#68 Babe "The bambino" Ruth, Leftfield, 33 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Sunday, 10/22/1928 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Babe Ruth The bambino 2/6/1895 33 USA,MD,BALTIMORE 6"2 235
Leftfield L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 6 / 6 (Extremely Popular) 5 / 6 (Very Popular) Average Normal Prone 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 20,760,001 1928 $ 25,000,000 (4 year(s)) 15 Year(s), 15 Days (2595 total Days) 172 Day(s) 15 Year(s), 15 Days (2595 total Days) 16 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Talent | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 2 4 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 2 (Range), .929 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 8 (Range), .966 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 4 (Range), .967 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 9 Outfield Arm : 10
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @PHI | W 6-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | #3 | | |
9/24 | @PHI | W 11-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #3 | | |
9/26 | CIN | L 6-9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/27 | CIN | L 5-12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/28 | BSN | W 11-10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/29 | @PIT | L 9-12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/30 | PIT | L 5-11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/1 | @BRO | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/2 | NYN | W 6-1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/4 | @STL | W 5-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 155 | 514 | 169 | 43 | 9 | 58 | 141 | 153 | 125 | 93 | .329 | .456 | .786 | 1.242 | 1.483 | .457 |
Projected | 155 | 514 | 169 | 43 | 9 | 58 | 141 | 153 | 125 | 93 | .329 | .456 | .786 | 1.242 | 1.483 | .457 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 143 | 647 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 404 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 192.3 | 14.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 209 | 62 | 23 | 2 | 18 | 52 | 56 | 55 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 | .445 | .684 | 1.129 |
vs. RHP | 305 | 107 | 20 | 7 | 40 | 89 | 97 | 70 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .351 | .463 | .856 | 1.319 |
Close/Late | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .370 | .552 | .848 | 1.400 |
Scoring Position | 152 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 82 | 0 | 45 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .441 | .730 | 1.171 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .909 | 1.000 | 1.909 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 77 | 248 | 86 | 20 | 5 | 32 | 73 | 87 | 66 | 44 | .347 | .481 | .855 | 1.336 |
Road | 78 | 266 | 83 | 23 | 4 | 26 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 49 | .312 | .432 | .722 | 1.154 |
March/April | 23 | 87 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 18 | .333 | .404 | .839 | 1.243 |
May | 25 | 84 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 14 | .298 | .426 | .786 | 1.212 |
June | 27 | 82 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 16 | .293 | .448 | .854 | 1.301 |
July | 25 | 84 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 11 | .381 | .523 | .893 | 1.416 |
August | 27 | 87 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 14 | .310 | .439 | .575 | 1.014 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 90 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 25 | 20 | .356 | .487 | .778 | 1.265 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1914 | 114 | 382 | 131 | 23 | 6 | 32 | 101 | 99 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 6 | 8 | .343 | .475 | .686 | 1.161 | BOS |
1915 | 114 | 382 | 131 | 23 | 6 | 32 | 101 | 99 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 6 | 8 | .343 | .475 | .686 | 1.161 | BOS |
1916 | 114 | 382 | 131 | 23 | 6 | 32 | 101 | 99 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 6 | 8 | .343 | .475 | .686 | 1.161 | BOS |
1917 | 114 | 382 | 131 | 23 | 6 | 32 | 101 | 99 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 6 | 8 | .343 | .475 | .686 | 1.161 | BOS |
1918 | 157 | 469 | 121 | 37 | 4 | 23 | 97 | 103 | 136 | 3 | 6 | 76 | 10 | 2 | .258 | .423 | .501 | .925 | BSN,NL |
1919 | 154 | 530 | 147 | 28 | 6 | 44 | 125 | 130 | 131 | 4 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .421 | .602 | 1.023 | BSN,NL |
1920 | 157 | 529 | 149 | 29 | 8 | 43 | 137 | 129 | 132 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 7 | 1 | .282 | .426 | .611 | 1.037 | BSN,NL |
1921 | 159 | 531 | 159 | 34 | 11 | 35 | 138 | 129 | 126 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 7 | .299 | .436 | .603 | 1.038 | CHC,NL |
1922 | 157 | 520 | 171 | 40 | 5 | 45 | 157 | 114 | 107 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 16 | 4 | .329 | .440 | .685 | 1.125 | CHC,NL |
1923 | 158 | 510 | 178 | 33 | 7 | 51 | 150 | 136 | 133 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 1 | .349 | .487 | .741 | 1.228 | CHC,NL |
1924 | 146 | 439 | 135 | 29 | 10 | 35 | 98 | 120 | 129 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 7 | 1 | .308 | .462 | .658 | 1.121 | CHC,NL |
1925 | 157 | 514 | 162 | 51 | 11 | 38 | 141 | 140 | 137 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 4 | 3 | .315 | .456 | .679 | 1.135 | CHC,NL |
1926 | 159 | 548 | 179 | 47 | 9 | 46 | 158 | 167 | 131 | 4 | 6 | 64 | 6 | 1 | .327 | .456 | .697 | 1.153 | CHC,NL |
1927 | 120 | 393 | 141 | 27 | 7 | 51 | 131 | 124 | 114 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 1 | .359 | .507 | .852 | 1.359 | CHC,NL |
1928 | 155 | 514 | 169 | 43 | 9 | 58 | 141 | 153 | 125 | 1 | 7 | 93 | 1 | 0 | .329 | .456 | .786 | 1.242 | CHC,NL |
Total | 2135 | 7025 | 2235 | 490 | 111 | 597 | 1877 | 1841 | 1777 | 50 | 57 | 894 | 91 | 53 | .318 | .456 | .674 | 1.130 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1918 | 12 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .456 | .372 | .828 |
1926 | 10 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .325 | .449 | .625 | 1.074 |
Total | 22 | 83 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .301 | .453 | .494 | .947 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 146 | 143 | 274 | 10 | 1 | 299 | 15 | .950 | 1274.2 | 2.11 | | | | |
Rightfield | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 10.0 | 1.80 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1918... Was selected to the 1918 Allstar game... Drove in 7 runs against Pittsburgh on 7/28/1918... Was selected to the 1919 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1919, hitting .478 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 26 on 7/28/1919... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 7/28/1919... Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1919, hitting .474 with 5 HR, 12 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1919, hitting .390 with 12 HR, 33 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1919, hitting .320 with 8 HR, 21 RBI... Sets a new season NL-Record for RBI with 116 on 9/23/1919... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1919, hitting .277 with 44 HR, 125 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1920, hitting .291 with 9 HR, 29 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1920, hitting .368 with 2 HR, 8 RBI... Was selected to the 1920 Allstar game... Hit 4 homeruns against New York (N), driving in 8 runs on 7/14/1920... Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1920, hitting .308 with 6 HR, 13 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 9/1/1920... Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1920, hitting .360 with 2 HR, 9 RBI... Sets a new season NL-Record for RBI with 132 on 9/28/1920... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1920, hitting .341 with 7 HR, 27 RBI... Sets a new season NL-Record for RBI with 135 on 10/2/1920... Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1920... Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1920... Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 2/11/1921 to a 8-year deal worth $20,760,001 per year... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1921, hitting .341 with 6 HR, 34 RBI... Hit for the cycle against New York (N) on 6/14/1921... Was selected to the 1921 Allstar game... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1921, hitting .351 with 11 HR, 27 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1921... Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 4/18/1922... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1922, hitting .419 with 12 HR, 36 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 6/27/1922... Was selected to the 1922 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1922, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1922, hitting .330 with 7 HR, 22 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1922, hitting .321 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1922, hitting .329 with 45 HR, 157 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1922... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1923, hitting .417 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 5/23/1923... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1923, hitting .480 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1923, hitting .427 with 11 HR, 28 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1923, hitting .381 with 5 HR, 10 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1923, hitting .287 with 13 HR, 29 RBI... Was selected to the 1923 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1923, hitting .412 with 5 HR, 8 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1923, hitting .388 with 9 HR, 22 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 8/12/1923... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1923, hitting .349 with 51 HR, 150 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1924, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1924, hitting .550 with 2 HR, 4 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1924, hitting .381 with 4 HR, 6 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1924, hitting .349 with 9 HR, 22 RBI... Was selected to the 1924 Allstar game... Injured on 7/24/1924 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1924... Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 6/24/1925... Was selected to the 1925 Allstar game... Hit 3 homeruns against Brooklyn, driving in 6 runs on 8/17/1925... Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1925... Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 5/16/1926... Was selected to the 1926 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1926, hitting .450 with 5 HR, 11 RBI... Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1926... Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1926... Injured on 4/20/1927 with a Broken Ulna, out for 6 weeks... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 6/1/1927... Had 500th career homerun on 6/9/1927, off George Smith (NYN)... Hit 3 homeruns against New York (N), driving in 7 runs on 6/9/1927... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1927, hitting .409 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1927, hitting .432 with 14 HR, 36 RBI... Was selected to the 1927 Allstar game... Had 2000th career hit on 7/31/1927, off Ted Trent (PHI)... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1927, hitting .435 with 4 HR, 14 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 8/16/1927... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1927, hitting .400 with 15 HR, 41 RBI... Injured on 9/28/1927 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for one week... Hit 3 homeruns against New York (N), driving in 5 runs on 5/23/1928... Was selected to the 1928 Allstar game... 10/13/1928: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $25,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1922 - .329 - 7th 1923 - .349 - 3rd 1926 - .327 - 10th 1927 - .359 - 3rd
| OBP 1918 - .423 - 2nd 1919 - .421 - 1st 1920 - .426 - 1st 1921 - .436 - 1st 1922 - .440 - 1st 1923 - .487 - 1st 1924 - .462 - 1st 1925 - .456 - 1st 1926 - .456 - 2nd 1927 - .507 - 1st
| SLG 1918 - .501 - 3rd 1919 - .602 - 1st 1920 - .611 - 1st 1921 - .603 - 1st 1922 - .685 - 1st 1923 - .741 - 1st 1924 - .658 - 1st 1925 - .679 - 1st 1926 - .697 - 1st 1927 - .852 - 1st
| OPS 1918 - .925 - 3rd 1919 - 1.023 - 1st 1920 - 1.037 - 1st 1921 - 1.038 - 1st 1922 - 1.125 - 1st 1923 - 1.228 - 1st 1924 - 1.121 - 1st 1925 - 1.135 - 1st 1926 - 1.153 - 1st 1927 - 1.359 - 1st
| Doubles 1918 - 37 - 2nd 1919 - 28 - 9th 1922 - 40 - 5th 1925 - 51 - 3rd 1926 - 47 - 3rd
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Triples 1924 - 10 - 9th 1925 - 11 - 6th
| Homeruns 1918 - 23 - 3rd 1919 - 44 - 1st 1920 - 43 - 1st 1921 - 35 - 1st 1922 - 45 - 1st 1923 - 51 - 1st 1924 - 35 - 1st 1925 - 38 - 1st 1926 - 46 - 1st 1927 - 51 - 1st
| RBI 1918 - 97 - 4th 1919 - 125 - 1st 1920 - 137 - 1st 1921 - 138 - 1st 1922 - 157 - 1st 1923 - 150 - 1st 1924 - 98 - 6th 1925 - 141 - 1st 1926 - 158 - 2nd 1927 - 131 - 4th
| Runs 1918 - 103 - 5th 1919 - 130 - 1st 1920 - 129 - 2nd 1921 - 129 - 1st 1922 - 114 - 4th 1923 - 136 - 2nd 1924 - 120 - 4th 1925 - 140 - 1st 1926 - 167 - 1st 1927 - 124 - 5th
| BB 1918 - 136 - 1st 1919 - 131 - 1st 1920 - 132 - 1st 1921 - 126 - 1st 1922 - 107 - 1st 1923 - 133 - 1st 1924 - 129 - 1st 1925 - 137 - 1st 1926 - 131 - 1st 1927 - 114 - 2nd
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