Cal Ripken vs Derek Jeter

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Cal Ripken and Derek Jeter compared on their MLB careers: Cal Ripken played 21 seasons, 1981 to 2001, Derek Jeter 20 seasons, 1995 to 2014. Cal Ripken has .276 batting average to Derek Jeter's .310. Cal Ripken won 1 title, Derek Jeter won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Derek Jeter leads in 6 of the 9 lines, Cal Ripken in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Cal Ripken and Derek Jeter career totals

3,001	GP	2,747
11,551	AB	11,195
1,647	R	1,923, better
3,184	H	3,465, better
431, better	HR	260
1,695, better	RBI	1,311
36	SB	358, better
0.3	AVG	0.3, better
0.3	OBP	0.4, better
0.4, better	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.8, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Cal Ripken and Derek Jeter postseason

28	GP	158
110	AB	650
14	R	111, better
37	H	200, better
1	HR	20, better
8	RBI	61, better
0	SB	18, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.4, better	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5, better
0.9, better	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Cal Ripken and Derek Jeter all-time places

50th (431), better	Home runs	235th (260)
15th (3,184)	Hits	6th (3,465), better
26th (1,695), better	RBI	94th (1,311)
—	Stolen bases	105th (358), better

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

Cal Ripken and Derek Jeter titles and awards

1	Championships	5, better
—	AL Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	World Series MVP	1, better
—	AL Gold Glove	5, better
—	Hank Aaron Award	2, better
—	AL Silver Slugger	5, better

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.

Cal Ripken and Derek Jeter season by season

1st	1981	.128	0	0	1995	.250, better	0	7, better
2nd	1982	.264	28, better	93, better	1996	.314, better	10	78
3rd	1983	.318, better	27, better	102, better	1997	.291	10	70
4th	1984	.304	27, better	86, better	1998	.324, better	19	84
5th	1985	.282	26, better	110, better	1999	.349, better	24	102
6th	1986	.282	25, better	81, better	2000	.339, better	15	73
7th	1987	.252	27, better	98, better	2001	.311, better	21	74
8th	1988	.264	23, better	81, better	2002	.297, better	18	75
9th	1989	.257	21, better	93, better	2003	.324, better	10	52
10th	1990	.250	21	84, better	2004	.292, better	23, better	78
11th	1991	.323, better	34, better	114, better	2005	.309	19	70
12th	1992	.251	14	72	2006	.343, better	14	97, better
13th	1993	.257	24, better	90, better	2007	.322, better	12	73
14th	1994	.315, better	13, better	75, better	2008	.300	11	69
15th	1995	.262	17	88, better	2009	.334, better	18, better	66
16th	1996	.278, better	26, better	102, better	2010	.270	10	67
17th	1997	.270	17, better	84, better	2011	.297, better	6	61
18th	1998	.271	14	61, better	2012	.316, better	15, better	58
19th	1999	.340, better	18, better	57, better	2013	.190	1	7
20th	2000	.256	15, better	56, better	2014	.256	4	50
21st	2001	.239	14	68	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI