Babe Ruth vs Shohei Ohtani

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Babe Ruth and Shohei Ohtani compared on their MLB careers: Babe Ruth played 22 seasons, 1914 to 1935, Shohei Ohtani 9 seasons, 2018 to 2026. Babe Ruth has .342 batting average to Shohei Ohtani's .281. Babe Ruth won 7 titles, Shohei Ohtani won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Babe Ruth and Shohei Ohtani career totals

2,503	GP	1,152
8,399	AB	4,250
2,174, better	R	797
2,873, better	H	1,193
714, better	HR	310
1,983, better	RBI	750
123	SB	176, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.5, better	OBP	0.4
0.7, better	SLG	0.6
1.2, better	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Babe Ruth and Shohei Ohtani postseason

41	GP	33
129	AB	129
37, better	R	27
42, better	H	32
15, better	HR	11
30, better	RBI	24
4, better	SB	1
0.3, better	AVG	0.2
0.5, better	OBP	0.4
0.7, better	SLG	0.6
1.2, better	OPS	0.9

Where each stands all time

Babe Ruth and Shohei Ohtani all-time places

3rd (714), better	Home runs	152nd (310)
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 Shohei Ohtani titles and awards

7, better	Championships	2
—	AL Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	AL MVP	2, better
—	AL Silver Slugger	2, better
—	Hank Aaron Award	3, better
—	NL MVP	2, better
—	NL Silver Slugger	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 Shohei Ohtani season by season

1st	1914	.200	0	0	2018	.285, better	22, better	61, better
2nd	1915	.315, better	4	0	2019	.286	18, better	62, better
3rd	1916	.272, better	3	0	2020	.190	7, better	24, better
4th	1917	.325, better	2	0	2021	.257	46, better	100, better
5th	1918	.300, better	11	0	2022	.273	34, better	95, better
6th	1919	.322, better	29	0	2023	.304	44, better	95, better
7th	1920	.376, better	54	137, better	2024	.310	54	130
8th	1921	.378, better	59, better	171, better	2025	.282	55	102
9th	1922	.315, better	35, better	99, better	2026	.275	30	81
10th	1923	.393	41	131	—	—	—	—
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