Dave Parker vs Paul O'Neill

Dave Parker Paul O'Neill

Dave Parker and Paul O'Neill compared on their MLB careers: Dave Parker played 19 seasons, 1973 to 1991, Paul O'Neill 17 seasons, 1985 to 2001. Dave Parker has .290 batting average to Paul O'Neill's .288. Dave Parker won 2 titles, Paul O'Neill won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Dave Parker and Paul O'Neill career totals

2,466	GP	2,053
9,358	AB	7,318
1,272	R	1,041
2,712	H	2,105
339	HR	281
1,493	RBI	1,269
154	SB	141
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Dave Parker and Paul O'Neill postseason

31	GP	85
111	AB	299
11	R	39
26	H	85
3	HR	11
11	RBI	39
1	SB	4
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.6	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Dave Parker and Paul O'Neill all-time places

113th (339)	Home runs	203rd (281)
66th (2,712)	Hits	232nd (2,105)
49th (1,493)	RBI	116th (1,269)

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
Paul O'Neill: 5 championships; none on file

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 Paul O'Neill season by season

1st	1973	.288	4	14	1985	.333	0	1
2nd	1974	.282	4	29	1986	.000	0	0
3rd	1975	.308	25	101	1987	.256	7	28
4th	1976	.313	13	90	1988	.252	16	73
5th	1977	.338	21	88	1989	.276	15	74
6th	1978	.334	30	117	1990	.270	16	78
7th	1979	.310	25	94	1991	.256	28	91
8th	1980	.295	17	79	1992	.246	14	66
9th	1981	.258	9	48	1993	.311	20	75
10th	1982	.270	6	29	1994	.359	21	83
11th	1983	.279	12	69	1995	.300	22	96
12th	1984	.285	16	94	1996	.302	19	91
13th	1985	.312	34	125	1997	.324	21	117
14th	1986	.273	31	116	1998	.317	24	116
15th	1987	.253	26	97	1999	.285	19	110
16th	1988	.257	12	55	2000	.283	18	100
17th	1989	.264	22	97	2001	.267	21	70
18th	1990	.289	21	92	—	—	—	—
19th	1991	.239	11	59	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


31	GP	85
111	AB	299
11	R	39
26	H	85
3	HR	11
11	RBI	39
1	SB	4
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.6	OPS	0.8


31	GP	85
111	AB	299
11	R	39
26	H	85
3	HR	11
11	RBI	39
1	SB	4
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.6	OPS	0.8


31	GP	85
111	AB	299
11	R	39
26	H	85
3	HR	11
11	RBI	39
1	SB	4
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.6	OPS	0.8