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Babe Ruth

George Herman Ruth (The Bambino and The Sultan Of Swat)

Positions: Outfielder and Pitcher
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
Teams (by GP): Yankees/RedSox/Braves 1914-1935

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
Buried: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1914 19 BOS AL 5 10 10 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .300 .500 50 3 0 0 /1
1915 20 BOS AL 42 103 92 16 29 10 1 4 21 0 0 9 23 .315 .376 .576 .952 188 53 0 2 1
1916 21 BOS AL 67 150 136 18 37 5 3 3 15 0 0 10 23 .272 .322 .419 .741 121 57 0 4 1
1917 22 BOS AL 52 142 123 14 40 6 3 2 12 0 12 18 .325 .385 .472 .857 162 58 0 7 1
1918 23 BOS AL 95 380 317 50 95 26 11 11 66 6 58 58 .300 .411 .555 .966 194 176 2 3 O13
1919 24 BOS AL 130 542 432 103 139 34 12 29 114 7 101 58 .322 .456 .657 1.114 219 284 6 3 *O1/3
1920 25 NYY AL 142 616 458 158 172 36 9 54 137 14 14 150 80 .376 .532 .847 1.379 255 388 3 5 *O/31
1921 26 NYY AL 152 693 540 177 204 44 16 59 171 17 13 145 81 .378 .512 .846 1.359 238 457 4 4 *O/31
1922 27 NYY AL 110 495 406 94 128 24 8 35 99 2 5 84 80 .315 .434 .672 1.106 181 273 1 4 *O/3
1923 28 NYY AL 152 699 522 151 205 45 13 41 131 17 21 170 93 .393 .545 .764 1.309 239 399 4 3 *O/3 MVP-1
1924 29 NYY AL 153 681 529 143 200 39 7 46 121 9 13 142 81 .378 .513 .739 1.252 220 391 4 6 *O
1925 30 NYY AL 98 426 359 61 104 12 2 25 66 2 4 59 68 .290 .393 .543 .936 137 195 2 6 O
1926 31 NYY AL 152 652 495 139 184 30 5 47 146 11 9 144 76 .372 .516 .737 1.253 227 365 3 10 *O/3
1927 32 NYY AL 151 691 540 158 192 29 8 60 164 7 6 137 89 .356 .486 .772 1.258 226 417 0 14 *O
1928 33 NYY AL 154 684 536 163 173 29 8 54 142 4 5 137 87 .323 .463 .709 1.172 208 380 3 8 *O
1929 34 NYY AL 135 587 499 121 172 26 6 46 154 5 3 72 60 .345 .430 .697 1.128 193 348 3 13 *O
1930 35 NYY AL 145 676 518 150 186 28 9 49 153 10 10 136 61 .359 .493 .732 1.225 211 379 1 21 *O/1
1931 36 NYY AL 145 663 534 149 199 31 3 46 163 5 4 128 51 .373 .495 .700 1.195 218 374 1 0 *O/3 MVP-5
1932 37 NYY AL 133 589 457 120 156 13 5 41 137 2 2 130 62 .341 .489 .661 1.150 201 302 2 0 *O/3 MVP-6
1933 38 NYY AL 137 575 459 97 138 21 3 34 103 4 5 114 90 .301 .442 .582 1.023 176 267 2 0 *O/31 AS
1934 39 NYY AL 125 471 365 78 105 17 4 22 84 1 3 104 63 .288 .448 .537 .985 161 196 2 0 *O AS
1935 40 BSN NL 28 92 72 13 13 0 0 6 12 0 20 24 .181 .359 .431 .789 118 31 2 0 0 O
22 Seasons 2503 10617 8399 2174 2873 506 136 714 2213 123 117 2062 1330 .342 .474 *.690* *1.164* *207* 5793 2 43 113
162 Game Avg. 162 687 544 141 186 33 9 46 143 8 133 86 .342 .474 .690 1.164 207 375 3 7
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
NYY (15 yrs) 2084 9198 7217 1959 2518 424 106 659 1971 110 117 1852 1122 .349 .484 .711 1.195 210 5131 35 94
BOS (6 yrs) 391 1327 1110 202 342 82 30 49 230 13 0 190 184 .308 .413 .568 .981 191 631 8 19
BSN (1 yr) 28 92 72 13 13 0 0 6 12 0 20 24 .181 .359 .431 .789 118 31 2 0 0
AL (21 yrs) 2475 10525 8327 2161 2860 506 136 708 2201 123 117 2042 1306 .343 .475 .692 1.167 207 5762 43 113
NL (1 yr) 28 92 72 13 13 0 0 6 12 0 20 24 .181 .359 .431 .789 118 31 2 0 0

Player Value--Batters

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
1914 19 BOS AL 10 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 $2,500 /1
1915 20 BOS AL 103 9 0 0 0 0 4 4 17 1.8 $3,500 1
1916 21 BOS AL 150 3 0 0 0 0 7 5 15 1.6 $3,500 1
1917 22 BOS AL 142 9 -1 0 0 0 6 5 19 2.0 $3,500 1
1918 23 BOS AL 380 41 -1 0 0 1 -1 13 53 6.2 $9,000 O13
1919 24 BOS AL 542 76 0 0 0 7 -4 18 97 10.6 $10,000 *O1/3
1920 25 NYY AL 616 115 0 0 0 1 -6 19 129 12.9 $20,000 *O/31
1921 26 NYY AL 693 126 1 0 0 6 -7 20 146 14.0 $30,000 *O/31
1922 27 NYY AL 495 48 -1 0 0 5 -5 15 62 6.2 $52,000 *O/3
1923 28 NYY AL 699 119 -4 0 0 19 -7 20 147 14.7 $52,000 *O/3 MVP-1
1924 29 NYY AL 681 103 -3 0 0 9 -7 21 123 11.9 $52,000 *O
1925 30 NYY AL 426 16 -2 0 0 7 -4 13 30 2.9 $52,000 O
1926 31 NYY AL 652 102 -1 0 0 5 -7 20 119 12.0 $52,000 *O/3
1927 32 NYY AL 691 105 0 0 0 12 -7 20 130 12.8 $70,000 *O
1928 33 NYY AL 684 92 2 0 0 2 -7 21 110 11.0 $70,000 *O
1929 34 NYY AL 587 71 1 0 0 1 -6 18 85 8.2 $70,000 *O
1930 35 NYY AL 676 103 -1 0 0 2 -7 19 116 10.7 $80,000 *O/1
1931 36 NYY AL 663 109 0 0 0 -2 -6 19 120 11.4 $80,000 *O/3 MVP-5
1932 37 NYY AL 589 84 0 0 0 0 -6 18 96 9.0 $75,000 *O/3 MVP-6
1933 38 NYY AL 575 61 -2 0 0 0 -6 18 71 6.9 $52,000 *O/31 AS
1934 39 NYY AL 471 37 -2 0 0 6 -5 16 52 5.0 $36,696 *O AS
1935 40 BSN NL 92 2 0 0 0 -2 -1 3 2 0.2 $35,000 O
22 Seasons 10617 1430 -14 0 0 79 -81 325 1739 172.0 $910,696
PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
NYY (15 yrs) 9198 1291 -12 0 0 73 -93 277 1536 149.6 $843,696
BOS (6 yrs) 1327 137 -2 0 0 8 13 45 201 22.2 $32,000
BSN (1 yr) 92 2 0 0 0 -2 -1 3 2 0.2 $35,000

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1915 20 BOS AL WS PHI W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1916 21 BOS AL WS BRO W 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1918 23 BOS AL WS CHC W 3 6 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .600 .800 3 0 0 1 0 0
1921 26 NYY AL WS NYG L 6 21 16 3 5 0 0 1 4 2 1 5 8 .313 .476 .500 .976 8 0 0 0 0 0
1922 27 NYY AL WS NYG L 5 21 17 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 .118 .250 .176 .426 3 0 1 1 0 0
1923 28 NYY AL WS NYG W 6 27 19 8 7 1 1 3 3 0 0 8 6 .368 .556 1.000 1.556 19 0 0 0 0 0
1926 31 NYY AL WS STL L 7 31 20 6 6 0 0 4 5 1 1 11 2 .300 .548 .900 1.448 18 0 0 0 0 1
1927 32 NYY AL WS PIT W 4 18 15 4 6 0 0 2 7 1 0 2 2 .400 .444 .800 1.244 12 1 0 0 1 1
1928 33 NYY AL WS STL W 4 17 16 9 10 3 0 3 4 0 0 1 2 .625 .647 1.375 2.022 22 1 0 0 0 0
1932 37 NYY AL WS CHC W 4 20 15 6 5 0 0 2 6 0 0 4 3 .333 .500 .733 1.233 11 1 1 0 0 0
10 Seasons (10 Series) 41 167 129 37 42 5 2 15 33 4 3 33 30 .326 .467 .744 1.211 96 3 2 2 1 2
10 WS 41 167 129 37 42 5 2 15 33 4 3 33 30 .326 .467 .744 1.211 96 3 2 2 1 2

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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 96 70 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 9 874 114 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 1272 158 1.075 6.4 0.0 3.3 4.7 1.44
1917 22 BOS AL 24 13 .649 2.01 41 38 3 35 6 2 326.1 244 93 73 2 108 128 11 0 5 1277 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 17 40 2 1 3 660 122 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 5 570 102 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 1 0 0 0 0 17 94 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 7 2 0 0 0 49 49 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 39 150 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 81 1.667 12.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.00 AS
10 Seasons 94 46 .671 2.28 163 148 12 107 17 4 1221.1 974 400 309 10 441 25 488 29 4 25 4896 122 1.159 7.2 0.1 3.2 3.6 1.11
162 Game Avg. 21 10 .671 2.28 36 32 3 23 4 1 267 213 87 68 2 96 107 6 1 5 1071 122 1.159 7.2 0.1 3.2 3.6 1.11
BOS (6 yrs) 89 46 .659 2.19 158 144 11 105 17 4 1190.1 934 378 290 9 425 17 483 29 4 25 4749 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 8 5 0 0 0 147 78 1.806 11.6 0.3 4.6 1.5 0.31

Player Value--Pitchers

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Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1914 19 BOS AL 23.0 3 12 11 0 1.0 -1 -0.2 $2,500
1915 20 BOS AL 217.2 28 80 110 4 1.0 30 2.5 $3,500
1916 21 BOS AL 323.2 41 83 150 4 1.0 67 7.4 $3,500
1917 22 BOS AL 326.1 38 91 148 7 1.0 57 5.8 $3,500
1918 23 BOS AL 166.1 19 51 75 4 1.0 24 2.2 $9,000
1919 24 BOS AL 133.1 15 59 69 1 1.0 10 0.6 $10,000
1920 25 NYY AL 4.0 1 4 2 0 1.0 -2 -0.2 $20,000
1921 26 NYY AL 9.0 1 10 6 0 1.0 -4 -0.4 $30,000
1930 35 NYY AL 9.0 1 3 6 0 1.0 3 0.3 $80,000
1933 38 NYY AL 9.0 1 5 6 0 1.0 1 0.0 $52,000 AS
10 Seasons 1221.1 148 398 583 20 1.0 185 18.0 $214,000
BOS (6 yrs) 1190.1 144 376 563 20 1.0 187 18.3 $32,000
NYY (4 yrs) 31.0 4 22 20 0 1.0 -2 -0.3 $182,000

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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1914 BOS AL 19 P 4 7 0 7 0 0 1.000 1.75 .929 2.92
1915 BOS AL 20 P 32 82 17 63 2 3 .976 2.50 .934 3.00
1916 BOS AL 21 P 44 110 24 83 3 6 .973 2.43 .944 2.96
1917 BOS AL 22 P 41 122 19 101 2 4 .984 2.93 .945 3.05
1918 BOS AL 23 OF 59 136 121 8 7 3 .949 2.19 .962 2.26 47-12-0
1918 BOS AL 23 P 20 83 19 58 6 5 .928 3.85 .953 2.84
1918 BOS AL 23 1B 13 141 130 6 5 8 .965 10.46 .987 11.14
1919 BOS AL 24 OF 111 237 222 14 1 6 .996 2.13 .957 2.26 111-0-0
1919 BOS AL 24 P 17 50 13 35 2 1 .960 2.82 .948 2.83
1919 BOS AL 24 1B 5 40 35 4 1 4 .975 7.80 .988 10.68
1920 NYY AL 25 OF 141 299 259 21 19 3 .936 1.99 .963 2.25 36-20-85
1920 NYY AL 25 1B 2 11 10 0 1 1 .909 5.00 .991 10.80
1920 NYY AL 25 P 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 2.70
1921 NYY AL 26 OF 152 378 348 17 13 6 .966 2.40 .960 2.33 134-18-0
1921 NYY AL 26 1B 2 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 4.00 .988 10.65
1921 NYY AL 26 P 2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.50 .967 2.70
1922 NYY AL 27 OF 110 249 226 14 9 3 .964 2.18 .964 2.31 71-0-40
1922 NYY AL 27 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.80
1923 NYY AL 28 OF 148 409 378 20 11 2 .973 2.69 .965 2.38 68-7-73 MVP-1
1923 NYY AL 28 1B 4 43 41 1 1 2 .977 10.50 .991 10.60 MVP-1
1924 NYY AL 29 OF 152 372 340 18 14 4 .962 2.36 .970 2.39 50-7-99
1925 NYY AL 30 OF 98 228 207 15 6 3 .974 2.27 .964 2.43 33-0-66
1926 NYY AL 31 OF 149 326 308 11 7 5 .979 2.14 .966 2.34 82-0-68
1926 NYY AL 31 1B 2 10 10 0 0 2 1.000 5.00 .990 10.75
1927 NYY AL 32 OF 151 355 328 14 13 4 .963 2.26 .964 2.35 56-0-95
1928 NYY AL 33 OF 154 321 304 9 8 0 .975 2.03 .973 2.36 55-0-99
1929 NYY AL 34 OF 133 249 240 5 4 2 .984 1.84 .965 2.42 55-0-78
1930 NYY AL 35 OF 144 286 266 10 10 0 .965 1.92 .965 2.32 53-0-91
1930 NYY AL 35 P 1 4 0 4 0 2 1.000 4.00 .950 2.20
1931 NYY AL 36 OF 142 249 237 5 7 2 .972 1.70 .969 2.38 51-0-91 MVP-5
1931 NYY AL 36 1B 1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.00 1.000 10.00 MVP-5
1932 NYY AL 37 OF 128 228 209 10 9 1 .961 1.71 .967 2.42 44-0-87 MVP-6
1932 NYY AL 37 1B 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 1.000 10.10 MVP-6
1933 NYY AL 38 OF 132 231 215 9 7 4 .970 1.70 .970 2.37 55-0-78 AS
1933 NYY AL 38 1B 1 7 6 0 1 0 .857 6.00 .986 10.30 AS
1933 NYY AL 38 P 1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 2.30 AS
1934 NYY AL 39 OF 111 208 197 3 8 0 .962 1.80 .968 2.29 34-0-77 AS
1935 BSN NL 40 OF 26 42 39 1 2 0 .952 1.54 .971 2.42 22-0-4
18 Seasons OF 2241 4803 4444 204 155 48 .968 2.07 .966 2.35 1057-64-1131
10 Seasons P 163 464 95 354 15 21 .968 2.75 .944 2.95
10 Seasons 1B 32 268 248 11 9 17 .966 8.09 .988 10.82
22 Seasons TOT 2436 5535 4787 569 179 86 .968 2.20 .965 2.50 1057-64-1131
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 BBWAA (95.1%)
Selected to HOF in 1936 by BBWAA

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 (110th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1916 AL  9.0 (1st)
1917 AL  7.8 (3rd)
1918 AL  8.4 (2nd)
1919 AL  11.2 (1st)
1920 AL  12.7 (1st)
1921 AL  13.6 (1st)
1922 AL  6.2 (7th)
1923 AL  14.7 (1st)
1924 AL  11.9 (1st)
1926 AL  12.0 (1st)
1927 AL  12.8 (1st)
1928 AL  11.0 (1st)
1929 AL  8.2 (1st)
1930 AL  11.0 (1st)
1931 AL  11.4 (1st)
1932 AL  9.0 (2nd)
1933 AL  6.9 (4th)
Career  190.0 (1st)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1918 AL  6.2 (3rd)
1919 AL  10.6 (1st)
1920 AL  12.9 (1st)
1921 AL  14.0 (1st)
1922 AL  6.2 (5th)
1923 AL  14.7 (1st)
1924 AL  11.9 (1st)
1926 AL  12.0 (1st)
1927 AL  12.8 (1st)
1928 AL  11.0 (1st)
1929 AL  8.2 (1st)
1930 AL  10.7 (1st)
1931 AL  11.4 (1st)
1932 AL  9.0 (2nd)
1933 AL  6.9 (4th)
1934 AL  5.0 (9th)
Career  172.0 (1st)

Batting Average s c a p y
1918 AL  .300 (8th)
1919 AL  .322 (8th)
1920 AL  .376 (4th)
1921 AL  .378 (3rd)
1923 AL  .393 (2nd)
1924 AL  .378 (1st)
1926 AL  .372 (2nd)
1927 AL  .356 (7th)
1929 AL  .345 (8th)
1930 AL  .359 (3rd)
1931 AL  .373 (2nd)
1932 AL  .341 (5th)
Career  .342 (10th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1918 AL  .411 (2nd)
1919 AL  .456 (1st)
1920 AL  .532 (1st)
1921 AL  .512 (1st)
1922 AL  .434 (4th)
1923 AL  .545 (1st)
1924 AL  .513 (1st)
1926 AL  .516 (1st)
1927 AL  .486 (1st)
1928 AL  .463 (2nd)
1929 AL  .430 (3rd)
1930 AL  .493 (1st)
1931 AL  .495 (1st)
1932 AL  .489 (1st)
1933 AL  .442 (4th)
1934 AL  .448 (4th)
Career  .474 (2nd)

Slugging % s c a p y
1918 AL  .555 (1st)
1919 AL  .657 (1st)
1920 AL  .847 (1st)
1921 AL  .846 (1st)
1922 AL  .672 (1st)
1923 AL  .764 (1st)
1924 AL  .739 (1st)
1926 AL  .737 (1st)
1927 AL  .772 (1st)
1928 AL  .709 (1st)
1929 AL  .697 (1st)
1930 AL  .732 (1st)
1931 AL  .700 (1st)
1932 AL  .661 (2nd)
1933 AL  .582 (3rd)
1934 AL  .537 (8th)
Career  .690 (1st)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1918 AL  .966 (1st)
1919 AL  1.114 (1st)
1920 AL  1.379 (1st)
1921 AL  1.359 (1st)
1922 AL  1.106 (1st)
1923 AL  1.309 (1st)
1924 AL  1.252 (1st)
1926 AL  1.253 (1st)
1927 AL  1.258 (1st)
1928 AL  1.172 (1st)
1929 AL  1.128 (1st)
1930 AL  1.225 (1st)
1931 AL  1.195 (1st)
1932 AL  1.150 (2nd)
1933 AL  1.023 (3rd)
1934 AL  .985 (5th)
Career  1.164 (1st)

Games Played s c a p y
1923 AL  152 (7th)
1924 AL  153 (6th)
1926 AL  152 (8th)
1927 AL  151 (5th)
1928 AL  154 (3rd)
Career  2503 (50th)

At Bats s c a p y
Career  8399 (103rd)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1921 AL  693 (7th)
1923 AL  699 (2nd)
1924 AL  681 (6th)
1927 AL  691 (3rd)
1928 AL  684 (5th)
1930 AL  676 (7th)
1931 AL  663 (10th)
Career  10617 (42nd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1919 AL  103 (1st)
1920 AL  158 (1st)
1921 AL  177 (1st)
1923 AL  151 (1st)
1924 AL  143 (1st)
1926 AL  139 (1st)
1927 AL  158 (1st)
1928 AL  163 (1st)
1929 AL  121 (5th)
1930 AL  150 (2nd)
1931 AL  149 (2nd)
1932 AL  120 (6th)
Career  2174 (4th)

Hits s c a p y
1921 AL  204 (6th)
1923 AL  205 (4th)
1924 AL  200 (4th)
1926 AL  184 (9th)
1927 AL  192 (6th)
1928 AL  173 (9th)
1931 AL  199 (4th)
Career  2873 (40th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1918 AL  176 (8th)
1919 AL  284 (1st)
1920 AL  388 (2nd)
1921 AL  457 (1st)
1922 AL  273 (9th)
1923 AL  399 (1st)
1924 AL  391 (1st)
1926 AL  365 (1st)
1927 AL  417 (2nd)
1928 AL  380 (1st)
1929 AL  348 (3rd)
1930 AL  379 (3rd)
1931 AL  374 (2nd)
1932 AL  302 (7th)
Career  5793 (6th)

Doubles s c a p y
1918 AL  26 (2nd)
1919 AL  34 (5th)
1921 AL  44 (2nd)
1923 AL  45 (3rd)
1924 AL  39 (6th)
Career  506 (46th)

Triples s c a p y
1918 AL  11 (5th)
1919 AL  12 (6th)
1921 AL  16 (4th)
1923 AL  13 (5th)
Career  136 (71st)

Home Runs s c a p y
1915 AL  4 (9th)
1918 AL  11 (1st)
1919 AL  29 (1st)
1920 AL  54 (1st)
1921 AL  59 (1st)
1922 AL  35 (3rd)
1923 AL  41 (1st)
1924 AL  46 (1st)
1925 AL  25 (2nd)
1926 AL  47 (1st)
1927 AL  60 (1st)
1928 AL  54 (1st)
1929 AL  46 (1st)
1930 AL  49 (1st)
1931 AL  46 (1st)
1932 AL  41 (2nd)
1933 AL  34 (2nd)
1934 AL  22 (8th)
Career  714 (3rd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1918 AL  66 (3rd)
1919 AL  114 (1st)
1920 AL  137 (1st)
1921 AL  171 (1st)
1922 AL  99 (6th)
1923 AL  131 (1st)
1924 AL  121 (2nd)
1926 AL  146 (1st)
1927 AL  164 (2nd)
1928 AL  142 (1st)
1929 AL  154 (2nd)
1930 AL  153 (4th)
1931 AL  163 (2nd)
1932 AL  137 (4th)
1933 AL  103 (9th)
Career  2213 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1918 AL  58 (8th)
1919 AL  101 (2nd)
1920 AL  150 (1st)
1921 AL  145 (1st)
1922 AL  84 (2nd)
1923 AL  170 (1st)
1924 AL  142 (1st)
1926 AL  144 (1st)
1927 AL  137 (1st)
1928 AL  137 (1st)
1929 AL  72 (10th)
1930 AL  136 (1st)
1931 AL  128 (1st)
1932 AL  130 (1st)
1933 AL  114 (1st)
1934 AL  104 (3rd)
Career  2062 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1918 AL  58 (1st)
1919 AL  58 (2nd)
1920 AL  80 (2nd)
1921 AL  81 (2nd)
1922 AL  80 (2nd)
1923 AL  93 (1st)
1924 AL  81 (1st)
1925 AL  68 (2nd)
1926 AL  76 (2nd)
1927 AL  89 (1st)
1928 AL  87 (1st)
1929 AL  60 (4th)
1930 AL  61 (5th)
1932 AL  62 (9th)
1933 AL  90 (2nd)
1934 AL  63 (9th)
Career  1330 (95th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1921 AL  17 (8th)
1923 AL  17 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
Career  1517 (189th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1918 AL  194 (1st)
1919 AL  219 (1st)
1920 AL  255 (1st)
1921 AL  238 (1st)
1922 AL  181 (1st)
1923 AL  239 (1st)
1924 AL  220 (1st)
1926 AL  227 (1st)
1927 AL  226 (1st)
1928 AL  208 (1st)
1929 AL  193 (1st)
1930 AL  211 (1st)
1931 AL  218 (1st)
1932 AL  201 (2nd)
1933 AL  176 (3rd)
1934 AL  161 (3rd)
Career  207 (1st)

Runs Created s c a p y
1918 AL  72 (7th)
1919 AL  128 (1st)
1920 AL  200 (1st)
1921 AL  229 (1st)
1922 AL  116 (5th)
1923 AL  209 (1st)
1924 AL  194 (1st)
1926 AL  185 (1st)
1927 AL  201 (2nd)
1928 AL  173 (1st)
1929 AL  148 (1st)
1930 AL  183 (2nd)
1931 AL  184 (1st)
1932 AL  147 (3rd)
1933 AL  116 (3rd)
Career  2718 (2nd)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1918 AL  37 (2nd)
1919 AL  72 (1st)
1920 AL  114 (1st)
1921 AL  120 (1st)
1922 AL  50 (5th)
1923 AL  121 (1st)
1924 AL  104 (1st)
1926 AL  102 (1st)
1927 AL  105 (2nd)
1928 AL  89 (1st)
1929 AL  67 (1st)
1930 AL  95 (1st)
1931 AL  98 (1st)
1932 AL  76 (2nd)
1933 AL  55 (3rd)
1934 AL  39 (7th)
Career  1387 (1st)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1918 AL  4.1 (2nd)
1919 AL  7.3 (1st)
1920 AL  10.8 (1st)
1921 AL  10.9 (1st)
1922 AL  4.7 (5th)
1923 AL  11.3 (1st)
1924 AL  9.6 (1st)
1926 AL  9.6 (1st)
1927 AL  9.7 (2nd)
1928 AL  8.4 (1st)
1929 AL  6.2 (1st)
1930 AL  8.5 (1st)
1931 AL  9.0 (1st)
1932 AL  7.0 (2nd)
1933 AL  5.3 (3rd)
1934 AL  3.6 (7th)
Career  130.3 (1st)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1918 AL  48 (1st)
1919 AL  75 (1st)
1920 AL  99 (1st)
1921 AL  119 (1st)
1922 AL  67 (4th)
1923 AL  99 (1st)
1924 AL  92 (1st)
1926 AL  82 (2nd)
1927 AL  97 (2nd)
1928 AL  91 (1st)
1929 AL  78 (3rd)
1930 AL  86 (3rd)
1931 AL  80 (3rd)
1933 AL  58 (9th)
Career  1356 (4th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1919 AL  246 (1st)
1920 AL  325 (1st)
1921 AL  353 (1st)
1923 AL  379 (1st)
1924 AL  346 (1st)
1926 AL  331 (1st)
1927 AL  329 (2nd)
1928 AL  313 (1st)
1930 AL  323 (2nd)
1931 AL  328 (1st)
1932 AL  288 (3rd)
1933 AL  254 (9th)
Career  4978 (9th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1918 AL  .841 (2nd)
1919 AL  .873 (1st)
1920 AL  .921 (1st)
1921 AL  .905 (1st)
1922 AL  .819 (3rd)
1923 AL  .908 (1st)
1924 AL  .885 (1st)
1926 AL  .893 (1st)
1927 AL  .882 (1st)
1928 AL  .851 (1st)
1929 AL  .825 (1st)
1930 AL  .848 (1st)
1931 AL  .879 (1st)
1932 AL  .851 (2nd)
1933 AL  .782 (3rd)
1934 AL  .733 (7th)
Career  .858 (1st)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1919 AL  6 (9th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1930 AL  21 (5th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1920 AL  14 (10th)
1921 AL  13 (6th)
1923 AL  21 (2nd)
1924 AL  13 (7th)
1930 AL  10 (7th)
Career  117 (64th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1918 AL  7.8 (2nd)
1919 AL  11.3 (3rd)
1920 AL  22.2 (2nd)
1921 AL  26.4 (1st)
1923 AL  24.0 (1st)
1924 AL  15.1 (3rd)
1926 AL  17.8 (1st)
1927 AL  12.5 (4th)
1930 AL  16.6 (5th)
Career  209.8 (73rd)

AB per HR s c a p y
1918 AL  28.8 (1st)
1919 AL  14.9 (1st)
1920 AL  8.5 (1st)
1921 AL  9.2 (1st)
1922 AL  11.6 (1st)
1923 AL  12.7 (1st)
1924 AL  11.5 (1st)
1926 AL  10.5 (1st)
1927 AL  9.0 (1st)
1928 AL  9.9 (1st)
1929 AL  10.8 (1st)
1930 AL  10.6 (1st)
1931 AL  11.6 (1st)
1932 AL  11.1 (2nd)
1933 AL  13.5 (2nd)
1934 AL  16.6 (4th)
Career  11.8 (2nd)

Outs Made s c a p y
Career  5758 (173rd)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1916 AL  7.4 (2nd)
1917 AL  5.8 (4th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1916 AL  1.75 (1st)
1917 AL  2.01 (7th)
1918 AL  2.22 (9th)
Career  2.28 (17th)

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 (5th)
1917 AL  .649 (6th)
1918 AL  .650 (2nd)
1919 AL  .643 (10th)
Career  .671 (11th)

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  1272 (3rd)
1917 AL  1277 (2nd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1916 AL  158 (1st)
1917 AL  128 (7th)
1918 AL  122 (10th)
Career  122 (93rd)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1916 AL  37 (1st)
1917 AL  24 (5th)
1918 AL  10 (10th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1916 AL  4.4 (1st)
1917 AL  2.8 (5th)
1918 AL  1.2 (10th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
1921 AL  152 (2nd)
1923 AL  148 (5th)
1924 AL  152 (4th)
1926 AL  149 (4th)
1927 AL  151 (2nd)
1928 AL  154 (1st)
Career  2241 (25th)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
1921 AL  348 (4th)
1923 AL  378 (3rd)
Career  4444 (45th)

Assists as OF s c a p y
Career  204 (48th)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
1920 AL  19 (3rd)
1924 AL  14 (2nd)
Career  155 (61st)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1915 AL  17 (3rd)
1916 AL  24 (1st)
1917 AL  19 (4th)
1918 AL  19 (1st)

Assists as P s c a p y
1917 AL  101 (2nd)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1918 AL  6 (5th)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
1923 AL  2.69 (3rd)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1919 AL  .996 (1st)
1926 AL  .979 (4th)
1929 AL  .984 (4th)

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 InkBatting - 161 (1), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Pitching - 10 (238), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkBatting - 340 (7), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Pitching - 74 (332), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 422 (3), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Pitching - 42 (315), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 79 (1), Average HOFer ≈ 50
Pitching - 34 (106), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Carl Lundgren (952)
  2. Jake Weimer (938)
  3. Harry Coveleski (935)
  4. Jim Hughes (918)
  5. Vean Gregg (917)
  6. Ray Collins (916)
  7. Reb Russell (915)
  8. Jack Pfiester (910)
  9. Smoky Joe Wood (910)
  10. Ed Killian (910)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Noodles Hahn (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Bob Caruthers (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Ed Morris (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Smoky Joe Wood (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Smoky Joe Wood (934)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Lefty Leifield (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Lefty Leifield (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Jake Weimer (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Vean Gregg (929)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  1. Barry Bonds (738)
  2. Ted Williams (732) *
  3. Lou Gehrig (704) *
  4. Jimmie Foxx (697) *
  5. Willie Mays (690) *
  6. Hank Aaron (647) *
  7. Mel Ott (643) *
  8. Frank Robinson (640) *
  9. Ken Griffey (633)
  10. Manny Ramirez (607)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Will Clark (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Mike Greenwell (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Chuck Klein (901) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Ted Williams (904) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Ted Williams (904) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Ted Williams (907) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Ted Williams (896) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Ted Williams (879) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Ted Williams (890) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Ted Williams (872) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Ted Williams (805) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Manny Ramirez (790)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Jimmie Foxx (814) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Jimmie Foxx (817) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Jimmie Foxx (783) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Barry Bonds (754)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Barry Bonds (778)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Barry Bonds (780)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

July 9, 1914: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from Baltimore (International) for more than $25000. more than $25000

January 3, 1920: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Boston Red Sox for $100,000.

February 26, 1935: Released by the New York Yankees.

February 26, 1935: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Braves.

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
191419Boston Red Sox$2,500Bill James Historical AbstractAnnualized rate; came up late in season
191520Boston Red Sox$3,500Bill James Historical Abstract
191621Boston Red Sox$3,500Contract at HOF
191722Boston Red Sox$3,500Contract at HOFBJHA: $5,000; Baseball Timeline $7,000
191823Boston Red Sox$9,000Allan Wood, 1918, at 183Includes $1,000 midseason raise, $1,000 WS bonus
191924Boston Red Sox$10,000Contract at HOF
192025New York Yankees$20,000Bill James Historical Abstract
192126New York Yankees$30,000Bill James Historical AbstractPlus $5K for '20 and '21 exhibitions, $50/HR (59)m
192227New York Yankees$52,000Bill James Historical Abstract
192328New York Yankees$52,000Bill James Historical Abstract
192429New York Yankees$52,000Bill James Historical Abstract
192530New York Yankees$52,000Bill James Historical Abstract
192631New York Yankees$52,000Bill James Historical Abstract
192732New York Yankees$70,0005/23/27 AL letter
192833New York Yankees$70,0005/23/27 AL letter
192934New York Yankees$70,0005/23/27 AL letter
193035New York Yankees$80,000Bill James Historical Abstract
193136New York Yankees$80,000Bill James Historical Abstract
193237New York Yankees$75,000M. Smelser, Life That Ruth Built, p. 441Plus 25% of all exhibition-game profits
193338New York Yankees$52,000M. Smelser, Life That Ruth Built, p. 456Plus 25% of revenue from in-season exhibitions
193439New York Yankees$36,6961/16/36 TSN, per government report$35,000 salary plus 25% of exhibition profits
193540Boston Braves$35,000Bill James Historical AbstractAnnualized rate; retired early in season
Career to date (may be incomplete)$910,696
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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