Top 10 Ranking of Every Captain and First Mate in Star Trek’s TV History

2. Spock, ‘Star Trek’

The real fight for “Who’s Best” boils down to a showdown between a captain and a first mate. It’s real close, but Spock takes a slight back seat to the bald Brit. Poor Spock; he’s the person on board the Enterprise with the most brains, bravery, and capability and he’s basically reduced to babysitting a cavalier fellow who’s trademark is leaping before he looks. Of course, Kirk’s daring does eventually earn him some measure of respect from the Vulcan, but Spock deserves mad credit for showing the saintly restraint that defines his time aboard the human exploration. Even more, Leonard Nimoy deserves immense amounts of respect for the talent with which he portrayed a person ruled by logic but learning to indulge his humanity for the first time in his life.