Edwin Encarnacion vs Sammy Sosa

Edwin EncarnacionSammy Sosa

Edwin Encarnacion and Sammy Sosa compared on their MLB careers: Edwin Encarnacion played 16 seasons, 2005 to 2020, Sammy Sosa 18 seasons, 1989 to 2007. Edwin Encarnacion has .260 batting average to Sammy Sosa's .273.

Who has the better career numbers?

Edwin Encarnacion and Sammy Sosa career totals
1,960GP2,354
7,040AB8,813
1,099R1,475
1,832H2,408
424HR609
1,261RBI1,667
61SB234
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.5SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Edwin Encarnacion and Sammy Sosa postseason
35GP15
125AB53
14R8
27H13
4HR2
16RBI7
0SB1
0.2AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.8

Where each stands all time

Edwin Encarnacion and Sammy Sosa all-time places
54th (424)Home runs9th (609)
119th (1,261)RBI28th (1,667)
—Hits124th (2,408)
—Stolen bases268th (234)

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

  • Edwin Encarnacion: 0 championships; none on file
  • Sammy Sosa: 0 championships; NL Silver Slugger ×6, NL MVP, Hank Aaron Award

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.

Edwin Encarnacion and Sammy Sosa 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.
1st2005.2329311989.257413
2nd2006.27615721990.2331570
3rd2007.28916761991.2031033
4th2008.25126681992.260825
5th2009.22513391993.2613393
6th2010.24421511994.3002570
7th2011.27217551995.26836119
8th2012.280421101996.27340100
9th2013.272361041997.25136119
10th2014.26834981998.30866158
11th2015.277391111999.28863141
12th2016.263421272000.32050138
13th2017.258381072001.32864160
14th2018.246321072002.28849108
15th2019.24434862003.27940103
16th2020.15710192004.2533580
17th————2005.2211445
18th————2007.2522192

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI