Carlos Lee vs Manny Machado

Carlos LeeManny Machado

Carlos Lee and Manny Machado compared on their MLB careers: Carlos Lee played 14 seasons, 1999 to 2012, Manny Machado 15 seasons, 2012 to 2026. Carlos Lee has .285 batting average to Manny Machado's .274.

Who has the better career numbers?

Carlos Lee and Manny Machado career totals
2,099GP2,046
7,983AB7,991
1,125R1,162
2,273H2,193
358HR397
1,363RBI1,228
125SB118
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.5SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Carlos Lee and Manny Machado postseason
3GP51
11AB201
0R23
1H42
0HR12
1RBI29
0SB1
0.1AVG0.2
0.1OBP0.3
0.2SLG0.4
0.3OPS0.7

Where each stands all time

Carlos Lee and Manny Machado all-time places
95th (358)Home runs62nd (397)
165th (2,273)Hits191st (2,193)
77th (1,363)RBI130th (1,228)

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 Lee: 0 championships; NL Silver Slugger ×2
  • Manny Machado: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove ×2, NL Silver Slugger ×3

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 Lee and Manny Machado 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.
1st1999.29316842012.262726
2nd2000.30124922013.2831471
3rd2001.26924842014.2781232
4th2002.26426802015.2863586
5th2003.291311132016.2943796
6th2004.30531992017.2593395
7th2005.265321142018.29737107
8th2006.300371162019.2563285
9th2007.303321192020.3041647
10th2008.314281002021.27828106
11th2009.300261022022.29832102
12th2010.24624892023.2583091
13th2011.27518942024.27529105
14th2012.2649772025.2752795
15th————2026.2192884

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI