Ben Grieve vs Nick Johnson

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.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ben Grieve and Nick Johnson career totals

976	GP	832
3,215	AB	2,698
471	R	430
864	H	723
118	HR	95
492	RBI	398
24	SB	29
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Ben Grieve and Nick Johnson postseason

5	GP	20
17	AB	67
1	R	10
2	H	14
0	HR	1
2	RBI	6
0	SB	0
0.1	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.1	SLG	0.3
0.4	OPS	0.6

Titles and awards

Ben Grieve: 0 championships; AL Rookie of the Year
Nick Johnson: 0 championships; none on file

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

1st	1997	.312	3	24	2001	.194	2	8
2nd	1998	.288	18	89	2002	.243	15	58
3rd	1999	.265	28	86	2003	.284	14	47
4th	2000	.279	27	104	2004	.251	7	33
5th	2001	.264	11	72	2005	.289	15	74
6th	2002	.251	19	64	2006	.290	23	77
7th	2003	.230	4	17	2008	.220	5	20
8th	2004	.260	8	35	2009	.291	8	62
9th	2005	.250	0	1	2010	.167	2	8
10th	—	—	—	—	2012	.207	4	11

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


5	GP	20
17	AB	67
1	R	10
2	H	14
0	HR	1
2	RBI	6
0	SB	0
0.1	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.1	SLG	0.3
0.4	OPS	0.6


5	GP	20
17	AB	67
1	R	10
2	H	14
0	HR	1
2	RBI	6
0	SB	0
0.1	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.1	SLG	0.3
0.4	OPS	0.6


5	GP	20
17	AB	67
1	R	10
2	H	14
0	HR	1
2	RBI	6
0	SB	0
0.1	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.1	SLG	0.3
0.4	OPS	0.6