Babe Ruth vs Roger Maris

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Babe Ruth and Roger Maris compared on their MLB careers: Babe Ruth played 22 seasons, 1914 to 1935, Roger Maris 12 seasons, 1957 to 1968. Babe Ruth has .342 batting average to Roger Maris's .260. Babe Ruth won 7 titles, Roger Maris won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Babe Ruth and Roger Maris career totals

2,503	GP	1,463
8,399	AB	5,101
2,174, better	R	826
2,873, better	H	1,325
714, better	HR	275
1,983, better	RBI	851
123, better	SB	21
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.5, better	OBP	0.3
0.7, better	SLG	0.5
1.2, better	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Babe Ruth and Roger Maris postseason

41	GP	41
129	AB	152
37, better	R	26
42, better	H	33
15, better	HR	6
30, better	RBI	18
4, better	SB	0
0.3, better	AVG	0.2
0.5, better	OBP	0.3
0.7, better	SLG	0.4
1.2, better	OPS	0.7

Where each stands all time

Babe Ruth and Roger Maris all-time places

3rd (714), better	Home runs	209th (275)
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 Roger Maris titles and awards

7, better	Championships	3
—	AL Gold Glove	1, better
—	AL MVP	2, 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 Roger Maris season by season

1st	1914	.200	0	0	1957	.235, better	14, better	51, better
2nd	1915	.315, better	4	0	1958	.240	28, better	80, better
3rd	1916	.272	3	0	1959	.273, better	16, better	72, better
4th	1917	.325, better	2	0	1960	.283	39, better	112, better
5th	1918	.300, better	11	0	1961	.269	61, better	142, better
6th	1919	.322, better	29	0	1962	.256	33, better	100, better
7th	1920	.376, better	54, better	137, better	1963	.269	23	53
8th	1921	.378, better	59, better	171, better	1964	.281	26	71
9th	1922	.315, better	35, better	99, better	1965	.239	8	27
10th	1923	.393, better	41, better	131, better	1966	.233	13	43
11th	1924	.378, better	46, better	121, better	1967	.261	9	55
12th	1925	.290, better	25, better	66, better	1968	.255	5	45
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