Dave Parker vs Iván Rodríguez

Dave Parker and Iván Rodríguez compared on their MLB careers: Dave Parker played 19 seasons, 1973 to 1991, Iván Rodríguez 21 seasons, 1991 to 2011. Dave Parker has .290 batting average to Iván Rodríguez's .297. Dave Parker won 2 titles, Iván Rodríguez won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Dave Parker and Iván Rodríguez career totals

2,466	GP	2,544
9,358	AB	9,594
1,272	R	1,354
2,712	H	2,845
339	HR	311
1,493	RBI	1,333
154	SB	127
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Dave Parker and Iván Rodríguez postseason

31	GP	40
111	AB	153
11	R	17
26	H	39
3	HR	4
11	RBI	25
1	SB	1
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.6	OPS	0.7

Where each stands all time

Dave Parker and Iván Rodríguez all-time places

113th (339)	Home runs	151st (311)
66th (2,712)	Hits	49th (2,845)
49th (1,493)	RBI	84th (1,333)

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

Dave Parker: 2 championships; NL Gold Glove ×3, NL MVP, NL Silver Slugger ×2, AL Silver Slugger
Iván Rodríguez: 1 championship; AL Gold Glove ×13, AL Silver Slugger ×6, AL MVP

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.

Dave Parker and Iván Rodríguez season by season

1st	1973	.288	4	14	1991	.264	3	27
2nd	1974	.282	4	29	1992	.260	8	37
3rd	1975	.308	25	101	1993	.273	10	66
4th	1976	.313	13	90	1994	.298	16	57
5th	1977	.338	21	88	1995	.303	12	67
6th	1978	.334	30	117	1996	.300	19	86
7th	1979	.310	25	94	1997	.313	20	77
8th	1980	.295	17	79	1998	.321	21	91
9th	1981	.258	9	48	1999	.332	35	113
10th	1982	.270	6	29	2000	.347	27	83
11th	1983	.279	12	69	2001	.308	25	65
12th	1984	.285	16	94	2002	.314	19	60
13th	1985	.312	34	125	2003	.297	16	85
14th	1986	.273	31	116	2004	.334	19	86
15th	1987	.253	26	97	2005	.276	14	50
16th	1988	.257	12	55	2006	.300	13	69
17th	1989	.264	22	97	2007	.281	11	63
18th	1990	.289	21	92	2008	.276	7	35
19th	1991	.239	11	59	2009	.249	10	47
20th	—	—	—	—	2010	.266	4	49
21st	—	—	—	—	2011	.218	2	19

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


31	GP	40
111	AB	153
11	R	17
26	H	39
3	HR	4
11	RBI	25
1	SB	1
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.6	OPS	0.7


31	GP	40
111	AB	153
11	R	17
26	H	39
3	HR	4
11	RBI	25
1	SB	1
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.6	OPS	0.7


31	GP	40
111	AB	153
11	R	17
26	H	39
3	HR	4
11	RBI	25
1	SB	1
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.6	OPS	0.7