He's the greatest living hitter.

Possibly the best left-fielder of all-time, he played almost concurrently with Williams, who is also ranked very high at this position.

Frankly, as a Red Sox fan, and a huge admirer of Williams I would say this (to paraphrase Bill James.) I would take Musial on the basepaths, Musial in the field, Musial in the dugout, Musial in the clubhouse, and Williams only with the wood in his hand. And Musial could hit a little too.

I wouldn't put Musial in my all-time outfield of Ruth, Williams, and Cobb -- but I might make him my all-time first baseman over Lou Gehrig. (He played about 40 percent of his games at first base.)

Look at when he played and where - better stats than 99.9% of players all time

Stan ranks near the top of baseball's all-time list in a slew of offensive categories, including hits (4th), doubles (3rd), runs (7th), and RBI (4th). He came within one homer of winning the 1948 Triple Crown, leading the league with a .376 average and 131 RBI.

People would rank Stan The Man with Dimaggio had he played in New York. He didn't get the spotlight

Under Rated

Good player.

By what reasoning would anybody give Musial less than 4 stars? He dominated the National league for 20 years, and while he wasn't quite as good a hitter as Williams, who wouldn't rather have the man as his teammate?

After 22 years as a Cardinal, Stan Musial ranked at or near the top of Baseball's all-time lists in almost every batting category. The dead-armed Class C pitcher became a slugging outfielder who topped the .300 mark 17 times and won seven National League batting titles with his hamed corckscrew stance and ringing line drives. A three-time MVP, he played 24 Al-Star Games. He was nicknamed The Man by Dodger fans for the havoc he wrought at Ebbets Field, and is still renowned for his skilled harmonica playing. Stan Musial was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1969.

A special play who baseball historians will tell you is one of the best ever. But he wasn't a Yankee, so most people don't really know about him. Very sad.

certainly top 25

The most consistent hitter of all time. Not a lot of power (only 475 HHRs), but a .331 lifetime average and 7 batting titles (plus 3 MVPs) are more than most people will ever see. Aaron & Rose eventually broke his marks, and both together aren't as good.

Underrated and why I don't know.

An incredible combination of skill, power, and modesty. They didn't call him "The Man" for nothing. I was just a kid when he went up to bat for the very last time, and got a hit. I still remember watching it on television.

When I was a kid, I didn't appreciate how gifted and gracious Musial was in his playing days. Now, he seems like he must've been from another planet compared to our current crop of gold-plated "stars".

Certainly rated higher than 5 of the people in front of him on this list by anyone with a lick of sense.

Stan the Man is often overlooked as one of the best baseball players in history. He finished his career with over 3,600 hits, 3 MVPs, and an average of .331.

While I wasn't old enough to listen to the Cardinals during his era my friend's father grew up in St. Louis. We were in the stands during Tony Gwynn's presentation of his last silver slugger award presented by Stan Musial. Upon hearing Musial was presenting this fifty something man teared up and commented on how much Musial meant to him growing up in St. Louis. That is what baseball is all about, youth and remembrance.