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Babe Ruth played 22 major-league seasons (1914-1935) as a OF (2,241), P (163), 1B (32). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 22 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 19 | BOS | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .500 | 56 |
| 1915 | 20 | BOS | 42 | 92 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 23 | .315 | .952 | 193 |
| 1916 | 21 | BOS | 67 | 136 | 18 | 37 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 23 | .272 | .741 | 130 |
| 1917 | 22 | BOS | 52 | 123 | 14 | 40 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 18 | .325 | .857 | 169 |
| 1918 | 23 | BOS | 95 | 317 | 50 | 95 | 11 | 66 | 6 | 58 | 58 | .300 | .966 | 199 |
| 1919 | 24 | BOS | 130 | 432 | 103 | 139 | 29 | 114 | 7 | 101 | 58 | .322 | 1.114 | 220 |
| 1920 | 25 | NYA | 142 | 457 | 158 | 172 | 54 | 137 | 14 | 150 | 80 | .376 | 1.382 | 273 |
| 1921 | 26 | NYA | 152 | 540 | 177 | 204 | 59 | 171 | 17 | 145 | 81 | .378 | 1.359 | 251 |
| 1922 | 27 | NYA | 110 | 406 | 94 | 128 | 35 | 99 | 2 | 84 | 80 | .315 | 1.106 | 194 |
| 1923 | 28 | NYA | 152 | 522 | 151 | 205 | 41 | 131 | 17 | 170 | 93 | .393 | 1.309 | 252 |
| 1924 | 29 | NYA | 153 | 529 | 143 | 200 | 46 | 121 | 9 | 142 | 81 | .378 | 1.252 | 230 |
| 1925 | 30 | NYA | 98 | 359 | 61 | 104 | 25 | 66 | 2 | 59 | 68 | .290 | .936 | 142 |
| 1926 | 31 | NYA | 152 | 495 | 139 | 184 | 47 | 150 | 11 | 144 | 76 | .372 | 1.253 | 235 |
| 1927 | 32 | NYA | 151 | 540 | 158 | 192 | 60 | 164 | 7 | 137 | 89 | .356 | 1.258 | 232 |
| 1928 | 33 | NYA | 154 | 536 | 163 | 173 | 54 | 142 | 4 | 137 | 87 | .323 | 1.172 | 213 |
| 1929 | 34 | NYA | 135 | 499 | 121 | 172 | 46 | 154 | 5 | 72 | 60 | .345 | 1.128 | 194 |
| 1930 | 35 | NYA | 145 | 518 | 150 | 186 | 49 | 153 | 10 | 136 | 61 | .359 | 1.225 | 214 |
| 1931 | 36 | NYA | 145 | 534 | 149 | 199 | 46 | 163 | 5 | 128 | 51 | .373 | 1.195 | 221 |
| 1932 | 37 | NYA | 133 | 457 | 120 | 156 | 41 | 137 | 2 | 130 | 62 | .341 | 1.150 | 205 |
| 1933 | 38 | NYA | 137 | 459 | 97 | 138 | 34 | 103 | 4 | 114 | 90 | .301 | 1.023 | 178 |
| 1934 | 39 | NYA | 125 | 365 | 78 | 105 | 22 | 84 | 1 | 104 | 63 | .288 | .985 | 162 |
| 1935 | 40 | BSN | 28 | 72 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 24 | .181 | .789 | 118 |
| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | ERA+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 19 | BOS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 3.91 | 70 |
| 1915 | 20 | BOS | 32 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 217.2 | 112 | 85 | 2.44 | 120 |
| 1916 | 21 | BOS | 44 | 41 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 323.2 | 170 | 118 | 1.75 | 161 |
| 1917 | 22 | BOS | 41 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 326.1 | 128 | 108 | 2.01 | 132 |
| 1918 | 23 | BOS | 20 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 166.1 | 40 | 49 | 2.22 | 125 |
| 1919 | 24 | BOS | 17 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 133.1 | 30 | 58 | 2.97 | 109 |
| 1920 | 25 | NYA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | 84 |
| 1921 | 26 | NYA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9.00 | 48 |
| 1930 | 35 | NYA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3.00 | 155 |
| 1933 | 38 | NYA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5.00 | 86 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | P | 32 | 0 | 17 | 63 | 2 | 3 |
| 1916 | P | 44 | 0 | 24 | 83 | 3 | 6 |
| 1917 | P | 41 | 0 | 19 | 101 | 2 | 4 |
| 1918 | OF | 59 | 0 | 121 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 1918 | P | 20 | 0 | 19 | 58 | 6 | 5 |
| 1918 | 1B | 13 | 0 | 130 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| 1919 | OF | 111 | 0 | 222 | 14 | 1 | 6 |
| 1919 | P | 17 | 0 | 13 | 35 | 2 | 1 |
| 1919 | 1B | 5 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1920 | OF | 141 | 0 | 259 | 21 | 19 | 3 |
| 1920 | 1B | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1920 | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | OF | 152 | 0 | 348 | 17 | 13 | 6 |
