Babe Ruth

There are those who believe Barry Bonds has to be thought of as that player due to the monster numbers he generated. There are many who say that Willie Mays was the Number one player.

But to be honest, I'm not sure why there's any kind of debate since there is only one answer: Babe Ruth.

George Herman Ruth, Jr. was the most dominant player in the history of baseball. In fact, you could make a strong case that he dominated his sport in a way that no other athlete in any other sport has ever done. It can hardly be overstated how much of an impact the Bambino had on the sport of baseball.

Ruth arrived just as the game was changing, moving from little league to the home run era and Ruth led the hitting parade. But he wasn't just a home run machine. He was much, much more.

But most importantly, he led the vanguard of ballplayers out of the Dead-Ball Era and into the Live-Ball Era. Hitting and pitching changed in the decade where he did his best work and his presence indelibly shaped that change.

And that my friends is why babe Ruth is the number one baseball player of all time.