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Babe Ruth vs Miguel Cabrera Comparison

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Seasons

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Babe Ruth

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Miguel Cabrera

 

Info

Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Miguel Cabrera Florida Marlins (2003-2007) Detroit Tigers (2008-Present)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Miguel Cabrera First Baseman, Third Baseman and Outfielder

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Miguel Cabrera 6'4"

Weight

Babe Ruth 215
Miguel Cabrera 240

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Miguel Cabrera Right

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Miguel Cabrera Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Miguel Cabrera 1 (2003) Star

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Miguel Cabrera 2 (2003, 2012) StarStar

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Miguel Cabrera 5 (2003, 2011-2014) StarStarStarStarStar

World Series MVP

Babe Ruth 0
Miguel Cabrera 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Miguel Cabrera No Still Playing

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923) Star
Miguel Cabrera 2 (2012-2013) StarStar

Gold Gloves

Babe Ruth 0
Miguel Cabrera 0

Rookie of the Year

Babe Ruth No
Miguel Cabrera No

All-Star Games

Babe Ruth 2 (1933, 1934) StarStar
Miguel Cabrera 11 (2004-2007, 2010-2016) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Triple Crown

Babe Ruth 0
Miguel Cabrera 1 (2012) Star

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924) Star
Miguel Cabrera 4 (2011-2013, 2015) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Miguel Cabrera 2 (2008, 2012) StarStar

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Miguel Cabrera 2 (2010, 2012) StarStar

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Miguel Cabrera 2 (2008, 2012) StarStar

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth 0
Miguel Cabrera 2 (2011, 2014) StarStar

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth 0
Miguel Cabrera 0

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Miguel Cabrera 0

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Miguel Cabrera 4 (2010-2011, 2013, 2015) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Miguel Cabrera 2 (2012-2013) StarStar

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,503
Miguel Cabrera 2,457

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 10,623
Miguel Cabrera 10,467

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 8,399
Miguel Cabrera 9,153

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.342
Miguel Cabrera 0.313

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 2,873
Miguel Cabrera 2,866

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 2,174
Miguel Cabrera 1,457

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 714
Miguel Cabrera 487

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 2,214
Miguel Cabrera 1,729

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 506
Miguel Cabrera 581

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 136
Miguel Cabrera 17

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 2,062
Miguel Cabrera 1,159

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 1,330
Miguel Cabrera 1,812

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 123
Miguel Cabrera 39

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 117
Miguel Cabrera 21

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.474
Miguel Cabrera 0.391

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.690
Miguel Cabrera 0.540

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.164
Miguel Cabrera 0.931

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 43
Miguel Cabrera 64

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 5,793
Miguel Cabrera 4,942

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 1,356
Miguel Cabrera 1,085

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.340
Miguel Cabrera 0.343

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.348
Miguel Cabrera 0.227

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.594
Miguel Cabrera 0.355

Total Average (TotA)

Babe Ruth 1.401
Miguel Cabrera 0.933

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth 209.8
Miguel Cabrera 72.2

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth 19.4%
Miguel Cabrera 11.1%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 12.5%
Miguel Cabrera 17.3%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth 60%
Miguel Cabrera 66%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 11.8
Miguel Cabrera 18.8

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 163.1
Miguel Cabrera 69.3

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 2,718
Miguel Cabrera 1,899

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,436
Miguel Cabrera 2,195

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth 2,396
Miguel Cabrera 2,174

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 20,357
Miguel Cabrera 18,679.2

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth 0.968%
Miguel Cabrera 0.987%

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 179
Miguel Cabrera 152

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 5,535
Miguel Cabrera 12,146

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 4,787
Miguel Cabrera 10,136

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 569
Miguel Cabrera 1,858

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth 84
Miguel Cabrera 1,079

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 2.20
Miguel Cabrera 5.46

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 2.37
Miguel Cabrera 5.78

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 41
Miguel Cabrera 55

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 167
Miguel Cabrera 235

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 129
Miguel Cabrera 205

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth .326
Miguel Cabrera .278

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 42
Miguel Cabrera 57

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 37
Miguel Cabrera 29

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 15
Miguel Cabrera 13

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 33
Miguel Cabrera 38

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 5
Miguel Cabrera 10

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 2
Miguel Cabrera 0

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 33
Miguel Cabrera 27

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 30
Miguel Cabrera 48

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 4
Miguel Cabrera 3

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 3
Miguel Cabrera 0

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 2
Miguel Cabrera 2

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 96
Miguel Cabrera 106

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth .470
Miguel Cabrera .368

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth .744
Miguel Cabrera .517

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.214
Miguel Cabrera 0.885

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth .321
Miguel Cabrera .306

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 18.0%
Miguel Cabrera 20.4%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 19.8%
Miguel Cabrera 11.5%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth .419
Miguel Cabrera .239

