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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
-
----
1916BOS21
67
27.116.414.611.8
1917BOS22
52
21.317.96.94.4
1918BOS23
95
26.116.911.99.4
1919BOS24
130
33.820.316.313.1
1920NYA25
142
28.714.515.513.3
1921NYA26
152
33.616.618.515.9
1922NYA27
110
20.912.79.07.3
1923NYA28
152
31.714.318.916.5
1924NYA29
153
30.516.715.212.8
1925NYA30
98
16.112.83.92.4
1926NYA31
152
27.616.212.410.2
1927NYA32
151
31.414.818.015.5
1928NYA33
154
29.116.014.311.9
1929NYA34
135
25.413.912.410.4
1930NYA35
145
24.816.39.47.3
1931NYA36
145
27.014.513.511.4
1932NYA37
133
22.811.412.210.5
1933NYA38
137
20.513.47.96.2
1934NYA39
125
17.412.26.04.4
1935BSN40
28
2.93.5-0.5-0.8
------ ------ ------ ------ ------
CAREER (reg. season)
2,456
498.7291.4236.3193.9
------ ------ ------ ------ ------
PostSeason (career)
40
8.04.83.62.9
------ ------ ------ ------ ------
COMBINED
2,496
506.7296.2239.9196.8


Expected Player Won-Lost Records
Value Decomposition
Season Team Age Games eWins eLosses eWORL eWOPA
1914-19
-
----
1915-20
-
----
1916BOS21
67
26.217.312.910.1
1917BOS22
52
20.119.14.41.9
1918BOS23
95
24.318.78.35.9
1919BOS24
130
31.922.213.510.3
1920NYA25
142
28.814.315.913.7
1921NYA26
152
31.918.315.012.4
1922NYA27
110
20.213.47.45.8
1923NYA28
152
30.615.516.013.7
1924NYA29
153
30.117.113.911.5
1925NYA30
98
16.312.64.12.6
1926NYA31
152
26.617.210.98.7
1927NYA32
151
29.916.314.712.2
1928NYA33
154
27.817.311.59.1
1929NYA34
135
23.715.69.17.1
1930NYA35
145
25.715.411.18.9
1931NYA36
145
26.115.411.89.6
1932NYA37
133
21.213.08.97.1
1933NYA38
137
19.914.06.54.8
1934NYA39
125
16.812.84.93.3
1935BSN40
28
3.23.20.1-0.3
------ ------ ------ ------ ------
CAREER (reg. season)
2,456
481.5308.7200.8158.4
------ ------ ------ ------ ------
PostSeason (career)
40
7.75.03.12.4
------ ------ ------ ------ ------
COMBINED
2,496
489.1313.7203.9160.8


Basic Decomposition of eWins, eLosses
(Regular Season only)
Batting Baserunning Pitching Fielding
Season Team Wins Losses Wins Losses Wins Losses Wins Losses
1914
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1915
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
19163.2
3.0
0.5
0.3
19.8
13.9
1.8
0.9
19172.5
2.6
0.2
0.3
15.8
15.6
1.4
0.9
19189.9
6.6
0.9
1.2
9.3
8.1
3.8
3.2
191917.5
7.8
2.4
2.1
6.7
8.1
5.1
4.3
192019.6
7.1
2.0
1.5
0.2
0.2
6.4
6.1
192121.6
8.9
1.7
1.9
0.7
1.2
7.2
6.9
192213.7
7.4
1.0
1.3
-
-
5.2
5.1
192319.5
7.8
2.1
1.8
-
-
8.0
6.9
192419.0
8.0
2.0
1.6
-
-
8.2
8.4
192510.5
6.9
0.7
0.9
-
-
4.9
5.0
192619.1
9.2
1.1
1.8
-
-
6.3
6.3
192720.8
9.7
1.4
0.8
-
-
7.1
6.5
192819.2
9.4
1.2
1.4
-
-
7.0
6.9
192917.5
9.6
0.9
0.7
-
-
5.1
5.3
193017.6
8.7
1.0
0.9
0.4
0.3
6.2
6.0
193119.8
9.3
1.0
1.1
-
-
5.0
5.3
193215.5
7.8
0.8
0.7
-
-
4.6
4.9
193313.4
7.6
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
4.7
5.4
193412.3
7.6
0.6
0.8
-
-
3.9
4.5
19352.1
1.5
0.2
0.1
-
-
0.9
1.7
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
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
-
----
19160.4870.4220.020.02
19170.4880.4230.01-0.01
19180.4980.440-0.050.05
19190.5040.444-0.020.13
19200.5100.4590.140.15
19210.5110.459-0.000.18
19220.5130.4650.050.09
19230.5100.458-0.020.19
19240.5100.459-0.020.11
19250.5150.465-0.040.02
19260.5130.4630.15-0.08
19270.5120.4590.030.04
19280.5120.4600.080.04
19290.5140.4630.02-0.04
19300.5160.4640.01-0.18
19310.5140.462-0.07-0.15
19320.5130.4610.110.10
19330.5130.4620.08-0.07
19340.5130.461-0.000.15
19350.5120.460-0.01-0.04
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
CAREER
0.5110.4580.470.52


Contextual Adjustments
(Regular Season only)
Context Multipliers Win Adjustments
Actual
Season Team Inter-Game Intra-Game Combined Inter-Game Intra-Game Expected
1914
-
--
-
-
-
-
1915
-
--
-
-
-
-
19160.931.14
1.07
0.013
0.027
0.022
19170.901.25
1.13
0.024
0.014
0.006
19181.031.09
1.13
0.024
0.029
0.010
19191.090.95
1.03
0.031
0.015
0.013
19200.931.07
1.00
-0.015
0.020
0.015
19210.941.13
1.06
0.019
0.024
0.013
19221.021.00
1.03
0.004
0.022
0.009
19230.991.03
1.01
0.023
0.017
0.019
19240.981.05
1.04
-0.008
0.028
0.014
19251.120.97
1.09
0.001
-0.002
0.006
19261.011.03
1.03
0.010
0.019
0.009
19271.011.08
1.09
0.007
0.038
0.015
19280.981.06
1.04
0.008
0.027
0.010
19291.111.00
1.11
0.040
0.011
0.007
19300.961.04
0.99
-0.018
0.012
0.011
19311.031.02
1.05
0.014
0.024
0.011
19320.981.02
1.00
0.011
0.039
0.009
19330.981.04
1.02
0.001
0.023
0.007
19341.021.07
1.09
0.009
0.011
0.005
19350.991.15
1.13
0.017
-0.059
-0.001
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
CAREER
1.001.05
1.05
0.009
0.021
0.011


eWins, eLosses by Position
(Regular Season only)
Right FieldLeft FieldStarting Pitcher
Season Team eWineLosseWOPAeWineLosseWOPAeWineLosseWOPA
1914
-
--
-
--
-
--
-
1915
-
--
-
--
-
--
-
1916--
-
--
-
8.15.5
2.6
1917--
-
--
-
6.96.7
0.3
1918--
-
3.12.8
0.2
5.34.6
0.6
1919--
-
7.44.2
2.9
2.02.2
-0.3
192015.17.3
7.2
4.92.4
2.3
0.20.2
0.0
1921--
-
22.413.6
7.7
0.30.5
-0.2
19226.94.3
2.3
11.98.5
2.8
--
-
192312.77.3
4.9
11.46.5
4.4
--
-
192416.710.4
5.8
8.45.0
3.1
--
-
19258.66.9
1.2
4.83.8
0.8
--
-
192612.06.6
4.9
10.67.8
2.4
--
-
192718.710.5
7.4
10.56.5
3.6
--
-
192818.711.1
6.8
8.76.5
1.8
--
-
192912.98.2
3.9
10.67.5
2.7
--
-
193015.99.1
5.9
8.96.3
2.2
0.40.3
0.1
193116.39.9
5.5
9.35.8
3.1
--
-
193215.38.7
5.8
5.74.4
0.9
--
-
193312.27.7
3.8
6.45.6
0.6
0.60.6
-0.0
193411.98.8
2.5
4.33.7
0.4
--
-
19350.60.5
0.1
2.52.8
-0.4
--
-
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
CAREER
204.8123.4
71.7
180.0121.1
50.8
55.848.1
7.7


Center FieldPitcher OffenseFirst Base
SeasonTeameWineLosseWOPAeWineLosseWOPAeWineLosseWOPA
1914
-
--
-
--
-
--
-
1915
-
--
-
--
-
--
-
1916--
-
1.31.1
0.6
--
-
1917--
-
0.90.9
0.4
--
-
19181.10.7
0.4
1.20.9
0.6
1.30.7
0.6
19190.00.0
-0.0
0.50.4
0.3
0.30.1
0.1
19204.12.8
1.2
0.10.0
0.1
0.10.2
-0.1
19213.91.8
2.0
0.20.0
0.2
0.00.0
0.0
1922--
-
--
-
0.00.0
-0.0
19231.50.7
0.8
--
-
0.90.3
0.6
19240.50.4
0.1
--
-
--
-
1925--
-
--
-
--
-
1926--
-
--
-
0.00.0
-0.0
1927--
-
--
-
--
-
1928--
-
--
-
--
-
1929--
-
--
-
--
-
1930--
-
0.10.1
0.0
--
-
1931--
-
--
-
0.10.1
0.0
1932--
-
--
-
0.00.0
-0.0
1933--
-
0.20.0
0.1
0.30.1
0.2
1934--
-
--
-
--
-
1935--
-
--
-
--
-
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
CAREER
13.77.8
5.5
10.28.0
5.0
4.82.4
2.3


