Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth
(The Bambino,The Sultan Of Swat)
 
Born: February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, MD
Died: August 16, 1948 - 53 years old
Bats: L Throws: L Ht: 6'2" Wt: 215
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1936
- Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from Baltimore in 1914
- High School: St. Mary's (Baltimore, MD)

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
BOS
AL
19.4
SP
10
23.0
 
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.8
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
BOS
AL
20.4
SP
103
217.7
 
4.4
1.8
-0.0
2.7
-0.0
22.3
5.6
0.0
16.6
14.5
5.1
0.0
9.4
BOS
AL
21.4
SP
150
323.7
 
10.4
1.7
-0.0
8.7
0.0
35.4
4.6
0.0
30.8
24.3
4.2
0.0
20.1
BOS
AL
22.4
SP
142
326.3
 
8.7
2.2
0.0
6.5
0.0
35.9
6.0
0.0
29.9
23.5
5.3
0.0
18.2
BOS
AL
23.4
LF
380
166.3
 
7.5
5.1
-0.3
2.3
-0.4
38.8
23.6
2.5
12.7
26.2
17.9
1.4
6.9
BOS
AL
24.4
LF
542
133.3
 
10.3
8.7
0.2
0.8
-0.6
42.6
33.2
1.8
7.6
28.2
25.0
-0.1
3.3
NYA
AL
25.4
RF
615
4.0
 
11.8
11.8
-0.5
-0.1
-0.6
52.0
47.9
3.9
0.2
40.3
38.6
1.6
0.0
NYA
AL
26.4
LF
693
9.0
 
12.6
12.2
-0.0
-0.3
-0.7
52.5
47.9
4.7
0.0
39.5
37.8
2.1
-0.3
NYA
AL
27.4
LF
495
-
 
6.3
5.9
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
28.2
24.7
3.5
0.0
19.2
17.4
1.8
0.0
NYA
AL
28.4
RF
699
-
 
14.0
12.2
1.2
0.0
-0.6
54.1
47.5
6.6
0.0
41.5
37.3
4.2
0.0
NYA
AL
29.4
RF
681
-
 
11.7
10.8
0.2
0.0
-0.7
44.6
41.7
2.9
0.0
32.4
31.7
0.7
0.0
NYA
AL
30.4
RF
426
-
 
3.5
2.8
0.2
0.0
-0.4
13.2
11.7
1.4
0.0
5.6
5.5
0.1
0.0
NYA
AL
31.4
LF
652
-
 
11.5
11.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.6
44.6
41.9
2.6
0.0
32.5
32.1
0.4
0.0
NYA
AL
32.4
RF
691
-
 
12.4
11.2
0.5
0.0
-0.7
44.2
40.1
4.2
0.0
31.9
30.0
1.9
0.0
NYA
AL
33.4
RF
684
-
 
10.1
9.9
-0.5
0.0
-0.7
45.0
42.8
2.2
0.0
32.6
32.6
-0.0
0.0
NYA
AL
34.4
RF
587
-
 
8.1
7.9
-0.5
0.0
-0.7
32.3
30.6
1.7
0.0
21.8
22.0
-0.1
0.0
NYA
AL
35.4
RF
676
9.0
 
10.5
10.0
-0.4
0.2
-0.7
37.9
35.8
1.3
0.8
25.7
26.0
-0.8
0.5
NYA
AL
36.4
RF
663
-
 
10.3
10.4
-0.8
0.0
-0.7
37.8
36.3
1.5
0.0
26.4
26.7
-0.3
0.0
NYA
AL
37.4
RF
589
-
 
8.3
8.3
-0.6
0.0
-0.5
35.7
34.1
1.6
0.0
25.5
25.5
0.0
0.0
NYA
AL
38.4
RF
575
9.0
 
6.3
6.4
-0.6
-0.0
-0.6
29.0
27.7
0.8
0.5
18.4
19.1
-0.9
0.2
NYA
AL
39.4
RF
471
-
 
5.1
4.6
0.1
0.0
-0.5
20.0
18.2
1.8
0.0
11.9
11.4
0.5
0.0
BSN
NL
40.4
LF
92
-
 
0.2
0.4
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
1.9
1.8
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.4
-0.2
0.0
22
3
RF
10616
1221.3
  
183.8
155.2
-2.3
20.6
-10.3
748.6
603.7
45.2
99.8
522.1
451.6
12.3
58.2
162 Game Average
558
64.2
  
9.7
8.2
-0.1
1.1
-0.5
  
39.4
31.7
2.4
5.2
  
27.5
23.7
0.6
3.1
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
6
P
1327
1190.3
 
41.1
19.4
-0.1
20.8
-1.0
175.7
73.1
4.3
98.3
116.7
57.5
1.3
57.9
15
RF
9197
31.0
 
142.4
135.4
-1.9
-0.3
-9.2
571.1
528.8
40.8
1.4
405.3
393.7
11.3
0.3
1
LF
92
-
 
0.2
0.4
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
1.9
1.8
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.4
-0.2
0.0
Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
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Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James