Historical Matchups: The Hitters
Baseball's best, head-to-head
Who was better: Joe D. or The Mick? The Sultan of Swat or Hammerin' Hank? Baseball history is full of these types of debates, so we've given baseball fans something to stoke the fire: side-by-side comparisons of baseball's biggest stars.
See Historical Matchups: The Pitchers
| SHORTSTOPS/MANAGERS | ||
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Lou Boudreau 
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VS |
Joe Cronin 
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| SPEEDSTERS | ||
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Lou Brock 
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VS |
Vince Coleman 
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| CF LEGENDS | ||
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Joe DiMaggio 
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VS |
Mickey Mantle 
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| SHORTSTOPS | ||
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Ernie Banks 
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VS |
Cal Ripken, Jr. 
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| GENERATIONS | ||
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Barry Bonds 
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VS |
Bobby Bonds 
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| FENCE-RATTLERS | ||
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Dave Kingman 
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VS |
Greg Luzinski 
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| SECOND BASEMEN | ||
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Roberto Alomar 
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VS |
Joe Morgan 
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| TOUGH CATCHERS | ||
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Thurman Munson 
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VS |
Carlton Fisk 
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| THIRD BASEMEN | ||
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Mike Schmidt 
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VS |
Eddie Mathews 
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| FIRST BASEMEN | ||
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Mark McGwire 
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VS |
Hank Greenberg 
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| INFIELDERS | ||
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Paul Molitor 
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VS |
George Brett 
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| N.Y. SHORTSTOPS | ||
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Pee Wee Reese 
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VS |
Phil Rizzuto 
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| RBI MACHINES | ||
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Hack Wilson 
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VS |
Juan Gonzalez 
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