Babe Ruth vs Mickey Mantle Comparison
Seasons
Info
Babe Ruth | Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935) |
Mickey Mantle | New York Yankees (1951-1968) |
Babe Ruth | Outfielder, Pitcher |
Mickey Mantle | Outfielder |
Babe Ruth | 6'2" |
Mickey Mantle | 5'11" |
Babe Ruth | 215 |
Mickey Mantle | 195 |
Babe Ruth | Left |
Mickey Mantle | Switch |
Babe Ruth | Left |
Mickey Mantle | Right |
World Series And Playoff Appearances
Babe Ruth | 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mickey Mantle | 7 (1951-1953, 1956, 1958, 1961-1962) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mickey Mantle | 12 (1951-1953, 1955-1958, 1960-1964) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mickey Mantle | 12 (1951-1953, 1955-1958, 1960-1964) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Awards And Honors
Babe Ruth | Yes | 95.13% in 1936 |
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Mickey Mantle | Yes | 88.2% in 1974 |
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Babe Ruth | Yes | Yankees #3 |
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Mickey Mantle | Yes | Yankees #7 |
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Babe Ruth | 1 (1923) | ![]() |
Mickey Mantle | 3 (1956-1957, 1962) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 0 | |
Mickey Mantle | 1 (1962) | ![]() |
Babe Ruth | No |
Mickey Mantle | No |
Babe Ruth | 2 (1933, 1934) | ![]() ![]() |
Mickey Mantle | 20 (1952-1965, 1967-1968) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 0 | |
Mickey Mantle | 1 (1956) | ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 1 (1924) | ![]() |
Mickey Mantle | 1 (1956) | ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mickey Mantle | 4 (1955-1956, 1958, 1960) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mickey Mantle | 1 (1956) | ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 0 |
Mickey Mantle | 0 |
Babe Ruth | 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mickey Mantle | 3 (1956, 1958, 1960) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 0 |
Mickey Mantle | 0 |
Babe Ruth | 0 | |
Mickey Mantle | 1 (1955) | ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mickey Mantle | 5 (1954, 1956-1958, 1960) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mickey Mantle | 3 (1955, 1962, 1964) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mickey Mantle | 4 (1955-1956, 1961-1962) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hitting
Babe Ruth | 2,503 |
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Mickey Mantle | 2,401 |
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Babe Ruth | 10,626 |
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Mickey Mantle | 9,907 |
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Babe Ruth | 8,399 |
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Mickey Mantle | 8,102 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.342 |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.298 |
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Babe Ruth | 2,873 |
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Mickey Mantle | 2,415 |
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Babe Ruth | 2,174 |
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Mickey Mantle | 1,676 |
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Babe Ruth | 714 |
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Mickey Mantle | 536 |
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Babe Ruth | 2,214 |
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Mickey Mantle | 1,509 |
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Babe Ruth | 506 |
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Mickey Mantle | 344 |
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Babe Ruth | 136 |
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Mickey Mantle | 72 |
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Babe Ruth | 2,062 |
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Mickey Mantle | 1,733 |
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Babe Ruth | 1,330 |
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Mickey Mantle | 1,710 |
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Babe Ruth | 123 |
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Mickey Mantle | 153 |
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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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Mickey Mantle | 38 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.474 |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.421 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.690 |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.557 |
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Babe Ruth | 1.164 |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.977 |
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Babe Ruth | 43 |
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Mickey Mantle | 13 |
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Babe Ruth | 5,793 |
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Mickey Mantle | 4,511 |
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Babe Ruth | 1,356 |
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Mickey Mantle | 952 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.340 |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.318 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.348 |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.259 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.594 |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.487 |
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Babe Ruth | 1.400 |
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Mickey Mantle | 1.091 |
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Babe Ruth | 209.8 |
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Mickey Mantle | 238.0 |
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Babe Ruth | 19.4% |
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Mickey Mantle | 17.5% |
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Babe Ruth | 12.5% |
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Mickey Mantle | 17.3% |
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Babe Ruth | 60% |
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Mickey Mantle | 60% |
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Babe Ruth | 11.8 |
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Mickey Mantle | 15.1 |
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Babe Ruth | 163.1 |
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Mickey Mantle | 109.6 |
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Babe Ruth | 2,718 |
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Mickey Mantle | 2,038 |
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Fielding
Babe Ruth | 2,436 |
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Mickey Mantle | 2,290 |
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Babe Ruth | 2,392 |
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Mickey Mantle | 2,266 |
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Babe Ruth | 20,357 |
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Mickey Mantle | 19,214.2 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.968% |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.985% |
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Babe Ruth | 179 |
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Mickey Mantle | 107 |
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Babe Ruth | 5,535 |
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Mickey Mantle | 7,131 |
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Babe Ruth | 4,787 |
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Mickey Mantle | 6,734 |
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Babe Ruth | 569 |
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Mickey Mantle | 290 |
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Babe Ruth | 84 |
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Mickey Mantle | 201 |
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Babe Ruth | 2.20 |
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Mickey Mantle | 3.07 |
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Babe Ruth | 2.37 |
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Mickey Mantle | 3.29 |
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Playoff Hitting
Babe Ruth | 41 |
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Mickey Mantle | 65 |
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Babe Ruth | 167 |
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Mickey Mantle | 273 |
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Babe Ruth | 129 |
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Mickey Mantle | 230 |
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Babe Ruth | .326 |
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Mickey Mantle | .257 |
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Babe Ruth | 42 |
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Mickey Mantle | 59 |
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Babe Ruth | 37 |
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Mickey Mantle | 42 |
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Babe Ruth | 15 |
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Mickey Mantle | 18 |
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Babe Ruth | 33 |
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Mickey Mantle | 40 |
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Babe Ruth | 5 |
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Mickey Mantle | 6 |
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Babe Ruth | 2 |
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Mickey Mantle | 2 |
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Babe Ruth | 33 |
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Mickey Mantle | 43 |
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Babe Ruth | 30 |
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Mickey Mantle | 54 |
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Babe Ruth | 4 |
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Mickey Mantle | 3 |
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Babe Ruth | 3 |
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Mickey Mantle | 4 |
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Babe Ruth | 2 |
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Mickey Mantle | 0 |
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Babe Ruth | 96 |
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Mickey Mantle | 123 |
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Babe Ruth | .470 |
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Mickey Mantle | .374 |
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Babe Ruth | .744 |
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Mickey Mantle | .535 |
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Babe Ruth | 1.214 |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.908 |
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Babe Ruth | .321 |
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Mickey Mantle | .259 |
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Babe Ruth | 18.0% |
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Mickey Mantle | 19.8% |
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Babe Ruth | 19.8% |
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Mickey Mantle | 15.8% |
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Babe Ruth | .419 |
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Mickey Mantle | .278 |
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Babe Ruth | .682 |
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Mickey Mantle | .461 |
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Babe Ruth | 22 |
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Mickey Mantle | 26 |
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Best Hitting
Babe Ruth | 154 (1928) |
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Mickey Mantle | 153 (1961) |
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Babe Ruth | 540 (1927) |
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Mickey Mantle | 549 (1952) |
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Babe Ruth | 697 (1923) |
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Mickey Mantle | 654 (1958) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.393 (1923) |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.365 (1957) |
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Babe Ruth | 205 (1923) |
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Mickey Mantle | 188 (1956) |
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Babe Ruth | 177 (1921) |
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Mickey Mantle | 132 (1956) |
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Babe Ruth | 60 (1927) |
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Mickey Mantle | 54 (1961) |
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Babe Ruth | 168 (1921) |
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Mickey Mantle | 130 (1956) |
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Babe Ruth | 45 (1923) |
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Mickey Mantle | 37 (1952) |
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Babe Ruth | 16 (1921) |
