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I realize that using the 1947 cutoff takes out some of Williams's career, but I don't see how he's not above pretty much everyone else on that list. Had he wanted a higher average I have little doubt that Williams could have done that, but if you've read about him you know that part of his hitting philosophy was that you shouldn't just be trying to get hits and get on base, but you should be trying to hit for power. He had great power numbers and had he not missed time for military service I think it's safe to say he would have had around 600 career HR.
I would have Williams #1, and I would have Bonds at #2. I know he did steroids which inflated his numbers, but he was also a great hitter. I can't stand Bonds because I would have liked to see his career without the steroids. It would have been great to be able to include him without any reservations, but you can't do that unless you're just blind.
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