Albert Belle vs Alex Rodriguez

Albert BelleAlex Rodriguez

Albert Belle and Alex Rodriguez compared on their MLB careers: Albert Belle played 12 seasons, 1989 to 2000, Alex Rodriguez 22 seasons, 1994 to 2016. Albert Belle has .295 batting average to Alex Rodriguez's .295. Alex Rodriguez won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Albert Belle and Alex Rodriguez career totals
1,539GP2,784
5,853AB10,566
974R2,021
1,726H3,115
381HR696
1,239RBI2,086
88SB329
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.6SLG0.6
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Albert Belle and Alex Rodriguez postseason
18GP76
61AB278
10R43
14H72
6HR13
14RBI41
1SB8
0.2AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.6SLG0.5
1.0OPS0.8

Where each stands all time

Albert Belle and Alex Rodriguez all-time places
79th (381)Home runs5th (696)
124th (1,239)RBI3rd (2,086)
—Hits22nd (3,115)
—Stolen bases131st (329)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Albert Belle: 0 championships; AL Silver Slugger ×5
  • Alex Rodriguez: 1 championship; AL Silver Slugger ×10, Hank Aaron Award ×4, AL Gold Glove ×2, AL MVP ×3

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Albert Belle and Alex Rodriguez season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1989.2257371994.20402
2nd1990.174131995.232519
3rd1991.28228951996.35836123
4th1992.260341121997.3002384
5th1993.290381291998.31042124
6th1994.357361011999.28542111
7th1995.317501262000.31641132
8th1996.311481482001.31852135
9th1997.274301162002.30057142
10th1998.328491522003.29847118
11th1999.297371172004.28636106
12th2000.281231032005.32148130
13th————2006.29035121
14th————2007.31454156
15th————2008.30235103
16th————2009.28630100
17th————2010.27030125
18th————2011.2761662
19th————2012.2721857
20th————2013.244719
21st————2015.2503386
22nd————2016.200931

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI