With Barry Bonds closing in on Babe Ruth's 714 career home runs, isn't it time we put the record (now held by Hank Aaron at 755) into perspective?
Of major leaguers with at least 1,000 plate appearances Aaron ranks 34th with one homer in every 16.38 at bats, just ahead of the great Willie Mays who had a home run every 16.49 at bats.
Third on the all time list is Barry Bonds, one per 12.91 plate appearances. Second is The Babe, one per 11.76. And the best home runs per at bat statistic with a 1:10.61 ratio is Mark McGwire. Incidentally, McGwire had 131 fewer homers than Ruth.
So tell me, who is the greatest long ball hitter of all time?
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