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Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe
Ohtani is 5-1
6 whopping decisions.
Wins are against Texas, Seattle, Detroit, Boston and Colorado - big deal.
Jeff Springs of Tampa is also 5-1, who? exactly.
Ohtani is a nice 6th starter.
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Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe
Babe Ruth vs Ohtani Career pitching
Ruth
94-46
2.28 era
3-0 in 2 WS with 0.87 era
Owetani
9-4
3.58 era
hasn't sniffed a playoff game (when everybody and their sister gets into the playoffs these days) let alone a WS
GOODNIGHT!
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GOOD MORNING!
era as a word does not mean earned run average
and babe ruth is not a candy bar
I think you missed the point about comparing records 100 years apart
Against the pitching Ruth faced in 1919 as a batter, I would guess that Ohtani would hit more than 714 HRs.
Given the pitching that Ohtani is facing as a batter, I would guess that Ruth would hit less than 714 HRs.
This does not mean Ohtani is a better player than Ruth. It does not mean Ohtani will play for 20 years. It does not mean that Ruth should not be in the HOF.
The thread merely looks at the obstacles both faced by pitching and hitting daily in the same season, even though the seasons are 102 years apart and today’s game is different in many, many ways from 1919.
Babe Ruth said he couldn’t do it forever and it is likely that Ohtani will not either.
To mention their names in the same sentence is not balderdash though.