| 1921 | 1B | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | OF | 110 | 0 | 226 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 1922 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | OF | 148 | 0 | 378 | 20 | 11 | 2 |
| 1923 | 1B | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1924 | OF | 152 | 0 | 340 | 18 | 14 | 4 |
| 1925 | OF | 98 | 0 | 207 | 15 | 6 | 3 |
| 1926 | OF | 149 | 0 | 308 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| 1926 | 1B | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1927 | OF | 151 | 0 | 328 | 14 | 13 | 4 |
| 1928 | OF | 154 | 0 | 304 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 1929 | OF | 133 | 0 | 240 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 1930 | OF | 144 | 0 | 266 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 1930 | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 1931 | OF | 142 | 0 | 237 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 1931 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | OF | 128 | 0 | 209 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| 1932 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | OF | 132 | 0 | 215 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| 1933 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1933 | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | OF | 111 | 0 | 197 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 1935 | OF | 26 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
Babe Ruth won: Baseball Magazine All-Star 1916 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1918 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1918 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1919 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1919 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1920 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1920 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1921 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1921 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1923 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1923 (ML), MVP 1923 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1924 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1924 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1926 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1926 (ML), TSN All-Star 1926 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1927 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1927 (ML), TSN All-Star 1927 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1928 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1928 (ML), TSN All-Star 1928 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1929 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1929 (ML), TSN All-Star 1929 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1930 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1930 (ML), TSN All-Star 1930 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1931 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1931 (ML), TSN All-Star 1931 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1932 (AL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (3 ballot finishes, 1 win). Full year pages: 1932, 1931, 1923.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Most Valuable Player (winner) | AL | 1 | 64 / 64 | 8 |
| 1931 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 5 | 40 / 80 | 0 |
| 1932 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 7 | 26 / 80 | 0 |
Babe Ruth ranks on 14 all-time single-season position leaderboards (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | right fielders | 1920 | 273 OPS+ |
| #2 | right fielders | 1923 | 252 OPS+ |
| #3 | right fielders | 1927 | 232 OPS+ |
| #4 | left fielders | 1921 | 251 OPS+ |
| #4 | right fielders | 1924 | 230 OPS+ |
| #5 | right fielders | 1931 | 221 OPS+ |
| #9 | left fielders | 1926 | 235 OPS+ |
| #9 | right fielders | 1930 | 214 OPS+ |
| #10 | right fielders | 1928 | 213 OPS+ |
| #14 | left fielders | 1919 | 220 OPS+ |
| #17 | right fielders | 1932 | 205 OPS+ |
| #28 | right fielders | 1929 | 194 OPS+ |
| #32 | left fielders | 1922 | 194 OPS+ |
| #69 | right fielders | 1933 | 178 OPS+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.