MLB Babe Ruth Award Winners

The Babe Ruth Award is given annually to the best performance in the postseason by the NY area BBWAA chapter. The statistics listed on this page are postseason statistics.

Table
				Batting Stats						Pitching Stats
Year	Lg	Name	Tm	BA	OBP	SLG	HR	RBI	SB	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	SO
2024	ML	Mookie Betts	LAD	.290	.387	.565	4	16	2

2023	ML	Adolis García	TEX	.323	.382	.726	8	22	2

2022	ML	Jeremy Peña	HOU	.345	.367	.638	4	8	0

2021	ML	Freddie Freeman	ATL	.304	.420	.625	5	11	1

2020	ML	Randy Arozarena	TBR	.377	.442	.831	10	14	0

2019	ML	Juan Soto	WSN	.277	.373	.554	5	14	1
2019	ML	Stephen Strasburg	WSN	.000	.200	.000	0	0	0	5	0	0	1.98	36.1	47

2018	ML	David Price	BOS	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	1	0	3.46	26.1	23

2017	ML	Jose Altuve	HOU	.310	.388	.634	7	14	2
2017	ML	Justin Verlander	HOU	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	4	1	0	2.21	36.2	38

2016	ML	Jon Lester	CHC	.000	.222	.000	0	0	0	3	1	0	2.02	35.2	30

2015	AL	Wade Davis	KCR	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	4	0.00	10.2	18

2014	NL	Madison Bumgarner	SFG	.000	.063	.000	0	0	0	4	1	1	1.03	52.2	45

2013	AL	David Ortiz	BOS	.353	.500	.706	5	13	0

2012	NL	Pablo Sandoval	SFG	.364	.386	.712	6	13	0

2011	NL	David Freese	STL	.397	.465	.794	5	21	0

2010	NL	Tim Lincecum	SFG	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	4	1	0	2.43	37.0	43

2009	AL	Alex Rodriguez	NYY	.365	.500	.808	6	18	2

2008	NL	Cole Hamels	PHI	.111	.111	.111	0	0	0	4	0	0	1.80	35.0	30

2007	AL	Jonathan Papelbon	BOS							1	0	4	0.00	10.2	7

2006	AL	David Eckstein	STL	.254	.338	.365	1	6	4

2005	AL	Jermaine Dye	CHW	.311	.415	.444	1	6	1

2004	AL	Keith Foulke	BOS							1	0	3	0.64	14.0	19

2003	NL	Josh Beckett	FLA	.182	.250	.182	0	0	0	2	2	0	2.11	42.2	47

2002	AL	Troy Glaus	ANA	.344	.420	.770	7	13	0

2001	NL	Randy Johnson	ARI	.067	.067	.067	0	1	0	5	1	0	1.52	41.1	47
2001	NL	Curt Schilling	ARI	.067	.067	.067	0	0	0	4	0	0	1.12	48.1	56

2000	AL	Derek Jeter	NYY	.317	.427	.571	4	9	1

1999	AL	Mariano Rivera	NYY							2	0	6	0.00	12.1	9

1998	AL	Scott Brosius	NYY	.383	.400	.660	4	15	0

1997	NL	Moisés Alou	FLA	.228	.279	.456	3	15	1

1996	AL	Cecil Fielder	NYY	.308	.390	.519	3	14	0

1995	NL	Tom Glavine	ATL	.125	.300	.125	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.61	28.0	19

1993	AL	Paul Molitor	TOR	.447	.527	.851	3	13	1

1992	AL	Dave Winfield	TOR	.239	.327	.413	2	6	0

1991	AL	Jack Morris	MIN	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	4	0	0	2.23	36.1	22

1990	NL	Billy Hatcher	CIN	.519	.567	.889	1	4	0

1989	AL	Dave Stewart	OAK	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	4	0	0	2.25	32.0	23

1988	NL	Orel Hershiser	LAD	.250	.308	.417	0	2	0	3	0	1	1.05	42.2	32

1987	AL	Frank Viola	MIN	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	1	0	4.31	31.1	25

1986	NL	Ray Knight	NYM	.277	.314	.362	1	7	0

1985	AL	Bret Saberhagen	KCR	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.13	25.1	16

1984	AL	Jack Morris	DET							3	0	0	1.80	25.0	17

1983	AL	Rick Dempsey	BAL	.280	.357	.560	1	2	0

1982	NL	Bruce Sutter	STL	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	3	3.00	12.0	7

1981	NL	Ron Cey	LAD	.316	.422	.421	1	9	0

1980	NL	Tug McGraw	PHI	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	2	4	2.87	15.2	15

1979	NL	Willie Stargell	PIT	.415	.435	.927	5	13	0

1978	AL	Bucky Dent	NYY	.333	.350	.359	0	11	0

1977	AL	Reggie Jackson	NYY	.306	.405	.750	5	9	1

1976	NL	Johnny Bench	CIN	.444	.464	.926	3	7	1

1975	AL	Luis Tiant	BOS	.250	.400	.250	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.65	34.0	20

1974	AL	Dick Green	OAK	.091	.200	.091	0	1	0

1973	AL	Bert Campaneris	OAK	.308	.368	.538	3	6	6

1972	AL	Gene Tenace	OAK	.225	.311	.550	4	10	0

1971	NL	Roberto Clemente	PIT	.383	.420	.596	2	8	0

1970	AL	Brooks Robinson	BAL	.485	.471	.788	2	7	0

1969	NL	Al Weis	NYM	.417	.529	.667	1	3	0

1968	AL	Mickey Lolich	DET	.250	.308	.500	1	2	0	3	0	0	1.67	27.0	21

1967	NL	Lou Brock	STL	.414	.452	.655	1	3	7

1966	AL	Frank Robinson	BAL	.286	.375	.857	2	3	0

1965	NL	Sandy Koufax	LAD	.111	.200	.111	0	1	0	2	1	0	0.38	24.0	29

1964	NL	Bob Gibson	STL	.222	.222	.222	0	0	0	2	1	0	3.00	27.0	31

1963	NL	Sandy Koufax	LAD	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.50	18.0	23

1962	AL	Ralph Terry	NYY	.125	.222	.125	0	0	0	2	1	0	1.80	25.0	16

1961	AL	Whitey Ford	NYY	.000	.167	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	14.0	7

1960	NL	Bill Mazeroski	PIT	.320	.320	.640	2	5	0

1959	NL	Larry Sherry	LAD	.500	.500	.500	0	0	0	2	0	2	0.71	12.2	5

1958	AL	Elston Howard	NYY	.222	.263	.222	0	2	1

1957	NL	Lew Burdette	MLN	.000	.111	.000	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.67	27.0	13

1956	AL	Don Larsen	NYY	.333	.333	.333	0	1	0	1	0	0	0.00	10.2	7

1955	NL	Johnny Podres	BRO	.143	.143	.143	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.00	18.0	10

1954	NL	Dusty Rhodes	NYG	.667	.714	1.667	2	7	0

1953	AL	Billy Martin	NYY	.500	.520	.958	2	8	1

1952	AL	Johnny Mize	NYY	.400	.500	1.067	3	6	0

1951	AL	Phil Rizzuto	NYY	.320	.393	.440	1	3	0

1950	AL	Jerry Coleman	NYY	.286	.375	.357	0	3	0

1949	AL	Joe Page	NYY	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	1	2.00	9.0	8