Babe Ruth
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Babe Ruth
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Nickname:
The Bambino
Birthdate:
Feb. 6, 1895 (85 y, 9 m, 11 d)
Born In:
Baltimore, MD, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
RF
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'2"/206
Entry:
1913 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 1, Team: New York Yankees
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1932 (2nd) New York (MLB)
1931 (3rd) New York (MLB)
1930 (2nd) New York (MLB)
1927 (3rd) New York (MLB)
1926 (2nd) New York (MLB)
1925 (2nd) New York (MLB)
1924 New York (MLB)
1923 (3rd) New York (MLB)
1922 New York (MLB)
1921 New York (MLB)
1920 (2nd) New York (MLB)
1919 (3rd) New York (MLB)
1917 (3rd) New York (MLB)
Rookie of the Year 1914 New York (MLB)
League Champ 1930 New York (MLB)
Silver Slugger 1932 - RF New York (MLB)
1931 - RF New York (MLB)
1928 - RF New York (MLB)
1927 - RF New York (MLB)
1926 - LF New York (MLB)
1925 - RF New York (MLB)
1924 - CF New York (MLB)
1923 - P New York (MLB)
1923 - RF New York (MLB)
1922 - LF New York (MLB)
1921 - LF New York (MLB)
1920 - RF New York (MLB)
1920 - P New York (MLB)
1919 - LF New York (MLB)
1919 - P New York (MLB)
1918 - P New York (MLB)
1917 - CF New York (MLB)
1917 - P New York (MLB)
1916 - P New York (MLB)
1915 - P New York (MLB)
1914 - P New York (MLB)
Batter of the Month Oct 1932 New York (MLB)
Jul 1932 New York (MLB)
May 1931 New York (MLB)
Oct 1930 New York (MLB)
Jul 1930 New York (MLB)
Jul 1927 New York (MLB)
Jun 1927 New York (MLB)
Sep 1926 New York (MLB)
Jun 1926 New York (MLB)
Aug 1925 New York (MLB)
Jun 1925 New York (MLB)
May 1925 New York (MLB)
Jul 1924 New York (MLB)
Oct 1922 New York (MLB)
Jun 1922 New York (MLB)
May 1922 New York (MLB)
Sep 1921 New York (MLB)
Jul 1921 New York (MLB)
Jun 1921 New York (MLB)
Jul 1920 New York (MLB)
May 1920 New York (MLB)
Jun 1919 New York (MLB)
Jul 1918 New York (MLB)
Sep 1917 New York (MLB)
Rookie of the Month Sep 1914 New York (MLB)
Player of the Week Sep 19, 1932 New York (MLB)
Jul 25, 1932 New York (MLB)
Jun 20, 1932 New York (MLB)
Apr 20, 1931 New York (MLB)
Sep 8, 1930 New York (MLB)
Aug 18, 1930 New York (MLB)
Jul 9, 1928 New York (MLB)
Aug 8, 1927 New York (MLB)
Aug 1, 1927 New York (MLB)
Jun 20, 1927 New York (MLB)
May 23, 1927 New York (MLB)
Sep 27, 1926 New York (MLB)
May 17, 1926 New York (MLB)
May 10, 1926 New York (MLB)
Jul 27, 1925 New York (MLB)
Jul 13, 1925 New York (MLB)
May 25, 1925 New York (MLB)
Apr 20, 1925 New York (MLB)
Sep 22, 1924 New York (MLB)
Sep 1, 1924 New York (MLB)
May 12, 1924 New York (MLB)
Jun 11, 1923 New York (MLB)
Sep 11, 1922 New York (MLB)
May 22, 1922 New York (MLB)
Jun 13, 1921 New York (MLB)
May 30, 1921 New York (MLB)
May 23, 1921 New York (MLB)
Jun 2, 1919 New York (MLB)
Jul 8, 1918 New York (MLB)
Sep 3, 1917 New York (MLB)
Apr 16, 1917 New York (MLB)
Sep 4, 1916 New York (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink99
Grey Ink376
Similar Players (RF)
Player Score
Lou Gehrig 880
Frank Robinson 863
Mickey Mantle 822
Mel Ott 814
Ted Williams 802
Willie Mays 787
Henry Aaron 779
Jimmie Foxx 751
Joe DiMaggio 750
Eddie Mathews 736
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year PA Rank
1921 655 9
1922 658 3
1924 669 3
1926 649 8
1927 664 5
1931 653 6
Year Hits Rank
1922 198 2
1924 189 6
1927 171 10
Year K Rank
1918 56 7
1921 60 4
