Carlos Delgado vs Mark McGwire

Carlos DelgadoMark McGwire

Carlos Delgado and Mark McGwire compared on their MLB careers: Carlos Delgado played 17 seasons, 1993 to 2009, Mark McGwire 16 seasons, 1986 to 2001. Carlos Delgado has .280 batting average to Mark McGwire's .263. Carlos Delgado won 1 title, Mark McGwire won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Carlos Delgado and Mark McGwire career totals
2,035GP1,874
7,283AB6,187
1,241R1,167
2,038H1,626
473HR583
1,512RBI1,414
14SB12
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.6
0.9OPS1.0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Carlos Delgado and Mark McGwire postseason
10GP42
37AB129
8R13
13H28
4HR5
11RBI14
0SB0
0.4AVG0.2
0.4OBP0.3
0.8SLG0.3
1.2OPS0.7

Where each stands all time

Carlos Delgado and Mark McGwire all-time places
34th (473)Home runs11th (583)
272nd (2,038)Hits—
46th (1,512)RBI63rd (1,414)

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

  • Carlos Delgado: 1 championship; AL Silver Slugger ×3, Hank Aaron Award
  • Mark McGwire: 1 championship; AL Rookie of the Year, AL Gold Glove, AL Silver Slugger ×2, 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.

Carlos Delgado and Mark McGwire 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.
1st1993.000001986.18939
2nd1994.2159241987.28949118
3rd1995.1653111988.2603299
4th1996.27025921989.2313395
5th1997.26230911990.23539108
6th1998.292381151991.2012275
7th1999.272441341992.26842104
8th2000.344411371993.333924
9th2001.279391021994.252925
10th2002.277331081995.2743990
11th2003.302421451996.31252113
12th2004.26932991997.27458123
13th2005.301331151998.29970147
14th2006.265381141999.27865147
15th2007.25824872000.3053273
16th2008.271381152001.1872964
17th2009.298423————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI