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Babe Ruth vs Mickey Mantle Comparison

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Info

Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Mickey Mantle New York Yankees (1951-1968)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Mickey Mantle Outfielder

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Mickey Mantle 5'11"

Weight

Babe Ruth 215
Mickey Mantle 195

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Mickey Mantle Switch

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Mickey Mantle Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Mickey Mantle 7 (1951-1953, 1956, 1958, 1961-1962) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Mickey Mantle 12 (1951-1953, 1955-1958, 1960-1964) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Mickey Mantle 12 (1951-1953, 1955-1958, 1960-1964) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Mickey Mantle Yes 88.2% in 1974

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes Yankees #3
Mickey Mantle Yes Yankees #7

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923) Star
Mickey Mantle 3 (1956-1957, 1962) StarStarStar

Gold Gloves

Babe Ruth 0
Mickey Mantle 1 (1962) Star

Rookie of the Year

Babe Ruth No
Mickey Mantle No

All-Star Games

Babe Ruth 2 (1933, 1934) StarStar
Mickey Mantle 20 (1952-1965, 1967-1968) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Triple Crown

Babe Ruth 0
Mickey Mantle 1 (1956) Star

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924) Star
Mickey Mantle 1 (1956) Star

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Mickey Mantle 4 (1955-1956, 1958, 1960) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Mickey Mantle 1 (1956) Star

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth 0
Mickey Mantle 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Mickey Mantle 3 (1956, 1958, 1960) StarStarStar

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth 0
Mickey Mantle 0

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth 0
Mickey Mantle 1 (1955) Star

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Mickey Mantle 5 (1954, 1956-1958, 1960) StarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Mickey Mantle 3 (1955, 1962, 1964) StarStarStar

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Mickey Mantle 4 (1955-1956, 1961-1962) StarStarStarStar

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,503
Mickey Mantle 2,401

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 10,626
Mickey Mantle 9,907

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 8,399
Mickey Mantle 8,102

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.342
Mickey Mantle 0.298

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 2,873
Mickey Mantle 2,415

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 2,174
Mickey Mantle 1,676

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 714
Mickey Mantle 536

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 2,214
Mickey Mantle 1,509

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 506
Mickey Mantle 344

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 136
Mickey Mantle 72

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 2,062
Mickey Mantle 1,733

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 1,330
Mickey Mantle 1,710

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 123
Mickey Mantle 153

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 0,0,,,,,14,13,5,21,13,4,9,6,5,3,10,4,2,5,3,0
Mickey Mantle 38

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.474
Mickey Mantle 0.421

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.690
Mickey Mantle 0.557

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.164
Mickey Mantle 0.977

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 43
Mickey Mantle 13

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 5,793
Mickey Mantle 4,511

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 1,356
Mickey Mantle 952

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.340
Mickey Mantle 0.318

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.348
Mickey Mantle 0.259

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.594
Mickey Mantle 0.487

Total Average (TotA)

Babe Ruth 1.400
Mickey Mantle 1.091

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth 209.8
Mickey Mantle 238.0

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth 19.4%
Mickey Mantle 17.5%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 12.5%
Mickey Mantle 17.3%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth 60%
Mickey Mantle 60%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 11.8
Mickey Mantle 15.1

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 163.1
Mickey Mantle 109.6

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 2,718
Mickey Mantle 2,038

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,436
Mickey Mantle 2,290

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth 2,392
Mickey Mantle 2,266

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 20,357
Mickey Mantle 19,214.2

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth 0.968%
Mickey Mantle 0.985%

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 179
Mickey Mantle 107

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 5,535
Mickey Mantle 7,131

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 4,787
Mickey Mantle 6,734

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 569
Mickey Mantle 290

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth 84
Mickey Mantle 201

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 2.20
Mickey Mantle 3.07

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 2.37
Mickey Mantle 3.29

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 41
Mickey Mantle 65

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 167
Mickey Mantle 273

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 129
Mickey Mantle 230

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth .326
Mickey Mantle .257

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 42
Mickey Mantle 59

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 37
Mickey Mantle 42

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 15
Mickey Mantle 18

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 33
Mickey Mantle 40

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 5
Mickey Mantle 6

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 2
Mickey Mantle 2

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 33
Mickey Mantle 43

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 30
Mickey Mantle 54

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 4
Mickey Mantle 3

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 3
Mickey Mantle 4

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 2
Mickey Mantle 0

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 96
Mickey Mantle 123

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth .470
Mickey Mantle .374

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth .744
Mickey Mantle .535

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.214
Mickey Mantle 0.908

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth .321
Mickey Mantle .259

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 18.0%
Mickey Mantle 19.8%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 19.8%
Mickey Mantle 15.8%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth .419
Mickey Mantle .278

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth .682
Mickey Mantle .461

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 22
Mickey Mantle 26

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Mickey Mantle 153 (1961)

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 540 (1927)
Mickey Mantle 549 (1952)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 697 (1923)
Mickey Mantle 654 (1958)

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.393 (1923)
Mickey Mantle 0.365 (1957)

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 205 (1923)
Mickey Mantle 188 (1956)

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 177 (1921)
Mickey Mantle 132 (1956)

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 60 (1927)
Mickey Mantle 54 (1961)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 168 (1921)
Mickey Mantle 130 (1956)

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 45 (1923)
Mickey Mantle 37 (1952)

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 16 (1921)
Mickey Mantle 12 (1954)

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 170 (1923)
Mickey Mantle 146 (1957)

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 4 (1914)
Mickey Mantle 32 (1963)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 17 (1923)
Mickey Mantle 21 (1959)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Mickey Mantle 0 (1962)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 6 (1919)
Mickey Mantle 3 (1955)

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 457 (1921)
Mickey Mantle 376 (1956)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.545 (1923)
Mickey Mantle 0.512 (1957)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.847 (1920)
Mickey Mantle 0.705 (1956)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.379 (1920)
Mickey Mantle 1.177 (1957)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 14.1 (1923)
Mickey Mantle 11.3 (1957)

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 229 (1921)
Mickey Mantle 188 (1956)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.423 (1923)
Mickey Mantle 0.378 (1957)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.472 (1920)
Mickey Mantle 0.370 (1961)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.799 (1920)
Mickey Mantle 0.636 (1961)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Babe Ruth 7.7% (1931)
Mickey Mantle 12.0% (1957)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 24.4% (1923)
Mickey Mantle 24.3% (1962)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 0.0 (1914)
Mickey Mantle 9.5 (1961)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 119 (1921)
Mickey Mantle 79 (1956)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Mickey Mantle 5 (1967)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 156 (1921)
Mickey Mantle 150 (1961)

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Mickey Mantle 150 (1960)

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 1371.0 (1923)
Mickey Mantle 1310.0 (1958)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Babe Ruth 1.000% (1914)
Mickey Mantle 1.000% (1966)

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 0 (1914)
Mickey Mantle 0 (1966)

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 452 (1923)
Mickey Mantle 1286 (1968)

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 419 (1923)
Mickey Mantle 1195 (1968)

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 101 (1917)
Mickey Mantle 91 (1967)

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth 16 (1918)
Mickey Mantle 91 (1968)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 3.72 (1918)
Mickey Mantle 9.70 (1968)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 3.94 (1918)
Mickey Mantle 10.52 (1968)

Seasons

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Mickey Mantle

 

Info

Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Mickey Mantle New York Yankees (1951-1968)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Mickey Mantle Outfielder

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Mickey Mantle 5'11"

Weight

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Mickey Mantle Switch

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Mickey Mantle Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932)
Mickey Mantle 7 (1951-1953, 1956, 1958, 1961-1962)

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Mickey Mantle 12 (1951-1953, 1955-1958, 1960-1964)

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Mickey Mantle 12 (1951-1953, 1955-1958, 1960-1964)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Mickey Mantle Yes 88.2% in 1974

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes Yankees #3
Mickey Mantle Yes Yankees #7

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923)
Mickey Mantle 3 (1956-1957, 1962)

Gold Gloves

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Rookie of the Year

Babe Ruth No
Mickey Mantle No

All-Star Games

Babe Ruth 2 (1933, 1934)
Mickey Mantle 20 (1952-1965, 1967-1968)

Triple Crown

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924)
Mickey Mantle 1 (1956)

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931)
Mickey Mantle 4 (1955-1956, 1958, 1960)

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928)
Mickey Mantle 1 (1956)

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928)
Mickey Mantle 3 (1956, 1958, 1960)

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924)
Mickey Mantle 5 (1954, 1956-1958, 1960)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932)
Mickey Mantle 3 (1955, 1962, 1964)

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931)
Mickey Mantle 4 (1955-1956, 1961-1962)

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Total Average (TotA)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle

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