Who was the best pure hitter , Boggs , Gwynn or Carew ...

RupertPupkin · May 26, 2007

these 3 are arguably the best pure hitters of our generation ....

I curious from the RX elite , the opinions on who was the best ... Some stats to chew on , while we discuss ....

Carew 19 seasons 3053 Hits , .328 average ( high year .388 )
Gywnn 20 seasons 3141 hits , .338 average ( high year .394 )
Boggs 18 seasons 3010 hits , .328 average ( High year .368 )

I personally Tony Gwynn was the best pure hitter ( Ihave witnessed with my own 2 eyes , I never saw Teddy Ballgame play ...) But Gywnn could get a lock on any pitch , he didnt swing for the fences , but the man was clutch and always seemed to get on base when you needed one ...

5starbomb · May 26, 2007

Tony Gwynn

D2bets · May 26, 2007

Numbers say Gwynn and who am I to disagree with numbers?

oldmanTED · May 26, 2007

None of these three. Pete Rose hands down.

RupertPupkin · May 26, 2007

In fairness , I will add Ichiro to the list .... although his career is far from over ... But he is probably the best in the game right now at seeing the ball ...

whalewager · May 26, 2007

Boggs

SkinsRaj28 · May 26, 2007

Gwynn could put the ball wherever he wanted. Best hitter I've ever seen.

Timetopay · May 26, 2007

Boggs. He could narrow a pitch down to a postage stamp.

steaktartar · May 26, 2007

CAREW used to place the ball anywhere and was the best bunter i've ever seen.............of course im a homer here but i say carew

RobFunk · May 26, 2007

I think Boggs was a selfish hitter. He really only cared about his average.

austintx05 · May 26, 2007

Ichiro is not on the same field as the afore mentioned 3.

My vote goes to Tony

JTrotter · May 26, 2007

George Brett

but of those 3 - Gwynn

SSI · May 26, 2007

seriously should this thread read..... "who was the best (punch-n-judy) hitter".

where are the power numbers?

i like all the one's mentioned here..

rose
gwynn
boggs
carew

DrunkenHorseplayer · May 26, 2007

Rose's career BA was only .303; don't think he belongs with the other three. Of the three, Tony Gwynn.

WorldNumberOne · May 26, 2007

what the hell is a " pure " hitter anyway ???

i think hitter would cover it.

and my vote goes to rod carew as the best hitter i ever saw.

BadCo · May 26, 2007

I vote for Rod Carew.

I was an A's fan back then and a Senators fan before that I saw alot of Carew,with Twins and Angels and he was the bomb.

Used to love when Vida Blue would hook uo with either Frank Tanana or Nolan Ryan and was a classic and 5 days later they would do it all over again.

Always under the total and Carew would be the most intese part.

Vida vs Carew with the game on the line.

Damn I miss the good ole days of the unbalanced schedule.

Kinda like Hockeys original six.

RupertPupkin · May 26, 2007

austintx05 said:
Ichiro is not on the same field as the afore mentioned 3.

My vote goes to Tony

Im playing Devils advocate here , But Ichiro is a hell of hitter , maybe not as good as though 3 Hall of Famers I mentioned , but I forgot who holds the single season records for hits again ? , Who holds the record for 5 consecutive 200 hit seasons to start career ? ( not to mention a .331 career average ) Ichiro is amazing to me , because he practically puts everyball in play , He doesnt walk much , but he also rarely strikes out ...He's a slapper

FairWarning · May 26, 2007

Ichiro is better than all of them. Carew did have a rep for being a selfish hitter.

I would rank them:

1-Ichiro
2-Gwynn
3-Carew
4-Boggs
5-Rose

Seymour · May 26, 2007

I always thought Cobb was regarded as the best hitter and no one was even remotely close?

VIEJODINOSAUR · May 26, 2007

Seen all three play and still cannot make up my mind between Gwynn and Carew....Boggs was a distant third....

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