A Number of Reasons Why Captain Kirk is (Objectively) Not the Best Star Trek Captain of All Time.

A Number of Reasons Why Captain Kirk is (Objectively) Not the Best Star Trek Captain of All Time.

Captain James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise. 

I love the guy, yet there’s always been something nagging at the back of my mind about the eternal debate of who is the superior captain – Kirk or Picard?

And it’s this: 

Kirk realistically has no chance in this contest. 

Sure, he’s an awesome action hero, with hugely attractive qualities; generally speaking — he saves the day and manages to do it with a full head of hair and with the swagger and air of a protagonist who’s impervious to hardship. But this question isn’t about “the best sci-fi action hero”, no, it’s a question of who is the best “Starfleet Captain”.