What years did Babe Ruth play?

Babe Ruth played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1935.

Was Babe Ruth a pitcher?

Both. Babe Ruth pitched in 163 games, going 94-46 with a 2.28 ERA, but spent most of his career as an Outfielder.

How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit?

Babe Ruth hit 714 career home runs with 2,873 hits.

What teams did Babe Ruth play for?

Babe Ruth played for 3 teams: the Boston Red Sox (1914–1919), the New York Yankees (1920–1934), and the Boston Braves (1935).

How many MVP awards did Babe Ruth win?

Babe Ruth won 1 MVP award, in 1923.

What awards did Babe Ruth win?

Babe Ruth won the MVP award (1923). He was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What were Babe Ruth's career stats?

In 2,503 games, Babe Ruth had 2,873 hits, 714 home runs, 2,217 RBI, 2,174 runs, and 123 stolen bases, with a .342 batting average. As a pitcher, in 163 games, he went 94-46 with a 2.28 ERA, 488 strikeouts, 1,221.1 innings pitched, and 4 saves.

What position did Babe Ruth play?

Babe Ruth played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Babe Ruth and how much did he weigh?

Babe Ruth was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 215 pounds.

How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit each season?

Babe Ruth's home runs by season: 0 in 1914, 4 in 1915, 3 in 1916, 2 in 1917, 11 in 1918, 29 in 1919, 54 in 1920, 59 in 1921, 35 in 1922, 41 in 1923, 46 in 1924, 25 in 1925, 47 in 1926, 60 in 1927, 54 in 1928, 46 in 1929, 49 in 1930, 46 in 1931, 41 in 1932, 34 in 1933, 22 in 1934, and 6 in 1935. His most in one season was 60, in 1927.

What was Babe Ruth's career batting average?

Babe Ruth batted .342 over his career, with 2,873 hits in 8,398 at bats.

How many RBI did Babe Ruth have?

Babe Ruth drove in 2,217 runs in his career.

What was Babe Ruth's career ERA?

Babe Ruth finished with a 2.28 career ERA, going 94-46 with 488 strikeouts.

Babe Ruth

Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1914-1935)

Babe Ruth was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1935 for the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees, and the Boston Braves, a span of 22 seasons. In 2,503 career games, he hit .342 with 2,873 hits, 714 home runs, and 2,217 RBI. He also pitched in 163 games, going 94-46 with a 2.28 ERA. Babe Ruth was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 and was a 2-time All-Star and an MVP. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 111,979.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 24, 2026

⭐ Hall of Fame 1936

AVG .342

HR 714

RBI 2,217

H 2,873

OPS 1.164

PIV 111,979

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 215 lb
Born: 2/6/1895 in Baltimore, MD, USA
Died: 8/16/1948 in New York, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1914-07-11
Last Game: 1935-05-30
Hall of Fame: Inducted 1936 (BBWAA)
Awards: 2× All-Star · MVP

Full name: George Herman Ruth

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Career Batting Statistics

Babe Ruth — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,503	8,398	2,174	2,873	506	136	714	2,217	123	2,062	1,330	.342	.474	.690	1.164	111,979

Career AVG .342 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — +24.6% above league average.

Career OBP .474 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — +40.6% above league average.

Career SLG .690 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — +81.8% above league average.

Career OPS 1.164 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — +62.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Babe Ruth Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1914	BOS	AL	5	10	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	BOS	AL	42	92	16	29	10	1	4	21	0	9	23	.315	.250 (+26%)	.318 (+18%)	.332 (+73%)	.651 (+46%)	626.7
1916	BOS	AL	67	136	18	37	5	3	3	15	0	10	23	.272	.248 (+9%)	.314 (+2%)	.326 (+28%)	.640 (+16%)	296.7
1917	BOS	AL	52	123	14	40	6	3	2	12	0	12	18	.325	.248 (+31%)	.312 (+23%)	.323 (+46%)	.635 (+35%)	655.6
1918	BOS	AL	95	317	50	95	26	11	11	66	6	58	58	.300	.255 (+17%)	.318 (+29%)	.326 (+70%)	.645 (+50%)	2802.4
1919	BOS	AL	130	432	103	139	34	12	29	114	7	101	58	.322	.262 (+23%)	.322 (+41%)	.347 (+89%)	.670 (+66%)	5841.8
1920	NYA	AL	142	457	158	172	36	9	54	137	14	150	80	.376	.271 (+38%)	.331 (+61%)	.363 (+134%)	.694 (+99%)	9809.9
1921	NYA	AL	152	540	177	204	44	16	59	171	17	145	81	.378	.286 (+32%)	.344 (+49%)	.395 (+114%)	.739 (+84%)	10137.0
1922	NYA	AL	110	406	94	128	24	8	35	99	2	84	80	.315	.285 (+10%)	.345 (+25%)	.397 (+69%)	.743 (+49%)	4081.3
1923	NYA	AL	152	522	151	205	45	13	41	131	17	170	93	.393	.282 (+39%)	.344 (+58%)	.390 (+96%)	.734 (+78%)	9715.5
1924	NYA	AL	153	529	143	200	39	7	46	121	9	142	81	.378	.283 (+33%)	.345 (+48%)	.389 (+90%)	.734 (+70%)	8610.9
1925	NYA	AL	98	359	61	104	12	2	25	66	2	59	68	.290	.288 (+1%)	.349 (+12%)	.407 (+33%)	.756 (+24%)	1791.6
1926	NYA	AL	152	495	139	184	30	5	47	150	11	144	76	.372	.279 (+33%)	.345 (+49%)	.390 (+89%)	.735 (+70%)	8173.0
1927	NYA	AL	151	540	158	192	29	8	60	164	7	137	89	.356	.282 (+26%)	.344 (+41%)	.392 (+97%)	.736 (+71%)	8547.9
1928	NYA	AL	154	536	163	173	29	8	54	142	4	137	87	.323	.280 (+15%)	.342 (+35%)	.395 (+79%)	.737 (+59%)	7192.9
1929	NYA	AL	135	499	121	172	26	6	46	154	5	72	60	.345	.289 (+19%)	.353 (+22%)	.415 (+68%)	.769 (+47%)	4963.6
1930	NYA	AL	145	518	150	186	28	9	49	153	10	136	61	.359	.293 (+22%)	.354 (+39%)	.429 (+70%)	.784 (+56%)	7014.0
1931	NYA	AL	145	534	149	199	31	3	46	163	5	128	51	.373	.276 (+35%)	.338 (+46%)	.388 (+80%)	.726 (+64%)	7752.4
1932	NYA	AL	133	457	120	156	13	5	41	137	2	130	62	.341	.275 (+24%)	.335 (+46%)	.391 (+69%)	.726 (+58%)	6161.5
1933	NYA	AL	137	459	97	138	21	3	34	103	4	114	90	.301	.270 (+11%)	.329 (+34%)	.377 (+54%)	.707 (+45%)	4623.5
1934	NYA	AL	125	365	78	105	17	4	22	84	1	104	63	.288	.278 (+3%)	.340 (+32%)	.392 (+37%)	.733 (+34%)	3050.1
1935	BSN	NL	28	72	13	13	0	0	6	12	0	20	24	.181	.279 (-35%)	.342 (+5%)	.399 (+8%)	.742 (+6%)	130.4
Career · 22 seasons			2,503	8,398	2,174	2,873	506	136	714	2,217	123	2,062	1,330	.342	—	—	—	—	111,979

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

Babe Ruth — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
94	46	163	148	107	17	4	1221.1	974	309	10	441	488	2.28	1042.7

Career ERA 2.28 vs. league average 3.34 across their career seasons — 31.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Babe Ruth Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1914	BOS	AL	2	1	4	3	1	0	0	23.0	21	10	7	3	3.91	2.93 (-34%)	-431.9
1915	BOS	AL	18	8	32	28	16	1	0	217.2	166	59	85	112	2.44	2.90 (+16%)	429.0
1916	BOS	AL	23	12	44	41	23	9	1	323.2	230	63	118	170	1.75	2.78 (+37%)	2509.5
1917	BOS	AL	24	13	41	38	35	6	2	326.1	244	73	108	128	2.01	2.69 (+25%)	172.7
1918	BOS	AL	13	7	20	19	18	1	0	166.1	125	41	49	40	2.22	2.83 (+22%)	82.3
1919	BOS	AL	9	5	17	15	12	0	1	133.1	148	44	58	30	2.97	3.09 (+4%)	-1718.9
1920	NYA	AL	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	4.0	3	2	2	0	4.50	—	0.0
1921	NYA	AL	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	9.0	14	9	9	2	9.00	4.02 (-124%)	0.0
1930	NYA	AL	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	9.0	11	3	2	3	3.00	4.80 (+37%)	0.0
1933	NYA	AL	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	9.0	12	5	3	0	5.00	3.86 (-30%)	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			94	46	163	148	107	17	4	1,221.1	974	309	441	488	2.28	—	1,043

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Babe Ruth — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
41	129	37	42	5	2	15	33	33	30	.326

Playoff Batting by Year

Babe Ruth — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1932	WS	NYA	4	15	6	5	0	0	2	6	4	3	.333
1928	WS	NYA	4	16	9	10	3	0	3	4	1	2	.625
1927	WS	NYA	4	15	4	6	0	0	2	7	2	2	.400
1926	WS	NYA	7	20	6	6	0	0	4	5	11	2	.300
1923	WS	NYA	6	19	8	7	1	1	3	3	8	6	.368
1922	WS	NYA	5	17	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	.118
1921	WS	NYA	6	16	3	5	0	0	1	4	5	8	.312
1918	WS	BOS	3	5	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	.200
1916	WS	BOS	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.000
1915	WS	BOS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Babe Ruth — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
3	0	3	3	0	31.0	19	3	10	8	0.87

Playoff Pitching by Year

Babe Ruth — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1918	WS	BOS	2	0	2	2	0	17.0	13	2	7	4	1.06
1916	WS	BOS	1	0	1	1	0	14.0	6	1	3	4	0.64

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Babe Ruth — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1253	4036	1079	1398	347	1062	.346
Away	1251	4365	1096	1475	367	1153	.338

Pitching — Home / Away

Babe Ruth — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	84	642.2	512	157	230	246	2.20
Away	79	578.2	465	160	220	253	2.49

Last 10 Games — Batting

Babe Ruth — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1935-05-30	BSN	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1935-05-29	BSN	PHI	W	2	1	0	0	1	2	2
1935-05-28	BSN	CIN	L	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
1935-05-27	BSN	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1935-05-26	BSN	CIN	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	3
1935-05-25	BSN	PIT	L	4	3	4	3	6	0	0
1935-05-24	BSN	PIT	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
1935-05-23	BSN	PIT	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1935-05-21	BSN	CHC	W	4	1	1	1	1	0	0
1935-05-20	BSN	CHC	L	2	0	0	0	0	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Babe Ruth — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1933-10-01	NYY	BOS	W	9.0	12	5	5	3	0	0
1930-09-28	NYY	BOS	W	9.0	11	3	2	2	3	0
1921-10-01	NYY	PHA	W	4.0	9	6	6	3	2	1
1921-06-13	NYY	DET	W	5.0	5	4	3	7	1	0
1920-06-01	NYY	MIN	W	4.0	3	4	2	2	0	0
1919-09-20	BOS	CHW	—	5.1	9	3	2	1	3	0
1919-09-01	BOS	MIN	W	9.0	11	1	1	3	2	0
1919-08-17	BOS	SLA	W	9.0	9	1	1	1	3	0
1919-07-30	BOS	DET	SV	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0
1919-07-25	BOS	NYY	W	9.0	13	6	5	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Babe Ruth — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
1B	32	248	11	9	17
OF	2241	4444	204	155	48
P	163	95	354	15	21

Season-by-Season Fielding

Babe Ruth — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1914	BOS	P	4	0	7	0	0
1915	BOS	P	32	17	63	2	3
1916	BOS	P	44	24	83	3	6
1917	BOS	P	41	19	101	2	4
1918	BOS	1B	13	130	6	5	8
1918	BOS	OF	59	121	8	7	3
1918	BOS	P	20	19	58	6	5
1919	BOS	1B	5	35	4	1	4
1919	BOS	OF	111	222	14	1	6
1919	BOS	P	17	13	35	2	1
1920	NYA	1B	2	10	0	1	1
1920	NYA	OF	141	259	21	19	3
1920	NYA	P	1	1	0	0	0
1921	NYA	1B	2	8	0	0	0
1921	NYA	OF	152	348	17	13	6
1921	NYA	P	2	1	2	0	0
1922	NYA	1B	1	0	0	0	0
1922	NYA	OF	110	226	14	9	3
1923	NYA	1B	4	41	1	1	2
1923	NYA	OF	148	378	20	11	2
1924	NYA	OF	152	340	18	14	4
1925	NYA	OF	98	207	15	6	3
1926	NYA	1B	2	10	0	0	2
1926	NYA	OF	149	308	11	7	5
1927	NYA	OF	151	328	14	13	4
1928	NYA	OF	154	304	9	8	0
1929	NYA	OF	133	240	5	4	2
1930	NYA	OF	144	266	10	10	0
1930	NYA	P	1	0	4	0	2
1931	NYA	1B	1	5	0	0	0
1931	NYA	OF	142	237	5	7	2
1932	NYA	1B	1	3	0	0	0
1932	NYA	OF	128	209	10	9	1
1933	NYA	1B	1	6	0	1	0
1933	NYA	OF	132	215	9	7	4
1933	NYA	P	1	1	1	0	0
1934	NYA	OF	111	197	3	8	0
1935	BSN	OF	26	39	1	2	0

