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Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth (The Bambino or The Sultan Of Swat)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 215 lb.

Debut July 11, 1914
Final Game May 30, 1935
Born February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, MD
Died August 16, 1948 in New York, NY

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936.

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1914 19 BOS AL   5   10    1    2   1  0   0    2   0      0   4  .200  .200  .300   50    3   0           0    
 1915 20 BOS AL  42   92   16   29  10  1   4   21   0      9  23  .315  .376  .576  189   53   2           0    
 1916 21 BOS AL  67  136   18   37   5  3   3   15   0     10  23  .272  .322  .419  121   57   4           0    
 1917 22 BOS AL  52  123   14   40   6  3   2   12   0     12  18  .325  .385  .472  162   58   7           0    
 1918 23 BOS AL  95  317   50   95  26 11  11   66   6     58  58  .300  .411  .555  194  176   3           2    
 1919 24 BOS AL 130  432  103  139  34 12  29  114   7    101  58  .322  .456  .657  219  284   3           6    
 1920 25 NYY AL 142  457  158  172  36  9  54  137  14 14 150  80  .376  .533  .849  256  388   5           3    
 1921 26 NYY AL 152  540  177  204  44 16  59  171  17 13 145  81  .378  .512  .846  239  457   4           4    
 1922 27 NYY AL 110  406   94  128  24  8  35   99   2  5  84  80  .315  .434  .672  182  273   4           1    
 1923 28 NYY AL 152  522  151  205  45 13  41  131  17 21 170  93  .393  .545  .764  239  399   3           4     MVP-1
 1924 29 NYY AL 153  529  143  200  39  7  46  121   9 13 142  81  .378  .513  .739  220  391   6           4    
 1925 30 NYY AL  98  359   61  104  12  2  25   66   2  4  59  68  .290  .393  .543  137  195   6           2    
 1926 31 NYY AL 152  495  139  184  30  5  47  150  11  9 144  76  .372  .516  .737  225  365  10           3    
 1927 32 NYY AL 151  540  158  192  29  8  60  164   7  6 137  89  .356  .486  .772  226  417  14           0    
 1928 33 NYY AL 154  536  163  173  29  8  54  142   4  5 137  87  .323  .463  .709  208  380   8           3    
 1929 34 NYY AL 135  499  121  172  26  6  46  154   5  3  72  60  .345  .430  .697  193  348  13           3    
 1930 35 NYY AL 145  518  150  186  28  9  49  153  10 10 136  61  .359  .493  .732  211  379  21           1    
 1931 36 NYY AL 145  534  149  199  31  3  46  163   5  4 128  51  .373  .495  .700  218  374   0           1     MVP-5
 1932 37 NYY AL 133  457  120  156  13  5  41  137   2  2 130  62  .341  .489  .661  201  302   0           2     MVP-6
 1933 38 NYY AL 137  459   97  138  21  3  34  103   4  5 114  90  .301  .442  .582  176  267   0           2     AS
 1934 39 NYY AL 125  365   78  105  17  4  22   84   1  3 104  63  .288  .448  .537  161  196   0           2     AS
 1935 40 BSN NL  28   72   13   13   0  0   6   12   0     20  24  .181  .359  .431  118   31   0           0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 22 Seasons         8398      2873    136     2217    117    1330  .342  .474  .690  207      113   0   0  43   2
               2503      2174      506    714      123   2062                            5793
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        544  141  186  33  9  46  143   8  8 133  86  .342  .474  .690  207  375   7   0   0   3   0
 Career High    154  540  177  205  45 16  60  171  17 21 170  93  .393  .545  .849  256  457  21   0   0   6   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1914 19 BOS AL   10    8    1   3.4    82| .200  .256| .200  .330| .300  .336| .500  .665|  50  .511  -0.6  -0.1     
 1915 20 BOS AL  103   65   20   8.3    81| .315  .252| .376  .329| .576  .330| .952  .660| 189  .833   9.3   1.0     
 1916 21 BOS AL  150  103   18   4.7    83| .272  .258| .322  .332| .419  .337| .741  .669| 121  .640   2.5   0.3     
 1917 22 BOS AL  142   90   22   6.6    79| .325  .254| .385  .325| .472  .328| .857  .653| 162  .773   8.7   1.0     
 1918 23 BOS AL  380  225   72   8.7    80| .300  .258| .411  .329| .555  .329| .966  .658| 194  .841  36.9   4.1     
 1919 24 BOS AL  542  296  128  11.6    90| .322  .269| .456  .334| .657  .361|1.113  .695| 219  .872  72.3   7.3     
 1920 25 NYY AL  615  304  201  17.7   110| .376  .296| .533  .361| .849  .407|1.382  .768| 256  .922 114.4  10.8  50%
 1921 26 NYY AL  693  353  229  17.4   116| .378  .302| .512  .368| .846  .424|1.358  .793| 239  .905 120.5  10.9  56%
 1922 27 NYY AL  495  287  116  10.8   111| .315  .295| .434  .361| .672  .415|1.106  .776| 182  .819  50.4   4.8  28%
 1923 28 NYY AL  699  341  209  16.4   109| .393  .292| .545  .363| .764  .404|1.309  .767| 239  .908 121.0  11.3  44%
 1924 29 NYY AL  681  348  194  14.8   112| .378  .298| .513  .368| .739  .409|1.252  .776| 220  .885 103.6   9.6  40%
 1925 30 NYY AL  426  265   75   7.6   114| .290  .297| .393  .367| .543  .416| .936  .784| 137  .672  19.8   1.8  33%
 1926 31 NYY AL  652  330  185  14.9   109| .372  .289| .516  .360| .737  .405|1.253  .765| 225  .893 100.7   9.5  55%
 1927 32 NYY AL  691  368  201  14.6   108| .356  .289| .486  .357| .772  .406|1.258  .763| 226  .882 104.9   9.7  53%
 1928 33 NYY AL  684  376  173  12.3   106| .323  .285| .463  .350| .709  .405|1.172  .754| 208  .851  89.1   8.4  44%
 1929 34 NYY AL  587  343  148  11.5   107| .345  .284| .430  .350| .697  .410|1.127  .760| 193  .824  67.4   6.2  62%
 1930 35 NYY AL  676  363  183  13.4   112| .359  .290| .493  .353| .732  .426|1.225  .780| 211  .847  95.2   8.5  50%
 1931 36 NYY AL  663  339  184  14.5   104| .373  .280| .495  .346| .700  .400|1.195  .747| 218  .879  98.2   9.0  55%
 1932 37 NYY AL  589  303  147  13.0   107| .341  .279| .489  .349| .661  .410|1.150  .759| 201  .851  76.3   7.0  50%
 1933 38 NYY AL  575  326  116   9.6   101| .301  .273| .442  .344| .582  .394|1.024  .737| 176  .782  55.5   5.3  44%
 1934 39 NYY AL  471  263   86   8.7   106| .288  .279| .448  .352| .537  .402| .985  .754| 161  .733  39.2   3.6  25%
 1935 40 BSN NL   92   61   11   4.8    97| .181  .275| .359  .330| .431  .393| .790  .722| 118  .514   2.6   0.2     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 22 Seasons   10616  5757 2719  12.6   105| .342  .285| .474  .353| .690  .400|1.164  .753| 207  .858 1387.5 130.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1914 19 BOS AL   2   1   4   3   1   0   0  0   23.0   21   12   10   1    7    3   0   0   100       0  3.91  2.68   68 1.217
 1915 20 BOS AL  18   8  32  28  16   1   3  0  217.7  166   80   59   3   85  112   6   9   895       1  2.44  2.78  114 1.153
 1916 21 BOS AL  23  12  44  41  23   9   3  1  323.7  230   83   63   0  118  170   8   3  1300       1  1.75  2.77  158 1.075
 1917 22 BOS AL  24  13  41  38  35   6   2  2  326.3  244   91   73   2  108  128  11   5  1313       0  2.01  2.58  128 1.079
 1918 23 BOS AL  13   7  20  19  18   1   0  0  166.3  125   51   41   1   49   40   2   3   660       1  2.22  2.69  121 1.046
 1919 24 BOS AL   9   5  17  15  12   0   2  1  133.3  148   59   44   2   58   30   2   5   591       1  2.97  3.02  102 1.545
 1920 25 NYY AL   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  0    4.0    3    4    2   0    2    0   0   0    17       0  4.50  3.82   85 1.250
 1921 26 NYY AL   2   0   2   1   0   0   1  0    9.0   14   10    9   1    9    2   0   0    49       0  9.00  4.24   47 2.556
 1930 35 NYY AL   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  0    9.0   11    3    3   0    2    3   0   0    39       0  3.00  4.32  144 1.444
 1933 38 NYY AL   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  0    9.0   12    5    5   0    3    0   0   0    42       0  5.00  3.90   78 1.667 AS
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .671  94  46 163 148 107  17  11  4 1221.3  974  398  309  10  441  488  29  25  5006       4  2.28  2.77  122 1.159
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    20  10  35  32  23   3   2  0  267.0  212   87   67   2   96  106   6   5  1094   0   0  2.28  2.77  122 1.159
 Career High     24  13  44  41  35   9   3  2  326.3  244   91   73   3  118  170  11   9  1313   0   1  1.75  3.02  158 1.046

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1914 19 BOS AL   P    4      0    7    0    0 1.000  .933  1.75  1.75  2.74  2.97    3   23.0
 1915 20 BOS AL   P   32     17   63    2    3  .976  .937  2.50  1.80  3.31  3.01   28  217.7
 1916 21 BOS AL   P   44     24   83    3    6  .973  .945  2.43  1.69  2.97  2.95   41  323.7
 1917 22 BOS AL   P   41     19  101    2    4  .984  .947  2.93  1.83  3.31  3.04   38  326.3
 1918 23 BOS AL  OF   59    121    8    7    3  .949  .962  2.19  2.17                           47   12    0
                  P   20     19   58    6    5  .928  .952  3.85  1.85  4.17  2.82   19  166.3
                 1B   13    130    6    5    8  .965  .986 10.46 10.89                        
 1919 24 BOS AL  OF  111    222   14    1    6  .996  .958  2.13  2.16                          111    0    0
                  P   17     13   35    2    1  .960  .949  2.82  1.76  3.24  2.83   15  133.3
                 1B    5     35    4    1    4  .975  .987  7.80 10.44                        
 1920 25 NYY AL  OF  141    259   21   19    3  .936  .962  1.99  2.16                           36   20   85
                 1B    2     10    0    1    1  .909  .990  5.00 10.40                        
                  P    1      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  1.70  2.25  2.70    1    4.0
 1921 26 NYY AL  OF  152    348   17   13    6  .966  .960  2.40  2.21                          134   18    0
                 1B    2      8    0    0    0 1.000  .988  4.00 10.15                        
                  P    2      1    2    0    0 1.000  .968  1.50  1.55  3.00  2.70    1    9.0
 1922 27 NYY AL  OF  110    226   14    9    3  .964  .964  2.18  2.22                           71    0   40
                 1B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00 10.60                        
 1923 28 NYY AL  OF  148    378   20   11    2  .973  .965  2.69  2.26                           68    7   73
                 1B    4     41    1    1    2  .977  .991 10.50 10.22                        
 1924 29 NYY AL  OF  152    340   18   14    4  .962  .970  2.36  2.27                           50    7   99
 1925 30 NYY AL  OF   98    207   15    6    3  .974  .965  2.27  2.27                           33    0   66
 1926 31 NYY AL  OF  149    308   11    7    5  .979  .966  2.14  2.23                           82    0   68
                 1B    2     10    0    0    2 1.000  .990  5.00 10.30                        
 1927 32 NYY AL  OF  151    328   14   13    4  .963  .964  2.26  2.22                           56    0   95
 1928 33 NYY AL  OF  154    304    9    8    0  .975  .973  2.03  2.22                           55    0   99
 1929 34 NYY AL  OF  133    240    5    4    2  .984  .966  1.84  2.28                           55    0   78
 1930 35 NYY AL  OF  144    266   10   10    0  .965  .965  1.92  2.16                           53    0   91
                  P    1      0    4    0    2 1.000  .952  4.00  1.20  4.00  2.20    1    9.0
 1931 36 NYY AL  OF  142    237    5    7    2  .972  .969  1.70  2.25                           51    0   91
                 1B    1      5    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  5.00  9.70                        
 1932 37 NYY AL  OF  128    209   10    9    1  .961  .967  1.71  2.28                           44    0   87
                 1B    1      3    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  3.00  9.80                        
 1933 38 NYY AL  OF  132    215    9    7    4  .970  .970  1.70  2.21                           55    0   78 AS
                 1B    1      6    0    1    0  .857  .984  6.00  9.90                         AS
                  P    1      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  1.20  2.00  2.30    1    9.0 AS
 1934 39 NYY AL  OF  111    197    3    8    0  .962  .968  1.80  2.16                           34    0   77 AS
 1935 40 BSN NL  OF   26     39    1    2    0  .952  .971  1.54  2.31                           22    0    4

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1918 23 BOS AL  1B   13    130    6    5    8  .965  .986 10.46 10.89                        
 1919 24 BOS AL  1B    5     35    4    1    4  .975  .987  7.80 10.44                        
 1920 25 NYY AL  1B    2     10    0    1    1  .909  .990  5.00 10.40                        
 1921 26 NYY AL  1B    2      8    0    0    0 1.000  .988  4.00 10.15                        
 1922 27 NYY AL  1B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00 10.60                        
 1923 28 NYY AL  1B    4     41    1    1    2  .977  .991 10.50 10.22                        
 1926 31 NYY AL  1B    2     10    0    0    2 1.000  .990  5.00 10.30                        
 1931 36 NYY AL  1B    1      5    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  5.00  9.70                        
 1932 37 NYY AL  1B    1      3    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  3.00  9.80                        
 1933 38 NYY AL  1B    1      6    0    1    0  .857  .984  6.00  9.90                        

 1918 23 BOS AL  OF   59    121    8    7    3  .949  .962  2.19  2.17                           47   12    0
 1919 24 BOS AL  OF  111    222   14    1    6  .996  .958  2.13  2.16                          111    0    0
 1920 25 NYY AL  OF  141    259   21   19    3  .936  .962  1.99  2.16                           36   20   85
 1921 26 NYY AL  OF  152    348   17   13    6  .966  .960  2.40  2.21                          134   18    0
 1922 27 NYY AL  OF  110    226   14    9    3  .964  .964  2.18  2.22                           71    0   40
 1923 28 NYY AL  OF  148    378   20   11    2  .973  .965  2.69  2.26                           68    7   73
 1924 29 NYY AL  OF  152    340   18   14    4  .962  .970  2.36  2.27                           50    7   99
 1925 30 NYY AL  OF   98    207   15    6    3  .974  .965  2.27  2.27                           33    0   66
 1926 31 NYY AL  OF  149    308   11    7    5  .979  .966  2.14  2.23                           82    0   68
 1927 32 NYY AL  OF  151    328   14   13    4  .963  .964  2.26  2.22                           56    0   95
 1928 33 NYY AL  OF  154    304    9    8    0  .975  .973  2.03  2.22                           55    0   99
 1929 34 NYY AL  OF  133    240    5    4    2  .984  .966  1.84  2.28                           55    0   78
 1930 35 NYY AL  OF  144    266   10   10    0  .965  .965  1.92  2.16                           53    0   91
 1931 36 NYY AL  OF  142    237    5    7    2  .972  .969  1.70  2.25                           51    0   91
 1932 37 NYY AL  OF  128    209   10    9    1  .961  .967  1.71  2.28                           44    0   87
 1933 38 NYY AL  OF  132    215    9    7    4  .970  .970  1.70  2.21                           55    0   78
 1934 39 NYY AL  OF  111    197    3    8    0  .962  .968  1.80  2.16                           34    0   77
 1935 40 BSN NL  OF   26     39    1    2    0  .952  .971  1.54  2.31                           22    0    4

 1914 19 BOS AL   P    4      0    7    0    0 1.000  .933  1.75  1.75  2.74  2.97    3   23.0
 1915 20 BOS AL   P   32     17   63    2    3  .976  .937  2.50  1.80  3.31  3.01   28  217.7
 1916 21 BOS AL   P   44     24   83    3    6  .973  .945  2.43  1.69  2.97  2.95   41  323.7
 1917 22 BOS AL   P   41     19  101    2    4  .984  .947  2.93  1.83  3.31  3.04   38  326.3
 1918 23 BOS AL   P   20     19   58    6    5  .928  .952  3.85  1.85  4.17  2.82   19  166.3
 1919 24 BOS AL   P   17     13   35    2    1  .960  .949  2.82  1.76  3.24  2.83   15  133.3
 1920 25 NYY AL   P    1      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  1.70  2.25  2.70    1    4.0
 1921 26 NYY AL   P    2      1    2    0    0 1.000  .968  1.50  1.55  3.00  2.70    1    9.0
 1930 35 NYY AL   P    1      0    4    0    2 1.000  .952  4.00  1.20  4.00  2.20    1    9.0
 1933 38 NYY AL   P    1      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  1.20  2.00  2.30    1    9.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total  OF 2241   4444  204  155   48  .968  .966  2.07  2.22                         1057   64 1131
                  P* 163     95  354   15   21  .968  .946  2.75  1.77              148 1221.3
                 1B   32    248   11    9   17  .966  .988  8.09 10.51                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total      2436   4787  569  179   86  .968  .965  2.20  2.30
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1916   WS    BOS BRO     W   1   1   0.64  1  0  0  1  14     6   1   3   4 
 1918   WS    BOS CHC     W   2   2   1.06  2  0  0  1  17    13   2   7   4 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        2-0   3   3   0.87  3  0  0  2  31    19   3  10   8 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1915   WS    BOS PHI     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1916   WS    BOS BRO     W   1   5   0   0  0  0  0   1   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1918   WS    BOS CHC     W   3   5   0   1  0  1  0   2   0   2  .200  .200  .600   0  0   1   0   0 
 1921   WS    NYY NYG     L   6  16   3   5  0  0  1   4   5   8  .313  .476  .500   2  1   0   0   0 
 1922   WS    NYY NYG     L   5  17   1   2  1  0  0   1   2   3  .118  .250  .176   0  1   1   0   1 
 1923   WS    NYY NYG     W   6  19   8   7  1  1  3   3   8   6  .368  .556 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1926   WS    NYY STL     L   7  20   6   6  0  0  4   5  11   2  .300  .548  .900   1  1   0   0   0 
 1927   WS    NYY PIT     W   4  15   4   6  0  0  2   7   2   2  .400  .444  .800   1  0   0   1   0 
 1928   WS    NYY STL     W   4  16   9  10  3  0  3   4   1   2  .625  .647 1.375   0  0   0   0   0 
 1932   WS    NYY CHC     W   4  15   6   5  0  0  2   6   4   3  .333  .500  .733   0  0   0   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 10 World Series        7-3  41 129  37  42  5  2 15  33  33  30  .326  .467  .744   4  3   2   1   2 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1933   NYY AL   *   4   1   2  0  0  1   2   0   2   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
 1934   NYY AL   *   2   1   0  0  0  0   0   2   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      2   6   2   2  0  0  1   2   2   3   0  0   0   0   0  .333  .500  .833 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1933 (RF)
1934 (RF)

Awards
1923-AL-MVP

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1923-AL-1-1.00
1931-AL-5-0.50
1932-AL-6-0.32
Car-109-1.82 shares

