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Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth (The Bambino and The Sultan Of Swat)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, MD
High School: St. Mary's (Baltimore, MD) (All Transactions)
Debut: July 11, 1914
Final Game: May 30, 1935
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1936 (215/226 ballots).
Died: August 16, 1948 in New York, NY
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1914 19 BOS AL 2 1 .667 3.91 4 3 0 1 0 0 23.0 21 12 10 1 7 3 0 0 0 100 68 1.217 8.2 0.4 2.7 1.2 0.43
1915 20 BOS AL 18 8 .692 2.44 32 28 3 16 1 0 217.2 166 80 59 3 85 112 6 1 9 895 114 1.153 6.9 0.1 3.5 4.6 1.32
1916 21 BOS AL 23 12 .657 1.75 44 41 3 23 9 1 323.2 230 83 63 0 118 170 8 1 3 1300 158 1.075 6.4 0.0 3.3 4.7 1.44
1917 22 BOS AL 24 13 .649 2.01 41 38 2 35 6 2 326.1 244 91 73 2 108 128 11 0 5 1313 128 1.079 6.7 0.1 3.0 3.5 1.19
1918 23 BOS AL 13 7 .650 2.22 20 19 0 18 1 0 166.1 125 51 41 1 49 40 2 1 3 660 121 1.046 6.8 0.1 2.7 2.2 0.82
1919 24 BOS AL 9 5 .643 2.97 17 15 2 12 0 1 133.1 148 59 44 2 58 30 2 1 5 591 102 1.545 10.0 0.1 3.9 2.0 0.52
1920 25 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 85 1.250 6.8 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.00
1921 26 NYY AL 2 0 1.000 9.00 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.0 14 10 9 1 9 2 0 0 0 49 47 2.556 14.0 1.0 9.0 2.0 0.22
1930 35 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 3.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 11 3 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 39 144 1.444 11.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 1.50
1933 38 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 5.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 12 5 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 42 78 1.667 12.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.00 AS
10 Seasons 94 46 .671 2.28 163 148 11 107 17 4 1221.1 974 398 309 10 441 488 29 4 25 5006 122 1.159 7.2 0.1 3.2 3.6 1.11
162 Game Avg. 21 10 .671 2.28 36 32 2 23 4 1 267 213 87 68 2 96 107 6 1 5 1095 122 1.159 7.2 0.1 3.2 3.6 1.11
BOS (6 yrs) 89 46 .659 2.19 158 144 10 105 17 4 1190.1 934 376 290 9 425 483 29 4 25 4859 125 1.142 7.1 0.1 3.2 3.7 1.14
NYY (4 yrs) 5 0 1.000 5.52 5 4 1 2 0 0 31.0 40 22 19 1 16 5 0 0 0 147 75 1.806 11.6 0.3 4.6 1.5 0.31

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1916 21 BOS AL WS W BRO 1 0 1.000 0.64 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.0 6 1 1 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 48 0.643 3.9 0.6 1.9 2.6 1.33
1918 23 BOS AL WS W CHC 2 0 1.000 1.06 2 2 0 1 1 0 17.0 13 2 2 0 7 0 4 1 0 1 68 1.176 6.9 0.0 3.7 2.1 0.57
2 Seasons (2 Series) 3 0 1.000 0.87 3 3 0 2 1 0 31.0 19 3 3 1 10 0 8 1 0 1 116 0.935 5.5 0.3 2.9 2.3 0.80
2 WS 3 0 1.000 0.87 3 3 0 2 1 0 31.0 19 3 3 1 10 0 8 1 0 1 116 0.935 5.5 0.3 2.9 2.3 0.80

