respectively, rank among his best.

Williams retired after the 1960 season with a slugging average of .634, second only to Ruth, and a career .344 batting average. His career .482 on-base percentage is still the best ever.

3. Lou Gehrig OPS+179
Once asked about what it was like to play in Babe Ruth's shadow, Lou Gehrig said, "It's a pretty big shadow. It gives me plenty of room to spread myself." And spread himself he did, so much at times that he was never totally overshadowed by Ruth. During his 17 years with the Yankees, the ever-consistent Gehrig proved season after season that he was a hitter of Ruth's caliber.

Take 1927. Gehrig's season was so good that many, including those voting him Most Valuable Player, thought it more impressive than Ruth's60-homer campaign. Gehrig hit "only" 47 homers that year, but he knocked in 175 (11 more than the Babe) and batted .373. Moreover, Gehrig was third in on-base percentage (.474) and slugged .765, a mere .007 behind Ruth. 1934 was also an impressive year for the Iron Horse. Gehrig not only won the Triple Crown with a line of 49 homers, 165 runs batted in and a .363 average, but he also led the league in on-base percentage (.465), slugging (.706) and OPS+ (208).

By the time he played his last game in 1939, Gehrig had set records like accumulating 400 total bases five times and getting 200 hits and 100 walks in the same season seven times. He led the league in RBI five times, in home runs