The 20 Greatest Power Hitters Of All-Time

YouTubeWe all know that Barry Bonds hit more home runs than any other player in Major League Baseball history. Even if we ignore the Performance Enhancing Drugs allegations, that doesn't necessarily mean he was the greatest slugger of all-time.But how do we compare power hitters?Home runs is one measure. But that hurts players like Hank Greenberg, who only played 13 seasons. We could also use Slugging Percentage (SLG).

But SLG includes singles, so somebody like Ty Cobb will still rank high even though he had almost no power.One way to compare power hitters is to use a stat called Isolated Power (ISO) which is simply the number of extra-bases per at bat. It is also easily calculated by subtracting batting average from slugging percentage.On the next few pages, we will take a look at the greatest pure power hitters of all-time (min. 1,000 games). And some of the names might surprise you.#20 Mike Schmidt — .260 Isolated Power (ISO)YouTubeHome Runs: 548At Bats per HR: 15.2Extra-Base Hits: 1,015At Bats per XBH: 8.2#19 Sammy Sosa — .261 ISOAPHome Runs: 609At Bats per HR: 14.5Extra-Base Hits: 1,033At Bats per XBH: 8.5#18 David Ortiz — .262 ISOWikimedia CommonsHome Runs: 388At Bats per HR: 16.4Extra-Base Hits: 875At Bats per XBH: 7.3#17 Adam Dunn — .262 ISOHome Runs: 379At Bats per HR: 14.6Extra-Base Hits: 680At Bats per XBH: 8.1#16 Alex Rodriguez — .263 ISOWikimedia CommonsHome Runs: 634At Bats per HR: 14.8Extra-Base Hits: 1,163At Bats per XBH: 8.0#15 Juan Gonzalez — .266 ISOYouTubeHome Runs: 434At Bats per HR: 15.1Extra-Base Hits: 847At Bats per XBH: 7.7#14 Carlos Delgado — .266 ISOYouTubeHome Runs: 473At Bats per HR: 15.4Extra-Base Hits: 974At Bats per XBH: 7.5#13 Ralph Kiner — .269 ISOYouTubeHome Runs: 369At Bats per HR: 14.1Extra-Base Hits: 624At Bats per XBH: 8.3#12 Albert Belle — .269 ISOAP ImagesHome Runs: 381At Bats per HR: 15.4Extra-Base Hits: 791At Bats per XBH: 7.4#11 Manny Ramirez — .273 ISOHome Runs: 555At Bats per HR: 14.9Extra-Base Hits: 1,122At Bats per XBH: 7.3#10 Jim Thome — .278 ISOAP ImagesHome Runs: 604At Bats per HR: 13.7Extra-Base Hits: 1,074At Bats per XBH: 7.7#9 Jimmie Foxx — .284 ISOYouTubeHome Runs: 534At Bats per HR: 15.2Extra-Base Hits: 1,117At Bats per XBH: 7.3#8 Albert Pujols — .284 ISOMLB.comHome Runs: 449At Bats per HR: 14.4Extra-Base Hits: 928At Bats per XBH: 7.0#7 Ryan Howard — .285 ISOWikimedia/Googie ManHome Runs: 286At Bats per HR: 13.3Extra-Base Hits: 492At Bats per XBH: 7.7#6 Ted Williams — .290 ISOWikimedia CommonsHome Runs: 521At Bats per HR: 14.8Extra-Base Hits: 1,117At Bats per XBH: 6.9#5 Lou Gehrig — .292 ISOnydailynews.comHome Runs: 493At Bats per HR: 16.2Extra-Base Hits: 1,190At Bats per XBH: 6.7#4 Hank Greenberg — .292 ISOYouTubeHome Runs: 331At Bats per HR: 15.7Extra-Base Hits: 781At Bats per XBH: 6.6#3 Barry Bonds — .309 ISOandertho via flickrHome Runs: 762At Bats per HR: 12.9Extra-Base Hits: 1,440At Bats per XBH: 6.8#2 Mark McGwire — .325 ISOAPHome Runs: 583At Bats per HR: 10.6Extra-Base Hits: 841At Bats per XBH: 7.4#1 Babe Ruth — .348 ISOWikimedia CommonsHome Runs: 714At Bats per HR: 11.8Extra-Base Hits: 1,356At Bats per XBH: 6.2Now check out the greatest pitching performances of the last 40 yearsYouTubeKerry Wood And The 15 Greatest Pitching Performances Since 1968ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7o8HSoqWeq6Oeu7S1w56pZ5ufony1tMRmaWlll6eyosDErKtmqJ%2BssrN5x6KrrZ2iqHqwsoyao6VlpJ66pnmRaWhrZWU%3D