Babe Ruth vs. Shohei Ohtani: The Ultimate Baseball Showdown

Major League Baseball-Legends Collide: Babe Ruth vs. Shohei Ohtani!
The Sultan of Swat vs. The Shohei Show: A Battle of the Ages
Are you ready to witness the clash of two of the most extraordinary players in Baseball history? On one side, we have Babe Ruth, the Sultan of Swat, who set the bar so high with his power-hitting that it took almost four decades for anyone even to come close to his 714 home runs record.
But hold on because, on the other side, we have Shohei Ohtani, a modern-day wonder of baseball who has taken the league by storm with his ability to pitch and hit at an elite level.
He's a two-way player with a fastball that can reach triple digits and a smooth swing that produces jaw-dropping home runs.
So, imagine a faceoff between Babe Ruth and Shohei Ohtani, who would come out on top as the king of the plate? The Sultan of Swat or The Shohei Show? Let's find out!
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[@cindymmm11]

Respect for Showtime Shohei and Babe Ruth.

[@YouTuber212-xp9or]

12 home run titles. 13 slugging titles. 10 on base % titles. 13 ops titles. 11 times leading the league in walks. 6 tumes leading the league in runs. 5 times leading the league in rbi. Over 700 home runs and a b.a. of over .340, as well as a slugging average of .690 cements the Babe as the best ever.

[@mategradac199]

And 7 world series...

[@caitlinroeper7794]

The great bambino Is better than show

[@DoubleAAmazin]

Babe Ruth would've sent his fastball into outer space.

[@tednguyen7258]

he hit and ran like a girl...lol

[@futurereflections4097]

You can point out that the game changed but Ohtani isn’t even close to as dominant as the Babe was for his time. .274 batting average. He will never have a season with hitting stats like the babe in an average season for him. Pitching stats are comparable… so far. This video isn’t giving the Babe nearly enough credit for his pitching (again, times changed, and babe probably couldn’t be a top pitcher today)

[@Mik-xq2co]

Why even post this video? Most rank Ruth as the top player of all time. Shohei has not played long enough to break into the top 100 greatest players of all time. Looking at stats posted for a career, there is no comparison. Yes, Ohtani is still playing, so he will add to his current numbers. However, he is 29 years old and misses a lot of games due to injury. His pitching career might be over. All in all, there is no comparison between the two. Ruth is the GOAT and Ohtani is a current media darling! Pitching: Ruth 94-49, ERA=2.28 and 108 complete games Ohtani 38-19, ERA=3.01 and 1 complete game Hitting: Ruth .342 BA, 714 HRs, 1.1634 OPS, 2873 Hits Ohtani .274 BA, 171 HRs, .922 OPS, 681 Hits World Series Championships Ruth = 7 Ohtani = 0

[@hifijohn]

Whose the best?? my dog says ruth ruth!

[@dcmkung]

Don't think Ruth can hit Ohtani's 100mph fastball to 90mph split finger

[@tednguyen7258]

put your dog down

[@georgesouthwick7000]

No question that today’s players are better “athletes” than the players of Ruth’s time, but being a better “athlete” does not necessarily make one a better baseball player.

[@ontheroad5317]

Often forgotten is the fact that Ruth was also a star pitcher for the Red Sox before the Yankees put him in the outfield. Of course, DH’s didn’t exist then, so the only way to get his bat in lineup every day was put him in the field.

[@exdeathexdeath]

two legends

[@ghingisoverland6932]

Enough with this ridiculous question already. The more appropriate question is how much better is Shohei Ohtani going to be than babe Ruth? The only people still think babe is better than Ohtani are older white guys, and that’s purely based on Emotion. Era vs era, talent vs talent, Ohtani wins in All categories. Babe was the best white baseball player on the north eastern part of US a hundred years ago.

[@pycellesbeard9728]

Racist POS!

[@johnsepulvedacruz6428]

Agree

[@martinsly9624]

Ruth hit 714 hr in an era where homeruns weren't hit on a regular basis. We've had to wait 40 years before Hank Aron was able to beat him.

[@snerdterguson]

Some of us just don't think a player with 3 or 4 full seasons can be reasonably compared to a guy who played 20+ years. What we do know is that Ruth was a better hitter AND pitcher in his era than Ohtani is in his. Ohtani has had 3 spectacular seasons (albeit with missed games for injury), and Ruth should have won like 12 MVPs. (Rules disallowed prior winners from winning again for much of his career).

[@LarryLandowner]

No one is better than the Babe. Period.

[@tednguyen7258]

no one can eat as much as him

[@shaheedali651]

In the 1920s there was no indoor facilities,baseball clinics, gyms , treadmills, personal trainers. No GNC nutrition supplements. Babe lived off cigars all day and drank beers at bars with the public. He was the GOAT. If he had the resources like they did back then he would hit 100+ homers and bat .500 every year

[@foulball]

It would be awesome to switch time eras for the new athlete. Just feed them cigars and beer and see what happens!!! Lol

[@trevorcarey3997]

Ohtani is the best Baseball player of all time, right now he has a career average of .270 and a ERA of 2.90, and I like Babe but I also like what Casey Stengal said in the 1960s interview, he said the players now are so much better bigger stronger faster (meaning Mays and Mantle and other's) then when he was playing in the 1920s & 30s. And no one knows Baseball better then Casey Stengal, Babe played against farmers and coal miners, and did'nt train 362 days and play against international worldwide talents like they do today.

[@Aldine281]

Babe rith 7 world series titles your Japanese player none

[@FreedomFighter2112]

.270 batting avg is terrible

[@foulball]

Yes I agree with those points. When you compare players you compare them with their time and what they did for the sport at that time, just like Ohtani is doing now. I think the relation is the pitcher and batter relation. I understand that you can’t really compare them it’s just impossible

[@alb8304]

​@issaclemus8290 the guy hitting 80mph fastballs and playing against plumbers isnt anywhere near ohtanis level. babe wouldnt see a 95 plus mph fastball.

[@prasg1186]

"farmers & coalminers" 😅😂 Just catchin up on baseball but I've always been familiar w/ that name & to hear "farmers & coalminers" sounds like an extreme form of recency bias but it's funny bc there's a possibility that's true considering it was the 1920s.. 😂

[@the_purge_666]

How many times did this joke bat .342….? Hint: ZERO

[@andiman45]

Ruth for the most part faced mediocre pitching

[@doctornonsense4726]

It's a matter of comparison to other players of the time. Babe Ruth hit more homers in a season than most other baseball teams combined. He was so much better than his peers. But I certainly am thankful to be able to watch Ohtani do it, he is so much fun to watch!

[@NPC02006]

Babe was playing against part time construction workers and in a segregated league. He also did simultaneously pitch and hit. Ohtani is playing against literal best full time pros in the world and is hitting and pitching back to back in the same game.

[@Catrenza]

Babe was better than his peers sure. But he was a wealthy person who could play baseball full time against part time plumber and construction workers. Find a MLB player that plays baseball part time nowadays because you literally can't. Everyone commits their life to the game now!

[@Goofballasanmarino]

⁠1.Babe Ruth played barnstorming negro teams,just because he never played against black people in the MLB doesn’t mean he never played agaianst them at all. 2.Sure,Babe Ruth didn’t play against the best competition,but there were a few players on superstar level that he had to face.

[@markk2745]

@@Catrenza lol you again. Go back and read my quote about you.

[@mategradac199]

Please stop.... When Ohtani won 7 world championship- than you compare him and Ruth... Babe Ruth 7 world champion: ty cobb, bary bond and ohtani- o all together....

[@thomaslemon3971]

Baseball is too much of a team sport to use rings and pennants to measure greatness. You can’t single-handedly carry your team to a win the way you can in basketball and football. There’s a reason baseball has so many individual stats for us to geek out over

[@avelinelena5758]

Oh que yeees 😍 Shohei !! Simplement fabuleux.

[@xgl175]

How do you compare a modern day athlete to a player over 100 years ago ? Different era, different game.

[@tednguyen7258]

babe would win at eating

[@jasonstephan4010]

Not really actually comparing them 1 on 1, its more of just comparing the talent of both

[@xgl175]

@@tednguyen7258 and drinking too

[@xgl175]

@@jasonstephan4010 Talent wise Ohtani is better, more skill sets

[@foulball]

True can’t argue that. This is more about the comparison of how Babe’s reputation in his time and Ohtani’s reputation now

[@NobleDemonTim]

I'm going to invoke the ring argument first, before I talk further.

[@LagrangePoint901]

It's really unfair to make this kind of comparison. Different times, different conditions, different competition, ....just the game itself has evolved so much that you can debate this all day long and it still wouldn't be fair. The closest valid comparison you can make would be among contemporaries where the playing field (pun intended) is the same for everyone at the same time. The surest way to make a valid comparison is to magically bring Ruth into these times and Ohtani back into those times. Of course, you can't do that, and therein lies the continuing debate.

[@DBCooper71]

It will always be Babe. Sohei is on something. Hello!!!!!!!

