Babe Ruth vs Hank Aaron

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Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron compared on their MLB careers: Babe Ruth played 22 seasons, 1914 to 1935, Hank Aaron 23 seasons, 1954 to 1976. Babe Ruth has .342 batting average to Hank Aaron's .305. Babe Ruth won 7 titles, Hank Aaron won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

They are level: each leads in 4 of the 8 lines. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron career totals

2,503	GP	3,298
8,399	AB	12,364
2,174	R	2,174
2,873	H	3,771, better
714	HR	755, better
1,983	RBI	2,297, better
123	SB	240, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.5, better	OBP	0.4
0.7, better	SLG	0.6
1.2, better	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron postseason

41	GP	17
129	AB	69
37, better	R	11
42, better	H	25
15, better	HR	6
30, better	RBI	16
4, better	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.4, better
0.5, better	OBP	0.4
0.7, better	SLG	0.7
1.2, better	OPS	1.1

Where each stands all time

Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron all-time places

3rd (714)	Home runs	2nd (755), better
45th (2,873)	Hits	3rd (3,771), better
6th (1,983)	RBI	1st (2,297), better
—	Stolen bases	258th (240), better

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron titles and awards

7, better	Championships	1
—	NL MVP	1, better
—	NL Gold Glove	3, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron season by season

1st	1914	.200	0	0	1954	.280, better	13, better	69, better
2nd	1915	.315, better	4	0	1955	.314	27, better	106, better
3rd	1916	.272	3	0	1956	.328, better	26, better	92, better
4th	1917	.325, better	2	0	1957	.322	44, better	132, better
5th	1918	.300	11	0	1958	.326, better	30, better	95, better
6th	1919	.322	29	0	1959	.355, better	39, better	123, better
7th	1920	.376, better	54, better	137, better	1960	.292	40	126
8th	1921	.378, better	59, better	171, better	1961	.327	34	120
9th	1922	.315	35	99	1962	.323, better	45, better	128, better
10th	1923	.393, better	41	131, better	1963	.319	44, better	130
11th	1924	.378, better	46, better	121, better	1964	.328	24	95
12th	1925	.290	25	66	1965	.318, better	32, better	89, better
13th	1926	.372, better	47, better	146, better	1966	.279	44	127
14th	1927	.356, better	60, better	164, better	1967	.307	39	109
15th	1928	.323, better	54, better	142, better	1968	.287	29	86
16th	1929	.345, better	46, better	154, better	1969	.300	44	97
17th	1930	.359, better	49, better	153, better	1970	.298	38	118
18th	1931	.373, better	46	163, better	1971	.327	47, better	118
19th	1932	.341, better	41, better	137, better	1972	.265	34	77
20th	1933	.301	34	103, better	1973	.301	40, better	96
21st	1934	.288, better	22, better	84, better	1974	.268	20	69
22nd	1935	.181	6	12	1975	.234, better	12, better	60, better
23rd	—	—	—	—	1976	.229	10	35

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI