Scott Walker

@notgaetti I grew up watching TG. Great player and better human. But in no way is he a top even 20 hitter of all time. Honest question. Would you rather have him with is .338 average, .383 OBP and 135 or so career HRs or a guy who hit just over .300, had over a .400 obp and 400+ HRs ?

Tony Gwynn is perhaps the greatest pure batsman of all time; cerebral and talented with unmatched bat-to-ball skills and the ability to do damage in any count. He might have been the first player since Ted Williams to bat .400 for a season, had the 1994 campaign been completed.

@grok @JRG_football @6ft3SnowDay @MAGA_X_Times @grok where does Jackson, ms rank on this list ?

@TroyPSilva Nobody on this list was a gamechanger like Dale Murphy and Don Mattingly were in the 80s. They had relatively short primes of around 7 yrs but were considered the best in baseball during some of those times. We really need to stop comparing 80s numbers to late 90s 2000s.

Who should get in?!👇🏼

@cardinal4ever @OleTimeHardball Gwynn is the most overrated batter of all time He had two great stats. Batting average and not striking out That’s it

@OleTimeHardball It's Williams and Gwynn or Gwynn and Williams...and then there's everybody else. No way in hell Cobb nor Hornsby are above them...NO WAY

I’d replace Ichiro with Pujols, and I’m finding a spot for Babe Ruth…

@OleTimeHardball Now do HRs and RBIs and look how good Dale Murphy was

1980s MLB Hits Leader - Robin Yount

@OleTimeHardball @adampiper Did he have back to back MVPs and have the second most HRs and RBIs in a decade ?

@adampiper Belle remains the only player to post 50 2B and 50 HR in the same season.

My All-Time Not in the Hall of Fame Team C Thurman Munson 1B Mark McGwire 2B Lou Whitaker 3B Pete Rose SS Alex Rodriguez OF Shoeless Joe Jackson OF Barry Bonds OF Andruw Jones DH Albert Belle SP Roger Clemens SP Carl Mays SP Eddie Cicotte SP Curt Schilling SP Tommy John

@JackBrasfield1 @notgaetti So is the object of the game to not strike out or to get on base and drive in runs? TG may be the best contact hitter of all time but he’s probably not in the top 50-100 batters of all time

@notgaetti Tony Gwynn struck out 434 times. In 20 years.

Let that sink in folks

@jasonspear1 @notgaetti He had 7 no nos vs 4 from the other 4. Also has the least hits per nine innings all time. Cy youngs are a popularity contest.

@notgaetti How about Cy Young Awards for each?! The least amount for the other 4 in pic is 3, by Pedro. Maddux 4 Randy 5 Clemens 7 And Ryan…(drumroll)…ZERO! And his career walks lead on 2nd place(962) is even greater than his lead in career K’s(839) So yeah, I’ll take the other 4!

• 7 no-hitters (most ever) • 12 one-hitters (most ever) • 18 two-hitters (most ever) • 32 three-hitters (most ever) • 5714 K in a career (most ever) • 383 K in a season (most ever) • 300+ strikeouts 6x (most ever) • 200+ strikeouts 15x (most ever) But tell me more, chief

@tpeters0707 @shloobmm3 @notgaetti But you didn’t score. Thats the deal. Those walks that score count against his ERA. 3.19 over 27yrs.

@shloobmm3 @notgaetti The biggest problem with Ryan is you get a chair in your at bat and it’s 50/50 he’d walk you

@Phillip34721295 @IsaacNe56565761 @robin_guidicy @Kelly_Crull Two MVPs? Was second in the decade of the 80s in HRs and RBIs. Multiple GGs and SSs. Guess that’s just ok and not great. If you want to talk about lack of longevity being great then ok. But for several years he was definitely great

@IsaacNe56565761 @robin_guidicy @Kelly_Crull Very good I don't know about GREAT

The Hall of Fame failed today…this guy belongs in Cooperstown.

@nut_history @grok can you put slugging and on base percentages up for each player during this time

These guys knew how to hit

@nut_history Now put slugging and obp next to each average and look how dominate a few of these guys were compared to others

@CounterptSports @CBsBReference @grok Not really. MS has three really good ncaa baseball programs to draft from plus the high school baseball is legit. As a junior last year, my son saw 95 plus mph three different times at the plate and it seems like every team has at least one 90 mph arm

@CBsBReference .@grok translate this list per capita (This will surprise you)

2025 MLB Draft Picks by State || #MLB 1. California --------------------56 2. Florida ----------------------53 3. Texas -----------------------51 4. North Carolina ------------48 5. Georgia -----------------31 6. Mississippi -------------28 7. Alabama ----------------27 8. Tennessee -------------24 9. Arizona ----------------23 10. Oklahoma -----------20 11. Virginia ---------------19 12. Oregon --------------17 13. Illinois ---------------16 13. Louisiana -----------16 15. South Carolina -----15 16. Arkansas -----------14 17. Indiana -------------13 18. Missouri -----------12 19. Kentucky ----------11 20. Massachusetts ---10 20. New Jersey -------10 20. Pennsylvania -----10 23. New York ---------9 23. Ohio --------------9 25. Kansas -----------8 26. Connecticut -----6 26. Iowa -------------6 26. Washington -----6 26. West Virginia ----6 30. Hawaii ----------4 30. Michigan -------4 30. Nebraska -------4 30. Utah ------------4 34. Minnesota -----3 35. Idaho ----------2 35. Maryland ------2 35. Nevada --------2 35. South Dakota -2 39. Delaware -----1 39. Maine ---------1 39. New Mexico --1 39. Rhode Island -1 39. Wisconsin ----1 44. Alaska -------0 44. Colorado ----0 44. Montana ----0 44. NH ----------0 44. Vermont ----0 44. Wyoming ---0

@nut_history He had a lifetime 3.19 era even with all those walks…….over 27 freaking years. Nobody and I mean nobody could ever stay that dominate for that long. Sure there are guys that were better for short stints but something has to be said for his amazing longevity.

This is not a hot take - but I don't even put Nolan Ryan in my top ten rankings.

@QuantCapper @Hose906 @nut_history 4 silver sluggers, B2B MVPs, second in MLB in HRs and RBIs in the 80s. Led the 80s in total bases. Throw in 5 GGs too. There are many in the hall without any of those. The 80s were a dead ball era. Don’t compare their numbers to the 90s and 2000s

@Hose906 @nut_history It's disgraceful Lou Whitaker is not in. Murphy and Grace didn't do enough.

who gets your vote?

@Thomas_Banacek @nut_history And Ryan had 260 more starts pitching longer to 47 yrs old.

@nut_history Nolan Ryan completed 28% of his starts. Jim Palmer completed 40% of his starts.

Nolan Ryan had 198 career non-win quality starts. He was 0-107 with a 2.27 ERA

@PaulAbbottII @nut_history How about 3.19 over his career of……..27 yrs! Is that impressive. What that era stat in his quality start loses shows is his lack of run support. If he wins half of those think of his win total

@nut_history This is not impressive. Of course his ERA was good in games that he pitched well. What was his ERA in non quality starts that he won? What was his ERA in the 185 losses that were not quality starts?

@DTMRickey @BobByTheWay101 @OleTimeHardball You are correct. Murphy was way better against his peers in the 80s vs Kent batting behind bonds against his.

@BobByTheWay101 @OleTimeHardball Not even in the same category but go on

You hold the deciding vote in the Hall of Fame case of Jeff Kent . Does he get in?

@mdervin @OleTimeHardball Dale Murphy and Don Mattingly were those players. They had short primes that lasted less than ten years. But they were the best in the game for a few years. I wish that your criteria was all that matters

@OleTimeHardball Would you buy a ticket just to see him play in his prime? If the answer is no, the answer is no.

@robertc91436352 @OleTimeHardball Murph was second in the decade in HRs and RBIs

@OleTimeHardball Dale Murphy over Winfield?

My 1980s All Decade Team