Batting Average
1918 AL-.300-8
1919 AL-.322-8
1920 AL-.376-4
1921 AL-.378-3
1923 AL-.393-2
1924 AL-.378-1
1926 AL-.372-2
1927 AL-.356-7
1929 AL-.345-8
1930 AL-.359-3
1931 AL-.373-2
1932 AL-.341-5
Car-.342-10

On-base %
1918 AL-.411-2
1919 AL-.456-1
1920 AL-.533-1
1921 AL-.512-1
1922 AL-.434-4
1923 AL-.545-1
1924 AL-.513-1
1926 AL-.516-1
1927 AL-.486-1
1928 AL-.463-2
1929 AL-.430-3
1930 AL-.493-1
1931 AL-.495-1
1932 AL-.489-1
1933 AL-.442-4
1934 AL-.448-4
Car-.474-2

Slugging %
1918 AL-.555-1
1919 AL-.657-1
1920 AL-.849-1
1921 AL-.846-1
1922 AL-.672-1
1923 AL-.764-1
1924 AL-.739-1
1926 AL-.737-1
1927 AL-.772-1
1928 AL-.709-1
1929 AL-.697-1
1930 AL-.732-1
1931 AL-.700-1
1932 AL-.661-2
1933 AL-.582-3
1934 AL-.537-8
Car-.690-1

OPS
1918 AL-.966-1
1919 AL-1.114-1
1920 AL-1.382-1
1921 AL-1.359-1
1922 AL-1.106-1
1923 AL-1.309-1
1924 AL-1.252-1
1926 AL-1.253-1
1927 AL-1.258-1
1928 AL-1.172-1
1929 AL-1.128-1
1930 AL-1.225-1
1931 AL-1.195-1
1932 AL-1.150-2
1933 AL-1.023-3
1934 AL-.985-5
Car-1.164-1

Games
1923 AL-152-7
1924 AL-153-6
1926 AL-152-8
1927 AL-151-5
1928 AL-154-3
Car-2503-48

At Bats
Car-8398-99

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1921 AL-693-7
1923 AL-699-2
1924 AL-681-6
1927 AL-691-3
1928 AL-684-5
1930 AL-676-7
1931 AL-663-10
Car-10616-41

Runs
1919 AL-103-1
1920 AL-158-1
1921 AL-177-1
1923 AL-151-1
1924 AL-143-1
1926 AL-139-1
1927 AL-158-1
1928 AL-163-1
1929 AL-121-5
1930 AL-150-2
1931 AL-149-2
1932 AL-120-6
Car-2174-4

Hits
1921 AL-204-6
1923 AL-205-4
1924 AL-200-4
1926 AL-184-9
1927 AL-192-6
1928 AL-173-9
1931 AL-199-4
Car-2873-39

Total Bases
1918 AL-176-8
1919 AL-284-1
1920 AL-388-2
1921 AL-457-1
1922 AL-273-9
1923 AL-399-1
1924 AL-391-1
1926 AL-365-1
1927 AL-417-2
1928 AL-380-1
1929 AL-348-3
1930 AL-379-3
1931 AL-374-2
1932 AL-302-7
Car-5793-6

Doubles
1918 AL-26-2
1919 AL-34-5
1921 AL-44-2
1923 AL-45-3
1924 AL-39-6
Car-506-41

Triples
1918 AL-11-5
1919 AL-12-6
1921 AL-16-4
1923 AL-13-5
Car-136-71

Home Runs
1915 AL-4-9
1918 AL-11-1
1919 AL-29-1
1920 AL-54-1
1921 AL-59-1
1922 AL-35-3
1923 AL-41-1
1924 AL-46-1
1925 AL-25-2
1926 AL-47-1
1927 AL-60-1
1928 AL-54-1
1929 AL-46-1
1930 AL-49-1
1931 AL-46-1
1932 AL-41-2
1933 AL-34-2
1934 AL-22-8
Car-714-3

RBI
1918 AL-66-3
1919 AL-114-1
1920 AL-137-1
1921 AL-171-1
1922 AL-99-6
1923 AL-131-1
1924 AL-121-2
1926 AL-150-1
1927 AL-164-2
1928 AL-142-1
1929 AL-154-2
1930 AL-153-4
1931 AL-163-2
1932 AL-137-4
1933 AL-103-9
Car-2217-2

Bases on Balls
1918 AL-58-8
1919 AL-101-2
1920 AL-150-1
1921 AL-145-1
1922 AL-84-2
1923 AL-170-1
1924 AL-142-1
1926 AL-144-1
1927 AL-137-1
1928 AL-137-1
1929 AL-72-10
1930 AL-136-1
1931 AL-128-1
1932 AL-130-1
1933 AL-114-1
1934 AL-104-3
Car-2062-3

Strikeouts
1918 AL-58-1
1919 AL-58-2
1920 AL-80-2
1921 AL-81-2
1922 AL-80-2
1923 AL-93-1
1924 AL-81-1
1925 AL-68-2
1926 AL-76-2
1927 AL-89-1
1928 AL-87-1
1929 AL-60-4
1930 AL-61-5
1932 AL-62-9
1933 AL-90-2
1934 AL-63-9
Car-1330-88

Stolen Bases
1921 AL-17-8
1923 AL-17-9

Adjusted OPS+
1918 AL-194-1
1919 AL-219-1
1920 AL-256-1
1921 AL-239-1
1922 AL-182-1
1923 AL-239-1
1924 AL-220-1
1926 AL-225-1
1927 AL-226-1
1928 AL-208-1
1929 AL-193-1
1930 AL-211-1
1931 AL-218-1
1932 AL-201-2
1933 AL-176-3
1934 AL-161-3
Car-207-1

Runs Created
1918 AL-72-7
1919 AL-128-1
1920 AL-201-1
1921 AL-229-1
1922 AL-116-5
1923 AL-209-1
1924 AL-194-1
1926 AL-185-1
1927 AL-201-2
1928 AL-173-1
1929 AL-148-1
1930 AL-183-2
1931 AL-184-1
1932 AL-147-3
1933 AL-116-3
Car-2719-2

Adjusted Batting Runs
1918 AL-37-2
1919 AL-72-1
1920 AL-114-1
1921 AL-120-1
1922 AL-50-5
1923 AL-121-1
1924 AL-104-1
1926 AL-101-1
1927 AL-105-2
1928 AL-89-1
1929 AL-67-1
1930 AL-95-1
1931 AL-98-1
1932 AL-76-2
1933 AL-55-3
1934 AL-39-7
Car-1388-1

Batting Wins
1918 AL-4.1-2
1919 AL-7.3-1
1920 AL-10.8-1
1921 AL-10.9-1
1922 AL-4.8-5
1923 AL-11.3-1
1924 AL-9.6-1
1926 AL-9.5-1
1927 AL-9.7-2
1928 AL-8.4-1
1929 AL-6.2-1
1930 AL-8.5-1
1931 AL-9.0-1
1932 AL-7.0-2
1933 AL-5.3-3
1934 AL-3.6-7
Car-130.2-1

Extra-Base Hits
1918 AL-48-1
1919 AL-75-1
1920 AL-99-1
1921 AL-119-1
1922 AL-67-4
1923 AL-99-1
1924 AL-92-1
1926 AL-82-2
1927 AL-97-2
1928 AL-91-1
1929 AL-78-3
1930 AL-86-3
1931 AL-80-3
1933 AL-58-9
Car-1356-4

Times on Base
1919 AL-246-1
1920 AL-325-1
1921 AL-353-1
1923 AL-379-1
1924 AL-346-1
1926 AL-331-1
1927 AL-329-2
1928 AL-313-1
1930 AL-323-2
1931 AL-328-1
1932 AL-288-3
1933 AL-254-9
Car-4978-9

Offensive Win%
1918 AL-.841-2
1919 AL-.872-1
1920 AL-.922-1
1921 AL-.905-1
1922 AL-.819-3
1923 AL-.908-1
1924 AL-.885-1
1926 AL-.893-1
1927 AL-.882-1
1928 AL-.851-1
1929 AL-.824-1
1930 AL-.847-1
1931 AL-.879-1
1932 AL-.851-2
1933 AL-.782-3
1934 AL-.733-7
Car-.858-1

Hit By Pitch
1919 AL-6-9

Sac. Hits
1930 AL-21-5

Caught Stealing
1920 AL-14-10
1921 AL-13-6
1923 AL-21-2
1924 AL-13-7
1930 AL-10-7
Car-117-61

Power/Speed Number
1918 AL-7.8-2
1919 AL-11.3-3
1920 AL-22.2-2
1921 AL-26.4-1
1923 AL-24.0-1
1924 AL-15.1-3
1926 AL-17.8-1
1927 AL-12.5-4
1930 AL-16.6-5
Car-209.8-70

At Bats per Home Run
1918 AL-28.8-1
1919 AL-14.9-1
1920 AL-8.5-1
1921 AL-9.2-1
1922 AL-11.6-1
1923 AL-12.7-1
1924 AL-11.5-1
1926 AL-10.5-1
1927 AL-9.0-1
1928 AL-9.9-1
1929 AL-10.8-1
1930 AL-10.6-1
1931 AL-11.6-1
1932 AL-11.1-2
1933 AL-13.5-2
1934 AL-16.6-4
Car-11.8-2

ERA
1916 AL-1.75-1
1917 AL-2.01-7
1918 AL-2.22-9
Car-2.28-14

Wins
1915 AL-18-9
1916 AL-23-3
1917 AL-24-2

Won-Loss %
1915 AL-.692-4
1916 AL-.657-5
1917 AL-.649-6
1918 AL-.650-2
1919 AL-.643-10
Car-.671-10

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1916 AL-1.075-5
1917 AL-1.079-6
1918 AL-1.046-2
Car-1.159-71

Hits Allowed/9IP
1915 AL-6.86-2
1916 AL-6.40-1
1917 AL-6.73-3
1918 AL-6.76-4
Car-7.18-13

Strikeouts/9IP
1915 AL-4.63-8
1916 AL-4.73-8

Saves
1919 AL-1-10

Innings
1916 AL-323.7-3
1917 AL-326.3-2

Strikeouts
1916 AL-170-3
1917 AL-128-5

Games Started
1916 AL-41-1
1917 AL-38-2

Comp. Games
1916 AL-23-4
1917 AL-35-1
1918 AL-18-9

Shutouts
1916 AL-9-1
1917 AL-6-5

Bases On Balls Allow.
1916 AL-118-3
1917 AL-108-3

Hits Allowed
1916 AL-230-10
1917 AL-244-7

SO to Walk
1916 AL-1.44-10

Earned Runs Allow.
1917 AL-73-10

Wild Pitches
1915 AL-9-4
1919 AL-5-6

Hit Batsmen
1916 AL-8-7
1917 AL-11-6

Batters Faced
1916 AL-1300-3
1917 AL-1313-1

Adjusted ERA+
1916 AL-158-1
1917 AL-128-7
1918 AL-121-10
Car-122-92

Oldest Player
1932 AL-37-8
1933 AL-38-9
1934 AL-39-10
1935 NL-40-5

Youngest Player
1914 AL-19-8

Black Ink: Batting - 161 (1) (Average HOFer ≈ 27) Pitching - 10 (230) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Batting - 340 (7) (Average HOFer ≈ 144) Pitching - 74 (329) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 78.7 (1) Pitching - 34.0 (103) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 422.0 (4) Pitching - 42.5 (307) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

July 9, 1914: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Baltimore (International) for more than $25000. more than $25000

January 3, 1920: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Boston Red Sox for $100,000.

February 26, 1935: Released by the New York Yankees.

February 26, 1935: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Braves.

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