1922 66 2
1924 67 3
1925 79 6
1926 80 8
1927 117 2
1931 71 5
1934 90 4
Year TB Rank
1921 383 1
1922 363 1
1924 330 1
1925 326 4
1926 321 3
1927 344 3
1928 305 4
1930 269 6
1931 305 7
1932 309 6
Year 2B Rank
1918 24 10
1921 37 7
1924 37 8
Year HR Rank
1914 6 4
1916 5 10
1917 11 3
1918 15 2
1919 24 2
1920 17 3
1921 48 1
1922 40 1
1923 11 10
1924 30 1
1925 40 2
1926 41 2
1927 45 2
1928 39 2
1929 33 4
1930 33 2
1931 34 1
1932 51 1
1934 24 7
Year RBI Rank
1919 72 6
1920 83 10
1921 136 1
1922 120 1
1924 129 1
1925 140 1
1926 136 1
1927 137 1
1928 122 2
1930 108 4
1931 145 1
1932 130 1
Year R Rank
1919 71 7
1920 94 9
1921 128 1
1922 120 1
1924 121 1
1925 103 5
1926 105 4
1927 114 4
1928 96 8
1930 106 7
1931 114 6
Year BB Rank
1918 70 7
1919 83 2
1920 92 2
1921 137 1
1922 128 1
1923 93 1
1924 115 1
1925 125 1
1926 109 4
1927 115 1
1928 104 2
1929 91 4
1930 144 1
1931 121 1
1932 107 1
Year IBB Rank
1917 8 9
1918 6 9
1919 10 2
1921 11 3
1922 12 3
1924 5 10
1925 9 2
1929 7 10
1930 10 3
1931 19 1
Year HBP Rank
1921 7 9
Year SF Rank
1919 5 10
1921 6 8
1924 10 1
1926 8 4
1928 9 3
1932 9 1
1934 6 10
Year XBH Rank
1918 47 3
1919 42 7
1920 56 9
1921 93 1
1922 75 1
1924 74 1
1925 76 5
1926 70 3
1927 77 4
1928 63 5
1930 49 10
1932 62 8
Year Avg Rank
1921 0.368 3
1922 0.379 1
1923 0.357 3
1924 0.349 4
1925 0.320 6
1926 0.310 8
1927 0.314 9
1930 0.324 4
1932 0.348 1
Year OBP Rank
1921 0.504 1
1922 0.500 1
1923 0.481 1
1924 0.459 1
1925 0.452 1
1926 0.425 2
1927 0.432 2
1928 0.416 4
1929 0.404 4
1930 0.480 1
1931 0.456 2
1932 0.476 1
Year SLG Rank
1921 0.758 1
1922 0.694 1
1923 0.520 5
1924 0.610 2
1925 0.639 3
1926 0.607 2
1927 0.631 3
1928 0.591 3
1929 0.560 5
1930 0.569 3
1931 0.578 3
1932 0.757 1
Year ISO Rank
1921 0.390 1
1922 0.316 1
1923 0.163 7
1924 0.261 2
1925 0.320 3
1926 0.297 2
1927 0.317 2
1928 0.287 2
1929 0.290 3
1930 0.245 2
1931 0.246 3
1932 0.409 1
1934 0.222 5
Year OPS Rank
1921 1.262 1
1922 1.194 1
1923 1.001 1
1924 1.069 2
1925 1.092 2
1926 1.032 2
1927 1.063 2
1928 1.007 4
1929 0.964 5
1930 1.049 1
1931 1.034 3
1932 1.234 1
Year G Rank
1914 46 9
1915 48 6
1916 45 8
Year GS Rank
1914 46 1
1915 45 3
1916 44 1
1917 44 3
1920 40 10
Year W Rank
1915 20 9
1916 20 9
1917 20 8
1919 18 6
1920 18 10
Year L Rank
1914 27 1
1915 22 5
1916 21 5
1917 23 1
1918 22 6
1920 18 9
Year Win % Rank
1919 0.581 6
1923 0.654 4
Year IP Rank
1914 358.0 5
1915 359.1 5
1916 367.0 4
1917 364.1 5
1920 327.1 10
Year BF Rank
1914 1537 5
1915 1515 5
1916 1550 2
1917 1562 2
1920 1420 10
Year HR Rank
1914 11 2
1916 7 5
Year BB Rank
1914 145 2
1915 158 3
1916 131 6
1917 128 3
1918 132 4
1920 116 5
Year K Rank
1914 148 9
1915 165 8
1916 187 5
1917 135 9
1919 104 9
1920 105 10
1923 94 9
Year WP Rank
1914 11 4
1917 7 3
1918 4 7
1920 6 9
1923 6 3
Year ERA Rank
1923 3.709 10
Year H/9 Rank
1915 7.840 9
Year CG Rank
1916 28 6
1917 32 2
1918 31 7
1919 25 8
1920 26 9
Year SHO Rank
1915 5 3
1916 5 3
1917 5 4
1918 6 2
Year G Rank
1921 150 10
1922 151 5
1924 150 8
1925 153 1
1927 151 9
1928 152 5
1930 150 4
Year WAR Rank
1919 6.2 6
1920 7.7 3
1921 11.0 1
1922 12.5 1
1923 5.7 3
1924 10.2 1
1925 9.0 3
1926 8.8 2
1927 8.6 3
1928 7.2 4
1930 7.9 2
1931 6.6 3
1932 8.8 2
Year Hits Rank
1914 346 4
1915 313 6
1916 345 2
1917 339 4
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1919 263 9
Year HR (Low) Rank
1918 3 8
1919 4 7
1923 9 6
Year WAR Rank
1916 5.5 10
1917 4.5 10
1923 4.5 9
Year L (Low) Rank
1919 13 6
1923 9 6