Chipper Jones vs Gary Sheffield

Chipper JonesGary Sheffield

Chipper Jones and Gary Sheffield compared on their MLB careers: Chipper Jones played 19 seasons, 1993 to 2012, Gary Sheffield 22 seasons, 1988 to 2009. Chipper Jones has .303 batting average to Gary Sheffield's .292. Chipper Jones won 1 title, Gary Sheffield won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Chipper Jones and Gary Sheffield career totals
2,499GP2,576
8,984AB9,217
1,619R1,636
2,726H2,689
468HR509
1,623RBI1,676
150SB253
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Chipper Jones and Gary Sheffield postseason
93GP44
338AB161
58R27
97H40
13HR6
47RBI19
8SB1
0.3AVG0.2
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.4
0.9OPS0.8

Where each stands all time

Chipper Jones and Gary Sheffield all-time places
35th (468)Home runs27th (509)
60th (2,726)Hits69th (2,689)
32nd (1,623)RBI27th (1,676)
—Stolen bases230th (253)

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

  • Chipper Jones: 1 championship; NL MVP, NL Silver Slugger ×2
  • Gary Sheffield: 1 championship; NL Silver Slugger ×3, AL Silver Slugger ×2

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.

Chipper Jones and Gary Sheffield 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.
1st1993.667001988.238412
2nd1995.26523861989.247532
3rd1996.309301101990.2941067
4th1997.295211111991.194222
5th1998.313341071992.33033100
6th1999.319451101993.2942073
7th2000.311361111994.2762778
8th2001.330381021995.3241646
9th2002.327261001996.31442120
10th2003.305271061997.2502171
11th2004.24830961998.3022285
12th2005.29621721999.30134101
13th2006.32426862000.32543109
14th2007.337291022001.31136100
15th2008.36422752002.3072584
16th2009.26418712003.33039132
17th2010.26510462004.29036121
18th2011.27518702005.29134123
19th2012.28714622006.298625
20th————2007.2652575
21st————2008.2251957
22nd————2009.2761043

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI