Who is better, Ruth or Campanella?
Babe Ruth leads with a GOAT score of 94.6 against 87.1 for Roy Campanella — a gap of 7.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ruth vs Campanella
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Babe Ruth above Roy Campanella: 94.6 vs 87.1. Babe Ruth leads on Dominance, Statistics, Longevity.
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RuthWinner
94.6Ruth wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Campanella
87.1Campanella wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Babe Ruth
94.6
Ruth leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Babe Ruth
2. Roy Campanella
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 Campanella — 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.
| Metric | RuthRetired | CampanellaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Home runs | 714 | — |
| World Series titles | 7 | 1 |
| Career OPS | 1.164 | — |
| Batting average | 0.342 | — |
| RBIs | 2,214 | — |
| Pitching ERA | 2.28 | — |
| MVP awards | — | 3 |
| All-Star selections | — | 8 |
| Career home runs | — | 242 |
| Best season RBIs | — | 142 |
| Dominance w25% | 100 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 99 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 97 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ruth94.6
Campanella87.1
FAQ
Where does Campanella beat Ruth?
Campanella does not lead any of the five categories; Ruth is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Ruth vs Campanella score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ruth: 94.6, Campanella: 87.1.
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