Bill Mueller vs Joe Mauer

Bill Mueller and Joe Mauer compared on their MLB careers: Bill Mueller played 11 seasons, 1996 to 2006, Joe Mauer 15 seasons, 2004 to 2018. Bill Mueller has .291 batting average to Joe Mauer's .306. Bill Mueller won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bill Mueller and Joe Mauer career totals

1,216	GP	1,858
4,223	AB	6,930
663	R	1,018
1,229	H	2,123
85	HR	143
493	RBI	923
20	SB	52
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?

Bill Mueller and Joe Mauer postseason

36	GP	10
145	AB	40
14	R	1
34	H	11
1	HR	0
4	RBI	1
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.3
0.6	OPS	0.6

Where each stands all time

Bill Mueller and Joe Mauer all-time places
Bill Mueller	All-time rank	Joe Mauer
—	Hits	226th (2,123)

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

Bill Mueller: 1 championship; AL Silver Slugger
Joe Mauer: 0 championships; AL Silver Slugger ×5, AL Gold Glove ×3, AL MVP

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.

Bill Mueller and Joe Mauer season by season

1st	1996	.330	0	19	2004	.308	6	17
2nd	1997	.292	7	44	2005	.294	9	55
3rd	1998	.294	9	59	2006	.347	13	84
4th	1999	.290	2	36	2007	.293	7	60
5th	2000	.268	10	55	2008	.328	9	85
6th	2001	.295	6	23	2009	.365	28	96
7th	2002	.262	7	38	2010	.327	9	75
8th	2003	.326	19	85	2011	.287	3	30
9th	2004	.283	12	57	2012	.319	10	85
10th	2005	.295	10	62	2013	.324	11	47
11th	2006	.252	3	15	2014	.277	4	55
12th	—	—	—	—	2015	.265	10	66
13th	—	—	—	—	2016	.261	11	49
14th	—	—	—	—	2017	.305	7	71
15th	—	—	—	—	2018	.282	6	48

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


36	GP	10
145	AB	40
14	R	1
34	H	11
1	HR	0
4	RBI	1
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.3
0.6	OPS	0.6


36	GP	10
145	AB	40
14	R	1
34	H	11
1	HR	0
4	RBI	1
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.3
0.6	OPS	0.6


36	GP	10
145	AB	40
14	R	1
34	H	11
1	HR	0
4	RBI	1
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.3
0.6	OPS	0.6