When a sport has two ridiculously talented athletes, the natural thing to do is compare them. In baseball, the best of the best get compared to their contemporaries as well as the best in history.
So it’s understandable that Jacob deGrom and Mike Trout have been compared and debated countless times over the past few years.
Especially when you consider that, in the case of both pitchers and position players, nobody has approached their level of dominance over the past few years.
But, the comparison is old and needs to stop.
Different positions — different players
Asking whether deGrom or Trout is a better player is comparing apples to oranges.