Gary Sheffield vs Ryan Braun

Gary SheffieldRyan Braun

Gary Sheffield and Ryan Braun compared on their MLB careers: Gary Sheffield played 22 seasons, 1988 to 2009, Ryan Braun 14 seasons, 2007 to 2020. Gary Sheffield has .292 batting average to Ryan Braun's .296. Gary Sheffield won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Gary Sheffield and Ryan Braun career totals
2,576GP1,766
9,217AB6,622
1,636R1,080
2,689H1,963
509HR352
1,676RBI1,154
253SB216
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Gary Sheffield and Ryan Braun postseason
44GP27
161AB106
27R9
40H35
6HR2
19RBI16
1SB3
0.2AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

Gary Sheffield and Ryan Braun all-time places
27th (509)Home runs102nd (352)
69th (2,689)Hits—
27th (1,676)RBI169th (1,154)
230th (253)Stolen bases—

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

  • Gary Sheffield: 1 championship; NL Silver Slugger ×3, AL Silver Slugger ×2
  • Ryan Braun: 0 championships; NL Silver Slugger ×4, NL 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.

Gary Sheffield and Ryan Braun 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.
1st1988.2384122007.3243497
2nd1989.2475322008.28537106
3rd1990.29410672009.32032114
4th1991.1942222010.30425103
5th1992.330331002011.33233111
6th1993.29420732012.31941112
7th1994.27627782013.298938
8th1995.32416462014.2661981
9th1996.314421202015.2852584
10th1997.25021712016.3053091
11th1998.30222852017.2681752
12th1999.301341012018.2542064
13th2000.325431092019.2852275
14th2001.311361002020.233826
15th2002.3072584————
16th2003.33039132————
17th2004.29036121————
18th2005.29134123————
19th2006.298625————
20th2007.2652575————
21st2008.2251957————
22nd2009.2761043————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI