Babe, Barry, or Hank- On base% plus slugging%

[terrierbob]

The top ten Major League Baseball players in lifetime OPS (with at least 3,000 plate appearances through 2006, active players in bold) are:

1. Babe Ruth, 1.1638
2. Ted Williams, 1.1155
3. Lou Gehrig, 1.0798
4. Barry Bonds, 1.0513
5. Albert Pujols, 1.0472
6. Jimmie Foxx, 1.0376
7. Todd Helton, 1.0232
8. Hank Greenberg, 1.0169
9. Manny Ramírez, 1.0112
10. Rogers Hornsby, 1.0103

[GoldandBlack]

Wonder what's happened with this chase? Article from April 6, 2006:

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/the-real-chase/

Another remarkable chase is going completely unnoticed. Despite being in just his 11th season in the majors, Cubs infielder Neifi Perez has a chance to become arguably the single worst hitter in baseball history. Perez, whom I once compared to the worst doctor in the world, currently holds the record for worst career Runs Created Above Average (RCAA) total among active players:

RCAA
NEIFI PEREZ -329
Royce Clayton -288
Rey Sanchez -247
Mike Matheny -222
Brad Ausmus -207

Much like Bonds, Perez has distanced himself from the rest of the field, coming in at an astounding 329 runs below average during his career while the next-worst hitter, Royce Clayton, is at just -288. When it comes to ineptitude at the plate, beating Clayton is no easy task. That Perez is able to blow him out, along with the rest of the horrible hitters around baseball, is something that should not be overlooked. He is truly a boy among men.

[terrierbob]

I didn't know Ausmus was that crappy.