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Babe Ruth vs Mike Schmidt Comparison

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Seasons

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Babe Ruth

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Mike Schmidt

 

Info

Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies (1972-1989)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Mike Schmidt Third Baseman

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Mike Schmidt 6'2"

Weight

Babe Ruth 215
Mike Schmidt 195

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Mike Schmidt Right

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Mike Schmidt Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Mike Schmidt 1 (1980) Star

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Mike Schmidt 2 (1980, 1983) StarStar

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Mike Schmidt 6 (1976-1978, 1980-1981, 1983) StarStarStarStarStarStar

World Series MVP

Babe Ruth 0
Mike Schmidt 1 (1980) Star

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Mike Schmidt Yes 96.5% in 1995

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes Yankees #3
Mike Schmidt Yes Phillies #20

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923) Star
Mike Schmidt 3 (1980-1981, 1986) StarStarStar

Gold Gloves

Babe Ruth 0
Mike Schmidt 10 (1976-1984, 1986) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

All-Star Games

Babe Ruth 2 (1933, 1934) StarStar
Mike Schmidt 12 (1974, 1976-1977, 1979-1984, 1986-1987, 1989) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Mike Schmidt 8 (1974-1976, 1980-1981, 1983-1984, 1986) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Mike Schmidt 4 (1980-1981, 1984, 1986) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth 0
Mike Schmidt 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Mike Schmidt 3 (1976, 1980-1981) StarStarStar

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth 0
Mike Schmidt 0

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth 0
Mike Schmidt 0

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Mike Schmidt 1 (1981) Star

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Mike Schmidt 3 (1981-1983) StarStarStar

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Mike Schmidt 5 (1974, 1980-1982, 1986) StarStarStarStarStar

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,503
Mike Schmidt 2,404

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 10,623
Mike Schmidt 10,062

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 8,399
Mike Schmidt 8,352

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.342
Mike Schmidt 0.267

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 2,873
Mike Schmidt 2,234

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 2,174
Mike Schmidt 1,506

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 714
Mike Schmidt 548

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 2,214
Mike Schmidt 1,595

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 506
Mike Schmidt 408

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 136
Mike Schmidt 59

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 2,062
Mike Schmidt 1,507

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 1,330
Mike Schmidt 1,883

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 123
Mike Schmidt 174

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 117
Mike Schmidt 92

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.474
Mike Schmidt 0.380

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.690
Mike Schmidt 0.527

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.164
Mike Schmidt 0.908

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 43
Mike Schmidt 79

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 5,793
Mike Schmidt 4,404

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 1,356
Mike Schmidt 1,015

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.340
Mike Schmidt 0.280

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.348
Mike Schmidt 0.260

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.594
Mike Schmidt 0.450

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth 209.8
Mike Schmidt 264.1

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth 19.4%
Mike Schmidt 15.0%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 12.5%
Mike Schmidt 18.7%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth 60%
Mike Schmidt 60%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 11.8
Mike Schmidt 15.2

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 163.1
Mike Schmidt 106.6

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 2,718
Mike Schmidt 1,757

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,436
Mike Schmidt 2,399

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth 2,396
Mike Schmidt 2,323

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 20,357
Mike Schmidt 20,325.2

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth 0.968%
Mike Schmidt 0.961%

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 179
Mike Schmidt 328

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 5,535
Mike Schmidt 8,357

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 4,787
Mike Schmidt 2,836

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 569
Mike Schmidt 5,193

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 2.20
Mike Schmidt 3.35

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 2.37
Mike Schmidt 3.56

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 41
Mike Schmidt 36

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 167
Mike Schmidt 158

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 129
Mike Schmidt 120

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth .326
Mike Schmidt .275

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 42
Mike Schmidt 33

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 37
Mike Schmidt 19

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 15
Mike Schmidt 4

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 33
Mike Schmidt 16

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 5
Mike Schmidt 9

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 2
Mike Schmidt 0

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 33
Mike Schmidt 15

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 30
Mike Schmidt 27

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 4
Mike Schmidt 1

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 3
Mike Schmidt 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 2
Mike Schmidt 0

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 96
Mike Schmidt 54

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth .470
Mike Schmidt .348

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth .744
Mike Schmidt .450

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.214
Mike Schmidt 0.798

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth .321
Mike Schmidt .315

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 18.0%
Mike Schmidt 17.1%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 19.8%
Mike Schmidt 9.5%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth .419
Mike Schmidt .175

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth .682
Mike Schmidt .300

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 22
Mike Schmidt 13

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Mike Schmidt 162 (1974)

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 540 (1927)
Mike Schmidt 584 (1976)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 697 (1923)
Mike Schmidt 705 (1976)

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.393 (1923)
Mike Schmidt 0.316 (1981)

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 205 (1923)
Mike Schmidt 160 (1986)

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 177 (1921)
Mike Schmidt 114 (1977)

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 60 (1927)
Mike Schmidt 48 (1980)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 168 (1921)
Mike Schmidt 121 (1980)

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 45 (1923)
Mike Schmidt 34 (1975)

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 16 (1921)
Mike Schmidt 11 (1977)

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 170 (1923)
Mike Schmidt 128 (1983)

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 4 (1914)
Mike Schmidt 15 (1972)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 17 (1923)
Mike Schmidt 29 (1975)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Mike Schmidt 0 (1988)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 6 (1919)
Mike Schmidt 11 (1976)

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 457 (1921)
Mike Schmidt 342 (1980)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.545 (1923)
Mike Schmidt 0.435 (1981)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.847 (1920)
Mike Schmidt 0.644 (1981)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.379 (1920)
Mike Schmidt 1.080 (1981)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 14.1 (1923)
Mike Schmidt 9.7 (1974)

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 229 (1921)
Mike Schmidt 137 (1980)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.423 (1923)
Mike Schmidt 0.333 (1972)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.472 (1920)
Mike Schmidt 0.338 (1980)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.799 (1920)
Mike Schmidt 0.556 (1981)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Babe Ruth 7.7% (1931)
Mike Schmidt 9.3% (1988)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 24.4% (1923)
Mike Schmidt 19.1% (1983)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 0.0 (1914)
Mike Schmidt 11.4 (1981)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 119 (1921)
Mike Schmidt 81 (1980)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Mike Schmidt 13 (1980)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 156 (1921)
Mike Schmidt 162 (1974)

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Mike Schmidt 161 (1974)

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 1371.0 (1923)
Mike Schmidt 1433.1 (1974)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Babe Ruth 1.000% (1914)
Mike Schmidt 0.987% (1986)

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 0 (1914)
Mike Schmidt 2 (1972)

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 452 (1923)
Mike Schmidt 1122 (1985)

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 419 (1923)
Mike Schmidt 911 (1985)

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 101 (1917)
Mike Schmidt 404 (1974)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 3.72 (1918)
Mike Schmidt 6.86 (1985)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 3.94 (1918)
Mike Schmidt 7.47 (1985)

Seasons

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Babe Ruth

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Mike Schmidt

 

Info

Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies (1972-1989)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Mike Schmidt Third Baseman

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Mike Schmidt 6'2"

Weight

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Mike Schmidt Right

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Mike Schmidt Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932)
Mike Schmidt 1 (1980)

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Mike Schmidt 2 (1980, 1983)

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Mike Schmidt 6 (1976-1978, 1980-1981, 1983)

World Series MVP

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Mike Schmidt Yes 96.5% in 1995

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes Yankees #3
Mike Schmidt Yes Phillies #20

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923)
Mike Schmidt 3 (1980-1981, 1986)

Gold Gloves

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

All-Star Games

Babe Ruth 2 (1933, 1934)
Mike Schmidt 12 (1974, 1976-1977, 1979-1984, 1986-1987, 1989)

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931)
Mike Schmidt 8 (1974-1976, 1980-1981, 1983-1984, 1986)

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928)
Mike Schmidt 4 (1980-1981, 1984, 1986)

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928)
Mike Schmidt 3 (1976, 1980-1981)

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924)
Mike Schmidt 1 (1981)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932)
Mike Schmidt 3 (1981-1983)

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931)
Mike Schmidt 5 (1974, 1980-1982, 1986)

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt

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