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Babe Ruth vs Honus Wagner Comparison

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Info

Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Honus Wagner Louisville Colonels (1897–1899), Pittsburg / Pittsburgh Pirates (1900–1917)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Honus Wagner Shortstop

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Honus Wagner 5'11"

Weight

Babe Ruth 215
Honus Wagner 200

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Honus Wagner Right

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Honus Wagner Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Honus Wagner 1 (1909) Star

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Honus Wagner 2 (1903, 1909) StarStar

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Honus Wagner 2 (1903, 1909) StarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Honus Wagner Yes 95.13% in 1936

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes Yankees #3
Honus Wagner Yes Pirates #33

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923) Star
Honus Wagner 0

Rookie of the Year

Babe Ruth No
Honus Wagner No *Award Wasn't Introduced until 1947

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924) Star
Honus Wagner 8 (1900, 1903-1904, 1906-1909, 1911) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Honus Wagner 0

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Honus Wagner 5 (1901-1902, 1908-1909, 1912) StarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth 0
Honus Wagner 5 (1901-1902, 1904, 1907-1908) StarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Honus Wagner 6 (1900, 1904, 1906-1909) StarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth 0
Honus Wagner 7 (1900, 1902, 1904, 1906-1909) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth 0
Honus Wagner 3 (1900, 1903, 1908) StarStarStar

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Honus Wagner 2 (1902, 1906) StarStar

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Honus Wagner 4 (1904, 1907-1909) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Honus Wagner 6 (1900, 1902, 1904, 1907-1909) StarStarStarStarStarStar

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,503
Honus Wagner 2,794

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 10,626
Honus Wagner 11,749

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 8,399
Honus Wagner 10,439

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.342
Honus Wagner 0.328

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 2,873
Honus Wagner 3,420

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 2,174
Honus Wagner 1,739

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 714
Honus Wagner 101

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 2,214
Honus Wagner 1,732

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 506
Honus Wagner 643

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 136
Honus Wagner 252

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 2,062
Honus Wagner 963

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 1,330
Honus Wagner 735

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 123
Honus Wagner 723

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 0,0,,,,,14,13,5,21,13,4,9,6,5,3,10,4,2,5,3,0
Honus Wagner 26

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.474
Honus Wagner 0.391

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.690
Honus Wagner 0.467

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.164
Honus Wagner 0.858

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 43
Honus Wagner 125

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 5,793
Honus Wagner 4,870

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 1,356
Honus Wagner 996

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.340
Honus Wagner 0.346

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.348
Honus Wagner 0.139

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.594
Honus Wagner 0.298

Total Average (TotA)

Babe Ruth 1.400
Honus Wagner 0.945

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth 209.8
Honus Wagner 177.2

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth 19.4%
Honus Wagner 8.2%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 12.5%
Honus Wagner 6.3%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth 60%
Honus Wagner 82%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 11.8
Honus Wagner 103.4

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 163.1
Honus Wagner 130.9

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 2,718
Honus Wagner 1,888

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 41
Honus Wagner 15

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 167
Honus Wagner 62

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 129
Honus Wagner 51

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth .326
Honus Wagner .275

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 42
Honus Wagner 14

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 37
Honus Wagner 6

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 15
Honus Wagner 0

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 33
Honus Wagner 9

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 5
Honus Wagner 3

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 2
Honus Wagner 1

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 33
Honus Wagner 7

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 30
Honus Wagner 6

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 4
Honus Wagner 9

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 3
Honus Wagner 0

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 2
Honus Wagner 3

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 96
Honus Wagner 19

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth .470
Honus Wagner .393

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth .744
Honus Wagner .373

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.214
Honus Wagner 0.766

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth .321
Honus Wagner .311

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 18.0%
Honus Wagner 9.7%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 19.8%
Honus Wagner 11.3%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth .419
Honus Wagner .098

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth .682
Honus Wagner .412

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 22
Honus Wagner 4

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Honus Wagner 156 (1915)

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 540 (1927)
Honus Wagner 588 (1898)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 697 (1923)
Honus Wagner 641 (1908)

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.393 (1923)
Honus Wagner 0.381 (1900)

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 205 (1923)
Honus Wagner 201 (1908)

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 177 (1921)
Honus Wagner 114 (1905)

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 60 (1927)
Honus Wagner 10 (1908)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 168 (1921)
Honus Wagner 126 (1901)

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 45 (1923)
Honus Wagner 45 (1900)

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 16 (1921)
Honus Wagner 22 (1900)

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 170 (1923)
Honus Wagner 67 (1911)

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 4 (1914)
Honus Wagner 14 (1897)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 17 (1923)
Honus Wagner 61 (1907)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Honus Wagner 0 (1917)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 6 (1919)
Honus Wagner 14 (1902)

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 457 (1921)
Honus Wagner 308 (1908)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.545 (1923)
Honus Wagner 0.434 (1900)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.847 (1920)
Honus Wagner 0.573 (1900)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.379 (1920)
Honus Wagner 1.007 (1900)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 14.1 (1923)
Honus Wagner 11.5 (1908)

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 229 (1921)
Honus Wagner 129 (1900)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.423 (1923)
Honus Wagner 0.395 (1905)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.472 (1920)
Honus Wagner 0.192 (1900)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.799 (1920)
Honus Wagner 0.400 (1904)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Babe Ruth 7.7% (1931)
Honus Wagner 2.9% (1900)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 24.4% (1923)
Honus Wagner 12.0% (1911)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 0.0 (1914)
Honus Wagner 0.0 (1917)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 119 (1921)
Honus Wagner 71 (1900)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Honus Wagner 0 (1917)

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Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Honus Wagner Louisville Colonels (1897–1899), Pittsburg / Pittsburgh Pirates (1900–1917)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Honus Wagner Shortstop

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Honus Wagner 5'11"

Weight

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Honus Wagner Right

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Honus Wagner Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932)
Honus Wagner 1 (1909)

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Honus Wagner 2 (1903, 1909)

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Honus Wagner 2 (1903, 1909)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Honus Wagner Yes 95.13% in 1936

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes Yankees #3
Honus Wagner Yes Pirates #33

MVP

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Rookie of the Year

Babe Ruth No
Honus Wagner No *Award Wasn't Introduced until 1947

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924)
Honus Wagner 8 (1900, 1903-1904, 1906-1909, 1911)

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928)
Honus Wagner 5 (1901-1902, 1908-1909, 1912)

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928)
Honus Wagner 6 (1900, 1904, 1906-1909)

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924)
Honus Wagner 2 (1902, 1906)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932)
Honus Wagner 4 (1904, 1907-1909)

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931)
Honus Wagner 6 (1900, 1902, 1904, 1907-1909)

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Total Average (TotA)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Honus Wagner

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