Ty Cobb (Major Leagues: 1905-1928)
The baseball legend was truly dominant in his era and he set plenty of offensive records throughout his career, mostly playing for the Detroit Tigers. He will likely forever have the best career batting average, which is at .3662 over 24 seasons. Aside from that ridiculous stat, Cobb has the ninth most RBIs, fifth-most total bases, second-most total hits, and the most career batting titles – a mind-boggling 12. He ranks 25th on the list of career leaders for OPS, with his .9446. However, his career hitting numbers ensure Cobb will always be in conversations about the game’s best sluggers.
Ty Cobb (Major Leagues: 1905-1928)
Ted Williams (Major Leagues: 1939-1960)
“The Splendid Splinter” has a long list of incredible stats but the most legendary is probably the .406 batting average he posted in 1941, which was the last time a baseballer has exceeded a .400 batting average in one season. Williams is unquestionably the best hitter who has never won a World Series seeing as his .4817 on-base percentage is the best in MLB history. He holds the second-best career slugging percentage and OPS in history and his .3444 career batting average is the seventh-highest of all time. One of only two players to ever win the Triple Crown twice, Williams also served in the military during the Second World War, taking out of his career three prime years.
Ted Williams (Major Leagues: 1939-1960)
