Bob Horner vs Kevin Mitchell

Bob Horner Kevin Mitchell

Bob Horner and Kevin Mitchell compared on their MLB careers: Bob Horner played 10 seasons, 1978 to 1988, Kevin Mitchell 13 seasons, 1984 to 1998. Bob Horner has .277 batting average to Kevin Mitchell's .284. Kevin Mitchell won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Horner and Kevin Mitchell career totals

1,020	GP	1,223
3,777	AB	4,134
560	R	630
1,047	H	1,173
218	HR	234
685	RBI	760
14	SB	30
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bob Horner and Kevin Mitchell postseason

3	GP	23
11	AB	80
0	R	11
1	H	23
0	HR	4
0	RBI	11
0	SB	1
0.1	AVG	0.3
0.1	OBP	0.3
0.1	SLG	0.5
0.2	OPS	0.8

Titles and awards

Bob Horner: 0 championships; NL Rookie of the Year
Kevin Mitchell: 1 championship; NL MVP, NL Silver Slugger

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.

Bob Horner and Kevin Mitchell season by season

1st	1978	.266	23	63	1984	.214	0	1
2nd	1979	.314	33	98	1986	.277	12	43
3rd	1980	.268	35	89	1987	.280	22	70
4th	1981	.277	15	42	1988	.251	19	80
5th	1982	.261	32	97	1989	.291	47	125
6th	1983	.303	20	68	1990	.290	35	93
7th	1984	.274	3	19	1991	.256	27	69
8th	1985	.267	27	89	1992	.286	9	67
9th	1986	.273	27	87	1993	.341	19	64
10th	1988	.257	3	33	1994	.326	30	77
11th	—	—	—	—	1996	.316	8	39
12th	—	—	—	—	1997	.153	4	11
13th	—	—	—	—	1998	.228	2	21

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


3	GP	23
11	AB	80
0	R	11
1	H	23
0	HR	4
0	RBI	11
0	SB	1
0.1	AVG	0.3
0.1	OBP	0.3
0.1	SLG	0.5
0.2	OPS	0.8


3	GP	23
11	AB	80
0	R	11
1	H	23
0	HR	4
0	RBI	11
0	SB	1
0.1	AVG	0.3
0.1	OBP	0.3
0.1	SLG	0.5
0.2	OPS	0.8


3	GP	23
11	AB	80
0	R	11
1	H	23
0	HR	4
0	RBI	11
0	SB	1
0.1	AVG	0.3
0.1	OBP	0.3
0.1	SLG	0.5
0.2	OPS	0.8