Johnson vs Ruth
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Ruth wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Johnson wins: Longevity
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Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Ruth leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The sport's first superstar — an ace turned the greatest slugger alive.
Category breakdown
Season form · Home runs per season
Career timeline · Home runs per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Setting the pace at age 23
No verified birth date for Johnson — 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.
Fan vote — data vs the people
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