Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Babe Ruth | Stat | Honus Wagner |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Seasons | 21 |
| 406.8 | Career VAL | 355.5 |
| 34.4 (1921) | Peak-season VAL | 28.9 (1908) |
| Inducted 1936 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1936 |
| 1× | MVP Awards | — |
| 2× | All-Star Selections | — |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).
| Babe Ruth | Stat | Honus Wagner |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,504 | Games | 2,796 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,873 | Hits | 3,430 |
| 714 | Home runs | 101 |
| 2,213 | RBI | 1,732 |
| 2,174 | Runs | 1,736 |
| 123 | Stolen bases | 722 |
| 2,062 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 963 |
| .342 | Batting avg | .329 |
|---|
| .474 | On-base % | .392 |
|---|
| .690 | Slugging % | .466 |
|---|
| 214 | OPS+ | 161 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 94 | Wins | 0 |
| 46 | Losses | 0 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 1221.1 | Innings pitched | 8.1 |
| 488 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 6 |
| 2.28 | ERA | 0.00 |
| 1.16 | WHIP | 1.56 |
| Age | Babe Ruth | Honus Wagner |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 7.7 | — |
| 21 | 12.7 | — |
| 22 | 12 | — |
| 23 | 12.4 | 3.5 |
| 24 | 19.5 | 6.8 |
| 25 | 33.6 | 11.3 |
| 26 | 34.4 | 24.3 |
| 27 | 15.1 | 24.1 |
| 28 | 32.7 | 20.3 |
| 29 | 27.6 | 21.9 |
| 30 | 7.6 | 23.8 |
| 31 | 26.4 | 28.5 |
| 32 | 28.8 | 23.7 |
| 33 | 23.1 | 28.2 |
| 34 | 18.5 | 28.9 |
| 35 | 25.1 | 21.2 |
| 36 | 24.5 | 18 |
| 37 | 19.6 | 15.4 |
| 38 | 15.2 | 17.1 |
| 39 | 10.3 | 8.8 |
| 40 | — | 5.6 |
| 41 | — | 12.9 |
| 42 | — | 8.5 |
| 43 | — | 2.7 |