Who is the better baseball player Joe DiMaggio 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 Joe DiMaggio 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.
Joe DiMaggio
Babe Ruth
Bats
Right
Left
Throws
Right
Left
Position
Center Field
Right Field
Generation
Greatest Generation
Lost Generation
Hall of Fame
Yes
Yes
Hitting Stats for Joe DiMaggio and Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1736
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2503
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
7671
716
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10616
716
Career
162 Game Avg.
6821
637
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8398
637
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.325
0.325
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.342
0.325
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.97
0.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.119
0.97
Career
162 Game Avg.
2214
207
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2873
207
Career
162 Game Avg.
1333
124
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1517
124
Career
162 Game Avg.
389
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
506
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
131
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
136
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
361
34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
714
34
Career
162 Game Avg.
881
82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1356
82
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.053
0.053
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.085
0.053
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.163
0.163
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.249
0.163
Career
162 Game Avg.
1485.54
138.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2696.5
138.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
3948
368
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5793
368
Career
162 Game Avg.
3050
285
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4978
285
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.398
0.398
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.469
0.398
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.579
0.579
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.69
0.579
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.976
0.976
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.159
0.976
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.254
0.254
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.348
0.254
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.324
0.324
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.383
0.324
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.014
1.014
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.421
1.014
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.304
0.304
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.34
0.304
Career
162 Game Avg.
1390
130
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2174
130
Career
162 Game Avg.
1537
143
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2217
143
Career
162 Game Avg.
2566
239
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3677
239
Career
162 Game Avg.
1535.88
143.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2621.55
143.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
46
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
43
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
790
74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2062
74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
369
34
Career
162 Game Avg.
1330
34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20.79
20.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
7.98
20.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.14
2.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.55
2.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
113
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
130
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
30
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
123
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
117
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
240
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
76.92
76.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
51.25
76.92
Fielding Stats for Joe DiMaggio and Babe Ruth
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
1.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
1.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
1722
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2436
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
4529
426.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4787
426.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
153
14.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
569
14.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
105
9.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
179
9.88
Career
162 Game Avg.
4787
450.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5535
450.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
4682
440.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5356
440.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.81
97.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.77
97.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.719
2.719
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.199
2.719
Career
162 Game Avg.
30
2.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
86
2.82