This is a ridiculous question.
Ruth was one of the best pitchers in baseball,
and one of the best hitters (contact) batted .342,
and one of the best big hitters (hr and slugging).
Ruth lacked only two things. Base running because of his skinny ankles, and perhaps two more seasons of play because of a few bad health choices.
Ruth didnt even bat really until just before the Yankees, that and the dead ball, only had 16 seasons, really 14 seasons, and he accumulated all those hits (because he batted .342!) And accumulated home runs 714! At such rapid pace.
And the pitchers could arguably do whatever they wanted with a darkened ball at least for a portion of Ruth's career.
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