Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Babe Ruth | Stat | Barry Bonds |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Seasons | 22 |
| 406.8 | Career VAL | 374.2 |
| 34.4 (1921) | Peak-season VAL | 31.0 (2001) |
| Inducted 1936 | Hall of Fame | — |
| 1× | MVP Awards | 7× |
| 2× | All-Star Selections | 14× |
| — | Gold Gloves | 8× |
| — | Silver Sluggers | 12× |
| — | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 2 |
| — |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.
| Babe Ruth | Stat | Barry Bonds |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,504 | Games | 2,986 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,873 | Hits | 2,935 |
| 714 | Home runs | 762 |
| 2,213 | RBI | 1,996 |
| 2,174 | Runs | 2,227 |
| 123 | Stolen bases | 514 |
| 2,062 | ||
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 30 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 2,558 |
| .342 | Batting avg | .298 |
|---|
| .474 | On-base % | .444 |
|---|
| .690 | Slugging % | .607 |
|---|
| 214 | OPS+ | 186 |
|---|
| Age | Babe Ruth | Barry Bonds |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 7.7 | — |
| 21 | 12.7 | 4.5 |
| 22 | 12 | 8.9 |
| 23 | 12.4 | 13 |
| 24 | 19.5 | 9.9 |
| 25 | 33.6 | 18.5 |
| 26 | 34.4 | 17.2 |
| 27 | 15.1 | 24.2 |
| 28 | 32.7 | 24.4 |
| 29 | 27.6 | 13.6 |
| 30 | 7.6 | 16.3 |
| 31 | 26.4 | 21.5 |
| 32 | 28.8 | 19 |
| 33 | 23.1 | 19.6 |
| 34 | 18.5 | 9.6 |
| 35 | 25.1 | 19.9 |
| 36 | 24.5 | 31 |
| 37 | 19.6 | 28.9 |
| 38 | 15.2 | 22.9 |
| 39 | 10.3 | 29.8 |
| 41 | — | 9.9 |
| 42 | — | 11.6 |