Albert Pujols vs Mike Trout

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Albert Pujols and Mike Trout compared on their MLB careers: Albert Pujols played 22 seasons, 2001 to 2022, Mike Trout 16 seasons, 2011 to 2026. Albert Pujols has .296 batting average to Mike Trout's .290. Albert Pujols won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Albert Pujols and Mike Trout career totals

3,080	GP	1,790
11,421	AB	6,480
1,914, better	R	1,282
3,384, better	H	1,878
703, better	HR	426
2,218, better	RBI	1,072
117	SB	225, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4, better
0.5	SLG	0.6, better
0.9	OPS	1.0, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Albert Pujols and Mike Trout postseason

88	GP	3
304	AB	12
57, better	R	1
97, better	H	1
19, better	HR	1
54, better	RBI	1
1, better	SB	0
0.3, better	AVG	0.1
0.4, better	OBP	0.3
0.6, better	SLG	0.3
1.0, better	OPS	0.6

Where each stands all time

Albert Pujols and Mike Trout all-time places

4th (703), better	Home runs	52nd (426)
9th (3,384), better	Hits	—
2nd (2,218), better	RBI	212th (1,072)
—	Stolen bases	292nd (225), better

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 Mike Trout titles and awards

2, better	Championships	—
1, better	NL Rookie of the Year	—
6, better	NL Silver Slugger	—
2	Hank Aaron Award	2
3, better	NL MVP	—
2, better	NL Gold Glove	—
—	AL Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	AL Silver Slugger	9, better
—	AL MVP	3, better

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 Trout season by season

1st	2001	.329, better	37, better	130, better	2011	.220	5	16
2nd	2002	.314	34, better	127, better	2012	.326, better	30	83
3rd	2003	.359, better	43, better	124, better	2013	.323	27	97
4th	2004	.331, better	46, better	123, better	2014	.287	36	111
5th	2005	.330, better	41	117, better	2015	.299	41	90
6th	2006	.331, better	49, better	137, better	2016	.315	29	100
7th	2007	.327, better	32	103, better	2017	.306	33, better	72
8th	2008	.357, better	37	116, better	2018	.312	39, better	79
9th	2009	.327, better	47, better	135, better	2019	.291	45	104
10th	2010	.312, better	42, better	118, better	2020	.281	17	46
11th	2011	.299	37, better	99, better	2021	.333, better	8	18
12th	2012	.285, better	30	105, better	2022	.283	40, better	80
13th	2013	.258	17	64, better	2023	.263, better	18, better	44
14th	2014	.272, better	28, better	105, better	2024	.220	10	14
15th	2015	.244, better	40, better	95, better	2025	.232	26	64
16th	2016	.268, better	31, better	119, better	2026	.242	22	54
17th	2017	.241	23	101	—	—	—	—
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