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Babe Ruth vs Lou Gehrig Comparison

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Info

Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Lou Gehrig New York Yankees (1923-1939)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Lou Gehrig First Base

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Lou Gehrig 6'0"

Weight

Babe Ruth 215
Lou Gehrig 200

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Lou Gehrig Left

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Lou Gehrig Left

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Lou Gehrig 6 (1927-1928, 1932, 1936–1938) StarStarStarStarStarStar

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Lou Gehrig 7 (1926-1928, 1932, 1936–1938) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Lou Gehrig 7 (1926-1928, 1932, 1936–1938) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Lou Gehrig Yes 1939 in Special Election

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes Yankees #3
Lou Gehrig Yes Yankees #4

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923) Star
Lou Gehrig 2 (1927, 1936) StarStar

Gold Gloves

Babe Ruth 0
Lou Gehrig 0

Rookie of the Year

Babe Ruth No
Lou Gehrig 0

All-Star Games

Babe Ruth 2 (1933, 1934) StarStar
Lou Gehrig 7 (1933–1939) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Triple Crown

Babe Ruth 0
Lou Gehrig 1 (1934) Star

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924) Star
Lou Gehrig 1 (1934) Star

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Lou Gehrig 3 (1931,1934,1936) StarStarStar

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Lou Gehrig 5 (1927-1928, 1930-1931, 1934) StarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth 0
Lou Gehrig 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Lou Gehrig 4 (1927,1930-1931,1934) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth 0
Lou Gehrig 2 (1927-1928) StarStar

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth 0
Lou Gehrig 1 (1926) Star

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Lou Gehrig 4 (1931,1933,1935-1936) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Lou Gehrig 4 (1928,1934-1937) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Lou Gehrig 2 (1934,1936) StarStar

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,503
Lou Gehrig 2,164

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 10,623
Lou Gehrig 9,665

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 8,399
Lou Gehrig 8,001

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.342
Lou Gehrig 0.340

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 2,873
Lou Gehrig 2,721

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 2,174
Lou Gehrig 1,888

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 714
Lou Gehrig 493

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 2,214
Lou Gehrig 1,995

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 506
Lou Gehrig 534

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 136
Lou Gehrig 163

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 2,062
Lou Gehrig 1,508

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 1,330
Lou Gehrig 790

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 123
Lou Gehrig 102

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 117
Lou Gehrig 100

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.474
Lou Gehrig 0.447

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.690
Lou Gehrig 0.632

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.164
Lou Gehrig 1.080

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 43
Lou Gehrig 45

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 5,793
Lou Gehrig 5,060

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 1,356
Lou Gehrig 1,190

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.340
Lou Gehrig 0.332

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.348
Lou Gehrig 0.292

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.594
Lou Gehrig 0.481

Total Average (TotA)

Babe Ruth 1.401
Lou Gehrig 1.229

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth 209.8
Lou Gehrig 169.0

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth 19.4%
Lou Gehrig 15.6%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 12.5%
Lou Gehrig 8.2%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth 60%
Lou Gehrig 70%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 11.8
Lou Gehrig 16.2

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 163.1
Lou Gehrig 112.5

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 2,718
Lou Gehrig 2,233

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,436
Lou Gehrig 2,147

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth 2,396
Lou Gehrig 2,134

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 20,357
Lou Gehrig 18,896

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth 0.968%
Lou Gehrig 0.991%

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 179
Lou Gehrig 196

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 5,535
Lou Gehrig 20,808

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 4,787
Lou Gehrig 19,525

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 569
Lou Gehrig 1,087

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth 84
Lou Gehrig 1,575

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 2.20
Lou Gehrig 9.60

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 2.37
Lou Gehrig 9.82

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 41
Lou Gehrig 34

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 167
Lou Gehrig 150

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 129
Lou Gehrig 119

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth .326
Lou Gehrig .361

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 42
Lou Gehrig 43

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 37
Lou Gehrig 30

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 15
Lou Gehrig 10

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 33
Lou Gehrig 35

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 5
Lou Gehrig 8

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 2
Lou Gehrig 3

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 33
Lou Gehrig 26

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 30
Lou Gehrig 17

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 4
Lou Gehrig 0

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 3
Lou Gehrig 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 2
Lou Gehrig 2

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 96
Lou Gehrig 87

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth .470
Lou Gehrig .483

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth .744
Lou Gehrig .731

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.214
Lou Gehrig 1.214

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth .321
Lou Gehrig .359

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 18.0%
Lou Gehrig 11.3%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 19.8%
Lou Gehrig 17.3%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth .419
Lou Gehrig .370

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth .682
Lou Gehrig .580

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 22
Lou Gehrig 21

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Lou Gehrig 157 (1938)

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 540 (1927)
Lou Gehrig 619 (1931)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 697 (1923)
Lou Gehrig 738 (1931)

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.393 (1923)
Lou Gehrig 0.500 (1924)

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 205 (1923)
Lou Gehrig 220 (1930)

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 177 (1921)
Lou Gehrig 167 (1936)

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 60 (1927)
Lou Gehrig 49 (1936)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 168 (1921)
Lou Gehrig 185 (1931)

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 45 (1923)
Lou Gehrig 52 (1927)

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 16 (1921)
Lou Gehrig 20 (1926)

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 170 (1923)
Lou Gehrig 132 (1935)

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 4 (1914)
Lou Gehrig 1 (1939)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 17 (1923)
Lou Gehrig 17 (1931)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Lou Gehrig 0 (1939)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 6 (1919)
Lou Gehrig 7 (1936)

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 457 (1921)
Lou Gehrig 447 (1927)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.847 (1920)
Lou Gehrig 0.769 (1923)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 14.1 (1923)
Lou Gehrig 11.8 (1927)

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 229 (1921)
Lou Gehrig 208 (1927)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.472 (1920)
Lou Gehrig 0.392 (1927)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.799 (1920)
Lou Gehrig 0.582 (1927)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Babe Ruth 7.7% (1931)
Lou Gehrig 3.0% (1939)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 24.4% (1923)
Lou Gehrig 19.6% (1935)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 0.0 (1914)
Lou Gehrig 0.0 (1939)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 119 (1921)
Lou Gehrig 117 (1927)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Lou Gehrig 0 (1939)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 156 (1921)
Lou Gehrig 157 (1938)

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Lou Gehrig 157 (1938)

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 1371.0 (1923)
Lou Gehrig 1408.00 (1931)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Babe Ruth 1.000% (1914)
Lou Gehrig 1.000% (1924)

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 0 (1914)
Lou Gehrig 0 (1924)

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 452 (1923)
Lou Gehrig 1765 (1927)

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 419 (1923)
Lou Gehrig 1662 (1927)

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 101 (1917)
Lou Gehrig 100 (1938)

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth 16 (1918)
Lou Gehrig 157 (1938)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 3.72 (1918)
Lou Gehrig 11.29 (1927)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 3.94 (1918)
Lou Gehrig 11.36 (1927)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Lou Gehrig New York Yankees (1923-1939)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Lou Gehrig First Base

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Lou Gehrig 6'0"

Weight

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Lou Gehrig Left

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Lou Gehrig Left

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932)
Lou Gehrig 6 (1927-1928, 1932, 1936–1938)

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Lou Gehrig 7 (1926-1928, 1932, 1936–1938)

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Lou Gehrig 7 (1926-1928, 1932, 1936–1938)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Lou Gehrig Yes 1939 in Special Election

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes Yankees #3
Lou Gehrig Yes Yankees #4

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923)
Lou Gehrig 2 (1927, 1936)

Gold Gloves

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Rookie of the Year

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

All-Star Games

Babe Ruth 2 (1933, 1934)
Lou Gehrig 7 (1933–1939)

Triple Crown

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924)
Lou Gehrig 1 (1934)

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931)
Lou Gehrig 3 (1931,1934,1936)

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928)
Lou Gehrig 5 (1927-1928, 1930-1931, 1934)

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928)
Lou Gehrig 4 (1927,1930-1931,1934)

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924)
Lou Gehrig 4 (1931,1933,1935-1936)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932)
Lou Gehrig 4 (1928,1934-1937)

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931)
Lou Gehrig 2 (1934,1936)

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Total Average (TotA)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig

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