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

⭐ 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 1221.3 974 309 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 0 217.7 166 59 85 112 2.44 2.90 (+16%) 429.0
1916 BOS AL 23 12 44 41 23 9 1 323.7 230 63 118 170 1.75 2.78 (+37%) 2509.5
1917 BOS AL 24 13 41 38 35 6 2 326.3 244 73 108 128 2.01 2.69 (+25%) 172.7
1918 BOS AL 13 7 20 19 18 1 0 166.3 125 41 49 40 2.22 2.83 (+22%) 82.3
1919 BOS AL 9 5 17 15 12 0 1 133.3 148 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
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home12534036107913983471062.346
Away12514365109614753671153.338

Pitching — Home / Away

Babe Ruth — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home84642.25121572302462.20
Away79578.24651602202532.49

Last 10 Games — Batting

Babe Ruth — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1935-05-30 BSNPHIL 100000000
1935-05-29 BSNPHIW 210000122
1935-05-28 BSNCINL 210000010
1935-05-27 BSNCINL 000000010
1935-05-26 BSNCINL 400000003
1935-05-25 BSNPITL 434003600
1935-05-24 BSNPITL 401000001
1935-05-23 BSNPITL 400000001
1935-05-21 BSNCHCW 411001100
1935-05-20 BSNCHCL 200000010

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Babe Ruth — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1933-10-01 NYYBOS W 9.01255300
1930-09-28 NYYBOS W 9.01132230
1921-10-01 NYYPHA W 4.0966321
1921-06-13 NYYDET W 5.0543710
1920-06-01 NYYMIN W 4.0342200
1919-09-20 BOSCHW — 5.1932130
1919-09-01 BOSMIN W 9.01111320
1919-08-17 BOSSLA W 9.0911130
1919-07-30 BOSDET SV 2.0100030
1919-07-25 BOSNYY W 9.01365100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Babe Ruth — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 32 0 248 11 9 17
OF 2241 0 4444 204 155 48
P 163 0 95 354 15 21

Season-by-Season Fielding

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

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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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

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Babe Ruth (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ted Williams HOF
    .344 avg, 521 HR
  2. 81
    Barry Bonds
    .298 avg, 762 HR
  3. 69
    Manny Ramirez
    .312 avg, 555 HR
  4. 66
    Stan Musial HOF
    .331 avg, 475 HR
  5. 66
    Mickey Mantle HOF
    .298 avg, 536 HR
  6. 62
    Mel Ott HOF
    .304 avg, 511 HR

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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 2873 hits.
Is Babe Ruth in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Babe Ruth was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.
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.