Who is better, Ohtani or Ruth?
Babe Ruth leads with a GOAT score of 94.6 against 83.7 for Shohei Ohtani — a gap of 10.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ohtani vs Ruth
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Babe Ruth above Shohei Ohtani: 94.6 vs 83.7. Babe Ruth leads on Longevity, Honours, Dominance.
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RuthWinner
94.6Ruth wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Ohtani
83.7Ohtani 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. Shohei Ohtani
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
2. 🇯🇵 Shohei Ohtani0 home runs
0 seasons by age 23 · 0 per season
Ohtani is -100.0% behind Ruth's pace at age 23
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.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ruth94.6
Ohtani83.7
FAQ
Where does Ohtani beat Ruth?
Ohtani does not lead any of the five categories; Ruth is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Ohtani vs Ruth score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ohtani: 83.7, Ruth: 94.6.
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