Babe Ruth vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Babe Ruth
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderMVPAll-Star
Roy Thomas
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Babe Ruth comes out clearly ahead of Roy Thomas across most offensive categories. Babe Ruth led in home run production (HR/PA+ 835 vs 40), slugging (SLG+ 195 vs 100), and walk rate (BB%+ 258 vs 239). Roy Thomas held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 96 vs 50). Babe Ruth was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Babe Ruth and Roy Thomas

Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2503
141.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1470
134.14
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10616
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
6575
600
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8398
474.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5296
483.29
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.119
1.119
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.808
0.808
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2873
162.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1537
140.26
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1517
85.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1377
125.66
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
28.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
100
9.13
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
7.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.84
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
40.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.64
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1356
76.64
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
160
14.6
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2696.5
152.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
937.66
85.57
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5793
327.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1764
160.97
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4978
281.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2650
241.83
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.164
1.164
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.421
1.421
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
122.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1011
92.26
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2217
125.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
299
27.29
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3677
207.82
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1303
118.9
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2621.55
148.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1029.39
93.94
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
43
2.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.48
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2062
116.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1042
95.09
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
1330
75.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
47.54
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
7.98
7.98
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.62
12.62
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
1.55
1.55
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
113
6.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
15.15
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
123
6.95
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
22.27
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
6.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
240
13.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
22.27
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
51.25
51.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Babe Ruth and Roy Thomas

Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2436
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.04
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
0.54
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37617
27
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12539
9
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4787
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3432
2.46
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.14
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.08
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5535
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3726
2.67
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5356
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3621
2.6
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.199
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.499
2.499
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.48
51.48
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.04
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Babe Ruth and Roy Thomas

Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.34
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.14
67.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.79
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.28
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3664
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
7.18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
13.5
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.18
7.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
3.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
3.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.21
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5006
36.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
40.5
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
2.93
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4536
33.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
40.5
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5