Albert Pujols vs Mike Piazza

Albert PujolsMike Piazza

Albert Pujols and Mike Piazza compared on their MLB careers: Albert Pujols played 22 seasons, 2001 to 2022, Mike Piazza 16 seasons, 1992 to 2007. Albert Pujols has .296 batting average to Mike Piazza's .308. Albert Pujols won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Albert Pujols and Mike Piazza career totals
3,080GP1,912
11,421AB6,911
1,914R1,048
3,384H2,127
703HR427
2,218RBI1,335
117SB17
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Albert Pujols and Mike Piazza postseason
88GP32
304AB120
57R14
97H29
19HR6
54RBI15
1SB0
0.3AVG0.2
0.4OBP0.3
0.6SLG0.5
1.0OPS0.8

Where each stands all time

Albert Pujols and Mike Piazza all-time places
4th (703)Home runs51st (427)
9th (3,384)Hits224th (2,127)
2nd (2,218)RBI83rd (1,335)

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: 2 championships; NL Rookie of the Year, NL Silver Slugger ×6, Hank Aaron Award ×2, NL MVP ×3, NL Gold Glove ×2
  • Mike Piazza: 0 championships; NL Rookie of the Year, NL Silver Slugger ×10

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 Mike Piazza 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.
1st2001.329371301992.23217
2nd2002.314341271993.31835112
3rd2003.359431241994.3192492
4th2004.331461231995.3463293
5th2005.330411171996.33636105
6th2006.331491371997.36240124
7th2007.327321031998.32832111
8th2008.357371161999.30340124
9th2009.327471352000.32438113
10th2010.312421182001.3003694
11th2011.29937992002.2803398
12th2012.285301052003.2861134
13th2013.25817642004.2662054
14th2014.272281052005.2511962
15th2015.24440952006.2832268
16th2016.268311192007.275844
17th2017.24123101————
18th2018.2451964————
19th2019.2442393————
20th2020.224625————
21st2021.2361750————
22nd2022.2702468————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI