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Babe Ruth vs Ken Griffey Jr. Comparison

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Seasons

Check/Uncheck

Babe Ruth

Check/Uncheck

Ken Griffey Jr.

 

Info

Teams

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)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Ken Griffey Jr. Outfielder

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Ken Griffey Jr. 6'3"

Weight

Babe Ruth 215
Ken Griffey Jr. 195

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Ken Griffey Jr. Left

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Ken Griffey Jr. Left

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 3 (1995, 1997, 2008) StarStarStar

World Series MVP

Babe Ruth 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Ken Griffey Jr. Yes 99.3% in 2016

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes Yankees #3
Ken Griffey Jr. Yes Mariners #24

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923) Star
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997) Star

Gold Gloves

Babe Ruth 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 10 (1990–1999) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Rookie of the Year

Babe Ruth No
Ken Griffey Jr. No

All-Star Games

Babe Ruth 2 (1933, 1934) StarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 13 (1990-2000, 2004, 2007) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924) Star
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 4 (1994, 1997-1999) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997) Star

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 2 (1993, 1997) StarStar

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997) Star

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997) Star

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,503
Ken Griffey Jr. 2,671

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 10,623
Ken Griffey Jr. 11,304

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 8,399
Ken Griffey Jr. 9,801

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.342
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.284

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 2,873
Ken Griffey Jr. 2,781

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 2,174
Ken Griffey Jr. 1,662

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 714
Ken Griffey Jr. 630

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 2,214
Ken Griffey Jr. 1,836

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 506
Ken Griffey Jr. 524

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 136
Ken Griffey Jr. 38

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 2,062
Ken Griffey Jr. 1,312

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 1,330
Ken Griffey Jr. 1,779

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 123
Ken Griffey Jr. 184

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 117
Ken Griffey Jr. 69

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.474
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.370

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.690
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.538

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.164
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.907

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 43
Ken Griffey Jr. 81

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 5,793
Ken Griffey Jr. 5,271

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 1,356
Ken Griffey Jr. 1,192

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.340
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.287

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.348
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.254

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.594
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.400

Total Average (TotA)

Babe Ruth 1.401
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.930

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth 209.8
Ken Griffey Jr. 284.8

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth 19.4%
Ken Griffey Jr. 11.6%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 12.5%
Ken Griffey Jr. 15.7%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth 60%
Ken Griffey Jr. 66%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 11.8
Ken Griffey Jr. 15.6

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 163.1
Ken Griffey Jr. 83.4

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 2,718
Ken Griffey Jr. 1,994

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,436
Ken Griffey Jr. 2,384

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth 2,396
Ken Griffey Jr. 2,348

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 20,357
Ken Griffey Jr. 20,327

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth 0.968%
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.985%

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 179
Ken Griffey Jr. 89

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 5,535
Ken Griffey Jr. 5,850

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 4,787
Ken Griffey Jr. 5,607

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 569
Ken Griffey Jr. 154

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth 84
Ken Griffey Jr. 43

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 2.20
Ken Griffey Jr. 2.42

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 2.37
Ken Griffey Jr. 2.55

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 41
Ken Griffey Jr. 18

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 167
Ken Griffey Jr. 79

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 129
Ken Griffey Jr. 69

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth .326
Ken Griffey Jr. .290

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 42
Ken Griffey Jr. 20

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 37
Ken Griffey Jr. 12

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 15
Ken Griffey Jr. 6

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 33
Ken Griffey Jr. 11

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 5
Ken Griffey Jr. 2

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 2
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 33
Ken Griffey Jr. 8

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 30
Ken Griffey Jr. 16

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 4
Ken Griffey Jr. 5

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 3
Ken Griffey Jr. 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 2
Ken Griffey Jr. 1

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 96
Ken Griffey Jr. 40

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth .470
Ken Griffey Jr. .367

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth .744
Ken Griffey Jr. .580

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.214
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.947

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth .321
Ken Griffey Jr. .292

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 18.0%
Ken Griffey Jr. 20.3%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 19.8%
Ken Griffey Jr. 10.1%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth .419
Ken Griffey Jr. .290

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth .682
Ken Griffey Jr. .464

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 22
Ken Griffey Jr. 8

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Ken Griffey Jr. 161 (1998)

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 540 (1927)
Ken Griffey Jr. 633 (1998)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 697 (1923)
Ken Griffey Jr. 720 (1998)

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.393 (1923)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.327 (1991)

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 205 (1923)
Ken Griffey Jr. 185 (1997)

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 177 (1921)
Ken Griffey Jr. 125 (1997)

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 60 (1927)
Ken Griffey Jr. 56 (1998)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 168 (1921)
Ken Griffey Jr. 147 (1997)

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 45 (1923)
Ken Griffey Jr. 42 (1991)

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 16 (1921)
Ken Griffey Jr. 7 (1990)

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 170 (1923)
Ken Griffey Jr. 96 (1993)

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 4 (1914)
Ken Griffey Jr. 17 (2010)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 17 (1923)
Ken Griffey Jr. 24 (1999)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0 (2010)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 6 (1919)
Ken Griffey Jr. 9 (2000)

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 457 (1921)
Ken Griffey Jr. 393 (1997)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.545 (1923)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.408 (1993)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.847 (1920)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.674 (1994)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.379 (1920)
Ken Griffey Jr. 1.076 (1994)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 14.1 (1923)
Ken Griffey Jr. 9.7 (1996)

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 229 (1921)
Ken Griffey Jr. 152 (1997)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.423 (1923)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.347 (1991)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.472 (1920)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.351 (1994)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.799 (1920)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.499 (1994)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Babe Ruth 7.7% (1931)
Ken Griffey Jr. 10.9% (1992)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 24.4% (1923)
Ken Griffey Jr. 16.6% (1995)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 0.0 (1914)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.0 (2010)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 119 (1921)
Ken Griffey Jr. 93 (1997)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Ken Griffey Jr. 12 (1997)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 156 (1921)
Ken Griffey Jr. 159 (1998)

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Ken Griffey Jr. 158 (1998)

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 1371.0 (1923)
Ken Griffey Jr. 1350.2 (1998)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Babe Ruth 1.000% (1914)
Ken Griffey Jr. 1.000% (2009)

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 0 (1914)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0 (2010)

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 452 (1923)
Ken Griffey Jr. 425 (1998)

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 419 (1923)
Ken Griffey Jr. 409 (1998)

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 101 (1917)
Ken Griffey Jr. 15 (1991)

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth 16 (1918)
Ken Griffey Jr. 6 (1989)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 3.72 (1918)
Ken Griffey Jr. 2.81 (1996)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 3.94 (1918)
Ken Griffey Jr. 2.95 (1996)

Seasons

Check/Uncheck

Babe Ruth

Check/Uncheck

Ken Griffey Jr.

 

Info

Teams

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)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Ken Griffey Jr. Outfielder

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Ken Griffey Jr. 6'3"

Weight

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Ken Griffey Jr. Left

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Ken Griffey Jr. Left

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Ken Griffey Jr. 3 (1995, 1997, 2008)

World Series MVP

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Ken Griffey Jr. Yes 99.3% in 2016

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes Yankees #3
Ken Griffey Jr. Yes Mariners #24

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923)
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997)

Gold Gloves

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Rookie of the Year

Babe Ruth No
Ken Griffey Jr. No

All-Star Games

Babe Ruth 2 (1933, 1934)
Ken Griffey Jr. 13 (1990-2000, 2004, 2007)

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931)
Ken Griffey Jr. 4 (1994, 1997-1999)

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928)
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997)

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928)
Ken Griffey Jr. 2 (1993, 1997)

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924)
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931)
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997)

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Total Average (TotA)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Ken Griffey Jr.

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