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| Babe Ruth #1 (1914-1935) |
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When
you dominate the game during an entire decade to the point where almost
every season ranks as one of the best seasons ever, it's not hard to
imagine that when you cobble a career together, it ranks as the best in
the long history of the game. Babe Ruth was, and still is, an icon
that's hard for the public to imagine today. Yes, he was the Tiger
Woods of baseball, if Tiger laps Nicklaus for the majors record by a
mile. There was nobody in the game prior to Babe Ruth who was so
dominant and nobody who has come along in later times who accomplished
as much. There are some who prefer the grace and power of Mays or the
dogged determination and consistency of the magnificent Hank, and
there's logic in that passion. However, when the passion subsides and
the newsreel footage rolls, it is Babe Ruth who accumulated statistics
that almost defy logic. In a career of 154 game seasons, he hit 714
Home Runs, one per every 11.6 At Bats. All with a glass of beer and no
PED allegations.
It wasn't until he was 24 years old that Ruth even became a
full-time position player, dividing time before then, while
with the Boston Red Sox, as one of the best pitchers in the game.
And yes, he could really pitch, winning 94 games with an
ERA of 2.28. If you add his pitching rating to the Batting
PEVA, it would rise by nearly 50 points. But it would be with
that big stick where Ruth would amaze the crowds of folks
who filled the seats at Yankee Stadium. His Slugging
Percentage is the highest in baseball history, at 0.690 over 56
points higher than the man in second place, Ted Williams, at 0.634.
He had 17 seasons with more than 20 home runs and hit 0.342 for his
entire career. There was no more dominant player in the game during his
career than the man that built a stadium and rekindled a game after
scandal. And he did it with a style that marveled the people of the
times. Babe Ruth ranks as the Best Ever Career Batter in baseball
history, with nobody really close.
Babe Ruth Career Stats |
| Year |
Team |
Lg |
HR |
RBI |
AVE |
Age |
PEVA-B |
| 1914 |
BOS |
AL |
0 |
2 |
0.200 |
19 |
0.200 |
| 1915 |
BOS |
AL |
4 |
21 |
0.315 |
20 |
2.467 |
| 1916 |
BOS |
AL |
3 |
15 |
0.272 |
21 |
1.693 |
| 1917 |
BOS |
AL |
2 |
12 |
0.325 |
22 |
2.020 |
| 1918 |
BOS |
AL |
11 |
66 |
0.300 |
23 |
22.063 |
| 1919 |
BOS |
AL |
29 |
114 |
0.322 |
24 |
45.484 |
| 1920 |
NYA |
AL |
54 |
137 |
0.376 |
25 |
55.754 |
| 1921 |
NYA |
AL |
59 |
171 |
0.378 |
26 |
54.876 |
| 1922 |
NYA |
AL |
35 |
99 |
0.315 |
27 |
15.781 |
| 1923 |
NYA |
AL |
41 |
131 |
0.393 |
28 |
58.931 |
| 1924 |
NYA |
AL |
46 |
121 |
0.378 |
29 |
51.324 |
| 1925 |
NYA |
AL |
25 |
66 |
0.290 |
30 |
7.608 |
| 1926 |
NYA |
AL |
47 |
146 |
0.372 |
31 |
51.603 |
| 1927 |
NYA |
AL |
60 |
164 |
0.356 |
32 |
51.850 |
| 1928 |
NYA |
AL |
54 |
142 |
0.323 |
33 |
40.061 |
| 1929 |
NYA |
AL |
46 |
154 |
0.345 |
34 |
31.530 |
| 1930 |
NYA |
AL |
49 |
153 |
0.359 |
35 |
39.019 |
| 1931 |
NYA |
AL |
46 |
163 |
0.373 |
36 |
41.968 |
| 1932 |
NYA |
AL |
41 |
137 |
0.341 |
37 |
29.556 |
| 1933 |
NYA |
AL |
34 |
103 |
0.301 |
38 |
23.392 |
| 1934 |
NYA |
AL |
22 |
84 |
0.288 |
39 |
13.487 |
| 1935 |
BSN |
NL |
6 |
12 |
0.181 |
40 |
0.872 |
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Total |
714 |
2213 |
0.342 |
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641.541 |
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What is PEVA?
PEVA is the acronym for Stat Geek Baseball's New Player Rating value.
This grade is given to each player and pitcher each season,
rating their performance on a peer to peer review. Six components
for pitchers and batters are melded together into the PEVA Rating,
which ranges each year from 0.200 to 64.000. For more information on
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PEVA Scale
64.000 - Maximum
32.000 - Cy Young/MVP Candidate
20.000 - All League
15.000 - All-Star Level
10.000 - Very Good
3.500 - Average
0.200 - Minimum |
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