Babe Ruth Career Stats & Summary

Babe Ruth made their MLB debut in 1914 and appeared in 2,503 games over 22 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.342, OPS of 1.164, hit 714 HRs, and recorded 162.2 WAR. They rank 3th all-time in HRs and 2th in WAR.

Babe Ruth Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes Babe Ruth's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

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    📊 Career Summary

    Babe Ruth made their MLB debut in 1914 and played in 2,503 games over 22 seasons.
    Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.

    G2,503 (MLB Rank: 59)
    AB8,399 (MLB Rank: 116)
    H2,873 (MLB Rank: 46)
    BA0.342 (MLB Rank: 616)
    2B506 (MLB Rank: 60)
    3B136 (MLB Rank: 71)
    HR714 (MLB Rank: 3)
    RBI2214 (MLB Rank: 3)
    R2174 (MLB Rank: 4)
    BB2062 (MLB Rank: )
    OBP0.474 (MLB Rank: 591)
    SLG0.690 (MLB Rank: 233)
    OPS1.164 (MLB Rank: 265)
    SB123 (MLB Rank: 729)
    SO1,330 (MLB Rank: 149)
    GIDP2 (MLB Rank: 6,073)
    CS116 (MLB Rank: 79)
    Rbat+204 (MLB Rank: 377)
    WAR162.2 (MLB Rank: 2)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1935)

    In 1935, Babe Ruth played in 28 games and posted the following stats:

    G28
    AB72
    H13
    BA0.181
    2B0
    3B0
    HR6
    RBI12
    R13
    BB20
    OBP0.359
    SLG0.431
    OPS0.789
    SB0
    SO24
    GIDP2
    Rbat+121
    WAR0.1

    📈 Peak Seasons

    Here are Babe Ruth's best seasons by category:

    • Most HR in a season: 1927, 60 HR
    • Most H in a season: 1923, 205 H
    • Most RBI in a season: 1921, 168 RBI
    • Most SB in a season: 1921, 17 SB
    • Best BA in a season: 1923, 0.393 BA
    • Best OBP in a season: 1923, 0.545 OBP
    • Best SLG in a season: 1920, 0.847 SLG
    • Best OPS in a season: 1920, 1.379 OPS
    • Best WAR in a season: 1923, 14.1 WAR

    🎯 Postseason Stats

    Babe Ruth appeared in 41 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.326, OBP of 0.470, SLG of 0.744, and OPS of 1.214. They also tallied 15 HR, 42 H, 33 RBI, and 4 SB.

    Babe Ruth Career Stat Summary

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    1914
    2
    0
    0
    0.2
    1
    0.5
    0
    0.2
    0.3
    10
    0
    4
    1
    0
    3
    0.226
    29
    50
    5
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    10
    1915
    29
    4
    20
    0.315
    16
    0.952
    1.7
    0.376
    0.576
    103
    9
    23
    10
    1
    53
    0.451
    179
    189
    42
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
    92
    1916
    37
    3
    16
    0.272
    18
    0.741
    1.6
    0.322
    0.419
    152
    10
    23
    5
    3
    57
    0.361
    119
    122
    67
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    4
    136
    1917
    40
    2
    14
    0.325
    14
    0.857
    2.1
    0.385
    0.472
    142
    12
    18
    6
    3
    58
    0.418
    165
    162
    52
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    7
    123
    1918
    95
    11
    61
    0.3
    50
    0.966
    4.7
    0.411
    0.555
    382
    58
    58
    26
    11
    176
    0.462
    192
    192
    95
    0
    2
    0
    6
    0
    0
    3
    317
    1919
    139
    29
    113
    0.322
    103
    1.114
    9.1
    0.456
    0.657
    544
    101
    58
    34
    12
    284
    0.509
    217
    217
    130
    0
    6
    0
    7
    0
    0
    3
    432
    1920
    172
    54
    135
    0.376
    158
    1.379
    11.9
    0.532
    0.847
    617
    150
    80
    36
    9
    388
    0.587
    248
    255
    142
    0
    3
    0
    14
    14
    0
    5
    458
    1921
    204
    59
    168
    0.378
    177
    1.359
    12.8
    0.512
    0.846
    693
    145
    81
    44
    16
    457
    0.571
    233
    239
    152
    0
    4
    0
    17
    13
    0
    4
    540
    1922
    128
    35
    96
    0.315
    94
    1.106
    6.4
    0.434
    0.672
    496
    84
    80
    24
    8
    273
    0.481
    181
    182
    110
    0
    1
    0
    2
    5
    0
    4
    406
    1923
    205
    41
    130
    0.393
    151
    1.309
    14.1
    0.545
    0.764
    699
    170
    93
    45
    13
    399
    0.565
    236
    239
    152
    0
    4
    0
    17
    21
    0
    3
    522
    1924
    200
    46
    124
    0.378
    143
    1.252
    11.4
    0.513
    0.739
    681
    142
    81
    39
    7
    391
    0.535
    218
    220
    153
    0
    4
    28
    9
    13
    0
    6
    529
    1925
    104
    25
    67
    0.29
    61
    0.936
    3.5
    0.393
    0.543
    426
    59
    68
    12
    2
    195
    0.416
    134
    137
    98
    0
    2
    1
    2
    4
    0
    6
    359
    1926
    184
    47
    153
    0.372
    139
    1.253
    11.4
    0.516
    0.737
    652
    144
    76
    30
    5
    365
    0.544
    227
    226
    152
    0
    3
    13
    11
    9
    0
    10
    495
    1927
    192
    60
    165
    0.356
    158
    1.258
    12.6
    0.486
    0.772
    691
    137
    89
    29
    8
    417
    0.542
    221
    225
    151
    0
    0
    3
    7
    5
    0
    14
    540
    1928
    173
    54
    146
    0.323
    163
    1.172
    10.2
    0.463
    0.709
    684
    137
    87
    29
    8
    380
    0.503
    204
    206
    154
    0
    3
    8
    4
    5
    0
    8
    536
    1929
    172
    46
    154
    0.345
    121
    1.128
    8.1
    0.43
    0.697
    588
    72
    60
    26
    6
    348
    0.487
    193
    193
    135
    0
    3
    5
    5
    3
    0
    14
    499
    1930
    186
    49
    153
    0.359
    150
    1.225
    10.3
    0.493
    0.732
    676
    136
    61
    28
    9
    379
    0.515
    209
    211
    145
    0
    1
    8
    10
    10
    0
    21
    518
    1931
    199
    46
    162
    0.373
    149
    1.195
    10.5
    0.495
    0.7
    663
    128
    51
    31
    3
    374
    0.521
    214
    218
    145
    0
    1
    5
    5
    4
    0
    0
    534
    1932
    156
    41
    137
    0.341
    120
    1.15
    8.5
    0.489
    0.661
    589
    130
    62
    13
    5
    302
    0.5
    199
    201
    133
    0
    2
    4
    2
    2
    0
    0
    457
    1933
    138
    34
    104
    0.301
    97
    1.023
    6.2
    0.442
    0.582
    576
    114
    90
    21
    3
    267
    0.453
    174
    176
    137
    0
    2
    3
    4
    5
    0
    0
    459