Babe Ruth vs Joe DiMaggio

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Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio compared on their MLB careers: Babe Ruth played 22 seasons, 1914 to 1935, Joe DiMaggio 13 seasons, 1936 to 1951. Babe Ruth has .342 batting average to Joe DiMaggio's .325. Babe Ruth won 7 titles, Joe DiMaggio won 9 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Babe Ruth leads in 9 of the 9 lines, Joe DiMaggio in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio career totals

2,503	GP	1,736
8,399	AB	6,821
2,174, better	R	1,390
2,873, better	H	2,214
714, better	HR	361
1,983, better	RBI	1,537
123, better	SB	30
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.5, better	OBP	0.4
0.7, better	SLG	0.6
1.2, better	OPS	1.0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio postseason

41	GP	51
129	AB	199
37, better	R	27
42	H	54, better
15, better	HR	8
30	RBI	30
4, better	SB	0
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.5, better	OBP	0.3
0.7, better	SLG	0.4
1.2, better	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio all-time places

3rd (714), better	Home runs	92nd (361)
45th (2,873), better	Hits	185th (2,214)
6th (1,983), better	RBI	43rd (1,537)

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 Joe DiMaggio titles and awards

7	Championships	9, better
—	AL MVP	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 Joe DiMaggio season by season

1st	1914	.200	0	0	1936	.323, better	29, better	125, better
2nd	1915	.315	4	0	1937	.346, better	46, better	167, better
3rd	1916	.272	3	0	1938	.324, better	32, better	140, better
4th	1917	.325	2	0	1939	.381, better	30, better	126, better
5th	1918	.300	11	0	1940	.352, better	31, better	133, better
6th	1919	.322	29	0	1941	.357, better	30, better	125, better
7th	1920	.376, better	54, better	137, better	1942	.305	21	114
8th	1921	.378, better	59, better	171, better	1946	.290	25	95
9th	1922	.315	35, better	99, better	1947	.315	20	97
10th	1923	.393, better	41, better	131	1948	.320	39	155, better
11th	1924	.378, better	46, better	121, better	1949	.346	14	67
12th	1925	.290	25	66	1950	.301, better	32, better	122, better
13th	1926	.372, better	47, better	146, better	1951	.263	12	71
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