Relief PitcherPinch Hitter
SeasonTeameWineLosseWOPAeWineLosseWOPA
1914
-
--
-
--
-
1915
-
--
-
--
-
19160.30.2
0.0
0.10.3
-0.1
1917--
-
0.10.3
-0.2
19180.00.1
-0.1
0.40.0
0.4
19190.40.5
-0.1
--
-
1920--
-
0.00.1
-0.0
19210.20.5
-0.3
0.10.0
0.1
1922--
-
--
-
1923--
-
--
-
1924--
-
0.10.0
0.1
1925--
-
--
-
1926--
-
0.00.1
-0.1
1927--
-
--
-
1928--
-
--
-
1929--
-
0.00.0
0.0
1930--
-
--
-
1931--
-
0.00.0
-0.0
1932--
-
0.20.0
0.2
1933--
-
0.10.1
0.0
1934--
-
0.50.5
0.1
1935--
-
0.00.0
0.0
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
CAREER
2.23.0
-0.8
2.52.4
0.3


pWins, pLosses by Position
(Regular Season only)
Right FieldLeft FieldStarting Pitcher
Season Team pWinpLosspWOPApWinpLosspWOPApWinpLosspWOPA
1914
-
--
-
--
-
--
-
1915
-
--
-
--
-
--
-
1916--
-
--
-
8.94.7
4.1
1917--
-
--
-
7.56.0
1.5
1918--
-
3.52.4
1.0
5.64.3
1.2
1919--
-
7.93.7
4.0
2.02.2
-0.3
192015.37.1
7.7
4.72.5
2.1
0.20.1
0.0
1921--
-
24.111.8
11.3
0.40.4
0.0
19227.43.7
3.4
12.28.1
3.5
--
-
192314.15.9
7.8
11.86.1
5.3
--
-
192417.59.6
7.3
8.94.5
4.2
--
-
19258.86.8
1.5
4.74.0
0.5
--
-
192612.66.0
6.2
10.87.7
2.6
--
-
192719.69.6
9.3
11.85.2
6.3
--
-
192819.810.1
8.9
9.35.9
3.0
--
-
192913.77.4
5.6
11.76.4
4.9
--
-
193015.59.5
5.2
8.76.5
1.7
0.50.2
0.3
193117.48.8
7.8
9.65.6
3.6
--
-
193216.67.3
8.7
6.04.1
1.6
--
-
193312.77.2
4.9
6.35.7
0.4
0.80.4
0.4
193412.48.3
3.6
4.33.6
0.5
--
-
19350.40.6
-0.2
2.42.9
-0.6
--
-
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
CAREER
214.7113.6
92.4
188.5112.6
68.6
60.343.6
16.7


Center FieldPitcher OffenseFirst Base
SeasonTeampWinpLosspWOPApWinpLosspWOPApWinpLosspWOPA
1914
-
--
-
--
-
--
-
1915
-
--
-
--
-
--
-
1916--
-
1.41.0
0.8
--
-
1917--
-
0.90.9
0.3
--
-
19181.10.7
0.4
1.40.7
0.9
1.50.5
1.0
19190.00.0
-0.0
0.60.3
0.4
0.20.2
-0.1
19204.42.5
1.8
0.10.0
0.1
0.10.2
-0.1
19213.81.8
1.9
0.20.0
0.2
0.00.0
0.0
1922--
-
--
-
0.00.0
-0.0
19231.70.5
1.1
--
-
0.80.3
0.5
19240.40.6
-0.3
--
-
--
-
1925--
-
--
-
--
-
1926--
-
--
-
0.00.0
-0.0
1927--
-
--
-
--
-
1928--
-
--
-
--
-
1929--
-
--
-
--
-
1930--
-
0.10.0
0.1
--
-
1931--
-
--
-
0.10.1
-0.0
1932--
-
--
-
0.00.0
-0.0
1933--
-
0.20.0
0.2
0.30.1
0.2
1934--
-
--
-
--
-
1935--
-
--
-
--
-
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
CAREER
13.97.5
6.0
11.17.1
6.6
4.72.4
2.2


Relief PitcherPinch Hitter
SeasonTeampWinpLosspWOPApWinpLosspWOPA
1914
-
--
-
--
-
1915
-
--
-
--
-
19160.20.3
-0.2
0.10.4
-0.3
1917--
-
0.20.2
-0.0
19180.00.1
-0.1
0.40.0
0.4
19190.60.3
0.3
--
-
1920--
-
0.00.1
-0.0
19210.50.3
0.2
0.10.0
0.1
1922--
-
--
-
1923--
-
--
-
1924--
-
0.10.0
0.1
1925--
-
--
-
1926--
-
0.00.1
-0.1
1927--
-
--
-
1928--
-
--
-
1929--
-
0.00.0
-0.0
1930--
-
--
-
1931--
-
0.00.1
-0.0
1932--
-
0.20.0
0.2
1933--
-
0.20.1
0.1
1934--
-
0.70.3
0.4
1935--
-
0.00.0
0.0
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
CAREER
2.82.4
0.4
2.72.2
0.7






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