Baseball Almanac Babe Ruth
July 15th, 2005 | 
Author: Baseball Bob
Author: Baseball Bob
Overall, who had a greater hitting season? Babe Ruth in 1921 or Barry Bonds in 2001?
Regardless of steroids or drugs, which season was better and why?
1921 Babe Ruth
59 Homeruns
.378 Average
.512 OBP
.846 Slugging Percentage
171 rbi
145 walks
Barry Bonds
73 Homeruns
.328 Average
.515 OBP
.863 Slugging Percentage
137 rbi
177 walks
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Who had a better season and why?
It wouldn’t matter- if we disregard steroids.
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