Ben Grieve vs Nick Johnson

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Ben Grieve and Nick Johnson compared on their MLB careers: Ben Grieve played 9 seasons, 1997 to 2005, Nick Johnson 10 seasons, 2001 to 2012. Ben Grieve has .269 batting average to Nick Johnson's .268. They have faced each other 24 times: Ben Grieve's team won 9, Nick Johnson's 15.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ben Grieve leads in 6 of the 9 lines, Nick Johnson in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Ben Grieve and Nick Johnson career totals
976GP832
3,215AB2,698
471, betterR430
864, betterH723
118, betterHR95
492, betterRBI398
24SB29, better
0.3, betterAVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4, better
0.4, betterSLG0.4
0.8OPS0.8, better

Ben Grieve vs Nick Johnson head to head

They have faced each other 24 times: Ben Grieve's team won 9, Nick Johnson's 15.

Ben Grieve and Nick Johnson, record against each other
GamesPlayedBen Grieve wonNick Johnson won
Regular season24915, better
Ben Grieve and Nick Johnson, averages in their games against each other
3.1AB3.3
0.3R0.5, better
0.9H1.0, better
0.0HR0.2, better
0.2RBI0.7, better

Every game against each other

Ben Grieve vs Nick Johnson, every game
May 15, 2005CHC at WSHL 5-40 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI4 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI
May 13, 2005CHC at WSHW 6-31 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI4 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Apr 13, 2003TB at NYYW 2-14 AB, 0 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI2 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Apr 6, 2003NYY at TBL 10-53 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI4 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Apr 4, 2003NYY at TBL 12-23 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI6 AB, 2 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI
Sep 25, 2002TB at NYYL 4-33 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI2 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Sep 24, 2002TB at NYYL 6-01 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI4 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Sep 23, 2002TB at NYYW 3-24 AB, 0 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI3 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Sep 19, 2002NYY at TBW 3-2 F/105 AB, 0 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI2 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Jul 28, 2002NYY at TBL 9-13 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI2 AB, 2 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Jul 27, 2002NYY at TBW 7-44 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI4 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Jul 26, 2002NYY at TBL 12-93 AB, 2 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI3 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
May 16, 2002TB at NYYL 13-03 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI4 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI
May 15, 2002TB at NYYW 10-75 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI4 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI
May 14, 2002TB at NYYL 10-32 AB, 1 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI4 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI
May 8, 2002NYY at TBL 7-23 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI4 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Apr 7, 2002TB at NYYL 7-24 AB, 0 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI4 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI
Apr 6, 2002TB at NYYL 3-03 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI4 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI
Apr 5, 2002TB at NYYL 4-03 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI2 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI
Oct 7, 2001NYY at TBL 1-03 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI3 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Oct 6, 2001NYY at TBW 5-23 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI1 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Oct 4, 2001NYY at TBW 4-14 AB, 0 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI2 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Sep 26, 2001TB at NYYL 5-14 AB, 0 R, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI4 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Sep 25, 2001TB at NYYW 4-04 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI3 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

How do they compare in the postseason?

Ben Grieve and Nick Johnson postseason
5GP20
17AB67
1R10, better
2H14, better
0HR1, better
2RBI6, better
0SB0
0.1AVG0.2, better
0.3OBP0.3, better
0.1SLG0.3, better
0.4OPS0.6, better

Titles and awards

Ben Grieve and Nick Johnson titles and awards
—Championships—
1, betterAL Rookie of the Year—

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.

Ben Grieve and Nick Johnson 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.
1st1997.312, better3, better24, better2001.19428
2nd1998.288, better18, better89, better2002.2431558
3rd1999.26528, better86, better2003.284, better1447
4th2000.279, better27, better104, better2004.251733
5th2001.26411722005.289, better15, better74, better
6th2002.25119642006.290, better23, better77, better
7th2003.230, better4172008.2205, better20, better
8th2004.2608352009.291, better862, better
9th2005.250, better012010.1672, better8, better
10th————2012.207411

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI