Yogi Berra vs. Babe Ruth — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Babe Ruth
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Babe Ruth comes out clearly ahead of Yogi Berra across most offensive categories. Babe Ruth led in home run production (HR/PA+ 835 vs 225), walk rate (BB%+ 258 vs 92), and slugging (SLG+ 195 vs 128). Yogi Berra held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 263 vs 50). Babe Ruth was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Yogi Berra and Babe Ruth

Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2120
152.08
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2503
141.47
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10616
600
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7555
541.97
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8398
474.64
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.835
0.835
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.119
1.119
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
2150
154.23
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2873
162.38
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1422
102.01
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1517
85.74
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
321
23.03
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
28.6
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
7.69
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
358
25.68
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
40.35
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
728
52.22
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1356
76.64
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
1247.39
89.48
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2696.5
152.4
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
3643
261.33
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5793
327.41
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
2906
208.46
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4978
281.35
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.164
1.164
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.421
1.421
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
1175
84.29
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
122.87
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
1430
102.58
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2217
125.3
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
2247
161.19
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3677
207.82
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
1296.76
93.02
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2621.55
148.17
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.73
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
43
2.43
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
704
50.5
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2062
116.54
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
29.7
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
1330
75.17
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
7.98
7.98
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
1.55
1.55
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.65
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
6.39
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.16
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
146
10.47
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.11
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.15
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
6.95
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.87
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
6.61
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
56
4.02
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
13.56
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.57
53.57
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
51.25
51.25

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Babe Ruth

Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2436
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
1.03
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27512
27
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9170.2
9
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4787
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
0.8
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.12
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5535
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5356
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.117
5.117
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.199
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.47
53.47
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0