[Amnorix]

This is a nice job. Good analysis. But he ignores the stolen bases.

Tell me how his total bases looks. There's no difference between a double and a single and a stolen base.

But yes, there' no doubt that Ichiro doesn't compare to a Ruth or Williams or Gehrig in terms of offensive impact. Don't need a ton of statistical analysis to figure that out.

The top ten Major League Baseball players in lifetime OPS, with at least 3,000 plate appearances through 2009

(active players in bold)

1. Babe Ruth, 1.1638
2. Ted Williams, 1.1155
3. Lou Gehrig, 1.0798
4. Barry Bonds, 1.0512 (note that even his ridiculous 'roided up years couldn't put him ahead of the top 3, because, you know, he didn't start using the 'roids until later in his career)
5. Albert Pujols, 1.051
6. Jimmie Foxx, 1.0376
7. Hank Greenberg, 1.0169
8. Rogers Hornsby, 1.0103
9. Manny Ramírez, 1.0019
10. Todd Helton, 0.9938