Babe Ruth vs Jackie Robinson

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Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson compared on their MLB careers: Babe Ruth played 22 seasons, 1914 to 1935, Jackie Robinson 10 seasons, 1947 to 1956. Babe Ruth has .342 batting average to Jackie Robinson's .311. Babe Ruth won 7 titles, Jackie Robinson won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Babe Ruth leads in 8 of the 9 lines, Jackie Robinson in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson career totals

2,503	GP	1,382
8,399	AB	4,877
2,174, better	R	947
2,873, better	H	1,518
714, better	HR	137
1,983, better	RBI	734
123	SB	197, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.5, better	OBP	0.4
0.7, better	SLG	0.5
1.2, better	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson postseason

41	GP	38
129	AB	137
37, better	R	22
42, better	H	32
15, better	HR	2
30, better	RBI	12
4	SB	6, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.2
0.5, better	OBP	0.3
0.7, better	SLG	0.3
1.2, better	OPS	0.7

Where each stands all time

Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson all-time places

3rd (714), better	Home runs	—
45th (2,873), better	Hits	—
6th (1,983), better	RBI	—

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 Jackie Robinson titles and awards

7, better	Championships	1
—	Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	NL 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 Jackie Robinson season by season

1st	1914	.200	0	0	1947	.297, better	12, better	48, better
2nd	1915	.315, better	4	0	1948	.296	12, better	85, better
3rd	1916	.272	3	0	1949	.342, better	16, better	124, better
4th	1917	.325	2	0	1950	.328, better	14, better	81, better
5th	1918	.300	11	0	1951	.338, better	19, better	88, better
6th	1919	.322, better	29, better	0	1952	.308	19	75, better
7th	1920	.376, better	54, better	137, better	1953	.329	12	95
8th	1921	.378, better	59, better	171, better	1954	.311	15	59
9th	1922	.315, better	35, better	99, better	1955	.256	8	36
10th	1923	.393, better	41, better	131, better	1956	.275	10	43
11th	1924	.378	46	121	—	—	—	—
12th	1925	.290	25	66	—	—	—	—
13th	1926	.372	47	146	—	—	—	—
14th	1927	.356	60	164	—	—	—	—
15th	1928	.323	54	142	—	—	—	—
16th	1929	.345	46	154	—	—	—	—
17th	1930	.359	49	153	—	—	—	—
18th	1931	.373	46	163	—	—	—	—
19th	1932	.341	41	137	—	—	—	—
20th	1933	.301	34	103	—	—	—	—
21st	1934	.288	22	84	—	—	—	—
22nd	1935	.181	6	12	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI