Brian Giles vs Edgar Martinez

Brian Giles and Edgar Martinez compared on their MLB careers: Brian Giles played 15 seasons, 1995 to 2009, Edgar Martinez 18 seasons, 1987 to 2004. Brian Giles has .291 batting average to Edgar Martinez's .312.

Who has the better career numbers?

Brian Giles and Edgar Martinez career totals

1,847	GP	2,055
6,527	AB	7,213
1,121	R	1,219
1,897	H	2,247
287	HR	309
1,078	RBI	1,261
109	SB	49
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Brian Giles and Edgar Martinez postseason

29	GP	34
77	AB	128
4	R	16
16	H	34
0	HR	8
4	RBI	24
1	SB	2
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.5
0.6	OPS	0.9

Where each stands all time

Brian Giles and Edgar Martinez all-time places

188th (287)	Home runs	154th (309)
206th (1,078)	RBI	119th (1,261)
—	Hits	175th (2,247)

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

Brian Giles: 0 championships; none on file
Edgar Martinez: 0 championships; AL Silver Slugger ×5

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.

Brian Giles and Edgar Martinez season by season

1st	1995	.556	1	3	1987	.372	0	5
2nd	1996	.355	5	27	1988	.281	0	5
3rd	1997	.268	17	61	1989	.240	2	20
4th	1998	.269	16	66	1990	.302	11	49
5th	1999	.315	39	115	1991	.307	14	52
6th	2000	.315	35	123	1992	.343	18	73
7th	2001	.309	37	95	1993	.237	4	13
8th	2002	.298	38	103	1994	.285	13	51
9th	2003	.299	20	88	1995	.356	29	113
10th	2004	.284	23	94	1996	.327	26	103
11th	2005	.301	15	83	1997	.330	28	108
12th	2006	.263	14	83	1998	.322	29	102
13th	2007	.271	13	51	1999	.337	24	86
14th	2008	.306	12	63	2000	.324	37	145
15th	2009	.191	2	23	2001	.306	23	116
16th	—	—	—	—	2002	.277	15	59
17th	—	—	—	—	2003	.294	24	98
18th	—	—	—	—	2004	.263	12	63

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


29	GP	34
77	AB	128
4	R	16
16	H	34
0	HR	8
4	RBI	24
1	SB	2
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.5
0.6	OPS	0.9


29	GP	34
77	AB	128
4	R	16
16	H	34
0	HR	8
4	RBI	24
1	SB	2
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.5
0.6	OPS	0.9


29	GP	34
77	AB	128
4	R	16
16	H	34
0	HR	8
4	RBI	24
1	SB	2
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.5
0.6	OPS	0.9