Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth Comparison
Who is the better baseball player Ty Cobb or Babe Ruth? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.
If you are less interested in a Ty Cobb vs. Babe Ruth comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.
Ty Cobb | Babe Ruth | |
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Bats | Left | Left |
Throws | Right | Left |
Position | Center Field | Right Field |
Generation | The Lost Generation | The Lost Generation |
Hall of Fame | Yes | Yes |
Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth
Seasons Hitting
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Games as Hitter
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Plate Appearances
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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At Bats
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Batting Average
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Equivalent Average
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Hits
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Singles
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Doubles
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Triples
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Home Runs
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Extra Base Hits
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Home Runs Per at Bat
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Home Runs Per Hit
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Base Runs
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Total Bases
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Times on Base
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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On Base Pct
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Slugging Pct
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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On Base Plus Slugging (OPS)
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Isolated Power
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Gross Production Average
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Total Average
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Batting Average on Balls in Play
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Runs
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Runs Batted In (RBI)
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Runs Produced
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Runs Created
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Batter Hit By Pitch
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Batter Walked
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Batter Intentionally Walked
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Batter Strikeouts
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Plate Appearance per Strikout
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Walks Per Strikeout
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Sacrifice Hit by Batter
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Sacrifice Fly by Batter
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Batter Grounds into Double Play (GIDP)
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Stolen Bases
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Caught Stealing
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Stolen Base Attempts
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Stolen Base Pct
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth
Seasons Fielding
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Games Played as Fielder
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Starts as Fielder
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Played Outs
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Inning Played
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Putouts
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Assists
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Errors
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Total Chances
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Chances Accepted
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Fielding Pct
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Range Factor
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Double Plays
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Passed Balls
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Wild Pitch as Fielder
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Stolen Base Allowed
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Catcher Caught Stealing
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Pitching Stats for Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth
Seasons Pitched
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Games Played as Pitcher
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Starts
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Wins
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Loses
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Win Pct
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Complete Games
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Shutouts
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Saves
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Earned Runs
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Earned Run Avg (ERA)
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Component ERA
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Defense Independent ERA
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Opposing Batting Average
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Pitched Outs
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Innings Pitched
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Hits Allowed
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Home Runs Allowed
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Walks Allowed
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Intentional Walks Allowed
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Strikeouts Thrown
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Strikeouts Thrown Per 9 Innings
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Strikeouts Thrown Per Game
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Power Finesse Ratio
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Wild Pitches
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Pitcher Hits Batsman
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Balks
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Batters Faced
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Games Finished
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Runs Allowed
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Sacrifice Hits
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Sacrifice Flies
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Double Plays Enabled
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Walks & Hits per Inn. Pitched (WHIP)
Ty Cobb
Career
162 Game Avg.
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Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
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