Babe Ruth vs Yogi Berra

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Babe Ruth and Yogi Berra compared on their MLB careers: Babe Ruth played 22 seasons, 1914 to 1935, Yogi Berra 19 seasons, 1946 to 1965. Babe Ruth has .342 batting average to Yogi Berra's .285. Babe Ruth won 7 titles, Yogi Berra won 10 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Babe Ruth and Yogi Berra career totals

2,503	GP	2,120
8,399	AB	7,555
2,174, better	R	1,175
2,873, better	H	2,150
714, better	HR	358
1,983, better	RBI	1,430
123, better	SB	30
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 Yogi Berra postseason

41	GP	75
129	AB	259
37	R	41, better
42	H	71, better
15, better	HR	12
30	RBI	39, better
4, better	SB	0
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.5, better	OBP	0.4
0.7, better	SLG	0.5
1.2, better	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Babe Ruth and Yogi Berra all-time places

3rd (714), better	Home runs	95th (358)
45th (2,873), better	Hits	210th (2,150)
6th (1,983), better	RBI	57th (1,430)

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 Yogi Berra titles and awards

7	Championships	10, 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 Yogi Berra season by season

1st	1914	.200	0	0	1946	.364, better	2, better	4, better
2nd	1915	.315, better	4	0	1947	.280	11, better	54, better
3rd	1916	.272	3	0	1948	.305, better	14, better	98, better
4th	1917	.325, better	2	0	1949	.277	20, better	91, better
5th	1918	.300	11	0	1950	.322, better	28, better	124, better
6th	1919	.322, better	29, better	0	1951	.294	27	88, better
7th	1920	.376, better	54, better	137, better	1952	.273	30	98
8th	1921	.378, better	59, better	171, better	1953	.296	27	108
9th	1922	.315, better	35, better	99	1954	.307	22	125, better
10th	1923	.393, better	41, better	131, better	1955	.272	27	108
11th	1924	.378, better	46, better	121, better	1956	.298	30	105
12th	1925	.290, better	25, better	66	1957	.251	24	82, better
13th	1926	.372, better	47, better	146, better	1958	.266	22	90
14th	1927	.356, better	60, better	164, better	1959	.284	19	69
15th	1928	.323, better	54, better	142, better	1960	.276	15	62
16th	1929	.345, better	46, better	154, better	1961	.271	22	61
17th	1930	.359, better	49, better	153, better	1962	.224	10	35
18th	1931	.373, better	46, better	163, better	1963	.293	8	28
19th	1932	.341, better	41, better	137, better	1965	.222	0	0
20th	1933	.301	34	103	—	—	—	—
21st	1934	.288	22	84	—	—	—	—
22nd	1935	.181	6	12	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI