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.
📊 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.
| G | 2,503 (MLB Rank: 59) |
| AB | 8,399 (MLB Rank: 116) |
| H | 2,873 (MLB Rank: 46) |
| BA | 0.342 (MLB Rank: 616) |
| 2B | 506 (MLB Rank: 60) |
| 3B | 136 (MLB Rank: 71) |
| HR | 714 (MLB Rank: 3) |
| RBI | 2214 (MLB Rank: 3) |
| R | 2174 (MLB Rank: 4) |
| BB | 2062 (MLB Rank: ) |
| OBP | 0.474 (MLB Rank: 591) |
| SLG | 0.690 (MLB Rank: 233) |
| OPS | 1.164 (MLB Rank: 265) |
| SB | 123 (MLB Rank: 729) |
| SO | 1,330 (MLB Rank: 149) |
| GIDP | 2 (MLB Rank: 6,073) |
| CS | 116 (MLB Rank: 79) |
| Rbat+ | 204 (MLB Rank: 377) |
| WAR | 162.2 (MLB Rank: 2) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1935)
In 1935, Babe Ruth played in 28 games and posted the following stats:
| G | 28 |
| AB | 72 |
| H | 13 |
| BA | 0.181 |
| 2B | 0 |
| 3B | 0 |
| HR | 6 |
| RBI | 12 |
| R | 13 |
| BB | 20 |
| OBP | 0.359 |
| SLG | 0.431 |
| OPS | 0.789 |
| SB | 0 |
| SO | 24 |
| GIDP | 2 |
| Rbat+ | 121 |
| WAR | 0.1 |
📈 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
| season | H | HR | RBI | BA | R | OPS | WAR | OBP | SLG | PA | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | TB | rOBA | Rbat+ | OPS+ | G | GIDP | HBP | IBB | SB | CS | SF | SH | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |