Babe Ruth vs Mickey Mantle

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Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle compared on their MLB careers: Babe Ruth played 22 seasons, 1914 to 1935, Mickey Mantle 18 seasons, 1951 to 1968. Babe Ruth has .342 batting average to Mickey Mantle's .298. Babe Ruth won 7 titles, Mickey Mantle won 7 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle career totals

2,503	GP	2,401
8,399	AB	8,102
2,174, better	R	1,677
2,873, better	H	2,415
714, better	HR	536
1,983, better	RBI	1,509
123	SB	153, better
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 Mickey Mantle postseason

41	GP	65
129	AB	230
37	R	42, better
42	H	59, better
15	HR	18, better
30	RBI	40, better
4, better	SB	3
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.5, better	OBP	0.4
0.7, better	SLG	0.5
1.2, better	OPS	0.9

Where each stands all time

Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle all-time places

3rd (714), better	Home runs	18th (536)
45th (2,873), better	Hits	123rd (2,415)
6th (1,983), better	RBI	47th (1,509)

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 Mickey Mantle titles and awards

7	Championships	7
—	AL MVP	3, better
—	AL Gold Glove	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 Mickey Mantle season by season

1st	1914	.200	0	0	1951	.267, better	13, better	65, better
2nd	1915	.315, better	4	0	1952	.311	23, better	87, better
3rd	1916	.272	3	0	1953	.295, better	21, better	92, better
4th	1917	.325, better	2	0	1954	.300	27, better	102, better
5th	1918	.300	11	0	1955	.306, better	37, better	99, better
6th	1919	.322	29	0	1956	.353, better	52, better	130, better
7th	1920	.376, better	54, better	137, better	1957	.365	34	94
8th	1921	.378, better	59, better	171, better	1958	.304	42	97
9th	1922	.315, better	35, better	99, better	1959	.285	31	75
10th	1923	.393, better	41, better	131, better	1960	.275	40	94
11th	1924	.378, better	46	121	1961	.317	54, better	128, better
12th	1925	.290	25	66	1962	.321, better	30, better	89, better
13th	1926	.372, better	47, better	146, better	1963	.314	15	35
14th	1927	.356, better	60, better	164, better	1964	.303	35	111
15th	1928	.323, better	54, better	142, better	1965	.255	19	46
16th	1929	.345, better	46, better	154, better	1966	.288	23	56
17th	1930	.359, better	49, better	153, better	1967	.245	22	55
18th	1931	.373, better	46, better	163, better	1968	.237	18	54
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