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List of career achievements by Babe Ruth


This page details statistics, records, and other achievements pertaining to Babe Ruth. At the time in which Babe Ruth played, some of baseball's modern awards did not exist. The Division Series and Championship Series did not exist. The MLB All-Star Game did not exist until 1933, late in Ruth's career. At the time of his retirement, Ruth held many of baseball's most esteemed records, including the career records for home runs (714 — since broken), slugging percentage (0.690), runs batted in (2,213 — since broken), bases on balls (2,062 — since broken) and on-base plus slugging (1.164). At the time of his retirement, Ruth held many more records than are listed here.

Slugging percentage, career: 0.690

Home runs, career: 714 (708 in AL, 6 in NL)

Most times hitting two or more home runs in a game, career: 72 (71 in AL, 1 in NL)

Runs batted in, career: 2,213 (2,201 in AL, 12 in NL)

Bases on balls, career: 2,062 (2,042 in AL, 20 in NL)

No-hitter: Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 0, June 23, 1917

Slugging percentage, career: 0.692

Slugging percentage, season: 0.847 (1920)

Slugging percentage by a lefthander, season: 0.847 (1920)

Seasons leading the league in slugging percentage: 13 (1918–1924, 1926–1931)

Runs, season: 177 (152 games, 1921)

Runs by a lefthander, season: 177 (152 games, 1921)

Seasons leading the league in runs: 8 (1919–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1928)

Consecutive seasons leading the league in runs: Three, twice

Seasons with 150 or more runs: 6 (1920, 1921, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1930)

Doubles by pitcher, game: 3, at Washington Senators, May 9, 1918 (10 innings)

Home runs, career: 708

Home runs with one club, career: 659, New York Yankees (1920–1934)

Home runs by lefthander, career: 714

Home runs in extra innings, career: 16

Home runs by outfielder, career: 686

Home runs, season: 60 (151 games in 1927)


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