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Babe Ruth vs Frank Robinson Comparison

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Seasons

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Babe Ruth

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Frank Robinson

 

Info

Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Frank Robinson Cincinnati Reds (1956-1965), Baltimore Orioles (1966-1971), Los Angeles Doders (1972), California Angels (1973-1974), Cleveland Indians (1974-1976)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Frank Robinson Outfielder, First Baseman

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Frank Robinson 6'1"

Weight

Babe Ruth 215
Frank Robinson 183

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Frank Robinson Right

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Frank Robinson Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Frank Robinson 2 (1966, 1970) StarStar

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Frank Robinson 5 (1961, 1966, 1969, 1970-1971) StarStarStarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Frank Robinson 5 (1961, 1966, 1969, 1970-1971) StarStarStarStarStar

World Series MVP

Babe Ruth 0
Frank Robinson 1 (1966) Star

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Frank Robinson Yes 89.2% in 1982

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes Yankees #3
Frank Robinson Yes Red and Orioles #20

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923) Star
Frank Robinson 2 (1961, 1966) StarStar

Gold Gloves

Babe Ruth 0
Frank Robinson 1 (1958) Star

Rookie of the Year

Babe Ruth No
Frank Robinson Yes (1956)

All-Star Games

Babe Ruth 2 (1933, 1934) StarStar
Frank Robinson 14 (1956-1957, 1959, 1959², 1961, 1961², 1962², 1965-1967, 1969-1971, 1974) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Triple Crown

Babe Ruth 0
Frank Robinson 1 (1966) Star

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924) Star
Frank Robinson 1 (1966) Star

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Frank Robinson 1 (1966) Star

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Frank Robinson 1 (1966) Star

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth 0
Frank Robinson 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Frank Robinson 1 (1966) Star

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth 0
Frank Robinson 1 (1962) Star

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth 0
Frank Robinson 0

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Frank Robinson 3 (1956, 1962, 1966) StarStarStar

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Frank Robinson 2 (1962, 1966) StarStar

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Frank Robinson 4 (1960-1962, 1966) StarStarStarStar

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,503
Frank Robinson 2,808

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 10,623
Frank Robinson 11,742

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 8,399
Frank Robinson 10,006

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.342
Frank Robinson 0.294

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 2,873
Frank Robinson 2,943

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 2,174
Frank Robinson 1,829

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 714
Frank Robinson 586

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 2,214
Frank Robinson 1,812

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 506
Frank Robinson 528

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 136
Frank Robinson 72

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 2,062
Frank Robinson 1,420

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 1,330
Frank Robinson 1,532

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 123
Frank Robinson 204

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 117
Frank Robinson 77

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.474
Frank Robinson 0.389

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.690
Frank Robinson 0.537

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.164
Frank Robinson 0.926

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 43
Frank Robinson 198

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 5,793
Frank Robinson 5,373

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 1,356
Frank Robinson 1,186

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.340
Frank Robinson 0.295

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.348
Frank Robinson 0.243

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.594
Frank Robinson 0.397

Total Average (TotA)

Babe Ruth 1.401
Frank Robinson 0.961

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth 209.8
Frank Robinson 302.6

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth 19.4%
Frank Robinson 12.1%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 12.5%
Frank Robinson 13.0%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth 60%
Frank Robinson 68%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 11.8
Frank Robinson 17.1

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 163.1
Frank Robinson 107.4

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 2,718
Frank Robinson 2,128

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,436
Frank Robinson 2,450

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth 2,396
Frank Robinson 2,370

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 20,357
Frank Robinson 20,937

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth 0.968%
Frank Robinson 0.984%

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 179
Frank Robinson 106

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 5,535
Frank Robinson 6,785

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 4,787
Frank Robinson 6,346

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 569
Frank Robinson 333

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth 84
Frank Robinson 263

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 2.20
Frank Robinson 2.73

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 2.37
Frank Robinson 2.87

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 41
Frank Robinson 35

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 167
Frank Robinson 149

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 129
Frank Robinson 126

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth .326
Frank Robinson .238

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 42
Frank Robinson 30

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 37
Frank Robinson 25

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 15
Frank Robinson 10

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 33
Frank Robinson 19

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 5
Frank Robinson 5

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 2
Frank Robinson 1

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 33
Frank Robinson 20

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 30
Frank Robinson 32

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 4
Frank Robinson 0

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 3
Frank Robinson 0

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 2
Frank Robinson 3

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 96
Frank Robinson 67

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth .470
Frank Robinson .356

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth .744
Frank Robinson .532

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.214
Frank Robinson 0.887

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth .321
Frank Robinson .238

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 18.0%
Frank Robinson 21.5%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 19.8%
Frank Robinson 13.4%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth .419
Frank Robinson .294

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth .682
Frank Robinson .452

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 22
Frank Robinson 16

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Frank Robinson 162 (1962)

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 540 (1927)
Frank Robinson 611 (1957)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 697 (1923)
Frank Robinson 701 (1962)

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.393 (1923)
Frank Robinson 0.342 (1962)

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 205 (1923)
Frank Robinson 208 (1962)

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 177 (1921)
Frank Robinson 134 (1962)

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 60 (1927)
Frank Robinson 49 (1966)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 168 (1921)
Frank Robinson 136 (1962)

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 45 (1923)
Frank Robinson 51 (1962)

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 16 (1921)
Frank Robinson 7 (1967)

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 170 (1923)
Frank Robinson 88 (1969)

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 4 (1914)
Frank Robinson 12 (1976)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 17 (1923)
Frank Robinson 26 (1963)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Frank Robinson 0 (1976)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 6 (1919)
Frank Robinson 20 (1956)

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 457 (1921)
Frank Robinson 380 (1962)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.545 (1923)
Frank Robinson 0.421 (1962)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.847 (1920)
Frank Robinson 0.637 (1966)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.379 (1920)
Frank Robinson 1.047 (1966)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 14.1 (1923)
Frank Robinson 8.7 (1962)

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 229 (1921)
Frank Robinson 160 (1962)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.423 (1923)
Frank Robinson 0.339 (1957)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.472 (1920)
Frank Robinson 0.321 (1966)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.799 (1920)
Frank Robinson 0.517 (1975)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Babe Ruth 7.7% (1931)
Frank Robinson 8.8% (1962)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 24.4% (1923)
Frank Robinson 19.5% (1975)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 0.0 (1914)
Frank Robinson 11.8 (1966)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 119 (1921)
Frank Robinson 92 (1962)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Frank Robinson 10 (1961)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 156 (1921)
Frank Robinson 165 (1959)

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Frank Robinson 160 (1962)

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 1371.0 (1923)
Frank Robinson 1433.2 (1962)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Babe Ruth 1.000% (1914)
Frank Robinson 1.000% (1975)

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 0 (1914)
Frank Robinson 0 (1976)

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 452 (1923)
Frank Robinson 1145 (1959)

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 419 (1923)
Frank Robinson 1049 (1959)

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 101 (1917)
Frank Robinson 78 (1959)

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth 16 (1918)
Frank Robinson 111 (1959)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 3.72 (1918)
Frank Robinson 6.83 (1959)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 3.94 (1918)
Frank Robinson 8.06 (1959)

Seasons

Check/Uncheck

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Check/Uncheck

Frank Robinson

 

Info

Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Frank Robinson Cincinnati Reds (1956-1965), Baltimore Orioles (1966-1971), Los Angeles Doders (1972), California Angels (1973-1974), Cleveland Indians (1974-1976)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Frank Robinson Outfielder, First Baseman

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Frank Robinson 6'1"

Weight

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Frank Robinson Right

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Frank Robinson Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932)
Frank Robinson 2 (1966, 1970)

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Frank Robinson 5 (1961, 1966, 1969, 1970-1971)

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Frank Robinson 5 (1961, 1966, 1969, 1970-1971)

World Series MVP

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Frank Robinson Yes 89.2% in 1982

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes Yankees #3
Frank Robinson Yes Red and Orioles #20

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923)
Frank Robinson 2 (1961, 1966)

Gold Gloves

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Rookie of the Year

Babe Ruth No
Frank Robinson Yes (1956)

All-Star Games

Babe Ruth 2 (1933, 1934)
Frank Robinson 14 (1956-1957, 1959, 1959², 1961, 1961², 1962², 1965-1967, 1969-1971, 1974)

Triple Crown

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924)
Frank Robinson 1 (1966)

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931)
Frank Robinson 1 (1966)

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928)
Frank Robinson 1 (1966)

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928)
Frank Robinson 1 (1966)

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924)
Frank Robinson 3 (1956, 1962, 1966)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932)
Frank Robinson 2 (1962, 1966)

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931)
Frank Robinson 4 (1960-1962, 1966)

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Total Average (TotA)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Frank Robinson

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