Is 74 the Highest Base Running Rating?

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

The Kakoola Reapers, after a moribund, barely avoiding relegation, 71-91 season, turned to the lottery to salve the season's wounds. They pulled a 93 Willie Howard Mays! Let the healing begin.


Which brings me to the headline of this thread. There has never been, nor will there ever be, a smarter, better base-runner than the Say Hey Kid. Leonard Koppett wrote, "The most exciting play in baseball is Willie Mays running out a triple."



That minor quibble aside, Kakoola's future has never been brighter. They landed the best 5-tool player this old timer has ever seen.


Wait till next year!

[Maddox]

Lou Brock has a 94 base running rating

[OMGPuppies]

Originally Posted by Maddox

Lou Brock has a 94 base running rating

I think yours is pretty high too.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

Originally Posted by Maddox

Lou Brock has a 94 base running rating

I saw Willie Mays play. Whatever numbers they crunched to get his rating need adjustment. That said, his other ratings seem fair.



Willie didn't look for the coaches, they looked for him. The other outfielders didn't look to the bench to set their position before the pitch. They looked to Willie.


There can only be one GOAT. For me, it will always be Willie Mays.

[the_mad_monk]

Kevin Pillar is a 95
'76 Garry Maddox is a 100

[mcdog512]

Originally Posted by Stanley Kuppchaser

I saw Willie Mays play. Whatever numbers they crunched to get his rating need adjustment. That said, his other ratings seem fair.



Willie didn't look for the coaches, they looked for him. The other outfielders didn't look to the bench to set their position before the pitch. They looked to Willie.


There can only be one GOAT. For me, it will always be Willie Mays.

My father told me he saw Willie in the minors when he was a kid when Willie played for the Minneapolis Millers. A couple of the old deadball players mentioned in the fantastic book "Glory of their times" the fact they thought Willie was someone who was as good as the old guys they recalled when they played. These guys were all 70-80 years old but when they were interviewed in 1963 held Willie in high regard.

[Izz]

77OVR Bill Terry is an 86.
84OVR Al Kaline is an 87.
Record Breaker Ichiro is an 80.

[BidPro]

I had that card and Willie averaged .247 with 20 HRs. Hope he does better for you.

[FancySkunk]

Trout's live card is a 99 baserunning.

For pure speed though, there's none better than Terrance Gore:

[BidPro]

Lou Brock has a 94 baserunning rating