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Mickey Mantle | 12 (1954) |
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Babe Ruth | 170 (1923) |
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Mickey Mantle | 146 (1957) |
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Babe Ruth | 4 (1914) |
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Mickey Mantle | 32 (1963) |
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Babe Ruth | 17 (1923) |
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Mickey Mantle | 21 (1959) |
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Babe Ruth | 0 (1935) |
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Mickey Mantle | 0 (1962) |
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Babe Ruth | 6 (1919) |
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Mickey Mantle | 3 (1955) |
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Babe Ruth | 457 (1921) |
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Mickey Mantle | 376 (1956) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.545 (1923) |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.512 (1957) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.847 (1920) |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.705 (1956) |
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Babe Ruth | 1.379 (1920) |
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Mickey Mantle | 1.177 (1957) |
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Babe Ruth | 14.1 (1923) |
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Mickey Mantle | 11.3 (1957) |
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Babe Ruth | 229 (1921) |
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Mickey Mantle | 188 (1956) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.423 (1923) |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.378 (1957) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.472 (1920) |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.370 (1961) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.799 (1920) |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.636 (1961) |
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Babe Ruth | 7.7% (1931) |
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Mickey Mantle | 12.0% (1957) |
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Babe Ruth | 24.4% (1923) |
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Mickey Mantle | 24.3% (1962) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.0 (1914) |
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Mickey Mantle | 9.5 (1961) |
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Babe Ruth | 119 (1921) |
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Mickey Mantle | 79 (1956) |
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Babe Ruth | 0 (1935) |
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Mickey Mantle | 5 (1967) |
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Best Fielding
Babe Ruth | 156 (1921) |
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Mickey Mantle | 150 (1961) |
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Babe Ruth | 154 (1928) |
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Mickey Mantle | 150 (1960) |
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Babe Ruth | 1371.0 (1923) |
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Mickey Mantle | 1310.0 (1958) |
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Babe Ruth | 1.000% (1914) |
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Mickey Mantle | 1.000% (1966) |
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Babe Ruth | 0 (1914) |
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Mickey Mantle | 0 (1966) |
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Babe Ruth | 452 (1923) |
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Mickey Mantle | 1286 (1968) |
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Babe Ruth | 419 (1923) |
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Mickey Mantle | 1195 (1968) |
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Babe Ruth | 101 (1917) |
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Mickey Mantle | 91 (1967) |
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Babe Ruth | 16 (1918) |
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Mickey Mantle | 91 (1968) |
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Babe Ruth | 3.72 (1918) |
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Mickey Mantle | 9.70 (1968) |
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Babe Ruth | 3.94 (1918) |
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Mickey Mantle | 10.52 (1968) |
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Seasons
Info
Babe Ruth | Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935) |
Mickey Mantle | New York Yankees (1951-1968) |
Babe Ruth | Outfielder, Pitcher |
Mickey Mantle | Outfielder |
Babe Ruth | 6'2" |
Mickey Mantle | 5'11" |
Weight
Babe Ruth | Left |
Mickey Mantle | Switch |
Babe Ruth | Left |
Mickey Mantle | Right |
World Series And Playoff Appearances
Babe Ruth | 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932) |
Mickey Mantle | 7 (1951-1953, 1956, 1958, 1961-1962) |
Babe Ruth | 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) |
Mickey Mantle | 12 (1951-1953, 1955-1958, 1960-1964) |
Babe Ruth | 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) |
Mickey Mantle | 12 (1951-1953, 1955-1958, 1960-1964) |
Awards And Honors
Babe Ruth | Yes | 95.13% in 1936 |
Mickey Mantle | Yes | 88.2% in 1974 |
Babe Ruth | Yes | Yankees #3 |
Mickey Mantle | Yes | Yankees #7 |
Babe Ruth | 1 (1923) |
Mickey Mantle | 3 (1956-1957, 1962) |
Gold Gloves
Babe Ruth | No |
Mickey Mantle | No |
Babe Ruth | 2 (1933, 1934) |
Mickey Mantle | 20 (1952-1965, 1967-1968) |
Triple Crown
Babe Ruth | 1 (1924) |
Mickey Mantle | 1 (1956) |
Babe Ruth | 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) |
Mickey Mantle | 4 (1955-1956, 1958, 1960) |
Babe Ruth | 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) |
Mickey Mantle | 1 (1956) |
League Leader in Stolen Bases
Babe Ruth | 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928) |
Mickey Mantle | 3 (1956, 1958, 1960) |
League Leader in Doubles
League Leader in Triples
Babe Ruth | 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924) |
Mickey Mantle | 5 (1954, 1956-1958, 1960) |
Babe Ruth | 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932) |
Mickey Mantle | 3 (1955, 1962, 1964) |
Babe Ruth | 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931) |
Mickey Mantle | 4 (1955-1956, 1961-1962) |
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)
Runs Created (RC)
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)
Who do you think is the better player?
