Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Babe Ruth | Stat | Ty Cobb |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Seasons | 24 |
| 406.8 | Career VAL | 441.6 |
| 34.4 (1921) | Peak-season VAL | 35.4 (1911) |
| Inducted 1936 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1936 |
| 1× | MVP Awards | 1× |
| 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 | Ty Cobb |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,504 | Games | 3,035 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,873 | Hits | 4,191 |
| 714 | Home runs | 117 |
| 2,213 | RBI | 1,938 |
| 2,174 | Runs | 2,246 |
| 123 | Stolen bases | 892 |
| 2,062 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,249 |
| .342 | Batting avg | .367 |
|---|
| .474 | On-base % | .433 |
|---|
| .690 | Slugging % | .513 |
|---|
| 214 | OPS+ | 177 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 94 | Wins | 0 |
| 46 | Losses | 0 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 1221.1 | Innings pitched | 5.0 |
| 488 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 0 |
| 2.28 | ERA | 3.60 |
| 1.16 | WHIP | 1.60 |
| 128 | ERA+ | 62 |
| Age | Babe Ruth | Ty Cobb |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | — | 0.7 |
| 19 | — | 10.1 |
| 20 | 7.7 | 25.2 |
| 21 | 12.7 | 20.4 |
| 22 | 12 | 30 |
| 23 | 12.4 | 29.1 |
| 24 | 19.5 | 35.4 |
| 25 | 33.6 | 27.2 |
| 26 | 34.4 | 20.9 |
| 27 | 15.1 | 15.6 |
| 28 | 32.7 | 32.1 |
| 29 | 27.6 | 25.6 |
| 30 | 7.6 | 31.3 |
| 31 | 26.4 | 17.6 |
| 32 | 28.8 | 21.7 |
| 33 | 23.1 | 9.4 |
| 34 | 18.5 | 18.4 |
| 35 | 25.1 | 14.5 |
| 36 | 24.5 | 8.9 |
| 37 | 19.6 | 11.4 |
| 38 | 15.2 | 14.4 |
| 39 | 10.3 | 5.2 |
| 40 | — | 12.4 |
| 41 | — | 4.1 |