Alex Rodriguez vs Mike Trout

Alex RodriguezMike Trout

Alex Rodriguez and Mike Trout compared on their MLB careers: Alex Rodriguez played 22 seasons, 1994 to 2016, Mike Trout 16 seasons, 2011 to 2026. Alex Rodriguez has .295 batting average to Mike Trout's .290. Alex Rodriguez won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Alex Rodriguez and Mike Trout career totals
2,784GP1,785
10,566AB6,461
2,021R1,278
3,115H1,873
696HR425
2,086RBI1,071
329SB225
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.6SLG0.6
0.9OPS1.0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Alex Rodriguez and Mike Trout postseason
76GP3
278AB12
43R1
72H1
13HR1
41RBI1
8SB0
0.3AVG0.1
0.4OBP0.3
0.5SLG0.3
0.8OPS0.6

Where each stands all time

Alex Rodriguez and Mike Trout all-time places
5th (696)Home runs53rd (425)
22nd (3,115)Hits—
3rd (2,086)RBI214th (1,071)
131st (329)Stolen bases291st (225)

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

  • Alex Rodriguez: 1 championship; AL Silver Slugger ×10, Hank Aaron Award ×4, AL Gold Glove ×2, AL MVP ×3
  • Mike Trout: 0 championships; AL Rookie of the Year, AL Silver Slugger ×9, Hank Aaron Award ×2, AL MVP ×3

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.

Alex Rodriguez and Mike Trout 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.
1st1994.204022011.220516
2nd1995.2325192012.3263083
3rd1996.358361232013.3232797
4th1997.30023842014.28736111
5th1998.310421242015.2994190
6th1999.285421112016.31529100
7th2000.316411322017.3063372
8th2001.318521352018.3123979
9th2002.300571422019.29145104
10th2003.298471182020.2811746
11th2004.286361062021.333818
12th2005.321481302022.2834080
13th2006.290351212023.2631844
14th2007.314541562024.2201014
15th2008.302351032025.2322664
16th2009.286301002026.2412153
17th2010.27030125————
18th2011.2761662————
19th2012.2721857————
20th2013.244719————
21st2015.2503386————
22nd2016.200931————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI