weak point, the spring will fly apart; then it is done for."

For the hypercompetitive Georgian every year was a peach, but 1911 can be argued as his best overall year, even better than 1909 when he won the Triple Crown. Cobb led the league in 1911 with a .420 batting average, in addition to just about every other major offensive category, including runs scored (147), hits (248), doubles (47), triples (24), slugging (.621) and OPS+ (196). Cobb also hit eight home runs that year and, though he didn't lead the league in on-base percentage, he got on base at a .467 clip.

By the time he finished his career in 1928, Cobb's career batting average was .366, his on-base percentage .433 and his slugging percentage .512. Among center fielders,his OPS+ is second only to Mickey Mantle.

10.(tie) Jimmie Foxx OPS+163
Nicknamed the Beast, Jimmie Foxx was such an imposing and muscular figure that Yankees hurler Lefty Gomez once said that even Foxx's "hair had muscles." During the 1930s, he played for the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, combining his brawn with natural hitting ability to challenge Lou Gehrig as the most dominant hitter of the decade.

In 1932, five years after Ruth's 60-homer season, Foxx made an assault on the Babe's record, finishing with 58. He knocked in 169 runs and slugged .749, also league bests. In 1933, Foxx won the Triple Crown (.356, 48 HR, 163 RBI), but Athletics owner Connie Mack, who could no longer afford to pay his stars during the Depression, tried to