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Babe Ruth - Player Record
Traditional Statistics and Splits (Retrosheet)
(
Player Game Log
)
Compare Babe Ruth to:
Only includes
seasons
for which
Retrosheet
has released play-by-play data
Missing player games extrapolated
(Numbers in italics include some games for which Retrosheet is missing play-by-play data.)
Player records with missing games excluded
Most Similar Players to Babe Ruth
Positional Average
(Weighted Avg of Options): 0.500
(1-Year)
(9-Year)
(Long-Run)
Positional Averages for Pitchers
(Wgted Avg of Options): 0.500
vs. Different Values for Starting vs. Relief Pitchers: (Empirical)
(Based on Pitchers who Do Both)
Basic Player Won-Lost Records
Value Decomposition
Season
Team
Age
Games
pWins
pLosses
pWORL
pWOPA
1914
-
19
-
-
-
-
-
1915
-
20
-
-
-
-
-
1916
BOS
21
67
27.1
16.4
14.6
11.8
1917
BOS
22
52
21.3
17.9
6.9
4.4
1918
BOS
23
95
26.1
16.9
11.9
9.4
1919
BOS
24
130
33.8
20.3
16.3
13.1
1920
NYA
25
142
28.7
14.5
15.5
13.3
1921
NYA
26
152
33.6
16.6
18.5
15.9
1922
NYA
27
110
20.9
12.7
9.0
7.3
1923
NYA
28
152
31.7
14.3
18.9
16.5
1924
NYA
29
153
30.5
16.7
15.2
12.8
1925
NYA
30
98
16.1
12.8
3.9
2.4
1926
NYA
31
152
27.6
16.2
12.4
10.2
1927
NYA
32
151
31.4
14.8
18.0
15.5
1928
NYA
33
154
29.1
16.0
14.3
11.9
1929
NYA
34
135
25.4
13.9
12.4
10.4
1930
NYA
35
145
24.8
16.3
9.4
7.3
1931
NYA
36
145
27.0
14.5
13.5
11.4
1932
NYA
37
133
22.8
11.4
12.2
10.5
1933
NYA
38
137
20.5
13.4
7.9
6.2
1934
NYA
39
125
17.4
12.2
6.0
4.4
1935
BSN
40
28
2.9
3.5
-0.5
-0.8
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CAREER (reg. season)
2,456
498.7
291.4
236.3
193.9
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------
------
------
PostSeason (career)
40
8.0
4.8
3.6
2.9
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COMBINED
2,496
506.7
296.2
239.9
196.8
Expected Player Won-Lost Records
Value Decomposition
Season
Team
Age
Games
eWins
eLosses
eWORL
eWOPA
1914
-
19
-
-
-
-
-
1915
-
20
-
-
-
-
-
1916
BOS
21
67
26.2
17.3
12.9
10.1
1917
BOS
22
52
20.1
19.1
4.4
1.9
1918
BOS
23
95
24.3
18.7
8.3
5.9
1919
BOS
24
130
31.9
22.2
13.5
10.3
1920
NYA
25
142
28.8
14.3
15.9
13.7
1921
NYA
26
152
31.9
18.3
15.0
12.4
1922
NYA
27
110
20.2
13.4
7.4
5.8
1923
NYA
28
152
30.6
15.5
16.0
13.7
1924
NYA
29
153
30.1
17.1
13.9
11.5
1925
NYA
30
98
16.3
12.6
4.1
2.6
1926
NYA
31
152
26.6
17.2
10.9
8.7
1927
NYA
32
151
29.9
16.3
14.7
12.2
1928
NYA
33
154
27.8
17.3
11.5
9.1
1929
NYA
34
135
23.7
15.6
9.1
7.1
1930
NYA
35
145
25.7
15.4
11.1
8.9
1931
NYA
36
145
26.1
15.4
11.8
9.6
1932
NYA
37
133
21.2
13.0
8.9
7.1
1933
NYA
38
137
19.9
14.0
6.5
4.8
1934
NYA
39
125
16.8
12.8
4.9
3.3
1935
BSN
40
28
3.2
3.2
0.1
-0.3
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------
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CAREER (reg. season)
2,456
481.5
308.7
200.8
158.4
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------
------
------
------
PostSeason (career)
40
7.7
5.0
3.1
2.4
------
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------
------
------
COMBINED
2,496
489.1
313.7
203.9
160.8
Basic Decomposition of eWins, eLosses
(Regular Season only)
Batting
Baserunning
Pitching
Fielding
Season
Team
Wins
Losses
Wins
Losses
Wins
Losses
Wins
Losses
1914
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1915
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1916
BOS
3.2
3.0
0.5
0.3
19.8
13.9
1.8
0.9
1917
BOS
2.5
2.6
0.2
0.3
15.8
15.6
1.4
0.9
1918
BOS
9.9
6.6
0.9
1.2
9.3
8.1
3.8
3.2
1919
BOS
17.5
7.8
2.4
2.1
6.7
8.1
5.1
4.3
1920
NYA
19.6
7.1
2.0
1.5
0.2
0.2
6.4
6.1
1921
NYA
21.6
8.9
1.7
1.9
0.7
1.2
7.2
6.9
1922
NYA
13.7
7.4
1.0
1.3
-
-
5.2
5.1
1923
NYA
19.5
7.8
2.1
1.8
-
-
8.0
6.9
1924
NYA
19.0
8.0
2.0
1.6
-
-
8.2
8.4
1925
NYA
10.5
6.9
0.7
0.9
-
-
4.9
5.0
1926
NYA
19.1
9.2
1.1
1.8
-
-
6.3
6.3
1927
NYA
20.8
9.7
1.4
0.8
-
-
7.1
6.5
1928
NYA
19.2
9.4
1.2
1.4
-
-
7.0
6.9
1929
NYA
17.5
9.6
0.9
0.7
-
-
5.1
5.3
1930
NYA
17.6
8.7
1.0
0.9
0.4
0.3
6.2
6.0
1931
NYA
19.8
9.3
1.0
1.1
-
-
5.0
5.3
1932
NYA
15.5
7.8
0.8
0.7
-
-
4.6
4.9
1933
NYA
13.4
7.6
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
4.7
5.4
1934
NYA
12.3
7.6
0.6
0.8
-
-
3.9
4.5
1935
BSN
2.1
1.5
0.2
0.1
-
-
0.9
1.7
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------
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
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CAREER
294.1
146.4
22.5
22.1
53.4
48.1
102.8
100.8
Positional
Teammate Adjustments
Season
Team
Average
Repl. Level
Offensive
Defensive
1914
-
-
-
-
-
1915
-
-
-
-
-
1916
BOS
0.487
0.422
0.02
0.02
1917
BOS
0.488
0.423
0.01
-0.01
1918
BOS
0.498
0.440
-0.05
0.05
1919
BOS
0.504
0.444
-0.02
0.13
1920
NYA
0.510
0.459
0.14
0.15
1921
NYA
0.511
0.459
-0.00
0.18
1922
NYA
0.513
0.465
0.05
0.09
1923
NYA
0.510
0.458
-0.02
0.19
1924
NYA
0.510
0.459
-0.02
0.11
1925
NYA
0.515
0.465
-0.04
0.02
1926
NYA
0.513
0.463
0.15
-0.08
1927
NYA
0.512
0.459
0.03
0.04
1928
NYA
0.512
0.460
0.08
0.04
1929
NYA
0.514
0.463
0.02
-0.04
1930
NYA
0.516
0.464
0.01
-0.18
1931
NYA
0.514
0.462
-0.07
-0.15
1932
NYA
0.513
0.461
0.11
0.10
1933
NYA
0.513
0.462
0.08
-0.07
1934
NYA
0.513
0.461
-0.00
0.15
1935
BSN
0.512
0.460
-0.01
-0.04
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CAREER
0.511
0.458
0.47
0.52
Contextual Adjustments
(Regular Season only)
Context Multipliers
Win Adjustments
Actual
Season
Team
Inter-Game
Intra-Game
Combined
Inter-Game
Intra-Game
Expected
1914
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1915
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1916
BOS
0.93
1.14
1.07
0.013
0.027
0.022
1917
BOS
0.90
1.25
1.13
0.024
0.014
0.006
1918
BOS
1.03
1.09
1.13
0.024
0.029
0.010
1919
BOS
1.09
0.95
1.03
0.031
0.015
0.013
1920
NYA
0.93
1.07
1.00
-0.015
0.020
0.015
1921
NYA
0.94
1.13
1.06
0.019
0.024
0.013
1922
NYA
1.02
1.00
1.03
0.004
0.022
0.009
1923
NYA
0.99
1.03
1.01
0.023
0.017
0.019
1924
NYA
0.98
1.05
1.04
-0.008
0.028
0.014
1925
NYA
1.12
0.97
1.09
0.001
-0.002
0.006
1926
NYA
1.01
1.03
1.03
0.010
0.019
0.009
1927
NYA
1.01
1.08
1.09
0.007
0.038
0.015
1928
NYA
0.98
1.06
1.04
0.008
0.027
0.010
1929
NYA
1.11
1.00
1.11
0.040
0.011
0.007
1930
NYA
0.96
1.04
0.99
-0.018
0.012
0.011
1931
NYA
1.03
1.02
1.05
0.014
0.024
0.011
1932
NYA
0.98
1.02
1.00
0.011
0.039
0.009
1933
NYA
0.98
1.04
1.02
0.001
0.023
0.007
1934
NYA
1.02
1.07
1.09
0.009
0.011
0.005
1935
BSN
0.99
1.15
1.13
0.017
-0.059
-0.001
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------
------
------
------
------
------
CAREER
1.00
1.05
1.05
0.009
0.021
0.011
eWins, eLosses by Position
(Regular Season only)
Right Field
Left Field
Starting Pitcher
Season
Team
eWin
eLoss
eWOPA
eWin
eLoss
eWOPA
eWin
eLoss
eWOPA
1914
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1915
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1916
BOS
-
-
-
-
-
-
8.1
5.5
2.6
1917
BOS
-
-
-
-
-
-
6.9
6.7
0.3
1918
BOS
-
-
-
3.1
2.8
0.2
5.3
4.6
0.6
1919
BOS
-
-
-
7.4
4.2
2.9
2.0
2.2
-0.3
1920
NYA
15.1
7.3
7.2
4.9
2.4
2.3
0.2
0.2
0.0
1921
NYA
-
-
-
22.4
13.6
7.7
0.3
0.5
-0.2
1922
NYA
6.9
4.3
2.3
11.9
8.5
2.8
-
-
-
1923
NYA
12.7
7.3
4.9
11.4
6.5
4.4
-
-
-
1924
NYA
16.7
10.4
5.8
8.4
5.0
3.1
-
-
-
1925
NYA
8.6
6.9
1.2
4.8
3.8
0.8
-
-
-
1926
NYA
12.0
6.6
4.9
10.6
7.8
2.4
-
-
-
1927
NYA
18.7
10.5
7.4
10.5
6.5
3.6
-
-
-
1928
NYA
18.7
11.1
6.8
8.7
6.5
1.8
-
-
-
1929
NYA
12.9
8.2
3.9
10.6
7.5
2.7
-
-
-
1930
NYA
15.9
9.1
5.9
8.9
6.3
2.2
0.4
0.3
0.1
1931
NYA
16.3
9.9
5.5
9.3
5.8
3.1
-
-
-
1932
NYA
15.3
8.7
5.8
5.7
4.4
0.9
-
-
-
1933
NYA
12.2
7.7
3.8
6.4
5.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
-0.0
1934
NYA
11.9
8.8
2.5
4.3
3.7
0.4
-
-
-
1935
BSN
0.6
0.5
0.1
2.5
2.8
-0.4
-
-
-
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
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CAREER
204.8
123.4
71.7
180.0
121.1
50.8
55.8
48.1
7.7
Center Field
Pitcher Offense
First Base
Season
Team
eWin
eLoss
eWOPA
eWin
eLoss
eWOPA
eWin
eLoss
eWOPA
1914
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1915
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1916
BOS
-
-
-
1.3
1.1
0.6
-
-
-
1917
BOS
-
-
-
0.9
0.9
0.4
-
-
-
1918
BOS
1.1
0.7
0.4
1.2
0.9
0.6
1.3
0.7
0.6
1919
BOS
0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
1920
NYA
4.1
2.8
1.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.2
-0.1
1921
NYA
3.9
1.8
2.0
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1922
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-0.0
1923
NYA
1.5
0.7
0.8
-
-
-
0.9
0.3
0.6
1924
NYA
0.5
0.4
0.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1925
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1926
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-0.0
1927
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1928
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1929
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1930
NYA
-
-
-
0.1
0.1
0.0
-
-
-
1931
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.1
0.1
0.0
1932
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-0.0
1933
NYA
-
-
-
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.2
1934
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1935
BSN
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
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CAREER
13.7
7.8
5.5
10.2
8.0
5.0
4.8
2.4
2.3
Relief Pitcher
Pinch Hitter
Season
Team
eWin
eLoss
eWOPA
eWin
eLoss
eWOPA
1914
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1915
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1916
BOS
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.3
-0.1
1917
BOS
-
-
-
0.1
0.3
-0.2
1918
BOS
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.4
0.0
0.4
1919
BOS
0.4
0.5
-0.1
-
-
-
1920
NYA
-
-
-
0.0
0.1
-0.0
1921
NYA
0.2
0.5
-0.3
0.1
0.0
0.1
1922
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
1923
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
1924
NYA
-
-
-
0.1
0.0
0.1
1925
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
1926
NYA
-
-
-
0.0
0.1
-0.1
1927
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
1928
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
1929
NYA
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
1930
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
1931
NYA
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-0.0
1932
NYA
-
-
-
0.2
0.0
0.2
1933
NYA
-
-
-
0.1
0.1
0.0
1934
NYA
-
-
-
0.5
0.5
0.1
1935
BSN
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
CAREER
2.2
3.0
-0.8
2.5
2.4
0.3
pWins, pLosses by Position
(Regular Season only)
Right Field
Left Field
Starting Pitcher
Season
Team
pWin
pLoss
pWOPA
pWin
pLoss
pWOPA
pWin
pLoss
pWOPA
1914
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1915
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1916
BOS
-
-
-
-
-
-
