Babe Ruth vs. Paul Waner — Career Comparison

Babe Ruth
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderMVPAll-Star
Paul Waner
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Babe Ruth comes out clearly ahead of Paul Waner across most offensive categories. Babe Ruth led in home run production (HR/PA+ 835 vs 102), walk rate (BB%+ 258 vs 133), and slugging (SLG+ 195 vs 133). Paul Waner held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 236 vs 50). Babe Ruth was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Babe Ruth and Paul Waner

Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
2503
141.47
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2549
142.11
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
10616
600
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10762
600
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
8398
474.64
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9459
527.36
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.119
1.119
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.889
0.889
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
2873
162.38
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3152
175.73
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
1517
85.74
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
125.05
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
506
28.6
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
605
33.73
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
136
7.69
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
10.65
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
40.35
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
113
6.3
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1356
76.64
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
909
50.68
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2696.5
152.4
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
1838.28
102.49
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5793
327.41
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
4478
249.66
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4978
281.35
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
4281
238.67
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.164
1.164
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.878
0.878
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.421
1.421
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.888
0.888
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
122.87
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
1627
90.71
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2217
125.3
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
1309
72.98
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3677
207.82
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
2823
157.39
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2621.55
148.17
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
1940.95
108.21
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.43
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.12
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2062
116.54
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
1091
60.83
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
1330
75.17
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
20.96
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
7.98
7.98
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.62
28.62
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
1.55
1.55
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
113
6.39
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
9.7
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.11
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
127
7.08
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
6.95
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
104
5.8
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
6.61
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
13.56
Paul Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
104
5.8
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
51.25
51.25
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Babe Ruth and Paul Waner

Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2436
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2361
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4787
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5513
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5535
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5927
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5356
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5783
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.57
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.199
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.449
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Paul Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0