Ichiro Suzuki vs Lou Gehrig

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Ichiro Suzuki and Lou Gehrig compared on their MLB careers: Ichiro Suzuki played 19 seasons, 2001 to 2019, Lou Gehrig 17 seasons, 1923 to 1939. Ichiro Suzuki has .311 batting average to Lou Gehrig's .340. Lou Gehrig won 8 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Lou Gehrig leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Ichiro Suzuki in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Ichiro Suzuki and Lou Gehrig career totals

2,653	GP	2,164
9,934	AB	8,001
1,420	R	1,888, better
3,089, better	H	2,721
117	HR	493, better
780	RBI	1,995, better
509, better	SB	102
0.3	AVG	0.3, better
0.4	OBP	0.4, better
0.4	SLG	0.6, better
0.8	OPS	1.1, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Ichiro Suzuki and Lou Gehrig postseason

19	GP	34
78	AB	119
10	R	30, better
27	H	43, better
1	HR	10, better
8	RBI	35, better
4, better	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.4, better
0.4	OBP	0.5, better
0.4	SLG	0.7, better
0.8	OPS	1.2, better

Where each stands all time

Ichiro Suzuki and Lou Gehrig all-time places

24th (3,089), better	Hits	63rd (2,721)
34th (509), better	Stolen bases	—
—	Home runs	29th (493), better
—	RBI	5th (1,995), better

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

Ichiro Suzuki and Lou Gehrig titles and awards

—	Championships	8, better
1	AL MVP	1
1, better	AL Rookie of the Year	—
10, better	AL Gold Glove	—
3, better	AL Silver Slugger	—

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.

Ichiro Suzuki and Lou Gehrig season by season

1st	2001	.350	8, better	69, better	1923	.423, better	1	9
2nd	2002	.321	8, better	51, better	1924	.500, better	0	5
3rd	2003	.312, better	13	62	1925	.295	20, better	68, better
4th	2004	.372, better	8	60	1926	.313	16, better	112, better
5th	2005	.303	15	68	1927	.373, better	47, better	175, better
6th	2006	.322	9	49	1928	.374, better	27, better	142, better
7th	2007	.351, better	6	68	1929	.300	35, better	126, better
8th	2008	.310	6	42	1930	.379, better	41, better	174, better
9th	2009	.352, better	11	46	1931	.341	46, better	184, better
10th	2010	.315	6	43	1932	.349, better	34, better	151, better
11th	2011	.272	5	47	1933	.334, better	32, better	139, better
12th	2012	.283	9	55	1934	.363, better	49, better	165, better
13th	2013	.262	7	35	1935	.329, better	30, better	119, better
14th	2014	.284	1	22	1936	.354, better	49, better	152, better
15th	2015	.229	1	21	1937	.351, better	37, better	159, better
16th	2016	.291	1	22	1938	.295, better	29, better	114, better
17th	2017	.255, better	3, better	20, better	1939	.143	0	1
18th	2018	.205	0	0	—	—	—	—
19th	2019	.000	0	0	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI