Alvin Davis vs John Olerud

Alvin DavisJohn Olerud

Alvin Davis and John Olerud compared on their MLB careers: Alvin Davis played 9 seasons, 1984 to 1992, John Olerud 17 seasons, 1989 to 2005. Alvin Davis has .280 batting average to John Olerud's .295. John Olerud won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Alvin Davis and John Olerud career totals
1,206GP2,234
4,240AB7,592
568R1,139
1,189H2,239
160HR255
683RBI1,230
7SB11
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

Alvin Davis and John Olerud all-time places
—Home runs244th (255)
—Hits176th (2,239)
—RBI128th (1,230)

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

  • Alvin Davis: 0 championships; AL Rookie of the Year
  • John Olerud: 2 championships; AL Gold Glove ×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.

Alvin Davis and John Olerud 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.
1st1984.284271161989.37500
2nd1985.28718781990.2651448
3rd1986.27118721991.2561768
4th1987.295291001992.2841666
5th1988.29518691993.36324107
6th1989.30521951994.2971267
7th1990.28317681995.291854
8th1991.22112691996.2741861
9th1992.2500161997.29422102
10th————1998.3542293
11th————1999.2981996
12th————2000.28514103
13th————2001.3022195
14th————2002.30022102
15th————2003.2691083
16th————2004.259948
17th————2005.289737

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI