Albert Pujols vs Yordan Alvarez

Albert PujolsYordan Alvarez

Albert Pujols and Yordan Alvarez compared on their MLB careers: Albert Pujols played 22 seasons, 2001 to 2022, Yordan Alvarez 8 seasons, 2019 to 2026. Albert Pujols has .296 batting average to Yordan Alvarez's .300. Albert Pujols won 2 titles, Yordan Alvarez won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Albert Pujols and Yordan Alvarez career totals
3,080GP829
11,421AB2,998
1,914R527
3,384H898
703HR210
2,218RBI592
117SB10
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.6
0.9OPS1.0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Albert Pujols and Yordan Alvarez postseason
88GP60
304AB214
57R39
97H63
19HR12
54RBI41
1SB0
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.6SLG0.6
1.0OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

Albert Pujols and Yordan Alvarez all-time places
4th (703)Home runs—
9th (3,384)Hits—
2nd (2,218)RBI—

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
  • Yordan Alvarez: 1 championship; AL Rookie of the Year, AL Silver Slugger

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 Yordan Alvarez 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.
1st2001.329371302019.3132778
2nd2002.314341272020.25014
3rd2003.359431242021.27733104
4th2004.331461232022.3063797
5th2005.330411172023.2933197
6th2006.331491372024.3083586
7th2007.327321032025.273627
8th2008.357371162026.3134099
9th2009.32747135————
10th2010.31242118————
11th2011.2993799————
12th2012.28530105————
13th2013.2581764————
14th2014.27228105————
15th2015.2444095————
16th2016.26831119————
17th2017.24123101————
18th2018.2451964————
19th2019.2442393————
20th2020.224625————
21st2021.2361750————
22nd2022.2702468————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI