Babe Ruth vs Ichiro Suzuki

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Babe Ruth and Ichiro Suzuki compared on their MLB careers: Babe Ruth played 22 seasons, 1914 to 1935, Ichiro Suzuki 19 seasons, 2001 to 2019. Babe Ruth has .342 batting average to Ichiro Suzuki's .311. Babe Ruth won 7 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Babe Ruth leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Ichiro Suzuki in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Babe Ruth and Ichiro Suzuki career totals

2,503	GP	2,653
8,399	AB	9,934
2,174, better	R	1,420
2,873	H	3,089, better
714, better	HR	117
1,983, better	RBI	780
123	SB	509, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.5, better	OBP	0.4
0.7, better	SLG	0.4
1.2, better	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Babe Ruth and Ichiro Suzuki postseason

41	GP	19
129	AB	78
37, better	R	10
42, better	H	27
15, better	HR	1
30, better	RBI	8
4	SB	4
0.3	AVG	0.3, better
0.5, better	OBP	0.4
0.7, better	SLG	0.4
1.2, better	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Babe Ruth and Ichiro Suzuki all-time places

3rd (714), better	Home runs	—
45th (2,873)	Hits	24th (3,089), better
6th (1,983), better	RBI	—
—	Stolen bases	34th (509), 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 Ichiro Suzuki titles and awards

7, better	Championships	—
—	AL Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	AL Gold Glove	10, better
—	AL Silver Slugger	3, better
—	AL MVP	1, 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 Ichiro Suzuki season by season

1st	1914	.200	0	0	2001	.350, better	8, better	69, better
2nd	1915	.315	4	0	2002	.321, better	8, better	51, better
3rd	1916	.272	3	0	2003	.312, better	13, better	62, better
4th	1917	.325	2	0	2004	.372, better	8, better	60, better
5th	1918	.300	11	0	2005	.303, better	15, better	68, better
6th	1919	.322	29, better	0	2006	.322	9	49, better
7th	1920	.376, better	54, better	137, better	2007	.351	6	68
8th	1921	.378, better	59, better	171, better	2008	.310	6	42
9th	1922	.315	35, better	99, better	2009	.352, better	11	46
10th	1923	.393, better	41, better	131, better	2010	.315	6	43
11th	1924	.378, better	46, better	121, better	2011	.272	5	47
12th	1925	.290, better	25, better	66, better	2012	.283	9	55
13th	1926	.372, better	47, better	146, better	2013	.262	7	35
14th	1927	.356, better	60, better	164, better	2014	.284	1	22
15th	1928	.323, better	54, better	142, better	2015	.229	1	21
16th	1929	.345, better	46, better	154, better	2016	.291	1	22
17th	1930	.359, better	49, better	153, better	2017	.255	3	20
18th	1931	.373, better	46, better	163, better	2018	.205	0	0
19th	1932	.341, better	41, better	137, better	2019	.000	0	0
20th	1933	.301	34	103	—	—	—	—
21st	1934	.288	22	84	—	—	—	—
22nd	1935	.181	6	12	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI