Babe Ruth vs. Larry Walker — Career Comparison

Babe Ruth
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderMVPAll-Star
Larry Walker
Gen XCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Babe Ruth holds a real edge over Larry Walker in this comparison. Babe Ruth led in home run production (HR/PA+ 835 vs 212), walk rate (BB%+ 258 vs 131), and slugging (SLG+ 195 vs 154). Larry Walker held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 129 vs 50). The edge belongs to Babe Ruth.

Hitting Stats for Babe Ruth and Larry Walker

Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2503
141.47
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1988
148.54
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10616
600
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
8030
600
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8398
474.64
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6907
516.09
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.119
1.119
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.971
0.971
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2873
162.38
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
2160
161.39
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1517
85.74
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1244
92.95
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
28.6
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
471
35.19
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
7.69
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
62
4.63
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
40.35
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
383
28.62
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1356
76.64
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
916
68.44
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2696.5
152.4
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1560.08
116.57
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5793
327.41
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3904
291.71
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4978
281.35
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3211
239.93
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.565
0.565
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.164
1.164
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.965
0.965
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.421
1.421
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.042
1.042
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
122.87
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1355
101.25
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2217
125.3
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1311
97.96
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3677
207.82
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
2283
170.59
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2621.55
148.17
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1526.49
114.06
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
43
2.43
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
10.31
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2062
116.54
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
913
68.22
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
8.74
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1330
75.17
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1231
91.98
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.98
7.98
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
6.52
6.52
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
1.55
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
6.39
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.52
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
4.86
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.11
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
153
11.43
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
123
6.95
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
17.19
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
6.61
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
76
5.68
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
240
13.56
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
22.86
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
51.25
51.25
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.16
75.16

Fielding Stats for Babe Ruth and Larry Walker

Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Larry Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2436
Larry Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1887
1.08
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1806
1.04
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47036
27
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15678.2
9
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4787
Larry Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3976
2.28
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
Larry Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.12
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.03
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5535
Larry Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4246
2.44
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5356
Larry Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4189
2.4
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.199
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.05
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0