best 10 year span for a player

[OG Hack Wilson]

in baseball...these are 10 year spans...ted williams missed a few years due to war time ofcourse to explain his years.


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BATTING AVERAGE / ON-BASE % / SLUGGING % / DOUBLES/  TRIPLES / HOMERS / RUNS / RBI / SB / OPS+


honus wagner 1900-1909: .352/.417/.508, 372 doubles, 148 triples, 51 homeruns, 1,014 runs, 956 RBI, 487 stolen bases, 175 OPS+  

ty cobb 1909-1918:  .386/.457/.541, 310 doubles, 158 triples, 55 Homerns, 1,075 runs, 865 RBI, 624 stolen bases, 195 OPS+      (the most complete player ever)

tris speaker 1912-1921: .352/.438/.498, 415 doubles, 131 triples, 34 homeruns, 1,031 runs, 765 RBI, 288 stolen bases, 165 OPS+    (the best defensive center-fielder ever....just look it up if you don't believe me)

babe ruth 1920-1929: .355/.488/.740, 314 doubles, 82 triples, 467 homeruns, 1,365 runs, 1,335 RBI, 88 stolen bases, 216 OPS+

lou gehrig 1927-1936: .350/.457/.660, 390 doubles, 117 triples, 390 homeruns, 1,417 run, 1,527 RBI, 80 stolen bases, 191 OPS+

jimmie foxx 1929-1938: .335/.440/.645, 308 doubles, 86 triples, 413 homeruns, 1,237 runs, 1,416 RBI, 70 stolen bases, 171 OPS+

ted williams 1941-1953: .351/.495/.649, 285 doubles, 37 triples, 283 homeruns, 1,027 ruins, 1,040 RBI, 14 stolen bases, 200 OPS+

willie mays 1954-1963: .320/.393/.601, 309 doubles, 97 triples, 382 home runs, 1,182 runs, 1,088 rbi, 237 stolen bases, 165 OPS+

mickey mantle 1955-1964: .314/.443/.614, 200 doubles, 42 triples, 370 home runs, 1,084 runs, 956 RBI, 116 stolen bases, 188 OPS+

hank aaron 1957-1966:  .319/.381/.577, 316 doubles, 52 triples, 376 homerubns, 1,137 runs, 1,165 RBI, 163 stolen bases, 162 OPS+

mike schmidt 1974-1983: .269/.388/.548, 258 doubles, 48 triples, 370 homeruns, 1,023 runs, 1,019 rbi, 154 stolen bases, 155 OPS+

ken griffey jr 1991-2000:  .299/.386/.590, 291 doubles, 26 triples, 400 home runs, 1,011 runs, 1,129 RBI, 141 stolen bases, 152 OPS+

barry bonds* 1995-2004 .315/.485/.684, 287 doubles, 36 triples, 444 home runs, 1,180 runs, 1,083 rbi, 197 stolen bases, 206 OPS+

alex rodriguez*:  .304/.394/.589, 295 doubles, 20 triples, 454 home runs, 1,241 runs, 1,275 RBI, 214 stolen bases, 151 OPS+

rogers hornsby 1920-1929: .382/.460/.637, 405 doubles, 115 triples, 250 home runs, 1,195 runs, 1,153 RBI, 74 stolen bases, 188 OPS+

rickey henderson 1981-1990: .292/.405/.454, 259 doubles, 43 triples, 156 homeruns, 1,130 runs, 543 RBI, 803 stolen bases, 142 OPS+



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after analyzing these numbers I've come to the conclusion that the best 10 year spans  (without penalizing for steroids) are:
my top 13  (the bakers dozen) of the best 10 year spans ever are:

1-Babe Ruth  (nuff said)
2-Lou Gehrig  (really was left in Babe Ruth's shadow and then Joe dimaggio's shadow his whole career...then he died from ALS...but he's a legend!)
3-Barry Bonds (was getting old and slow in the outfield but got better at the plate as he aged LOL wonder why)
4-Ty Cobb
5-Ted Williams  (highest on-base %)
6-Rogers Hornsby  (a 2nd baseman with those stats, damn...but hornsby was horrible in the field which hurts him)
7-Alex Rodriguez  (gold glove shortstop with 454 home runs and 214 stolen bases?? jesus wonder how he did this LOL)
8-Mickey Mantle (188 OPS+)
9-Willie Mays (165 OPS+)
10-Tris Speaker
11-Hank Aaron
12-Honus Wagner
13-Jimmie Foxx











ps- Albert Pujols only has 9 years in his career...my rules were you had to have a 10 year career to make this list.  Pujols is gonna be in the top somewhere for sho!


all stats courtesy of www.baseball-reference.com  

[OG Hack Wilson]

babe ruth 1919-1928: .353/.491/.737, 322 doubles, 88 triples, 450 homers, 1,347 runs, 1,295 RBI, 90 stolen bases, 218 OPS+  <--damn even higher OPS+


OPS+ ofcourse being compared to the rest of your league.....100 is average and the higher the better

[eS El Duque]

wow Lou and Ruth were sick

But Cobb wasn't too shabby himself

I'd vote Ruth

[OG Hack Wilson]

I may actually put Cobb ahead of Bonds because of Cobb's ability to also coach a team


ty cobb taught Harry Heilmann how to hit and Heillman soon won like 4 batting titles in the 1920's