Career Games by Position

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Babe Ruth Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	163
First Base	33
Left Field	1047
Center Field	74
Right Field	1128

Awards & Honors

Babe Ruth — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1932	Baseball Magazine All-Star	RF
1931	Baseball Magazine All-Star	RF
1931	TSN All-Star	OF
1930	Baseball Magazine All-Star	RF
1930	TSN All-Star	OF
1929	Baseball Magazine All-Star	RF
1929	TSN All-Star	OF
1928	Baseball Magazine All-Star	OF
1928	TSN All-Star	OF
1927	Baseball Magazine All-Star	RF
1927	Baseball Magazine All-Star	LF
1927	TSN All-Star	OF
1926	Baseball Magazine All-Star	OF
1926	TSN All-Star	OF
1924	Baseball Magazine All-Star	RF
1923	Baseball Magazine All-Star	OF
1923	Most Valuable Player
1921	Baseball Magazine All-Star	OF
1920	Baseball Magazine All-Star	OF
1919	Baseball Magazine All-Star	OF
1918	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P1
1916	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P2

Award Voting History

Babe Ruth — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1932	Most Valuable Player	AL	6th	26.0	80	0
1931	Most Valuable Player	AL	5th	40.0	80	0
1923	Most Valuable Player	AL	1st	64.0	64	8

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Babe Ruth: the record in brief

July 11, 1914 and May 30, 1935 bracket Babe Ruth's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Boston Red Sox (1914 to 1919), the New York Yankees (1920 through 1934), and the Boston Braves (1935). Listed as an outfielder, Ruth both batted and threw left-handed. Ruth is listed at 215 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. Ruth was born on February 6, 1895, in Baltimore, MD, USA. The bio records the death on August 16, 1948, in New York, NY, USA. Ruth's full given name, per the bio, is George Herman Ruth.

Ruth finished with 2,873 hits from 8,398 at bats in 2,503 games, which works out to .342; the totals also include 714 home runs, 2,217 runs batted in, and 123 stolen bases. Ruth got on base at a .474 rate and slugged .690 (1.164 OPS). Over the seasons Ruth played, league hitters batted .275; the .342 career figure is 24.6% above that.

Frequently Asked Questions about Babe Ruth

What years did Babe Ruth play?: Babe Ruth played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1935.
Was Babe Ruth a pitcher?: Both. Babe Ruth pitched in 163 games, going 94-46 with a 2.28 ERA, but spent most of his career as an Outfielder.
How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit?: Babe Ruth hit 714 career home runs with 2,873 hits.
Is Babe Ruth in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Babe Ruth was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.
What teams did Babe Ruth play for?: Babe Ruth played for 3 teams: the Boston Red Sox (1914–1919), the New York Yankees (1920–1934), and the Boston Braves (1935).
How many MVP awards did Babe Ruth win?: Babe Ruth won 1 MVP award, in 1923.
What awards did Babe Ruth win?: Babe Ruth won the MVP award (1923). He was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Babe Ruth's career stats?: In 2,503 games, Babe Ruth had 2,873 hits, 714 home runs, 2,217 RBI, 2,174 runs, and 123 stolen bases, with a .342 batting average. As a pitcher, in 163 games, he went 94-46 with a 2.28 ERA, 488 strikeouts, 1,221.1 innings pitched, and 4 saves.
What position did Babe Ruth play?: Babe Ruth played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Babe Ruth and how much did he weigh?: Babe Ruth was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 215 pounds.
How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit each season?: Babe Ruth's home runs by season: 0 in 1914, 4 in 1915, 3 in 1916, 2 in 1917, 11 in 1918, 29 in 1919, 54 in 1920, 59 in 1921, 35 in 1922, 41 in 1923, 46 in 1924, 25 in 1925, 47 in 1926, 60 in 1927, 54 in 1928, 46 in 1929, 49 in 1930, 46 in 1931, 41 in 1932, 34 in 1933, 22 in 1934, and 6 in 1935. His most in one season was 60, in 1927.
What was Babe Ruth's career batting average?: Babe Ruth batted .342 over his career, with 2,873 hits in 8,398 at bats.
How many RBI did Babe Ruth have?: Babe Ruth drove in 2,217 runs in his career.
What was Babe Ruth's career ERA?: Babe Ruth finished with a 2.28 career ERA, going 94-46 with 488 strikeouts.