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1914 19 2 1 .667 3.91 4 3 0 1 0 0 23.0 21 12 10 1 7 3 0 0 0 100 68 1.217 8.2 0.4 2.7 1.2 0.43 68
1915 20 20 9 .690 2.58 36 31 3 17 1 0 240.2 187 92 69 4 92 115 6 1 9 995 108 1.159 7.0 0.1 3.4 4.3 1.25 108
1916 21 43 21 .672 2.11 80 72 6 40 10 1 564.1 417 175 132 4 210 285 14 2 12 2295 132 1.111 6.7 0.1 3.3 4.5 1.36 132
1917 22 67 34 .663 2.07 121 110 8 75 16 3 890.2 661 266 205 6 318 413 25 2 17 3608 130 1.099 6.7 0.1 3.2 4.2 1.30 130
1918 23 80 41 .661 2.09 141 129 8 93 17 3 1057.0 786 317 246 7 367 453 27 3 20 4268 129 1.091 6.7 0.1 3.1 3.9 1.23 129
1919 24 89 46 .659 2.19 158 144 10 105 17 4 1190.1 934 376 290 9 425 483 29 4 25 4859 125 1.142 7.1 0.1 3.2 3.7 1.14 125
1920 25 90 46 .662 2.20 159 145 10 105 17 4 1194.1 937 380 292 9 427 483 29 4 25 4876 124 1.142 7.1 0.1 3.2 3.6 1.13 124
1921 26 92 46 .667 2.25 161 146 11 105 17 4 1203.1 951 390 301 10 436 485 29 4 25 4925 122 1.153 7.1 0.1 3.3 3.6 1.11 122
1922 27 92 46 .667 2.25 161 146 11 105 17 4 1203.1 951 390 301 10 436 485 29 4 25 4925 122 1.153 7.1 0.1 3.3 3.6 1.11 122
1923 28 92 46 .667 2.25 161 146 11 105 17 4 1203.1 951 390 301 10 436 485 29 4 25 4925 122 1.153 7.1 0.1 3.3 3.6 1.11 122
1924 29 92 46 .667 2.25 161 146 11 105 17 4 1203.1 951 390 301 10 436 485 29 4 25 4925 122 1.153 7.1 0.1 3.3 3.6 1.11 122
1925 30 92 46 .667 2.25 161 146 11 105 17 4 1203.1 951 390 301 10 436 485 29 4 25 4925 122 1.153 7.1 0.1 3.3 3.6 1.11 122
1926 31 92 46 .667 2.25 161 146 11 105 17 4 1203.1 951 390 301 10 436 485 29 4 25 4925 122 1.153 7.1 0.1 3.3 3.6 1.11 122
1927 32 92 46 .667 2.25 161 146 11 105 17 4 1203.1 951 390 301 10 436 485 29 4 25 4925 122 1.153 7.1 0.1 3.3 3.6 1.11 122
1928 33 92 46 .667 2.25 161 146 11 105 17 4 1203.1 951 390 301 10 436 485 29 4 25 4925 122 1.153 7.1 0.1 3.3 3.6 1.11 122
1929 34 92 46 .667 2.25 161 146 11 105 17 4 1203.1 951 390 301 10 436 485 29 4 25 4925 122 1.153 7.1 0.1 3.3 3.6 1.11 122
1930 35 93 46 .669 2.26 162 147 11 106 17 4 1212.1 962 393 304 10 438 488 29 4 25 4964 122 1.155 7.1 0.1 3.3 3.6 1.11 122
1931 36 93 46 .669 2.26 162 147 11 106 17 4 1212.1 962 393 304 10 438 488 29 4 25 4964 122 1.155 7.1 0.1 3.3 3.6 1.11 122
1932 37 93 46 .669 2.26 162 147 11 106 17 4 1212.1 962 393 304 10 438 488 29 4 25 4964 122 1.155 7.1 0.1 3.3 3.6 1.11 122
1933 38 94 46 .671 2.28 163 148 11 107 17 4 1221.1 974 398 309 10 441 488 29 4 25 5006 122 1.159 7.2 0.1 3.2 3.6 1.11 122

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1914 19 1 1 .500 4.50 24.0 24 13 12 1 8 3 0 1.333 9.0 3.0 1.1 0.38 0.4 4
1915 20 15 8 .652 3.01 215.0 187 80 72 3 96 111 7 1.316 7.8 4.0 4.6 1.16 0.1 32
1916 21 26 9 .743 2.29 315.0 261 89 80 0 134 165 9 1.254 7.5 3.8 4.7 1.23 0.0 44
1917 22 24 11 .686 2.71 315.0 281 106 95 2 124 124 13 1.286 8.0 3.5 3.5 1.00 0.1 41
1918 23 14 8 .636 2.95 198.0 176 72 65 1 69 48 3 1.237 8.0 3.1 2.2 0.70 0.0 20
1919 24 8 7 .533 3.65 143.0 181 64 58 2 71 32 2 1.762 11.4 4.5 2.0 0.45 0.1 17
1920 25 0 0 4.50 4.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 1.250 6.8 4.5 0.0 0.00 0.0 1
1921 26 0 1 .000 7.20 10.0 13 9 8 1 8 2 0 2.100 11.7 7.2 1.8 0.25 0.9 2
1930 35 1 0 1.000 3.00 9.0 11 3 3 0 2 3 0 1.444 11.0 2.0 3.0 1.50 0.0 1
1933 38 0 1 .000 5.40 10.0 13 7 6 0 3 0 0 1.600 11.7 2.7 0.0 0.00 0.0 1
10 Seasons 89 46 .659 2.90 1243.0 1150 445 401 10 517 488 34 1.341 8.3 3.5 0.94 0.1 163

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1933 (RF)
1934 (RF)

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1923-AL-MVP

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1923-AL-1-100%
1931-AL-5-50%
1932-AL-6-32%
1 MVP
1.82 Career Shares (109th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1916 AL--1.752--1st
1917 AL--2.013--7th
1918 AL--2.218--9th
Career--2.277--16th

Wins s c a p y
1915 AL--18--9th
1916 AL--23--3rd
1917 AL--24--2nd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1915 AL--.692--4th
1916 AL--.657--4th
1917 AL--.649--6th
1918 AL--.650--2nd
1919 AL--.643--10th
Career--.671--10th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1916 AL--1.075--5th
1917 AL--1.079--6th
1918 AL--1.046--2nd
Career--1.159--72nd

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1915 AL--6.864--2nd
1916 AL--6.396--1st
1917 AL--6.729--3rd
1918 AL--6.763--4th
Career--7.177--14th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1915 AL--4.631--8th
1916 AL--4.727--8th

Saves s c a p y
1919 AL--1--10th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1916 AL--323.7--3rd
1917 AL--326.3--2nd

Strikeouts s c a p y
1916 AL--170--3rd
1917 AL--128--5th

Games Started s c a p y
1916 AL--41--1st
1917 AL--38--2nd

Complete Games s c a p y
1916 AL--23--4th
1917 AL--35--1st
1918 AL--18--9th

Shutouts s c a p y
1916 AL--9--1st
1917 AL--6--5th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1916 AL--118--3rd
1917 AL--108--3rd

Hits s c a p y
1916 AL--230--10th
1917 AL--244--7th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1916 AL--1.441--10th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1916 AL--0.00--1st
Career--.074--13th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1917 AL--73--10th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1915 AL--9--4th
1919 AL--5--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1916 AL--8--7th
1917 AL--11--6th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1916 AL--1300--3rd
1917 AL--1313--1st

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1916 AL--158--1st
1917 AL--128--7th
1918 AL--121--10th
Career--122--95th

Oldest s c a p y
1932 AL--born 1895-02-06--8th
1933 AL--born 1895-02-06--9th
1934 AL--born 1895-02-06--10th
1935 NL--born 1895-02-06--5th

Youngest s c a p y
1914 AL--born 1895-02-06--8th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (339), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 39 (418), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 40 (326), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 34 (104), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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