Albert Pujols vs Lou Gehrig

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Albert Pujols and Lou Gehrig compared on their MLB careers: Albert Pujols played 22 seasons, 2001 to 2022, Lou Gehrig 17 seasons, 1923 to 1939. Albert Pujols has .296 batting average to Lou Gehrig's .340. Albert Pujols won 2 titles, Lou Gehrig won 8 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Albert Pujols leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Lou Gehrig in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Albert Pujols and Lou Gehrig career totals

3,080	GP	2,164
11,421	AB	8,001
1,914, better	R	1,888
3,384, better	H	2,721
703, better	HR	493
2,218, better	RBI	1,995
117, better	SB	102
0.3	AVG	0.3, better
0.4	OBP	0.4, better
0.5	SLG	0.6, better
0.9	OPS	1.1, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Albert Pujols and Lou Gehrig postseason

88	GP	34
304	AB	119
57, better	R	30
97, better	H	43
19, better	HR	10
54, better	RBI	35
1, better	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.4, better
0.4	OBP	0.5, better
0.6	SLG	0.7, better
1.0	OPS	1.2, better

Where each stands all time

Albert Pujols and Lou Gehrig all-time places

4th (703), better	Home runs	29th (493)
9th (3,384), better	Hits	63rd (2,721)
2nd (2,218), better	RBI	5th (1,995)

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 Pujols and Lou Gehrig titles and awards

2	Championships	8, better
—	AL MVP	1, better
1, better	NL Rookie of the Year	—
6, better	NL Silver Slugger	—
2, better	Hank Aaron Award	—
3, better	NL MVP	—
2, better	NL Gold Glove	—

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 Pujols and Lou Gehrig season by season

1st	2001	.329	37, better	130, better	1923	.423, better	1	9
2nd	2002	.314	34, better	127, better	1924	.500, better	0	5
3rd	2003	.359, better	43, better	124, better	1925	.295	20	68
4th	2004	.331, better	46, better	123, better	1926	.313	16	112
5th	2005	.330	41	117	1927	.373, better	47, better	175, better
6th	2006	.331	49, better	137	1928	.374, better	27	142, better
7th	2007	.327, better	32	103	1929	.300	35, better	126, better
8th	2008	.357	37	116	1930	.379, better	41, better	174, better
9th	2009	.327	47, better	135	1931	.341, better	46	184, better
10th	2010	.312	42, better	118	1932	.349, better	34	151, better
11th	2011	.299	37, better	99	1933	.334, better	32	139, better
12th	2012	.285	30	105	1934	.363, better	49, better	165, better
13th	2013	.258	17	64	1935	.329, better	30, better	119, better
14th	2014	.272	28	105	1936	.354, better	49, better	152, better
15th	2015	.244	40, better	95	1937	.351, better	37	159, better
16th	2016	.268	31, better	119, better	1938	.295, better	29	114
17th	2017	.241, better	23, better	101, better	1939	.143	0	1
18th	2018	.245	19	64	—	—	—	—
19th	2019	.244	23	93	—	—	—	—
20th	2020	.224	6	25	—	—	—	—
21st	2021	.236	17	50	—	—	—	—
22nd	2022	.270	24	68	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI