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Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Babe Ruth. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
In 1919, Ruth hit 29 home runs becoming the all-time single-season home-run leader. A year later Ruth hit 54 home runs, breaking his own record as the all-time single-season home run leader and became the first player to hit over 50 home runs in a season.
George Herman "Babe" Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935.
Babe Ruth set numerous records during his career, including the record for most home runs in a season (60 in 1927), which stood until 1961.
Babe Ruth played 22 seasons for the Yankees, Red Sox and Braves. He had a .342 batting average, 2,873 hits, 714 home runs, 2,214 RBIs and 2,174 runs scored. He won 7 World Series. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936.
Babe was the most prolific homerun hitter in all of professional baseball, through the 1920’s and the beginning of the 1930’s. At the same time, he racked up many other impressive stats in pitching, hitting and fielding. His homerun statistics and other career numbers can be accessed below.
Babe Ruth year by year stats. NAME SEASON TM G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS WRC WRAA WOBA WRC+ BRAA ; 1: ... Babe Ruth career postseason stats ; See trending MLB 2024 Batting Leaders . HR Leaders . 52. Judge. 47. Ohtani. 41. Santander. RBI Leaders . 130. Judge. 106. Ramírez. 104.
Ruth retired in 1935 after a partial season with the Boston Braves, ending his 22-year big league career with 714 home runs. His lifetime statistics also include 2,873 hits, 506 doubles, 2,174 runs, 2,214 RBI, a .342 batting average, a .474 on-base percentage and a .690 slugging percentage.
Complete career MLB stats for the New York Yankees Unspecified Position Babe Ruth on ESPN. Includes games played, hits and home runs per MLB season.
According to Baseball Reference, Ruth's 183.1 career WAR-- combining his value as a hitter and pitcher -- is the highest all time, well ahead of Walter Johnson's 164.8. For reference, the highest mark among active players is Albert Pujols' 99.6 WAR.