Eddie Collins (Major Leagues: 1906-1930)
Throughout 24 seasons, Eddie Collins was able to maintain a .424 on-base percentage, ranking him 13th-best in the history of the MLB. He is also in the top 30 of career batting average leaders, at .333, and ranks 11th in most career hits, racking up 3,315 during his Hall-of-Fame tenure. Analytics fans will also be impressed by the fact that Collins has 10th-highest wins above replacement, which shows how irreplaceable he was to teams like Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Athletics for which he starred.
Eddie Collins (Major Leagues: 1906-1930)
Joey Votto (Major Leagues: 2007-2018)
Experts have called quiet baseball superstar Joey Votto “the most underappreciated great hitter of his era”. He was named the National League MVP in 2010 but has stayed mostly out of the conversation of all-time greats because he has spent his career with the small-market Cincinnati Reds. The Canadian slugger debuted in 2007 and has maintained an on-base percentage of .427, which is the 17th-best of all time. He is also among baseball legends when it comes to OPS, and he ranks 25th-best all-time. Undoubtedly, he is among the best hitters in baseball today, and his career batting average of .311 is fourth-best among active players.
Joey Votto (Major Leagues: 2007-2018)
