Bonds. greatest of all time?

[Sir O]

Bonds is not the best ever. I'd say he's the best hitter in the last 25 years, but when you compare stats, you really need to weigh them against what other players were doing in the same era. Babe Ruth was just so much better than anyone else at the time, it's astounding. When Ruth hit 54 home runs in 1920, it was an 84% increase over the previous record, his own 29 in 1919. Compare that to Bonds' 4% increase over McGwire's record. Ruth also played his first 3 1/2 seasons as a pitcher, with a career record of 94-46 and an ERA of 2.28. Had he played every day during those seasons, he'd probably be above 800 career HR's. Add to that a .326 average, 15 HR, 33 RBI, 3-0 record, and 0.87 ERA in postseason play, and Ruth pulls even farther ahead. What has Bonds done in October?

Anyone who doesn't think Babe Ruth is the greatest player ever is insane. Period. Bonds is a top 10 all time hitter, but that's about it.