Babe Ruth vs Thurman Munson Comparison
Seasons
Info
| Babe Ruth | Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935) |
| Thurman Munson | New York Yankees (1969-1979) |
| Babe Ruth | Outfielder, Pitcher |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Babe Ruth | 6'2" |
| Thurman Munson | 5'11" |
| Babe Ruth | 215 |
| Thurman Munson | 190 |
| Babe Ruth | Left |
| Thurman Munson | Right |
| Babe Ruth | Left |
| Thurman Munson | Right |
World Series And Playoff Appearances
| Babe Ruth | 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932) |  |
| Thurman Munson | 2 (1977-1978) | |
| Babe Ruth | 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) | |
| Thurman Munson | 3 (1976-1978) | |
| Babe Ruth | 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) | |
| Thurman Munson | 3 (1976-1978) | |
| Babe Ruth | 0 |
| Thurman Munson | 0 |
Awards And Honors
| Babe Ruth | Yes |
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| Thurman Munson | No |
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| Babe Ruth | Yes | Yankees #3 |
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| Thurman Munson | Yes | Yankees #15 |
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| Babe Ruth | 1 (1923) | |
| Thurman Munson | 1 (1976) | |
| Babe Ruth | 0 | |
| Thurman Munson | 3 (1973-1975) | |
| Babe Ruth | No |
| Thurman Munson | Yes (1970) |
| Babe Ruth | 2 (1933, 1934) | |
| Thurman Munson | 7 (1971, 1973-1978) | |
| Babe Ruth | 1 (1924) | |
| Thurman Munson | 0 |
| Babe Ruth | 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) | |
| Thurman Munson | 0 |
| Babe Ruth | 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) | |
| Thurman Munson | 0 |
| Babe Ruth | 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928) | |
| Thurman Munson | 0 |
| Babe Ruth | 0 |
| Thurman Munson | 0 |
| Babe Ruth | 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924) | |
| Thurman Munson | 0 |
| Babe Ruth | 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932) | |
| Thurman Munson | 0 |
| Babe Ruth | 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931) | |
| Thurman Munson | 0 |
Hitting
| Babe Ruth | 2,503 |
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| Thurman Munson | 1,423 |
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| Babe Ruth | 10,626 |
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| Thurman Munson | 5,905 |
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| Babe Ruth | 8,399 |
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| Thurman Munson | 5,344 |
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| Babe Ruth | 0.342 |
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| Thurman Munson | 0.292 |
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| Babe Ruth | 2,873 |
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| Thurman Munson | 1,558 |
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| Babe Ruth | 2,174 |
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| Thurman Munson | 696 |
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| Babe Ruth | 714 |
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| Thurman Munson | 113 |
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| Babe Ruth | 2,214 |
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| Thurman Munson | 701 |
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| Babe Ruth | 506 |
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| Thurman Munson | 229 |
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| Babe Ruth | 136 |
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| Thurman Munson | 32 |
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| Babe Ruth | 2,062 |
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| Thurman Munson | 438 |
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| Babe Ruth | 1,330 |
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| Thurman Munson | 571 |
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| Babe Ruth | 123 |
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| Thurman Munson | 48 |
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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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| Thurman Munson | 50 |
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| Babe Ruth | 0.474 |
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| Thurman Munson | 0.346 |
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| Babe Ruth | 0.690 |
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| Thurman Munson | 0.410 |
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| Babe Ruth | 1.164 |
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| Thurman Munson | 0.756 |
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| Babe Ruth | 43 |
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| Thurman Munson | 42 |
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| Babe Ruth | 5,793 |
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| Thurman Munson | 2,190 |
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| Babe Ruth | 1,356 |
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| Thurman Munson | 374 |
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| Babe Ruth | 0.340 |
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| Thurman Munson | 0.306 |
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| Babe Ruth | 0.348 |
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| Thurman Munson | 0.118 |
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| Babe Ruth | 0.594 |
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| Thurman Munson | 0.200 |
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| Babe Ruth | 1.400 |
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| Thurman Munson | 0.668 |
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| Babe Ruth | 209.8 |
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| Thurman Munson | 67.4 |
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| Babe Ruth | 19.4% |
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| Thurman Munson | 7.4% |
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| Babe Ruth | 12.5% |
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| Thurman Munson | 9.7% |
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| Babe Ruth | 60% |
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| Thurman Munson | 80% |
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| Babe Ruth | 11.8 |
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| Thurman Munson | 47.3 |
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| Babe Ruth | 163.1 |
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| Thurman Munson | 46.1 |
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Fielding
| Babe Ruth | 2,436 |
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| Thurman Munson | 1,311 |
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| Babe Ruth | 2,392 |
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| Thurman Munson | 1,293 |
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| Babe Ruth | 20,357 |
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| Thurman Munson | 11,367 |
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| Babe Ruth | 0.968% |
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| Thurman Munson | 0.982% |
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| Babe Ruth | 179 |
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| Thurman Munson | 130 |
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| Babe Ruth | 5,535 |
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| Thurman Munson | 7,214 |
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| Babe Ruth | 4,787 |
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| Thurman Munson | 6,342 |
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| Babe Ruth | 569 |
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| Thurman Munson | 742 |
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| Babe Ruth | 84 |
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| Thurman Munson | 85 |
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| Babe Ruth | 2.20 |
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| Thurman Munson | 5.40 |
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| Babe Ruth | 2.37 |
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| Thurman Munson | 5.61 |
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Playoff Hitting
| Babe Ruth | 41 |
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| Thurman Munson | 30 |
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| Babe Ruth | 167 |
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| Thurman Munson | 135 |
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| Babe Ruth | 129 |
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| Thurman Munson | 129 |
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| Babe Ruth | .326 |
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| Thurman Munson | .357 |
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| Babe Ruth | 42 |
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| Thurman Munson | 46 |
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| Babe Ruth | 37 |
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| Thurman Munson | 19 |
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| Babe Ruth | 15 |
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| Thurman Munson | 3 |
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| Babe Ruth | 33 |
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| Thurman Munson | 22 |
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| Babe Ruth | 5 |
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| Thurman Munson | 9 |
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| Babe Ruth | 2 |
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| Thurman Munson | 0 |
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| Babe Ruth | 33 |
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| Thurman Munson | 5 |
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| Babe Ruth | 30 |
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| Thurman Munson | 19 |
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| Babe Ruth | 4 |
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| Thurman Munson | 1 |
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| Babe Ruth | 3 |
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| Thurman Munson | 1 |
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| Babe Ruth | 2 |
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| Thurman Munson | 0 |
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| Babe Ruth | 96 |
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| Thurman Munson | 64 |
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| Babe Ruth | .470 |
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| Thurman Munson | .378 |
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| Babe Ruth | .744 |
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| Thurman Munson | .496 |
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| Babe Ruth | 1.214 |
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| Thurman Munson | 0.874 |
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| Babe Ruth | .321 |
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| Thurman Munson | .398 |
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| Babe Ruth | 18.0% |
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| Thurman Munson | 14.1% |
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| Babe Ruth | 19.8% |
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| Thurman Munson | 3.7% |
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| Babe Ruth | .419 |
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| Thurman Munson | .140 |
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| Babe Ruth | .682 |
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| Thurman Munson | .178 |
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| Babe Ruth | 22 |
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| Thurman Munson | 12 |
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Best Hitting
| Babe Ruth | 154 (1928) |
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| Thurman Munson | 157 (1975) |
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| Babe Ruth | 540 (1927) |
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| Thurman Munson | 617 (1978) |
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| Babe Ruth | 697 (1923) |
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| Thurman Munson | 667 (1978) |
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| Babe Ruth | 0.393 (1923) |
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| Thurman Munson | 0.318 (1975) |
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| Babe Ruth | 205 (1923) |
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| Thurman Munson | 190 (1975) |
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| Babe Ruth | 177 (1921) |
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| Thurman Munson | 85 (1977) |
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| Babe Ruth | 60 (1927) |
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| Thurman Munson | 20 (1973) |
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| Babe Ruth | 168 (1921) |
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| Thurman Munson | 105 (1976) |
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| Babe Ruth | 45 (1923) |
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| Thurman Munson | 29 (1973) |
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| Babe Ruth | 16 (1921) |
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| Thurman Munson | 5 (1977) |
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| Babe Ruth | 170 (1923) |
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| Thurman Munson | 57 (1970) |
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| Babe Ruth | 4 (1914) |
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| Thurman Munson | 10 (1969) |
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| Babe Ruth | 17 (1923) |
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| Thurman Munson | 14 (1976) |
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| Babe Ruth | 0 (1935) |
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| Thurman Munson | 0 (1974) |
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| Babe Ruth | 6 (1919) |
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| Thurman Munson | 9 (1976) |
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| Babe Ruth | 457 (1921) |
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| Thurman Munson | 275 (1977) |
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| Babe Ruth | 0.545 (1923) |
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| Thurman Munson | 0.386 (1970) |
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| Babe Ruth | 0.847 (1920) |
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| Thurman Munson | 0.487 (1973) |
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| Babe Ruth | 1.379 (1920) |
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| Thurman Munson | 0.849 (1973) |
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| Babe Ruth | 14.1 (1923) |
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| Thurman Munson | 7.2 (1973) |
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| Babe Ruth | 0.423 (1923) |
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| Thurman Munson | 0.332 (1970) |
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| Babe Ruth | 0.472 (1920) |
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| Thurman Munson | 0.187 (1973) |
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| Babe Ruth | 0.799 (1920) |
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| Thurman Munson | 0.276 (1973) |
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| Babe Ruth | 7.7% (1931) |
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| Thurman Munson | 5.7% (1976) |
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| Babe Ruth | 24.4% (1923) |
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| Thurman Munson | 10.8% (1970) |
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| Babe Ruth | 0.0 (1914) |
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| Thurman Munson | 25.9 (1973) |
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| Babe Ruth | 119 (1921) |
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| Thurman Munson | 53 (1973) |
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| Babe Ruth | 0 (1935) |
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| Thurman Munson | 10 (1978) |
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Best Fielding
| Babe Ruth | 156 (1921) |
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| Thurman Munson | 142 (1973) |
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| Babe Ruth | 154 (1928) |
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| Thurman Munson | 142 (1973) |
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| Babe Ruth | 1371.0 (1923) |
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| Thurman Munson | 1246.0 (1973) |
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| Babe Ruth | 1.000% (1914) |
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| Thurman Munson | 0.998% (1971) |
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| Babe Ruth | 0 (1914) |
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| Thurman Munson | 1 (1971) |
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| Babe Ruth | 452 (1923) |
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| Thurman Munson | 843 (1975) |
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| Babe Ruth | 419 (1923) |
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| Thurman Munson | 743 (1974) |
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| Babe Ruth | 101 (1917) |
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| Thurman Munson | 95 (1975) |
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| Babe Ruth | 16 (1918) |
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| Thurman Munson | 15 (1975) |
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| Babe Ruth | 3.72 (1918) |
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| Thurman Munson | 6.07 (1975) |
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| Babe Ruth | 3.94 (1918) |
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| Thurman Munson | 6.31 (1975) |
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Seasons
Info
| Babe Ruth | Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935) |
| Thurman Munson | New York Yankees (1969-1979) |
| Babe Ruth | Outfielder, Pitcher |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Babe Ruth | 6'2" |
| Thurman Munson | 5'11" |
Weight
| Babe Ruth | Left |
| Thurman Munson | Right |
| Babe Ruth | Left |
| Thurman Munson | Right |
World Series And Playoff Appearances
| Babe Ruth | 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932) |
| Thurman Munson | 2 (1977-1978) |
| Babe Ruth | 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) |
| Thurman Munson | 3 (1976-1978) |
| Babe Ruth | 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) |
| Thurman Munson | 3 (1976-1978) |
World Series MVP
Awards And Honors
| Babe Ruth | Yes | |
| Thurman Munson | No |
| Babe Ruth | Yes | Yankees #3 |
| Thurman Munson | Yes | Yankees #15 |
| Babe Ruth | 1 (1923) |
| Thurman Munson | 1 (1976) |
Gold Gloves
| Babe Ruth | No |
| Thurman Munson | Yes (1970) |
| Babe Ruth | 2 (1933, 1934) |
| Thurman Munson | 7 (1971, 1973-1978) |
League Batting Champion
League Leader in Home Runs
League Leader in RBIs
League Leader in Total Bases
League Leader in Doubles
League Leader in Runs
League Leader in On-Base Percentage
League Leader in Slugging Percentage
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)
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)
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