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth .682
Miguel Cabrera .385

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 22
Miguel Cabrera 23

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Miguel Cabrera 161 (2012)

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 540 (1927)
Miguel Cabrera 622 (2012)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 697 (1923)
Miguel Cabrera 697 (2012)

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.393 (1923)
Miguel Cabrera 0.348 (2013)

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 205 (1923)
Miguel Cabrera 205 (2012)

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 177 (1921)
Miguel Cabrera 112 (2006)

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 60 (1927)
Miguel Cabrera 44 (2013)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 168 (1921)
Miguel Cabrera 139 (2012)

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 45 (1923)
Miguel Cabrera 52 (2014)

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 16 (1921)
Miguel Cabrera 3 (2003)

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 170 (1923)
Miguel Cabrera 108 (2011)

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 4 (1914)
Miguel Cabrera 27 (2018)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 17 (1923)
Miguel Cabrera 9 (2006)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Miguel Cabrera 0 (2019)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 6 (1919)
Miguel Cabrera 10 (2006)

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 457 (1921)
Miguel Cabrera 377 (2012)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.545 (1923)
Miguel Cabrera 0.448 (2011)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.847 (1920)
Miguel Cabrera 0.636 (2013)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.379 (1920)
Miguel Cabrera 1.078 (2013)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 14.1 (1923)
Miguel Cabrera 7.6 (2011)

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 229 (1921)
Miguel Cabrera 155 (2013)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.423 (1923)
Miguel Cabrera 0.384 (2015)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.472 (1920)
Miguel Cabrera 0.294 (2010)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.799 (1920)
Miguel Cabrera 0.456 (2013)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Babe Ruth 7.7% (1931)
Miguel Cabrera 12.9% (2011)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 24.4% (1923)
Miguel Cabrera 15.7% (2011)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 0.0 (1914)
Miguel Cabrera 12.6 (2013)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 119 (1921)
Miguel Cabrera 84 (2012)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Miguel Cabrera 11 (2014)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 156 (1921)
Miguel Cabrera 163 (2005)

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Miguel Cabrera 158 (2004)

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 1371.0 (1923)
Miguel Cabrera 1360.0 (2004)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Babe Ruth 1.000% (1914)
Miguel Cabrera 0.999% (2017)

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 0 (1914)
Miguel Cabrera 1 (2019)

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 452 (1923)
Miguel Cabrera 1379 (2011)

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 419 (1923)
Miguel Cabrera 1263 (2011)

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 101 (1917)
Miguel Cabrera 266 (2007)

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth 16 (1918)
Miguel Cabrera 133 (2010)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 3.72 (1918)
Miguel Cabrera 9.15 (2015)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 3.94 (1918)
Miguel Cabrera 9.45 (2015)

Seasons

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Babe Ruth

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Miguel Cabrera

 

Info

Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Miguel Cabrera Florida Marlins (2003-2007) Detroit Tigers (2008-Present)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Miguel Cabrera First Baseman, Third Baseman and Outfielder

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Miguel Cabrera 6'4"

Weight

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Miguel Cabrera Right

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Miguel Cabrera Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932)
Miguel Cabrera 1 (2003)

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Miguel Cabrera 2 (2003, 2012)

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Miguel Cabrera 5 (2003, 2011-2014)

World Series MVP

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Miguel Cabrera No Still Playing

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923)
Miguel Cabrera 2 (2012-2013)

Gold Gloves

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Rookie of the Year

Babe Ruth No
Miguel Cabrera No

All-Star Games

Babe Ruth 2 (1933, 1934)
Miguel Cabrera 11 (2004-2007, 2010-2016)

Triple Crown

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924)
Miguel Cabrera 4 (2011-2013, 2015)

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931)
Miguel Cabrera 2 (2008, 2012)

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928)
Miguel Cabrera 2 (2010, 2012)

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928)
Miguel Cabrera 2 (2008, 2012)

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932)
Miguel Cabrera 4 (2010-2011, 2013, 2015)

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931)
Miguel Cabrera 2 (2012-2013)

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Total Average (TotA)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Miguel Cabrera

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