Babe Ruth vs Ken Griffey Jr. Comparison
Seasons
Info
Babe Ruth | Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935) |
Ken Griffey Jr. | Seattle Mariners (1989-1999), Cincinnati Reds (2000-2008), Chicago White Sox (2008), Seattle Mariners (2009-2010) |
Babe Ruth | Outfielder, Pitcher |
Ken Griffey Jr. | Outfielder |
Babe Ruth | 6'2" |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 6'3" |
Babe Ruth | 215 |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 195 |
Babe Ruth | Left |
Ken Griffey Jr. | Left |
Babe Ruth | Left |
Ken Griffey Jr. | Left |
World Series And Playoff Appearances
Babe Ruth | 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932) | |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 0 |
Babe Ruth | 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) | |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 0 |
Babe Ruth | 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) | |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 3 (1995, 1997, 2008) |
Babe Ruth | 0 |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 0 |
Awards And Honors
Babe Ruth | Yes | 95.13% in 1936 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | Yes | 99.3% in 2016 |
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Babe Ruth | Yes | Yankees #3 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | Yes | Mariners #24 |
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Babe Ruth | 1 (1923) | |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 1 (1997) |
Babe Ruth | 0 | |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 10 (1990–1999) |
Babe Ruth | No |
Ken Griffey Jr. | No |
Babe Ruth | 2 (1933, 1934) | |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 13 (1990-2000, 2004, 2007) |
Babe Ruth | 1 (1924) | |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 0 |
Babe Ruth | 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) | |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 4 (1994, 1997-1999) |
Babe Ruth | 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) | |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 1 (1997) |
Babe Ruth | 0 |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 0 |
Babe Ruth | 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928) | |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 2 (1993, 1997) |
Babe Ruth | 0 |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 0 |
Babe Ruth | 0 |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 0 |
Babe Ruth | 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924) | |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 1 (1997) |
Babe Ruth | 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932) | |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 0 |
Babe Ruth | 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931) | |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 1 (1997) |
Hitting
Babe Ruth | 2,503 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 2,671 |
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Babe Ruth | 10,626 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 11,304 |
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Babe Ruth | 8,399 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 9,801 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.342 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 0.284 |
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Babe Ruth | 2,873 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 2,781 |
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Babe Ruth | 2,174 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 1,662 |
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Babe Ruth | 714 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 630 |
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Babe Ruth | 2,214 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 1,836 |
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Babe Ruth | 506 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 524 |
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Babe Ruth | 136 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 38 |
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Babe Ruth | 2,062 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 1,312 |
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Babe Ruth | 1,330 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 1,779 |
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Babe Ruth | 123 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 184 |
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Babe Ruth | 0,0,,,,,14,13,5,21,13,4,9,6,5,3,10,4,2,5,3,0 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 69 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.474 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 0.370 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.690 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 0.538 |
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Babe Ruth | 1.164 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 0.907 |
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Babe Ruth | 43 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 81 |
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Babe Ruth | 5,793 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 5,271 |
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Babe Ruth | 1,356 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 1,192 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.340 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 0.287 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.348 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 0.254 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.594 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 0.400 |
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Babe Ruth | 1.400 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 0.930 |
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Babe Ruth | 209.8 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 284.8 |
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Babe Ruth | 19.4% |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 11.6% |
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Babe Ruth | 12.5% |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 15.7% |
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Babe Ruth | 60% |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 66% |
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Babe Ruth | 11.8 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 15.6 |
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Babe Ruth | 163.1 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 83.4 |
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Fielding
Babe Ruth | 2,436 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 2,384 |
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Babe Ruth | 2,392 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 2,348 |
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Babe Ruth | 20,357 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 20,327 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.968% |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 0.985% |
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Babe Ruth | 179 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 89 |
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Babe Ruth | 5,535 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 5,850 |
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Babe Ruth | 4,787 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 5,607 |
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Babe Ruth | 569 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 154 |
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Babe Ruth | 84 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 43 |
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Babe Ruth | 2.20 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 2.42 |
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Babe Ruth | 2.37 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 2.55 |
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Playoff Hitting
Babe Ruth | 41 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 18 |
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Babe Ruth | 167 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 79 |
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Babe Ruth | 129 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 69 |
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Babe Ruth | .326 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | .290 |
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Babe Ruth | 42 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 20 |
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Babe Ruth | 37 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 12 |
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Babe Ruth | 15 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 6 |
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Babe Ruth | 33 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 11 |
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Babe Ruth | 5 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 2 |
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Babe Ruth | 2 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 0 |
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Babe Ruth | 33 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 8 |
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Babe Ruth | 30 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 16 |
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Babe Ruth | 4 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 5 |
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Babe Ruth | 3 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 1 |
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Babe Ruth | 2 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 1 |
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Babe Ruth | 96 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 40 |
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Babe Ruth | .470 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | .367 |
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Babe Ruth | .744 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | .580 |
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Babe Ruth | 1.214 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 0.947 |
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Babe Ruth | .321 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | .292 |
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Babe Ruth | 18.0% |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 20.3% |
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Babe Ruth | 19.8% |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 10.1% |
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Babe Ruth | .419 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | .290 |
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Babe Ruth | .682 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | .464 |
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Babe Ruth | 22 |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 8 |
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Best Hitting
Babe Ruth | 154 (1928) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 161 (1998) |
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Babe Ruth | 540 (1927) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 633 (1998) |
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Babe Ruth | 697 (1923) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 720 (1998) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.393 (1923) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 0.327 (1991) |
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Babe Ruth | 205 (1923) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 185 (1997) |
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Babe Ruth | 177 (1921) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 125 (1997) |
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Babe Ruth | 60 (1927) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 56 (1998) |
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Babe Ruth | 168 (1921) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 147 (1997) |
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Babe Ruth | 45 (1923) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 42 (1991) |
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Babe Ruth | 16 (1921) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 7 (1990) |
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Babe Ruth | 170 (1923) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 96 (1993) |
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Babe Ruth | 4 (1914) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 17 (2010) |
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Babe Ruth | 17 (1923) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 24 (1999) |
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Babe Ruth | 0 (1935) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 0 (2010) |
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Babe Ruth | 6 (1919) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 9 (2000) |
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Babe Ruth | 457 (1921) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 393 (1997) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.545 (1923) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 0.408 (1993) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.847 (1920) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 0.674 (1994) |
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Babe Ruth | 1.379 (1920) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 1.076 (1994) |
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Babe Ruth | 14.1 (1923) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 9.7 (1996) |
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Babe Ruth | 229 (1921) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 152 (1997) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.423 (1923) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 0.347 (1991) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.472 (1920) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 0.351 (1994) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.799 (1920) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 0.499 (1994) |
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Babe Ruth | 7.7% (1931) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 10.9% (1992) |
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Babe Ruth | 24.4% (1923) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 16.6% (1995) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.0 (1914) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 0.0 (2010) |
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Babe Ruth | 119 (1921) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 93 (1997) |
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Babe Ruth | 0 (1935) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 12 (1997) |
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Best Fielding
Babe Ruth | 156 (1921) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 159 (1998) |
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Babe Ruth | 154 (1928) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 158 (1998) |
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Babe Ruth | 1371.0 (1923) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 1350.2 (1998) |
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Babe Ruth | 1.000% (1914) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 1.000% (2009) |
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Babe Ruth | 0 (1914) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 0 (2010) |
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Babe Ruth | 452 (1923) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 425 (1998) |
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Babe Ruth | 419 (1923) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 409 (1998) |
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Babe Ruth | 101 (1917) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 15 (1991) |
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Babe Ruth | 16 (1918) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 6 (1989) |
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Babe Ruth | 3.72 (1918) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 2.81 (1996) |
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Babe Ruth | 3.94 (1918) |
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Ken Griffey Jr. | 2.95 (1996) |
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Seasons
Info
Babe Ruth | Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935) |
Ken Griffey Jr. | Seattle Mariners (1989-1999), Cincinnati Reds (2000-2008), Chicago White Sox (2008), Seattle Mariners (2009-2010) |
Babe Ruth | Outfielder, Pitcher |
Ken Griffey Jr. | Outfielder |
Babe Ruth | 6'2" |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 6'3" |
Weight
Babe Ruth | Left |
Ken Griffey Jr. | Left |
Babe Ruth | Left |
Ken Griffey Jr. | Left |
World Series And Playoff Appearances
World Series
World Series Appearances
Babe Ruth | 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 3 (1995, 1997, 2008) |
World Series MVP
Awards And Honors
Babe Ruth | Yes | 95.13% in 1936 |
Ken Griffey Jr. | Yes | 99.3% in 2016 |
Babe Ruth | Yes | Yankees #3 |
Ken Griffey Jr. | Yes | Mariners #24 |
Babe Ruth | 1 (1923) |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 1 (1997) |
Gold Gloves
Babe Ruth | No |
Ken Griffey Jr. | No |
Babe Ruth | 2 (1933, 1934) |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 13 (1990-2000, 2004, 2007) |
League Batting Champion
Babe Ruth | 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 4 (1994, 1997-1999) |
Babe Ruth | 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 1 (1997) |
League Leader in Stolen Bases
Babe Ruth | 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928) |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 2 (1993, 1997) |
League Leader in Doubles
League Leader in Triples
Babe Ruth | 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924) |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 1 (1997) |
League Leader in On-Base Percentage
Babe Ruth | 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931) |
Ken Griffey Jr. | 1 (1997) |
Hitting
Games (G)
Plate Appearances (PA)
At Bats (AB)
Batting Average (BA)
Hits (H)
Runs (R)
Home Runs (HR)
Runs Batted In (RBI)
Doubles (2B)
Triples (3B)
Walks (BB)
Strikeouts (SO)
Stolen Bases (SB)
Caught Stealing (CS)
On Base Percentage (OBP)
Slugging Percentage (SLG)
On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)
Hit by Pitch (HBP)
Total Bases (TB)
Extra Base Hit (XBH)
Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)
Isolated Power (ISOP)
Secondary Average (SECA)
Total Average (TotA)
Power-Speed (PwrSpd)
Walk Percentage (BB%)
Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)
Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)
At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)
Wins Above Replacement (WAR)
Fielding
Games (G)
Games Started (GS)
Innings (Inn)
Fielding Percentage (FLD%)
Errors (E)
Chances (CH)
Putouts (PO)
Assists (A)
Double Play (DP)
Range Factor per Game (RF/G)
Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)
Playoff Hitting
Games (G)
Plate Appearances (PA)
At Bats (AB)
Batting Average (BA)
Hits (H)
Runs (R)
Home Runs (HR)
Runs Batted In (RBI)
Doubles (2B)
Triples (3B)
Walks (BB)
Strikeouts (SO)
Stolen Bases (SB)
Caught Stealing (CS)
Hit by Pitch (HBP)
Total Bases (TB)
On Base Percentage (OBP)
Slugging Percentage (SLG)
On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)
Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)
Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)
Walk Percentage (BBP)
Isolated Power (ISOP)
Secondary Average (SECA)
Extra Base Hit (XBH)