8.9
4.7
4.1
1917
BOS
-
-
-
-
-
-
7.5
6.0
1.5
1918
BOS
-
-
-
3.5
2.4
1.0
5.6
4.3
1.2
1919
BOS
-
-
-
7.9
3.7
4.0
2.0
2.2
-0.3
1920
NYA
15.3
7.1
7.7
4.7
2.5
2.1
0.2
0.1
0.0
1921
NYA
-
-
-
24.1
11.8
11.3
0.4
0.4
0.0
1922
NYA
7.4
3.7
3.4
12.2
8.1
3.5
-
-
-
1923
NYA
14.1
5.9
7.8
11.8
6.1
5.3
-
-
-
1924
NYA
17.5
9.6
7.3
8.9
4.5
4.2
-
-
-
1925
NYA
8.8
6.8
1.5
4.7
4.0
0.5
-
-
-
1926
NYA
12.6
6.0
6.2
10.8
7.7
2.6
-
-
-
1927
NYA
19.6
9.6
9.3
11.8
5.2
6.3
-
-
-
1928
NYA
19.8
10.1
8.9
9.3
5.9
3.0
-
-
-
1929
NYA
13.7
7.4
5.6
11.7
6.4
4.9
-
-
-
1930
NYA
15.5
9.5
5.2
8.7
6.5
1.7
0.5
0.2
0.3
1931
NYA
17.4
8.8
7.8
9.6
5.6
3.6
-
-
-
1932
NYA
16.6
7.3
8.7
6.0
4.1
1.6
-
-
-
1933
NYA
12.7
7.2
4.9
6.3
5.7
0.4
0.8
0.4
0.4
1934
NYA
12.4
8.3
3.6
4.3
3.6
0.5
-
-
-
1935
BSN
0.4
0.6
-0.2
2.4
2.9
-0.6
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CAREER
214.7
113.6
92.4
188.5
112.6
68.6
60.3
43.6
16.7
Center Field
Pitcher Offense
First Base
Season
Team
pWin
pLoss
pWOPA
pWin
pLoss
pWOPA
pWin
pLoss
pWOPA
1914
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1915
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1916
BOS
-
-
-
1.4
1.0
0.8
-
-
-
1917
BOS
-
-
-
0.9
0.9
0.3
-
-
-
1918
BOS
1.1
0.7
0.4
1.4
0.7
0.9
1.5
0.5
1.0
1919
BOS
0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.2
-0.1
1920
NYA
4.4
2.5
1.8
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.2
-0.1
1921
NYA
3.8
1.8
1.9
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1922
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-0.0
1923
NYA
1.7
0.5
1.1
-
-
-
0.8
0.3
0.5
1924
NYA
0.4
0.6
-0.3
-
-
-
-
-
-
1925
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1926
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-0.0
1927
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1928
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1929
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1930
NYA
-
-
-
0.1
0.0
0.1
-
-
-
1931
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.1
0.1
-0.0
1932
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-0.0
1933
NYA
-
-
-
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.2
1934
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1935
BSN
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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CAREER
13.9
7.5
6.0
11.1
7.1
6.6
4.7
2.4
2.2
Relief Pitcher
Pinch Hitter
Season
Team
pWin
pLoss
pWOPA
pWin
pLoss
pWOPA
1914
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1915
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1916
BOS
0.2
0.3
-0.2
0.1
0.4
-0.3
1917
BOS
-
-
-
0.2
0.2
-0.0
1918
BOS
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.4
0.0
0.4
1919
BOS
0.6
0.3
0.3
-
-
-
1920
NYA
-
-
-
0.0
0.1
-0.0
1921
NYA
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
1922
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
1923
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
1924
NYA
-
-
-
0.1
0.0
0.1
1925
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
1926
NYA
-
-
-
0.0
0.1
-0.1
1927
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
1928
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
1929
NYA
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-0.0
1930
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
1931
NYA
-
-
-
0.0
0.1
-0.0
1932
NYA
-
-
-
0.2
0.0
0.2
1933
NYA
-
-
-
0.2
0.1
0.1
1934
NYA
-
-
-
0.7
0.3
0.4
1935
BSN
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
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CAREER
2.8
2.4
0.4
2.7
2.2
0.7
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