |
1986 |
2001 |
137.56 |
0.261 |
0.647 |
4,968 |
0.263 |
0.394 |
0.588 |
26 |
King
Kelly |
1878 |
1893 |
136.60 |
0.347 |
0.513 |
3,500 |
0.308 |
0.368 |
0.438 |
27 |
Gavvy
Cravath |
1908 |
1920 |
136.49 |
0.253 |
0.535 |
2,539 |
0.287 |
0.380 |
0.478 |
28 |
Mel Ott |
1926 |
1947 |
136.39 |
0.283 |
0.598 |
6,838 |
0.304 |
0.414 |
0.533 |
29 |
Tris
Speaker |
1907 |
1928 |
136.31 |
0.275 |
0.551 |
6,914 |
0.345 |
0.428 |
0.500 |
30 |
Honus
Wagner |
1897 |
1917 |
136.29 |
0.287 |
0.525 |
6,547 |
0.327 |
0.391 |
0.466 |
31 |
Mike
Schmidt |
1972 |
1989 |
136.24 |
0.254 |
0.589 |
6,085 |
0.267 |
0.380 |
0.527 |
32 |
Manny
Ramirez |
1993 |
2007 |
135.98 |
0.294 |
0.635 |
5,343 |
0.313 |
0.409 |
0.593 |
33 |
Willie
Stargell |
1962 |
1982 |
135.96 |
0.250 |
0.568 |
5,144 |
0.282 |
0.360 |
0.529 |
34 |
Duke
Snider |
1947 |
1964 |
134.94 |
0.265 |
0.588 |
4,935 |
0.295 |
0.380 |
0.540 |
35 |
Al
Simmons |
1924 |
1944 |
134.42 |
0.318 |
0.557 |
5,388 |
0.334 |
0.380 |
0.535 |
36 |
Todd
Helton |
1997 |
2007 |
134.41 |
0.279 |
0.634 |
4,320 |
0.332 |
0.430 |
0.583 |
37 |
Ken
Williams |
1915 |
1929 |
134.30 |
0.281 |
0.561 |
3,299 |
0.319 |
0.393 |
0.530 |
38 |
Hack
Wilson |
1923 |
1934 |
134.21 |
0.307 |
0.591 |
3,319 |
0.307 |
0.395 |
0.545 |
39 |
Jim
Thome |
1991 |
2007 |
134.08 |
0.265 |
0.631 |
5,340 |
0.281 |
0.409 |
0.565 |
40 |
Eddie
Mathews |
1952 |
1968 |
134.06 |
0.243 |
0.574 |
5,861 |
0.271 |
0.376 |
0.509 |
41 |
Hal
Trosky |
1933 |
1946 |
134.01 |
0.282 |
0.563 |
3,265 |
0.302 |
0.371 |
0.522 |
42 |
Larry
Walker |
1989 |
2005 |
133.97 |
0.284 |
0.605 |
5,047 |
0.313 |
0.400 |
0.565 |
43 |
Benny
Kauff |
1912 |
1920 |
133.84 |
0.260 |
0.520 |
1,992 |
0.311 |
0.389 |
0.450 |
44 |
Ed
Delahanty |
1888 |
1903 |
133.78 |
0.353 |
0.564 |
4,987 |
0.346 |
0.411 |
0.505 |
45 |
Alex
Rodriguez |
1994 |
2007 |
133.67 |
0.293 |
0.616 |
5,431 |
0.306 |
0.389 |
0.578 |
46 |
Mike
Donlin |
1899 |
1914 |
133.30 |
0.271 |
0.518 |
2,330 |
0.333 |
0.386 |
0.468 |
47 |
Harry
Heilmann |
1914 |
1932 |
133.25 |
0.295 |
0.550 |
5,022 |
0.342 |
0.410 |
0.520 |
48 |
Chuck
Klein |
1928 |
1944 |
133.06 |
0.289 |
0.580 |
4,202 |
0.320 |
0.379 |
0.543 |
49 |
Willie
McCovey |
1959 |
1980 |
132.98 |
0.234 |
0.574 |
5,590 |
0.270 |
0.374 |
0.515 |
50 |
Bob
Johnson |
1933 |
1945 |
132.66 |
0.278 |
0.569 |
4,672 |
0.296 |
0.393 |
0.506 |
51 |
Dave Orr |
1883 |
1890 |
132.53 |
0.330 |
0.522 |
1,814 |
0.342 |
0.366 |
0.502 |
52 |
Frank
Thomas |
1990 |
2007 |
132.39 |
0.269 |
0.622 |
6,118 |
0.303 |
0.421 |
0.561 |
53 |
Tommy
Henrich |
1937 |
1950 |
132.24 |
0.280 |
0.551 |
3,010 |
0.282 |
0.382 |
0.491 |
54 |
Harmon
Killebrew |
1954 |
1975 |
132.16 |
0.233 |
0.580 |
5,721 |
0.256 |
0.376 |
0.509 |
55 |
Tip
O'Neill |
1883 |
1892 |
132.11 |
0.336 |
0.518 |
2,530 |
0.326 |
0.392 |
0.458 |
56 |
Earl
Averill |
1929 |
1941 |
132.01 |
0.298 |
0.577 |
4,234 |
0.318 |
0.395 |
0.534 |
57 |
Hugh
Duffy |
1888 |
1906 |
131.56 |
0.351 |
0.524 |
4,399 |
0.324 |
0.384 |
0.449 |
58 |
Charley
Jones |
1875 |
1888 |
131.12 |
0.307 |
0.475 |
1,915 |
0.298 |
0.345 |
0.444 |
59 |
Roger
Connor |
1880 |
1897 |
131.10 |
0.317 |
0.554 |
5,034 |
0.317 |
0.397 |
0.486 |
60 |
Jeff
Heath |
1936 |
1949 |
130.81 |
0.264 |
0.558 |
3,161 |
0.293 |
0.370 |
0.509 |
61 |
George
Selkirk |
1934 |
1942 |
130.56 |
0.292 |
0.553 |
1,882 |
0.290 |
0.400 |
0.483 |
62 |
Lance
Berkman |
1999 |
2007 |
130.55 |
0.269 |
0.616 |
3,213 |
0.300 |
0.412 |
0.559 |
63 |
Sherry
Magee |
1904 |
1919 |
130.41 |
0.258 |
0.484 |
4,352 |
0.291 |
0.364 |
0.427 |
64 |
Albert
Belle |
1989 |
2000 |
130.25 |
0.275 |
0.599 |
4,071 |
0.295 |
0.369 |
0.564 |
65 |
David
Ortiz |
1997 |
2007 |
130.03 |
0.274 |
0.609 |
3,016 |
0.289 |
0.384 |
0.559 |
66 |
Lefty
O'Doul |
1919 |
1934 |
129.99 |
0.288 |
0.570 |
2,105 |
0.349 |
0.413 |
0.532 |
67 |
Cap
Anson |
1871 |
1897 |
129.90 |
0.351 |
0.502 |
5,833 |
0.333 |
0.393 |
0.445 |
68 |
Sam
Crawford |
1899 |
1917 |
129.88 |
0.266 |
0.496 |
5,454 |
0.309 |
0.362 |
0.452 |
69 |
Joe
Kelley |
1891 |
1908 |
129.85 |
0.314 |
0.527 |
4,515 |
0.317 |
0.402 |
0.451 |
70 |
Elmer
Flick |
1898 |
1910 |
129.81 |
0.258 |
0.507 |
3,419 |
0.313 |
0.389 |
0.445 |
71 |
Nap
Lajoie |
1896 |
1916 |
129.70 |
0.289 |
0.494 |
5,370 |
0.338 |
0.380 |
0.467 |
72 |
Bobby
Bonds |
1968 |
1981 |
129.53 |
0.241 |
0.538 |
4,691 |
0.268 |
0.353 |
0.471 |
73 |
Jeff
Bagwell |
1991 |
2005 |
129.50 |
0.275 |
0.599 |
5,816 |
0.297 |
0.408 |
0.540 |
74 |
Babe
Herman |
1926 |
1945 |
129.46 |
0.273 |
0.569 |
3,594 |
0.324 |
0.383 |
0.532 |
75 |
Dolph
Camilli |
1933 |
1945 |
129.43 |
0.259 |
0.568 |
3,639 |
0.277 |
0.388 |
0.492 |
76 |
Larry
Doby |
1947 |
1959 |
129.25 |
0.266 |
0.554 |
3,539 |
0.283 |
0.386 |
0.490 |
77 |
Ken
Griffey |
1989 |
2007 |
129.20 |
0.261 |
0.598 |
6,230 |
0.290 |
0.374 |
0.553 |
78 |
Buck
Ewing |
1880 |
1897 |
128.94 |
0.336 |
0.521 |
3,190 |
0.303 |
0.351 |
0.456 |
79 |
Chipper
Jones |
1993 |
2007 |
128.76 |
0.271 |
0.607 |
5,054 |
0.307 |
0.403 |
0.546 |
80 |
Juan
Gonzalez |
1989 |
2005 |
128.74 |
0.284 |
0.578 |
4,159 |
0.295 |
0.343 |
0.561 |
81 |
George
Gore |
1879 |
1892 |
128.42 |
0.311 |
0.492 |
3,087 |
0.301 |
0.386 |
0.411 |
82 |
Reggie
Smith |
1966 |
1982 |
128.27 |
0.236 |
0.540 |
4,466 |
0.287 |
0.366 |
0.489 |
83 |
Vladimir
Guerrero |
1996 |
2007 |
128.14 |
0.272 |
0.609 |
4,303 |
0.325 |
0.391 |
0.579 |
84 |
Billy
Williams |
1959 |
1976 |
128.06 |
0.234 |
0.538 |
5,734 |
0.290 |
0.361 |
0.492 |
85 |
Reggie
Jackson |
1967 |
1987 |
127.97 |
0.236 |
0.547 |
6,437 |
0.262 |
0.356 |
0.490 |
86 |
Frank
Baker |
1908 |
1922 |
127.68 |
0.267 |
0.485 |
3,355 |
0.307 |
0.363 |
0.442 |
87 |
Norm
Cash |
1958 |
1974 |
127.66 |
0.224 |
0.546 |
4,360 |
0.271 |
0.374 |
0.488 |
88 |
Roger
Maris |
1957 |
1968 |
127.53 |
0.240 |
0.528 |
3,102 |
0.260 |
0.345 |
0.476 |
89 |
Hardy
Richardson |
1879 |
1892 |
127.49 |
0.310 |
0.487 |
3,035 |
0.299 |
0.344 |
0.435 |
90 |
Cal
McVey |
1871 |
1879 |
127.21 |
0.390 |
0.458 |
1,177 |
0.346 |
0.354 |
0.446 |
91 |
Travis
Hafner |
2002 |
2007 |
126.91 |
0.271 |
0.599 |
1,665 |
0.290 |
0.398 |
0.552 |
92 |
Joe
Medwick |
1932 |
1948 |
126.84 |
0.292 |
0.529 |
4,331 |
0.324 |
0.362 |
0.505 |
93 |
Darryl
Strawberry |
1983 |
1999 |
126.69 |
0.247 |
0.568 |
3,775 |
0.259 |
0.357 |
0.505 |
94 |
Joe
Morgan |
1963 |
1984 |
126.51 |
0.222 |
0.535 |
6,516 |
0.271 |
0.392 |
0.427 |
95 |
Orlando
Cepeda |
1958 |
1974 |
126.41 |
0.243 |
0.526 |
4,689 |
0.297 |
0.350 |
0.499 |
96 |
Billy
Hamilton |
1888 |
1901 |
126.39 |
0.315 |
0.566 |
4,807 |
0.344 |
0.455 |
0.432 |
97 |
Carlos
Delgado |
1993 |
2007 |
126.20 |
0.264 |
0.591 |
4,655 |
0.280 |
0.386 |
0.549 |
98 |
John
McGraw |
1891 |
1906 |
126.19 |
0.299 |
0.537 |
2,881 |
0.334 |
0.466 |
0.410 |
99 |
Frank
Chance |
1898 |
1914 |
126.14 |
0.269 |
0.481 |
2,646 |
0.296 |
0.394 |
0.394 |
100 |
Rocky
Colavito |
1955 |
1968 |
126.05 |
0.232 |
0.545 |
4,147 |
0.266 |
0.359 |
0.489 |
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Revolutionary Baseball Performance Efficiency Rating
The Baseball Performance Efficiency Rating (PER) system evaluates hitter's and pitcher's performance relative to plate appearances and innings pitched respectively.
For Hitters, the concept of a Batting PER develops and measures a player's Run Contribution Average and Earned Base Average. Accordingly, I've developed the following concepts of Run Contribution Average, Total Earned Bases, and Earned Base Average to complement the Batting Efficiency Rating.
Run Contribution Average (RCA ) comprises Total Runs Scored plus Runs Batted In, less total Home Runs. This is all divided by Total Plate Appearances. An RCA of 0.250 or higher indicates a good run producer, while an average of at least 0.300 indicates a hitter is an efficient run producer.
The Earned Bases Average (EBA) comprises Total Earned Bases (Total Bases plus total Bases on Balls, and total Stolen Bases produced by the Hitter) divided by total plate appearances and total steal attempts. This is the single most important statistic of a hitter since it measures all facets of his
performance: hits (measured by total bases), walks drawn, and stolen bases, and compares it against every time he is at the plate or attempts a steal. His overall baseball skills is therefore assessed, and a true measure of his greatness is established. An EBA of greater than .600 indicates a great
batsman and base runner, while a .700 or higher EBA indicates a premier batsman and all-time great Hitter.
The concepts of Run Contribution Average and Earned Bases Average are then combined in a very intuitive formula (and adjusted for total plate appearances) to determine his Batting Efficiency Rating. As such, this is the single best measure of a baseball player's overall hitting performance since it measures his average, power, speed and run production, all combined in one statistic.
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