What Hall of Famer (A through F) had the best nickname? Question 1 of 3, listed alphabetically by last name:
| The Hammer |  12 (11.88%) |
| Old Aches & Pains | 10 (9.90%) |
| Home Run | 5 (4.95%) |
| Cool Papa | 35 (34.65%) |
| Three Finger | 13 (12.87%) |
| The Baby Bull | 2 (1.98%) |
| Kiki | 0 (0.00%) |
| Dizzy | 6 (5.94%) |
| Joltin' Joe | 12 (11.88%) |
| Double X | 6 (5.94%) |
Hank "The Hammer" Aaron
Luke "Old Aches & Pains" Appling
Frank "Home Run" Baker
"Cool Papa" Bell
Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown
Orlando "The Baby Bull" Cepeda
"Kiki" Cuyler
"Dizzy" Dean
"Joltin'" Joe DiMaggio
Jimmie "Double X" Foxx
That is all.
I forget where I read it, though it was probably in Stephen Jay Gould's essay on Dummy Hoy, that the nickname came about because Cuyler was a horrible stutterer, and really struggled with his last name. Ah, the famed sensitivity of professional ballplayers!
Well, he was a very good player, and had a long career. I'd say his best comparison is Lou Brock - he had the same longevity, the same sizzle in his legs and also a decent amount of power in his bat. Like Lou, he'd probably have collected 3000 hits and several hundred stolen bases if he'd played in the majors. He was a better outfielder than Brock was. And of course James Bell had the nickname - which I agree is the best, edging Frank Baker.
"Cool Papa", actually, was the long form of the nickname. His friends just called him Cool.