Quote Originally Posted by Biggin View Post
Who would you put?

Ted Williams?

What did Ted ever do that was better than Bonds, considering the era?

Williams had a higher average, Bonds had better power
Williams lost four seasons due to serving in the war. In the two seasons prior to his service he led the league in home runs and had already accumulated 127 home runs at the age of 23! He had also already hit over .400 in his early 20's. When you take into account that ballparks were much larger in his day it's not hard to fathom Williams hitting well over 600 home runs. Also, the league had not yet expanded making the level of play much higher overall. Generally speaking, you had to be better back then to make it to the show than you do now. Williams led the American League in batting average, on base percentage, slugging, and on base plus slugging in the same season five times. Ted Williams is by far the greatest hitter that ever lived and it's not debatable.