[@caseyjones815]

TODAY IS A DIFFERENT LEAGUE. BEFORE WAS ALSO A DIFFERENT GAME. SHOHEI IS ONE OF HIS OWN🫡

[@FreedomFighter2112]

If Babe Ruth played today, he'd have the same advantages that today's players have over previous generations (advancements in weight training, nutrition, medicine, scouting, etc.) And with what they’re paying players today, that would keep him motivated. You're also forgetting that back then the fields were ginormous and it was considered the dead ball era where the ball didn’t travel as far. In addition, Babe Ruth had insanely quick hands and amazing hand eye coordination…something you can teach…just ask Barry Bonds. He hit bombs off of heavy balls and poorly made bats. Now, imagine if Ruth had access to modern scouting, medicine, training equipment, and even just basic necessities. One last thing, he also used a 54 ounce bat. Just imagine what he and his unusually quick hands would do with a 34 ounce bat. By the way, his reflex test was measured against Albert Pujols and Babe tested at a higher rate.

[@RickB1792]

This seems a silly argument. Ruth was dominant for his time, but the whole sport, in fact all sports, have bigger, faster, stronger, more skilled players. They throw faster, hit harder, and so forth. Ohtani would be much better than Ruth head to head. Fat Babe in today’s game would likely still hit, and with power, but surely would not dominate. A player like Gehrig is more likely to translate in today’s game as he was a conditioned athlete.

[@user-4210]

Without Babe. there's no Otani nowdays. Still pissing off to knew that Babe been Replaced by Rasputin in Record Of Ragnarok.

[@Pccpy]

Babe made baseball great. Ohtani makes baseball great again. Be very lucky and enjoy Ohtani before he retires, you won't find another one like him for a very long time.

[@BillLup-eb7lt]

Othani did nothing quit riding his eggplant kid

[@Grizzlied555]

Ruth is the greatest all time. No one can compare. Especially some guy who strikes out 170 times a year and has mot even completed 5 seasons yet. Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous.😅😊e

[@ftsection2156]

Sorry to burst your bubble but Ruth did not play with the best pro players all over the world. There weren’t even any black and latin players in the league. And there were only 16 teams back then instead of 30 teams now.

[@Grizzlied555]

@@ftsection2156 Yeah he did, fool. He played with and against a total of 42 hall of famers. The MLB record to this day.

[@ftsection2156]

@@Grizzlied555 lol.. well, that was my point! They weren’t play with really good players. So it’s easy to hold those record to this day. No black players were allowed.. Jackie Robinson , the first black player didn’t start till 1947.

[@snerdterguson]

You get that there being free teams is a point for Ruth's era being tougher, right? Fewer teams means fewer roster spots. The fewer spots there are, the higher the level of talent filling them on average. Also, while there weren't many, there in fact were SOME Latin players during Ruth's era.

[@snerdterguson]

And Jackie himself played in a league with next to no black players. It isn't like he joined the league and it suddenly became populated with a population proportionate number of black players. If you're going to just say Ruth isn't great because of his era, then you have to say the same for Jackie. Both played in almost exclusively white eras, it was beyond their control, both played excellently.

[@GeorgeYoung-uh5by]

Ruth 714 hrs Does Otani ihave that? He hada 342average Ohtani270 By far Ruth was bettet. So far. Maybe 10 more years we can talk

[@laartwork]

Drysdale had a .186 batting average. Slow your roll.

[@eshep71]

Babe Ruth played against a bunch of scrubs in comparison. There are a dozen hitters in baseball who are better than Ruth in the game today... But none better than ohtani. He's the goat. Ruth also dropped pitching before he started hitting all his HRs, so they aren't even the same . Pitchers don't throw 400 pitches a week like they did 100 years ago.. It seems comparable, but it's not even close.

[@someperson8151]

There were only 8 teams in each league. So the talent isn't diluted like today's Major League. Only a staff of 160 pitchers in both leagues compared to 320 plus in today's major league. Talent is diluted and batters don't face the best pitchers often like the past players.

[@KaitoMinato]

​@@someperson8151lol, in segragation league talent isnt diluted? ohtani plays againts talent from all over the world😂

[@whirlwindmgtow5534]

Stop it. Just stop it. Ohtani is not even close to Ruth, statistically. Anyone who even takes 5 minutes to look at batting average, slugging %, OPS, runs and RBI will immediately recognize that Ruth is miles above Ohtani. Just stop it, please.

[@foulball]

Yeah I think he surpassed him already

[@FreedomFighter2112]

Having a higher ERA is not good. The lower the ERA, the better. So Babe Ruth won on all of those stats you mentioned.

[@caseyjones815]

ITS LIKE BRON AND MJ. DIFF ERAS BUT. IDK. SHOHEI IS AMAZING. REMEMBER RUTH STOPPED PITCHING AT AGE 24

[@foulball]

Yeah but Jordan would dominate this ERA of basketball players also!!! Even Lebron!!LOL

[@johnlemon2916]

​​@@foulball only if there's Phil and Pippen. He didn't win a ring without them, did he?

[@foulball]

he can find a new pipen and Phil @@johnlemon2916

[@blazingbattlehawk9626]

Now compare em to their 19th century counterpart in Bob Caruthers

[@foulball]

I don't know who Bob Caruthers is? I will look him up. Thank you

[@newriverratsam]

Apples, meet oranges.....

[@jameshudson169]

0:20 ohtani has only taken the league by storm. just the american league. i guess the national league has had his number.

[@Iverson8811]

I truly doubt about if Ruth can hit 200hrs in todays game 😂. He’s playing dead ball era and he can’t throw 100mph heaters. Ohtani is against the global elites, Ruth against black smiths and drivers in white folks league. I mean… they are not comparable 😅

[@foulball]

It’s not necessarily comparing the talent now a days to Ruth’s Era. It’s just a comparison of 2 athletes at the top of their game changing the game as they play!

[@FreedomFighter2112]

Babe Ruth used to use a 54 oz bat....that's right 54 ounces. With his talent, all he would have to do is use a much lighter bat

[@YouTuber212-xp9or]

Iverson8811 Babe played against 42 hall of famers, the MLB record to this day.

[@Goofballasanmarino]

Ruth played against black people in preseason barnstorming games,and he wiped the field with them but I guess we won’t talk about that👀

[@TheRunoben]

Give Ruth today’s training & diet watch him beat nba history

[@tranquilo7566]

Ruth's 14 yr average in every hitting category, easily beats Ohtani's single year best in every category. No comparison in pitching either. Ruth was best lefty pitcher in baseball. Age 21; 23w-12, 1.75 era, 23 complete games, 9 shutouts, 323 innings. His record of 29 consecutive scoreless innings in World Series lasted 50 years. (0.52 era) He still holds the record for most 82 wins for a lefty, at age 23. Ohtani is a part time pitcher. 135-150 innings this year. Ruth's switched to part-time pitching; his 2nd year he broke all time season HR record; 300% more than second guy. The next year, Ruth hit more home runs than every teams combined total.

[@jimwelljr217]

ruth became a full time hitter..otani does both..otani wins

[@markk2745]

He did hit when he pitched and did pretty good his last pitching season with 29hr and .322 ba back when nobody was hitting home runs. He also did hit for many seasons. There is a reason he's considered the greatest. He has top 3 war seasons ever. A product of the times he did not train or live a healthy lifestyle but had he done that I'm sure he could have pitched/hit for his career but times was different. Ohtani is great by his not even close to great as babe Ruth was yet.

[@skull3941]

Babe Ruth was arguably the best left-handed pitcher of his time. He was dominant and set pitching records as well as his well-known batting records

[@deemz312]

Yes, Babe Ruth was special when he played. But its not even close Ohtani is in a while different dimension when it comes to talent. If you dropped prime Ruth into the MLB right now, he might not even be a starter.

[@Grizzlied555]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha 😊😅😂

[@garymorris1856]

Yes, I afree, "iy's not even close

[@chazzx1018]

Ruth wouldn't be in the physical condition he was in, he would be much better. He would quickly turn on pitches with his light 34 ounce bat. They swung logs in his day.

[@imhip510]

Lmao.....Ruth can never Listen there are only 2 things left for sure that we know of....1. who's going to play Shohei in the movie. 2.how soon are they going to put up a statue of him and that statue is going to have a sign next to it that says all other 1 trick pony players that way

[@christiandgreat8127]

Shohei will smash Babe, majority of the time newer generation is better, but the impact of babe ruth in the 60s is one of a kind

[@keederbell7655]

Ruth never played in the "60's"

[@Goofballasanmarino]

Babe Ruth,60s?Yeah,thanks for immediately showing that you don’t know what your talking about instead of making me have to prove it😂

[@HBLOS14]

No sir in 1903 mofos didn’t throw as hard nor have as much break on pitches so no it’s 2 different areas . Do you think Ruth would thrive in this era where Adolis is throwing 105 mph ???….. highly highly doubt that but I can’t bet anything Othani would’ve destroyed it in his era . I mean the home run record would literally have been in the thousands and single season would’ve been some crazy number like 126 home runs that’s how good he is . He would win every cy young , mvp, triple crown and etc every year ( if those existed but they didn’t ). He would literally be the baseball god .

[@ruego-qj7bt]

Actually, Don Drysdale, Dave Winfield, and Dave Kingman among countless others were capable of performing some comparably impressive ''Ohtaniesque'' feats but were prevented from doing so by the rigid orthodoxy that prevailed and _still_ ,by-and-large, rules over baseball i.e., that the most talented, multidimensional, athletes in the game must focus on/choose one skill/discipline over the other.

[@myw6r5d86]

There's no need to talk bad about Babe Ruth. Shohei Ohtani is a reincarnation of Babe Ruth cause Babe didn't have enough off baseball during his time. Babe came as Shohei Ohtani in this era. That is why Babe is here for us all to witness the GOAT.

[@LvyPK]

This idea is dope because it also implies the Babe wanted to expand baseball globally

[@chop3625]

Baseball today is watered down. Like saying our infantry is better today😂

[@foulball]

Our infantry??

[@blinksstayfresh2524]

Lol

[@sneaksc9767]

First of all Ted Williams And Joe Dimargio are better than either of these guys......there is no comparison between now and when (pitchers mound was higher......the ball was not juiced....and the strike zone was where it's supposed to be ).......DFIP

[@imhip510]

All hail to the great Sir Mr Ohtani

[@covenant1231]

Babe Ruth was definitely better.

[@foulball]

It's always interesting to compare players from different eras.

[@foulball]

Babe Ruth probably didn't have to deal with the pressure of social media trolls!

[@DDAllen973]

HANK AARON

[@foulball]

To bad Hank Aaron didn't pitch.

[@momoueda3445]

ベーブ・ルースは100マイルは投げれない

[@nelsoncruz63]

I think babe Ruth of course. But othani good too

[@positivelangbai...4482]

Foulball is a lebron fan for sure😂😂

[@foulball]

Jordan all the way GOAT!!! The only card I don’t have of Jordan is his rookie card

[@foulball]

And I grew up on Nirvana

[@jessicasogopigbenis3609]

if babe plays today in the mlb, his achievements will be different but if ohtani plays during babe's time..maybe no one can erase his record until now... During Babe's time, her opponents were only from America but Ohtani's opponents are the best players in the world... SHOHEI OHTANI...

[@foulball]

I just think getting compared to Babe Ruth is an honor in its self. I also made a video on the Japanese hero Sadaharu Oh

[@JesusEsDios007]

Why would it be an honor? The Ohtani is the goat.

[@LC-oe3zx]

Ohtani is raising the bar.

[@Iverson8811]

Look at Ruth’s belly 😂😂.

[@garymorris1856]

Yeah, and Ruth was not able to DH when he wasn't pitching, a huge thing.

[@winterking9799]

Babe ruth threw 70s, Ohtani threw 100s.. babe ruth era 100ft are hr, Ohtani's era require atleast 350ft for a hr Babe faced plumbers and sandwich makers, Ohtani face the best athletes in the world Babe only face white people, Ohtani faced all type of races.. Babe ruth is 6'2 and towered over everyone Ohtani is 6'4/6'5 and is not even the tallest on his team Babe ruth ate hot dogs 🌭 before every game Ohtani is Jacked and build like a mountain, he would go to the gym after most game

[@mimonikeda5768]

Lmao you just wrote down lies. Ruth threw at least 80, and his top speed was probably much higher. I don't know where you got the 100ft HR figure from, the shortest possible distance for a HR at old Yankee stadium was 314 Ft, same as a lot of modern stadiums. Ruth didn't face plumbers, he faced proffesional athletes, you didn't get into the MLB by being terrible. While Ruth did play in a segregated league, he barnstormed against Negro League teams and still crushed them. Ruth's height has nothing to do with his skill. And him having a diet of hot dogs and beer and still being the best baseball player of his time should be a compliment. If you put him in today's MLB, with modern training methods, he's still going to be one of the best players in the league. You can think Ohtani Is better but don't go around spreading misinformation.

[@ruego-qj7bt]

Dimensions - Yankee Stadium - Ruth Era : When the original Yankee Stadium opened in 1923, the dimensions were as extreme as one could imagine. While it's true, measurements _right down_ the left and right-field foul lines were a mere 281 and 295, respectively, distances from home-plate shot out into a nearly 500-foot deep-left field, 487 feet to center, and 429 feet to the wall in deep-right field. The extremes were somewhat modified in the subsequent years however measurements were only a few feet shallower, not enough so as to make a substantive difference for any ball batted by a mere mortal. Ruth lost plenty of homers while playing within its not so 'friendly confines' The left and right-field foul poles were extended out some later, as well. There was 82 feet behind home plate in those days; a huge expanse of territory

[@JD-bd2up]

George Herman Ruth in his prime 21-34 years old was 6'2 215lbs... He had the Highest reflex score ever tested. Only Pujols scored on Ruths level. There were only 14 teams when Ruth played. Ruth Threw 90 mph. 46 year Old Jaime Moyer threw 75mph and was striking out Hall of Fame batters. Roddey Tellez is 300lbs. Tony Gwynn ordered #2 Super Size McDonalds after every game. Cecil Fielder was 260lbs. Prince Fielder was 300lbs. Jose Altuve is 5'6 160lbs. It's been 60 feet 6 inches since the beginning of Time. Walter Johnson threw 98 mph. If Ruth played on the Yankees today. In 150 games he would hit .280ba 50HR 120Rbis and would Dominate. The players back then were BIGGER than today. Most players today are 5'10 185lbs. oh yea 46 year old Jesse Orosco struck out Barry Bonds TWICE!!

[@Goofballasanmarino]

Babe Ruth’s home runs ranged from 540-612 ft so I do NOT know where in the name of god you got those numbers from.And even though Babe played against plumbers and whatnot,that still doesn’t change the fact that their were a good superstar players/teams that he faced off against.Also doesn’t change the fact that he would annihlate most modern day players,given that he’d have more advantages.And I’m tired of the misconceptions that babe never faced blacks,sure he never faced them in the main mlb but he faced them ALOT during preseason barnstorming tours.And what does height have to do with this,don’t know what you were going for there but alright😂and last but not least,that lie about babe scarfing down unhealthy food is BS and nothing more than that.there’s footage of his training and workouts so you can throw that out the window TLDR:Babe is the goat,Ohtani is nothing more than a media darling.

[@BrayWayy]

Babe Ruth's home runs ranged from 540-612 ft so I do NOT know where in the name of god you got those numbers from.And even though Babe played against plumbers and whatnot, that still doesn't change the fact that their were a good superstar players/teams that he faced off against.Also doesn't change the fact that he would annihlate most modern day players,given that he'd have more advantages.And I'm tired of the misconceptions that babe never faced blacks, sure he never faced them in the main mlb but he faced them ALOT during preseason barnstorming tours.And what does height have to do with this, don't know what you were going for there but alright and last but not least,that lie about babe scarfing down unhealthy food is BS and nothing more than that.there's footage of his training and workouts so you can throw that out the window

[@mauricio3869]

I love babe ruth

[@positivelangbai...4482]

babe ruth for sure, he only focus for batting to hit a home run, to pitch is second

[@deltabasshunter8974]

You're comparing apples to oranges. Even though Babe Ruth played in the MLB, the competition then vs the competition today is like comparing AA ball to MLB baseball, respectively. You're comparing the stats of Ruth and Ohtani like they compete on the same level.

[@FreedomFighter2112]

If Babe Ruth played today, he'd have the same advantages that today's players have over previous generations (advancements in weight training, nutrition, medicine, scouting, etc.) And with what they’re paying players today, that would keep him motivated. You're also forgetting that back then the fields were ginormous and it was considered the dead ball era where the ball didn’t travel as far. In addition, Babe Ruth had insanely quick hands and amazing hand eye coordination…something you can teach…just ask Barry Bonds. He hit bombs off of heavy balls and poorly made bats. Now, imagine if Ruth had access to modern scouting, medicine, training equipment, and even just basic necessities. One last thing, he also used a 54 ounce bat. Just imagine what he and his unusually quick hands would do with a 34 ounce bat. By the way, his reflex test was measured against Albert Pujols and Babe tested at a higher rate.

[@hanshin33344]

@@FreedomFighter2112would he quit smoking and drinking beer though

[@Catrenza]

@@FreedomFighter2112 NO. He was dominant because he played against part time plumbers and construction workers while he (wealthy and rich) could play full time. If he is here today, he will be against other players who have DEDICATED THEIR ENTIRE LIFE to the sport. He would not be as dominant as he was back then.

[@chazzx1018]

​@@hanshin33344the millions he would be making would motivate him. BTW he wasn't a heavy smoker.

[@chazzx1018]

​@@Catrenzahater alert. Bonds took steroids, what's the point? You can only play within your own generation. Babe would be better today, whether you like it or not. Plumbers, you're a joke. Get off the couch and then talk about plumbers.

[@jameshudson169]

he's had ONE shutout in his career!

[@jameshudson169]

3:23 23 starts is not a regular starting pitcher. that's an IRregular starting pitcher.

[@howardmenkes2926]

I'm not even watching the video, because if the answer isn't the Babe, you don't belong on the Web.

[@bensehon8253]

Let's just say Ruth with is appetite for fast food alcohol and loose women would not be the man he was in the world today

[@markk2745]

Lot of disrespect (Or ignorance) to Ruth despite him having top 3 WAR seasons ever in baseball, and despite leading MLB in home runs and having more home runs than every team in the league in 1920 you still want to push Ohtani is the greatest. remember Ruth hit home runs when very few home runs were hit (Dead ball era) and hit for average along with drinking and living an unhealthy lifestyle he still managed insane numbers. What would ruth do now with proper diet, weight training and dedicated baseball training like Ohtani has? Who knows but i'll still put all my money on Ruth.. Ohtani 37 career war vs Ruth 182 GTFO.

[@foulball]

No disrespect to the Babe!! He will always be number 1!!! No matter how much we compare Shohei to him. The only comparison is they both were hitters and both pitched!! But that doesn’t really make a great story

[@beazy7751]

Shohei is playing against better competition

[@Catrenza]

I keep hearing how Babe Ruth was so much better than his "peers" and so on. But what others don't realized is that he was a wealthy rich man who could play the game of Baseball "full time." He was against part time plumbers and construction workers. Try to find an MLB player who plays part time nowadays because you literally can't. Everyone dedicates their entire LIFE to the sport from not just one part of the world, but everywhere. Dominicans, Whites, Blacks, Mexican, Japanese, Koreans, Indians literally everyone. It's not a competition guys. I hate to tell you that.

[@chazzx1018]

Yeah, Oshani doesn't show how much better he is than everybody else. Babe wasn't the only full time player btw. You don't show much intelligence. Oshani is overrated.

[@markk2745]

You do know RUTH grew up in an Orphanage right, How rich is that? Ohtani's parents well off and also both athletes and raised him with privileges and dedication to baseball ruth didn't get'. How much privilege's did Ruth have at an ophanage? Do you know your a RICH PERSON? because you sit here typing out foolishness' with a computer. Also your repeating words you read someplace not from actual research you did. So go sit down and zip it. Ohtani career war 37 ( 10.1 last year) Ruth career war 182 (including the 1st 14.1 , 2nd 12.9 , 3rd 12.6) so why is Ruth's war so much better than Ohtani if Ohtani's the greatest. Ohtanis best is 10.1.. What is wrong with him. Rich/Atheletic/Dedicated/Weight Lifting?. here is a good quote for you: "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool then to speak and remove all doubt" You sire have removed all doubt.

[@winterking9799]

Ohtani doesn't have a 4.3 war.. wtf lol.. his 8 war at 2021 already lol.. and he keeps getting more war every year

[@foulball]

You can’t keep up with his stats they grow every minute!!!

[@MP-qf5gg]

The disrespect for Ruth needs to stop. Ohtani is very good, that’s undeniable and he will be one of the best of all time. But even with having another player on his squad who is also considered an all time great in Trout, he still has not won any rings. Baseball is obviously not like basketball, but being able to contribute on both sides of the field and have Trout as a teammate, and he still hasn’t won anything. It won’t look any better with the Dodgers now because his team is even more stacked than the 27’ Yankees on paper. All time greats need to be winners too and Ohtani hasn’t shown that yet. I don’t understand why people are so quick these days to declare GOATs prematurely in guys like Ohtani, Mahomes and LeBum.

[@chrislees7746]

true story

[@Thereggbhhvgg]

Also, different time periods

[@yy-gf7ze]

Your argument just saying Angeles suck. That does not mean anything Ruth is better than Ohtani. Ohtani is clearly superior to Ruth.

[@garymorris1856]

All numbers aside, here is what really matters, Babe Ruth is the only athlete in any sport whose play was so dominant, that he changed the game and how it is played.

[@FreedomFighter2112]

Career Stats…Ruth vs Ohtani BA: Ruth = .342 / Ohtani = .272 OBP: Ruth = .474 / Ohtani = .361 SLG: Ruth = .690 / Ohtani = .553 OPS: Ruth = 1.194 / Ohtani = 0.914 WAR: Ruth = 182.6 / Ohtani = 31.5 HRs: Ruth = 712 / Ohtani = 163 RBIs: Ruth = 2,214 / Ohtani = 419 ERA: Ruth = 2.28 / Ohtani = 3.14 W-L%: Ruth = .671 / Ohtani = .655 WHIP: Ohtani = 1.097 / Ruth = 1.159 WAR: Ruth = 20.4 / Ohtani = 13.4 World Series Tittles: Ruth = 7 / Ohtani = 0 Home Run Titles: Ruth = 12 / Ohtani = 0 It’s not even close. To top it off, Babe Ruth would’ve won 4 Cy Youngs if the award existed back then…Ohtani will never win one. So please stop saying Ohtani is the greatest player of all-time. Ohtani has a very long way to go to even be considered one of the Top 20 players of all-time…let alone to be on Mount Rushmore with Babe Ruth.

