I can't imagine what Babe Ruth's stats would be like if he was granted the same privileges as Ohtani

Hensou 11477 posts Joined: Dec 21, 2022

Posted 12:36 pm on May 5, 2026

If Babe had been allowed to pitch and DH, playing only a few games a year in the outfield, his numbers would have been astonishing.

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I can't imagine what Babe Ruth's stats would be like if he was granted the same privileges as Ohtani Hensou 12:36pm · 5/5/26
- Good topic, good discussion Mark 4:50pm · 5/5/26
- It’s hard to compare the different eras… justknox 2:40pm · 5/5/26
  - Indeed. Yes, Fat Babe was well over 215. Hensou 3:04pm · 5/5/26
    - LolNT justknox 10:42am · 5/6/26
- Can't agree here, my friend. But imagine if Ohtani were allowed to play golf w 52 clubs in his bag!NT BaronVonZemo 12:52pm · 5/5/26
  - What is your disagreement based on?NT Hensou 12:54pm · 5/5/26
    - Two things.... BaronVonZemo 12:59pm · 5/5/26
      - For the majority of his career Ruth was 6 '2" and 215 pounds. Hensou 1:05pm · 5/5/26
        
        I was adding more to my post - sry. But that is a fair point-it'd be like judging Bird from his last BaronVonZemo 1:16pm · 5/5/26
        
        The only minority player who was Ruth's equal was Josh Gibson Hensou 1:24pm · 5/5/26
        
        The point is not to find an equal to Ruth Chris94 1:30pm · 5/5/26
        
        Ask Satchel, Oscar, Buck, etc. Hensou 1:37pm · 5/5/26
        
        No one said that anyone wasNT Chris94 1:52pm · 5/5/26
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- His numbers would have been the same Chris94 12:45pm · 5/5/26
  - He truly is a phenom. So much so that MLB looked the other way on the gambling issue- BaronVonZemo 12:57pm · 5/5/26
  - That is not logical. It is not correct. Hensou 12:53pm · 5/5/26
    - I love the Babe. But the game is much harder today. Chris94 12:57pm · 5/5/26
      - Ruth stopped pitching because he wanted to play everyday. To do that he had to play the field. Hensou 1:17pm · 5/5/26
        
        I have always argued that the Babe was the best player ever Chris94 1:25pm · 5/5/26
        
        Babe played his late game in 1935. 91 years ago. Look at his 1927 stats. 99 years ago. Hensou 1:33pm · 5/5/26
        
        Sorry - I thought "100 years" obviously meant "since Ruth"NT Chris94 2:03pm · 5/5/26
        
        Please say what you mean and mean what you say. Otherwise, we take you at face value.NT Hensou 2:10pm · 5/5/26
        
        Also, as I mentioned above, Ohtani never faced pitchers from the higher mound which is a big deal BaronVonZemo 1:21pm · 5/5/26
        
        Here's a neat side story.NTLink Hensou 1:25pm · 5/5/26
        
        Great stuff.NT BaronVonZemo 4:05pm · 5/5/26

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