Buster Posey vs Victor Martinez

Buster PoseyVictor Martinez

Buster Posey and Victor Martinez compared on their MLB careers: Buster Posey played 12 seasons, 2009 to 2021, Victor Martinez 16 seasons, 2002 to 2018. Buster Posey has .302 batting average to Victor Martinez's .295. Buster Posey won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Buster Posey and Victor Martinez career totals
1,371GP1,973
4,970AB7,297
663R914
1,500H2,153
158HR246
729RBI1,178
23SB7
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Buster Posey and Victor Martinez postseason
58GP39
226AB149
18R22
57H47
5HR6
25RBI22
1SB0
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.4
0.3SLG0.5
0.7OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

Buster Posey and Victor Martinez all-time places
—Home runs265th (246)
—Hits207th (2,153)
—RBI155th (1,178)

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

  • Buster Posey: 3 championships; NL Rookie of the Year, NL MVP, Hank Aaron Award, NL Silver Slugger ×5, NL Gold Glove
  • Victor Martinez: 0 championships; AL 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.

Buster Posey and Victor Martinez 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.
1st2009.118002002.28115
2nd2010.30518672003.289116
3rd2011.2844212004.28323108
4th2012.336241032005.3052080
5th2013.29415722006.3161693
6th2014.31122892007.30125114
7th2015.31819952008.278235
8th2016.28814802009.30323108
9th2017.32012672010.3022079
10th2018.2845412011.33012103
11th2019.2577382013.3011483
12th2021.30418562014.33532103
13th————2015.2451164
14th————2016.2892786
15th————2017.2551047
16th————2018.251954

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI