Someone went and moneyball-ed military history. Ethan Arsht applied the principles of baseball sabermetrics to the performances of history's greatest generals' ability to win battles and he came up with a list of the 10 best generals of all time.
The math is tricky but the list is definitive. There are just a few caveats. The more battles a commander fights and wins, the more opportunities to raise their scores.
Here's how they rank.
10. Alexander the Great
9. Georgy Zhukov
8. Frederick the Great
7. Ulysses S. Grant
6. Hannibal Barca
5. Khalid Ibn al-Walid
4. Takeda Shingen
3, 2, 1: ???
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