If he were in the lineup as a pitcher, he could hit instead of the DH. However, his team would lose the right to use the DH for the entire game. So if he were to have an off day and get knocked out early the team would need to use up a bunch of pinch hitters or allow the pitchers to hit for themselves.
But given that most pitchers are given very little time to practice their hitting once they get to the pro levels (ALL off the minor leagues use the DH now) it is doubtful you would see such a player again. Keep in mind that when people talk about a "good hitting pitcher" it does not mean he is a good hitter. It means he's a better hitter than most pitchers. For instance, Carlos Zambrano, who some would consider the best hitting pitcher in recent years, hit .240 for his career. Clayton Kershaw sometimes gets mentioned as being a good hitting pitcher as well. His lifetime average is a whopping .155.
It's possible, but extremely unlikely that such a player would exist in today's game.
No pitchers are also good hitters - even the best hitting pitchers of yesteryear were at best average hitters (like Wes Ferrell). Babe Ruth was an extraordinary exception. There are no pitchers who also DH on their off-days, but there is no rule prohibiting that.
However, good pitchers are rare commodities, so you would be foolish to risk an injury any more than you have to by having him pitch. I would never DH a good pitcher, even if he were a good hitter - I would either make him a full-time pitcher, or a full-time hitter, depending on which he was better at. This would also go for Ruth - pitchers get hurt, and I would not risk such a hitter by having him pitch. Ruth, on my team, would be a full-time hitter and would never be permitted to pitch. His was a different era.
Virtually zero, that's how many, an extra is always a better hitter than a pitcher, so you DH them and not the pitcher.
None.
If Babe Ruth played now, he wouldn't be both.
Zero play DH.
And if they wanted to play Ruth at DH, they could do that.
In American League, how many pitchers are good at hitting?
Ie, if Babe Ruth played in today's world and had the same talent as today's standards, where he could both hit and pitch would he be able to play DH when it is not his turn to pitch in the rotation? If he's pitching will he be replacing the DH?
