Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Babe Ruth | Stat | Mike Trout |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Seasons | 16 |
| 406.8 | Career VAL | 174.9 |
| 34.4 (1921) | Peak-season VAL | 18.6 (2018) |
| Inducted 1936 | Hall of Fame | — |
| 1× | MVP Awards | 2× |
| 2× | All-Star Selections | 8× |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1× |
| — | Silver Sluggers | 5× |
| — | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 4 |
| — |
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 | Mike Trout |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,504 | Games | 1,790 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,873 | Hits | 1,878 |
| 714 | Home runs | 426 |
| 2,213 | RBI | 1,072 |
| 2,174 | Runs | 1,282 |
| 123 | Stolen bases | 225 |
| 2,062 | ||
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 13 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,174 |
| .342 | Batting avg | .290 |
|---|
| .474 | On-base % | .405 |
|---|
| .690 | Slugging % | .558 |
|---|
| 214 | OPS+ | 163 |
|---|
| Age | Babe Ruth | Mike Trout |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | — | 0.5 |
| 20 | 7.7 | 15 |
| 21 | 12.7 | 16.8 |
| 22 | 12 | 15.3 |
| 23 | 12.4 | 15.3 |
| 24 | 19.5 | 16 |
| 25 | 33.6 | 15 |
| 26 | 34.4 | 18.6 |
| 27 | 15.1 | 17.7 |
| 28 | 32.7 | 4.5 |
| 29 | 27.6 | 4.3 |
| 30 | 7.6 | 13.1 |
| 31 | 26.4 | 5.4 |
| 32 | 28.8 | 2.6 |
| 33 | 23.1 | 7.1 |
| 34 | 18.5 | 7.7 |
| 35 | 25.1 | — |
| 36 | 24.5 | — |
| 37 | 19.6 | — |
| 38 | 15.2 | — |
| 39 | 10.3 | — |