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Ruth vs Feller

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GOAT Rank currently ranks Babe Ruth above Bob Feller: 94.6 vs 89.9. Babe Ruth leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak. Bob Feller leads on Longevity.

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RuthWinner
94.6

Ruth wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Feller
89.9

Feller wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Babe Ruth
94.6

Ruth leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Babe Ruth
94.6
2. Bob Feller
89.9

Category breakdown

Season form · Form index per season

Career timeline · Form index per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Through age 23 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Babe Ruth11 home runs
1 season by age 23 · 11 per season

Setting the pace at age 23

No verified birth date for Feller — shown in the pro-debut view instead.

Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 23, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.

MetricRuthRetiredFellerRetired
Home runs714—
World Series titles71
Career OPS1.164—
Batting average0.342—
RBIs2,214—
Pitching ERA2.28—
Career wins—266
No-hitters—3
Career strikeouts—2,581
All-Star selections—8
Dominance w25%10090
Peak w20%9994
Longevity w20%8286
Honours w20%9488
Statistics w15%9792

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Ruth94.6
Feller89.9
The people
Ruth
Feller

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FAQ

Who is better, Ruth or Feller?

Babe Ruth leads with a GOAT score of 94.6 against 89.9 for Bob Feller — a gap of 4.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Feller beat Ruth?

Feller scores higher on longevity. Ruth leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.

How is the Ruth vs Feller score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ruth: 94.6, Feller: 89.9.

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