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Babe Ruth vs Stan Musial Comparison

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Info

Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals (1941-1944, 1946-1963)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Stan Musial Outfield, First Baseman

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Stan Musial 6'0"

Weight

Babe Ruth 215
Stan Musial 175

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Stan Musial Left

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Stan Musial Left

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Stan Musial 3 (1942, 1944, 1946) StarStarStar

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Stan Musial 4 (1942-1944, 1946) StarStarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Stan Musial 4 (1942-1944, 1946) StarStarStarStar

World Series MVP

Babe Ruth 0
Stan Musial 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Stan Musial Yes 93.2% in 1969

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes Yankees #3
Stan Musial Yes Cardinals #6

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923) Star
Stan Musial 3 (1943, 1946, 1948) StarStarStar

Gold Gloves

Babe Ruth 0
Stan Musial 0

Rookie of the Year

Babe Ruth No
Stan Musial No *Award Wasn't Introduced until 1947

All-Star Games

Babe Ruth 2 (1933, 1934) StarStar
Stan Musial 24 (1943, 1944, 1946-1963) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924) Star
Stan Musial 7 (1943, 1946, 1948, 1950-1952, 1957) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Stan Musial 0

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Stan Musial 2 (1948, 1956) StarStar

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth 0
Stan Musial 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Stan Musial 6 (1943, 1946, 1948-1949, 1951-1952) StarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth 0
Stan Musial 8 (1943-1944, 1946, 1948-1949, 1952-1954) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth 0
Stan Musial 5 (1943, 1946, 1948-1949, 1951) StarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Stan Musial 5 (1946, 1948, 1951-1952, 1954) StarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Stan Musial 6 (1943-1944, 1948-1949, 1953, 1957) StarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Stan Musial 6 (1943-1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952) StarStarStarStarStarStar

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,503
Stan Musial 3,026

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 10,623
Stan Musial 12,718

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 8,399
Stan Musial 10,972

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.342
Stan Musial 0.331

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 2,873
Stan Musial 3,630

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 2,174
Stan Musial 1,949

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 714
Stan Musial 475

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 2,214
Stan Musial 1,951

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 506
Stan Musial 725

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 136
Stan Musial 177

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 2,062
Stan Musial 1,599

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 1,330
Stan Musial 696

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 123
Stan Musial 78

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 117
Stan Musial 71

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.474
Stan Musial 0.417

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.690
Stan Musial 0.559

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.164
Stan Musial 0.976

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 43
Stan Musial 53

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 5,793
Stan Musial 6,134

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 1,356
Stan Musial 1,377

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.340
Stan Musial 0.320

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.348
Stan Musial 0.228

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.594
Stan Musial 0.375

Total Average (TotA)

Babe Ruth 1.401
Stan Musial 1.018

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth 209.8
Stan Musial 134.0

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth 19.4%
Stan Musial 12.6%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 12.5%
Stan Musial 5.5%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth 60%
Stan Musial 77%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 11.8
Stan Musial 23.1

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 163.1
Stan Musial 128.2

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 2,718
Stan Musial 2,552

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,436
Stan Musial 2,907

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth 2,396
Stan Musial 2,842

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 20,357
Stan Musial 24,355.2

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth 0.968%
Stan Musial 0.989%

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 179
Stan Musial 142

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 5,535
Stan Musial 13,399

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 4,787
Stan Musial 12,439

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 569
Stan Musial 818

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth 84
Stan Musial 962

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 2.20
Stan Musial 4.56

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 2.37
Stan Musial 4.90

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 41
Stan Musial 23

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 167
Stan Musial 99

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 129
Stan Musial 86

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth .326
Stan Musial .256

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 42
Stan Musial 22

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 37
Stan Musial 9

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 15
Stan Musial 1

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 33
Stan Musial 8

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 5
Stan Musial 7

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 2
Stan Musial 1

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 33
Stan Musial 12

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 30
Stan Musial 4

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 4
Stan Musial 1

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 3
Stan Musial 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 2
Stan Musial 0

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 96
Stan Musial 34

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth .470
Stan Musial .347

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth .744
Stan Musial .395

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.214
Stan Musial 0.742

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth .321
Stan Musial .259

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 18.0%
Stan Musial 4.0%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 19.8%
Stan Musial 12.1%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth .419
Stan Musial .140

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth .682
Stan Musial .279

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 22
Stan Musial 9

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Stan Musial 157 (1953)

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 540 (1927)
Stan Musial 624 (1946)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 697 (1923)
Stan Musial 722 (1949)

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.393 (1923)
Stan Musial 0.426 (1941)

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 205 (1923)
Stan Musial 230 (1948)

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 177 (1921)
Stan Musial 135 (1948)

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 60 (1927)
Stan Musial 39 (1948)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 168 (1921)
Stan Musial 131 (1948)

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 45 (1923)
Stan Musial 53 (1953)

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 16 (1921)
Stan Musial 20 (1946)

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 170 (1923)
Stan Musial 107 (1949)

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 4 (1914)
Stan Musial 1 (1941)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 17 (1923)
Stan Musial 9 (1943)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Stan Musial 0 (1963)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 6 (1919)
Stan Musial 8 (1955)

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 457 (1921)
Stan Musial 429 (1948)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.545 (1923)
Stan Musial 0.450 (1948)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.847 (1920)
Stan Musial 0.702 (1948)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.379 (1920)
Stan Musial 1.152 (1948)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 14.1 (1923)
Stan Musial 11.1 (1948)

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 229 (1921)
Stan Musial 192 (1948)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.423 (1923)
Stan Musial 0.422 (1941)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.472 (1920)
Stan Musial 0.326 (1948)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.799 (1920)
Stan Musial 0.462 (1948)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Babe Ruth 7.7% (1931)
Stan Musial 2.0% (1941)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 24.4% (1923)
Stan Musial 15.0% (1953)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 0.0 (1914)
Stan Musial 15.7 (1948)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 119 (1921)
Stan Musial 103 (1948)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Stan Musial 8 (1957)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 156 (1921)
Stan Musial 162 (1954)

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Stan Musial 157 (1953)

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 1371.0 (1923)
Stan Musial 1400.0 (1943)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Babe Ruth 1.000% (1914)
Stan Musial 1.000% (1941)

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 0 (1914)
Stan Musial 0 (1941)

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 452 (1923)
Stan Musial 1445 (1947)

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 419 (1923)
Stan Musial 1360 (1947)

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 101 (1917)
Stan Musial 100 (1958)

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth 16 (1918)
Stan Musial 138 (1947)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 3.72 (1918)
Stan Musial 9.74 (1957)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 3.94 (1918)
Stan Musial 10.26 (1957)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals (1941-1944, 1946-1963)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Stan Musial Outfield, First Baseman

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Stan Musial 6'0"

Weight

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Stan Musial Left

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Stan Musial Left

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932)
Stan Musial 3 (1942, 1944, 1946)

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Stan Musial 4 (1942-1944, 1946)

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Stan Musial 4 (1942-1944, 1946)

World Series MVP

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Stan Musial Yes 93.2% in 1969

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes Yankees #3
Stan Musial Yes Cardinals #6

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923)
Stan Musial 3 (1943, 1946, 1948)

Gold Gloves

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Rookie of the Year

Babe Ruth No
Stan Musial No *Award Wasn't Introduced until 1947

All-Star Games

Babe Ruth 2 (1933, 1934)
Stan Musial 24 (1943, 1944, 1946-1963)

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924)
Stan Musial 7 (1943, 1946, 1948, 1950-1952, 1957)

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928)
Stan Musial 2 (1948, 1956)

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928)
Stan Musial 6 (1943, 1946, 1948-1949, 1951-1952)

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924)
Stan Musial 5 (1946, 1948, 1951-1952, 1954)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932)
Stan Musial 6 (1943-1944, 1948-1949, 1953, 1957)

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931)
Stan Musial 6 (1943-1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952)

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Total Average (TotA)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Stan Musial

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