[As promised, here is the "Cool Babe Ruth Facts" section from The Babe, published in 2019 by the Society for American Baseball Research.]
After years of looking at Babe Ruth's career statistics – both for research and for pleasure – I have come to the inescapable conclusion that the man considered by many as the greatest player in the history of the sport is wildly underrated. The more you learn about Ruth – his life on and off the field – the more unbelievable and improbable his story becomes. It becomes increasingly difficult to comprehend the fact that he truly existed.