[@foulball]

This is exactly the point of the video. It isn't just about their abilities, its about how they impacted the game, and the changes they created in this wonderful sport!!

[@garymorris1856]

@@foulball I do not need "the point of the video" explained to me. As for impact and influence, there is zero comparison. No player in any sport was so overwhelmingly dominant, that he or she changed the way in which the game is played. This can only be said about George Herman Ruth.

[@foulball]

@@garymorris1856 sorry, I was just agreeing with your first comment, my comment wasn’t directed to you it was just a statement for others

[@garymorris1856]

@@foulball Thank you, sorry for being discourteous.

[@FreedomFighter2112]

If Babe Ruth played today, he'd have the same advantages that today's players have over previous generations (advancements in weight training, nutrition, medicine, scouting, etc.) And with what they’re paying players today, that would keep him motivated. You're also forgetting that back then the fields were ginormous and it was considered the dead ball era where the ball didn’t travel as far. In addition, Babe Ruth had insanely quick hands and amazing hand eye coordination…something you can teach…just ask Barry Bonds. He hit bombs off of heavy balls and poorly made bats. Now, imagine if Ruth had access to modern scouting, medicine, training equipment, and even just basic necessities. One last thing, he also used a 54 ounce bat. Just imagine what he and his unusually quick hands would do with a 34 ounce bat. By the way, his reflex test was measured against Albert Pujols and Babe tested at a higher rate.

[@HankContra07]

Cuando se habla de béisbol, automáticamente se habla de Babe Ruth. No ha habido ni habrá jugador semejante. Los números están ahí y sus hazañas....... .690 de Slugging, .474 OBP, .342 BA, 714 HR (8.5/100 AB ratio; 11 seasons 40+ HR), 2213 RBI (26.3/100 AB), 2174 R, 11 veces líder de HR, y los otros lideratos. -2.50 de ERA. Wtf?!

[@eyebeebak]

Babe Ruth would be the equivalent of Mike Trout today. Great but always lives in Shohei Ohtani's shadow.

[@foulball]

So are you saying you want some Mike Trout videos. I actually met him at the Angels spring training and he was the most down to earth pro athlete I have ever met!!!

[@johnlemon2916]

Trout doesn't pitch

[@bobwhite2]

Ha.

[@keederbell7655]

Willie Mays. Period.

[@foulball]

What about Willie Mays…..??

[@BigRichfrank]

Shohei Ruth is exactly who he is!!

[@Thereggbhhvgg]

which is overrated?

[@BigRichfrank]

@@Thereggbhhvgg now he is shoeless sho

[@kitman4314]

Ruth is a legendary player (almost mythical, since I and anyone I know never seen him play), but your stats are only as good as the competition you played against.Ruth didn’t play against all of the best players in America, let alone the world. Minor league teams today would destroy mlb teams from that era. Let face it, 85 mph fast balls are batting practice nowadays.

[@foulball]

Too slow they wouldn't be able to hit it!!lol

[@clifford7594]

Who's Ohtani!

[@supershadowan]

The guy with 50+ home runs and 50+ stolen bases first in MLB player in history to do that

[@jdsthird]

Ohtani needs to continue playing at the current level for more seasons before we can label him the greatest ever. He’s had a few seasons of success. He needs to continue on his current path. Trout is the best player on the Angels and in baseball. His longevity is unreal. I don’t understand folks who want to label Fernando Tatis Jr among the greatest players when he’s yet to play a full season in the league although he’s been in The Show since 2019.

[@DW-op7ly]

True he has to play more seasons but Babe Ruth never did what Ohtani has done played both ways for a full season

[@garymorris1856]

Ruth had a perfect swing!

[@someperson8151]

​@@DW-op7lythey didn't allow players to be 2 way players then.

[@jimboslice6367]

Which one is in the Hall of Fame and which one isn’t?

[@kitman4314]

Yet….

[@jimboslice6367]

@@kitman4314 that doesn’t answer the question

[@kitman4314]

@@jimboslice6367 it’s a safe assumption that you never seen Ruth play either, so what’s your point?

[@foulball]

Ohtani will be for sure!!!!

[@jimboslice6367]

@@kitman4314 my point is you didn’t answer my question