Babe Ruth vs. Ken Williams — Career Comparison

Babe Ruth
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderMVPAll-Star
Ken Williams
Lost GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Babe Ruth comes out clearly ahead of Ken Williams across most offensive categories. Babe Ruth led in home run production (HR/PA+ 835 vs 443), walk rate (BB%+ 258 vs 131), and slugging (SLG+ 195 vs 144). Ken Williams held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 144 vs 50). Babe Ruth was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Babe Ruth and Ken Williams

Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2503
141.47
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1397
149.25
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10616
600
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5616
600
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8398
474.64
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4862
519.44
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.119
1.119
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.924
0.924
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2873
162.38
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1552
165.81
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1517
85.74
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
994
106.2
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
28.6
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
30.45
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
7.69
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
8.23
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
40.35
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
196
20.94
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1356
76.64
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
558
59.62
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2696.5
152.4
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1003.31
107.19
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5793
327.41
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2579
275.53
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4978
281.35
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2146
229.27
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.164
1.164
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.924
0.924
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.421
1.421
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.974
0.974
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
122.87
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
860
91.88
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2217
125.3
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
913
97.54
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3677
207.82
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1577
168.48
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2621.55
148.17
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1040.42
111.16
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
2.43
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.99
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2062
116.54
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
566
60.47
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
1330
75.17
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
30.66
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
7.98
7.98
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.57
19.57
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
1.55
1.55
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
113
6.39
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
17.09
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.11
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
123
6.95
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
16.45
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
6.61
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
11.32
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
240
13.56
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
27.78
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
51.25
51.25
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.23
59.23

Fielding Stats for Babe Ruth and Ken Williams

Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2436
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1301
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4787
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2956
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5535
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3260
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5356
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3123
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.77
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.199
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.401
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0