Albert Pujols vs Roberto Clemente

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Albert Pujols and Roberto Clemente compared on their MLB careers: Albert Pujols played 22 seasons, 2001 to 2022, Roberto Clemente 18 seasons, 1955 to 1972. Albert Pujols has .296 batting average to Roberto Clemente's .317. Albert Pujols won 2 titles, Roberto Clemente won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Albert Pujols leads in 8 of the 9 lines, Roberto Clemente in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Albert Pujols and Roberto Clemente career totals

3,080	GP	2,433
11,421	AB	9,454
1,914, better	R	1,416
3,384, better	H	3,000
703, better	HR	240
2,218, better	RBI	1,305
117, better	SB	83
0.3	AVG	0.3, better
0.4, better	OBP	0.4
0.5, better	SLG	0.5
0.9, better	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Albert Pujols and Roberto Clemente postseason

88	GP	26
304	AB	107
57, better	R	8
97, better	H	34
19, better	HR	3
54, better	RBI	14
1, better	SB	0
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.4, better	OBP	0.4
0.6, better	SLG	0.4
1.0, better	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Albert Pujols and Roberto Clemente all-time places

4th (703), better	Home runs	289th (240)
9th (3,384), better	Hits	32nd (3,000)
2nd (2,218), better	RBI	101st (1,305)

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 Roberto Clemente titles and awards

2	Championships	2
2	NL Gold Glove	12, better
3, better	NL MVP	1
—	World Series MVP	1, better
1, better	NL Rookie of the Year	—
6, better	NL Silver Slugger	—
2, better	Hank Aaron Award	—

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 Roberto Clemente season by season

1st	2001	.329, better	37, better	130, better	1955	.255	5	47
2nd	2002	.314, better	34, better	127, better	1956	.311	7	60
3rd	2003	.359, better	43, better	124, better	1957	.253	4	30
4th	2004	.331, better	46, better	123, better	1958	.289	6	50
5th	2005	.330, better	41, better	117, better	1959	.296	4	50
6th	2006	.331, better	49, better	137, better	1960	.314	16	94
7th	2007	.327	32, better	103, better	1961	.351, better	23	89
8th	2008	.357, better	37, better	116, better	1962	.312	10	74
9th	2009	.327, better	47, better	135, better	1963	.320	17	76
10th	2010	.312	42, better	118, better	1964	.339, better	12	87
11th	2011	.299	37, better	99, better	1965	.329, better	10	65
12th	2012	.285	30, better	105	1966	.317, better	29	119, better
13th	2013	.258	17	64	1967	.357, better	23, better	110, better
14th	2014	.272	28, better	105, better	1968	.291, better	18	57
15th	2015	.244	40, better	95, better	1969	.345, better	19	91
16th	2016	.268	31, better	119, better	1970	.352, better	14	60
17th	2017	.241	23, better	101, better	1971	.341, better	13	86
18th	2018	.245	19, better	64, better	1972	.312, better	10	60
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