Albert Pujols vs Alex Rodriguez
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Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez compared on their MLB careers: Albert Pujols played 22 seasons, 2001 to 2022, Alex Rodriguez 22 seasons, 1994 to 2016. Albert Pujols has .296 batting average to Alex Rodriguez's .295. They have faced each other 19 times: Albert Pujols's team won 6, Alex Rodriguez's 13. Albert Pujols won 2 titles, Alex Rodriguez won 1 title.
Who has the better career numbers?
Alex Rodriguez leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Albert Pujols in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.
Albert Pujols vs Alex Rodriguez head to head
They have faced each other 19 times: Albert Pujols's team won 6, Alex Rodriguez's 13.
Every game against each other
| Jun 9, 2016 |  LAA at  NYY | L 6-3 | 3 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI | 4 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI |
| Jun 8, 2016 | LAA at NYY | L 12-6 | 5 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI | 5 AB, 0 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI |
| Jun 7, 2016 | LAA at NYY | L 6-3 | 4 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI | 4 AB, 0 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI |
| Jun 6, 2016 | LAA at NYY | L 5-2 | 3 AB, 0 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI | 4 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI |
| Jul 1, 2015 | NYY at LAA | L 3-1 | 2 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI | 5 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI |
| Jun 30, 2015 | NYY at LAA | W 2-1 | 4 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI | 4 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI |
| Jun 29, 2015 | NYY at LAA | W 4-1 | 4 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI | 3 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI |
| Jun 7, 2015 | LAA at NYY | L 6-2 | 4 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI | 2 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI |
| Jun 6, 2015 | LAA at NYY | L 8-2 | 3 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI | 1 AB, 1 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI |
| Jun 5, 2015 | LAA at NYY | L 8-7 | 4 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI | 5 AB, 1 R, 4 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI |
| Jul 15, 2012 | LAA at NYY | W 10-8 | 4 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI | 5 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI |
| Jul 14, 2012 | LAA at NYY | L 5-3 | 4 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI | 4 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI |
| Jul 13, 2012 | LAA at NYY | L 6-5 | 4 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI | 4 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI |
| May 30, 2012 | NYY at LAA | L 6-5 | 4 AB, 0 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI | 3 AB, 1 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI |
| May 29, 2012 | NYY at LAA | W 5-1 | 4 AB, 2 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI | 4 AB, 0 R, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI |
| May 28, 2012 | NYY at LAA | W 9-8 | 4 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI | 5 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI |
| Apr 15, 2012 | LAA at NYY | L 11-5 | 5 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI | 5 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI |
| Apr 14, 2012 | LAA at NYY | W 7-1 | 5 AB, 0 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI | 4 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI |
| Apr 13, 2012 | LAA at NYY | L 5-0 | 4 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI | 4 AB, 2 R, 3 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI |
Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.
How do they compare in the postseason?
Where each stands all time
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
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.