King Kelly vs. Babe Ruth — Career Comparison

King Kelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder
Babe Ruth
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderMVPAll-Star

On the career numbers, Babe Ruth posted the stronger offensive profile against King Kelly. Babe Ruth posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.164 vs .806) and on-base percentage (.474 vs .368). By the career numbers, Babe Ruth had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for King Kelly and Babe Ruth

King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1456
135.3
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2503
141.47
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
6457
600
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10616
600
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5896
547.87
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8398
474.64
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.852
0.852
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.119
1.119
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1813
168.47
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2873
162.38
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1283
119.22
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1517
85.74
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
359
33.36
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
28.6
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
9.48
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
7.69
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
69
6.41
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
40.35
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
530
49.25
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1356
76.64
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1041.44
96.77
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2696.5
152.4
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2583
240.02
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5793
327.41
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2374
220.6
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4978
281.35
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.806
0.806
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.164
1.164
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
0.86
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.421
1.421
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1357
126.1
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2174
122.87
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
950
88.28
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2217
125.3
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2238
207.96
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3677
207.82
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1099.83
102.2
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2621.55
148.17
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.12
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.43
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
549
51.01
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2062
116.54
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
38.84
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
1330
75.17
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.45
15.45
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
7.98
7.98
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
1.31
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
1.55
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
6.39
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.11
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
34.2
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
123
6.95
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
6.61
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
34.2
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
240
13.56
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
51.25
51.25

Fielding Stats for King Kelly and Babe Ruth

King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
1.12
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2436
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38880
27
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12960
9
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3573
2.48
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4787
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1749
1.21
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
851
0.59
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6173
4.29
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5535
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5322
3.7
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5356
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.21
86.21
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.77
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.304
3.304
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.199
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.1
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
0.29
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
0.21
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.18
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Pitching Stats for King Kelly and Babe Ruth

King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.36
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.2
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.09
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.69
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.34
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.14
67.14
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.79
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.14
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.28
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3664
27
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221.1
9
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
12.42
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
7.18
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.42
12.42
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.18
7.18
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.91
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.25
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
3.6
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.745
0.745
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.58
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.21
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
46.51
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5006
36.89
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.77
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9.66
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
2.93
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.037
2.037
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
39.81
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4536
33.43
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.51
46.51
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89