Babe Ruth vs. Duke Snider — Career Comparison

Babe Ruth
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderMVPAll-Star
Duke Snider
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Babe Ruth comes out clearly ahead of Duke Snider across most offensive categories. Babe Ruth led in home run production (HR/PA+ 835 vs 239), walk rate (BB%+ 258 vs 152), and slugging (SLG+ 195 vs 147). Duke Snider held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 72 vs 50). Babe Ruth was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Babe Ruth and Duke Snider

Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2503
141.47
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2143
156.1
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10616
600
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
8237
600
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8398
474.64
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7161
521.62
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.119
1.119
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
0.92
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2873
162.38
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
2116
154.13
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1517
85.74
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1266
92.22
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
28.6
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
358
26.08
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
7.69
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
85
6.19
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
40.35
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
407
29.65
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1356
76.64
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
850
61.92
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2696.5
152.4
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
1447.04
105.41
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5793
327.41
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
3865
281.53
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4978
281.35
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
3108
226.39
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.164
1.164
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.919
0.919
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.421
1.421
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.942
0.942
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
122.87
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
1259
91.71
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2217
125.3
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
1333
97.1
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3677
207.82
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
2185
159.16
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2621.55
148.17
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
1442.61
105.08
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.43
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.53
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2062
116.54
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
971
70.73
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
7.58
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1330
75.17
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1237
90.11
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.98
7.98
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
6.66
6.66
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
1.55
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
6.39
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
52
3.79
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
2.33
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.11
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
166
12.09
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
6.95
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
7.21
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
6.61
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
50
3.64
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
13.56
Duke Snider
Career
Per 600 PA
149
10.85
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
51.25
51.25
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.44
66.44

Fielding Stats for Babe Ruth and Duke Snider

Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2436
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1918
1.9
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
1.03
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27318
27
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9106
9
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4787
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4099
4.05
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.12
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.07
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5535
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4288
4.24
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5356
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4222
4.17
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.46
98.46
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.199
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.201
2.201
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duke Snider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.33
54.33
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.02
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duke Snider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0