why do so few people mention Rickey Henderson?
That guy, for my money, is the archetype for what I want in a baseball player.
He could absolutely go deep if necessary and was a total game changer (the modern game has no peer) on the basepaths.
Rickey's 1985 season: 654 PA. 146 R. 24 HR. 80 SB. 15.1 BB%. 9.9 K%. .314 AVG with .320 BABIP. .516 SLG. .935 OPS. .413 wOBA. 159 wRC+.
Trout's 2013 season: 716 PA. 109 R. 27 HR. 33 SB. 15.4 BB%. 19.0 K%. .323 AVG with .376 BABIP. .557 SLG. .988 OPS. .423 wOBA. 176 wRC+.
Rickey had 62 fewer plate appearances but scored 37 more times. Hit about the same amount of HR. Stolen bases and K% weren't close. Everything else is close, and no doubt aided by Trout's much higher BABIP.