Brian Giles vs Joey Votto

Brian GilesJoey Votto

Brian Giles and Joey Votto compared on their MLB careers: Brian Giles played 15 seasons, 1995 to 2009, Joey Votto 17 seasons, 2007 to 2023. Brian Giles has .291 batting average to Joey Votto's .294.

Who has the better career numbers?

Brian Giles and Joey Votto career totals
1,847GP2,059
6,527AB7,252
1,121R1,171
1,897H2,135
287HR356
1,078RBI1,144
109SB80
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Brian Giles and Joey Votto postseason
29GP11
77AB41
4R3
16H10
0HR0
4RBI1
1SB0
0.2AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.3
0.3SLG0.2
0.6OPS0.6

Where each stands all time

Brian Giles and Joey Votto all-time places
188th (287)Home runs97th (356)
206th (1,078)RBI174th (1,144)
—Hits219th (2,135)

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
  • Joey Votto: 0 championships; Hank Aaron Award, NL MVP, NL Gold Glove

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 Joey Votto 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.
1st1995.556132007.321417
2nd1996.3555272008.2972484
3rd1997.26817612009.3222584
4th1998.26916662010.32437113
5th1999.315391152011.30929103
6th2000.315351232012.3371456
7th2001.30937952013.3052473
8th2002.298381032014.255623
9th2003.29920882015.3142980
10th2004.28423942016.3262997
11th2005.30115832017.32036100
12th2006.26314832018.2841267
13th2007.27113512019.2611547
14th2008.30612632020.2261122
15th2009.1912232021.2663699
16th————2022.2051141
17th————2023.2021438

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI