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Babe Ruth vs Willie Mays Comparison

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Babe Ruth

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Willie Mays

 

Info

Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Willie Mays New York/San Francisco Giants (1951-1952, 1954-1972), New York Mets (1972-1973)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Willie Mays Outfielder

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Willie Mays 5'10"

Weight

Babe Ruth 215
Willie Mays 170

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Willie Mays Right

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Willie Mays Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Willie Mays 1 (1954) Star

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Willie Mays 4 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1973) StarStarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Willie Mays 5 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1971, 1973) StarStarStarStarStar

World Series MVP

Babe Ruth 0
Willie Mays 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Willie Mays Yes 94.7% in 1979

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes Yankees #3
Willie Mays Yes Giants #24

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923) Star
Willie Mays 2 (1954, 1965) StarStar

Gold Gloves

Babe Ruth 0
Willie Mays 12 (1957–1968) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Rookie of the Year

Babe Ruth No
Willie Mays Yes (1951)

All-Star Games

Babe Ruth 2 (1933, 1934) StarStar
Willie Mays 24 (1954–1973) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924) Star
Willie Mays 1 (1954) Star

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Willie Mays 4 (1955, 1962, 1964-1965) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Willie Mays 0

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth 0
Willie Mays 4 (1956–1959) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Willie Mays 3 (1955, 1962, 1965) StarStarStar

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth 0
Willie Mays 0

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth 0
Willie Mays 3 (1954-1955, 1957) StarStarStar

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Willie Mays 2 (1958, 1961) StarStar

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Willie Mays 2 (1965, 1971) StarStar

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Willie Mays 5 (1954-1955, 1957, 1964-1965) StarStarStarStarStar

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,503
Willie Mays 2,992

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 10,623
Willie Mays 12,496

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 8,399
Willie Mays 10,881

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.342
Willie Mays 0.302

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 2,873
Willie Mays 3,283

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 2,174
Willie Mays 2,062

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 714
Willie Mays 660

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 2,214
Willie Mays 1,903

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 506
Willie Mays 523

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 136
Willie Mays 140

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 2,062
Willie Mays 1,464

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 1,330
Willie Mays 1,526

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 123
Willie Mays 338

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 117
Willie Mays 103

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.474
Willie Mays 0.384

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.690
Willie Mays 0.557

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.164
Willie Mays 0.941

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 43
Willie Mays 44

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 5,793
Willie Mays 6,066

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 1,356
Willie Mays 1,323

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.340
Willie Mays 0.299

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.348
Willie Mays 0.256

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.594
Willie Mays 0.412

Total Average (TotA)

Babe Ruth 1.401
Willie Mays 0.982

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth 209.8
Willie Mays 447.1

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth 19.4%
Willie Mays 11.7%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 12.5%
Willie Mays 12.2%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth 60%
Willie Mays 70%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 11.8
Willie Mays 16.5

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 163.1
Willie Mays 155.9

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 2,718
Willie Mays 2,368

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,436
Willie Mays 2,929

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth 2,396
Willie Mays 2,818

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 20,357
Willie Mays 25,073.1

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth 0.968%
Willie Mays 0.981%

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 179
Willie Mays 156

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 5,535
Willie Mays 8,141

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 4,787
Willie Mays 7,752

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 569
Willie Mays 233

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth 84
Willie Mays 121

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 2.20
Willie Mays 2.73

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 2.37
Willie Mays 2.87

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 41
Willie Mays 25

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 167
Willie Mays 99

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 129
Willie Mays 89

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth .326
Willie Mays .247

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 42
Willie Mays 22

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 37
Willie Mays 12

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 15
Willie Mays 1

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 33
Willie Mays 10

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 5
Willie Mays 5

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 2
Willie Mays 0

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 33
Willie Mays 10

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 30
Willie Mays 12

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 4
Willie Mays 3

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 3
Willie Mays 0

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 2
Willie Mays 0

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 96
Willie Mays 30

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth .470
Willie Mays .323

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth .744
Willie Mays .337

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.214
Willie Mays 0.660

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth .321
Willie Mays .276

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 18.0%
Willie Mays 12.1%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 19.8%
Willie Mays 10.1%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth .419
Willie Mays .090

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth .682
Willie Mays .236

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 22
Willie Mays 6

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Willie Mays 162 (1962)

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 540 (1927)
Willie Mays 621 (1962)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 697 (1923)
Willie Mays 706 (1962)

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.393 (1923)
Willie Mays 0.347 (1958)

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 205 (1923)
Willie Mays 208 (1958)

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 177 (1921)
Willie Mays 130 (1962)

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 60 (1927)
Willie Mays 52 (1965)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 168 (1921)
Willie Mays 141 (1962)

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 45 (1923)
Willie Mays 43 (1959)

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 16 (1921)
Willie Mays 20 (1957)

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 170 (1923)
Willie Mays 112 (1971)

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 4 (1914)
Willie Mays 17 (1952)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 17 (1923)
Willie Mays 40 (1956)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Willie Mays 0 (1973)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 6 (1919)
Willie Mays 4 (1962)

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 457 (1921)
Willie Mays 382 (1962)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.545 (1923)
Willie Mays 0.425 (1971)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.847 (1920)
Willie Mays 0.667 (1954)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.379 (1920)
Willie Mays 1.078 (1954)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 14.1 (1923)
Willie Mays 11.2 (1965)

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 229 (1921)
Willie Mays 157 (1955)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.423 (1923)
Willie Mays 0.344 (1958)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.472 (1920)
Willie Mays 0.340 (1955)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.799 (1920)
Willie Mays 0.528 (1971)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Babe Ruth 7.7% (1931)
Willie Mays 8.2% (1958)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 24.4% (1923)
Willie Mays 20.9% (1971)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 0.0 (1914)
Willie Mays 10.7 (1965)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 119 (1921)
Willie Mays 90 (1962)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Willie Mays 9 (1960)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 156 (1921)
Willie Mays 161 (1962)

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Willie Mays 158 (1962)

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 1371.0 (1923)
Willie Mays 1393.2 (1962)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Babe Ruth 1.000% (1914)
Willie Mays 0.991% (1962)

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 0 (1914)
Willie Mays 1 (1952)

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 452 (1923)
Willie Mays 622 (1971)

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 419 (1923)
Willie Mays 576 (1971)

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 101 (1917)
Willie Mays 29 (1971)

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth 16 (1918)
Willie Mays 44 (1971)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 3.72 (1918)
Willie Mays 4.58 (1971)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 3.94 (1918)
Willie Mays 5.31 (1971)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Willie Mays New York/San Francisco Giants (1951-1952, 1954-1972), New York Mets (1972-1973)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Willie Mays Outfielder

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Willie Mays 5'10"

Weight

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Willie Mays Right

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Willie Mays Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932)
Willie Mays 1 (1954)

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Willie Mays 4 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1973)

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Willie Mays 5 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1971, 1973)

World Series MVP

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Willie Mays Yes 94.7% in 1979

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes Yankees #3
Willie Mays Yes Giants #24

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923)
Willie Mays 2 (1954, 1965)

Gold Gloves

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Rookie of the Year

Babe Ruth No
Willie Mays Yes (1951)

All-Star Games

Babe Ruth 2 (1933, 1934)
Willie Mays 24 (1954–1973)

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924)
Willie Mays 1 (1954)

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931)
Willie Mays 4 (1955, 1962, 1964-1965)

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928)
Willie Mays 3 (1955, 1962, 1965)

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924)
Willie Mays 2 (1958, 1961)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932)
Willie Mays 2 (1965, 1971)

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931)
Willie Mays 5 (1954-1955, 1957, 1964-1965)

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Total Average (TotA)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Willie Mays

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