Man, i wish players like Oscar Charleston and Josh Gibson could have been in the bigs, or atleast had records kept. Oscar may have been the greatest player ever, Buck O'Neil talks about him in ASB 04. He says he had Babe's Power, Willie's Speed and Defense, and Cobb's baserunning ability. Phew that would have been devastating.
I always felt that Willie was a better ball player then Babe. He was the package. The 5 tool player teams have wet dreams about night after night. Except Willie made 5 tool. Willie could throw the ball 400 feet and get people out tagging up at home. He was known to tag up on infield flies and beat the throw. He hit 660 homers, which back then was Ruthian and he hit 660 homers off pitchers like Bob Gibson. The Babe never had to face Satchel Paige, he never had to face any Latino pitcher. Willie took on the best of the best of that era. Babe took on the best of the white.