Ichiro Suzuki vs Shohei Ohtani

Ichiro Suzuki

5of 9 lines

Shohei Ohtani

4of 9 lines

Ichiro Suzuki and Shohei Ohtani compared on their MLB careers: Ichiro Suzuki played 19 seasons, 2001 to 2019, Shohei Ohtani 9 seasons, 2018 to 2026. Ichiro Suzuki has .311 batting average to Shohei Ohtani's .281. Shohei Ohtani won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ichiro Suzuki leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Shohei Ohtani in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Ichiro Suzuki and Shohei Ohtani career totals
2,653GP1,152
9,934AB4,250
1,420, betterR797
3,089, betterH1,193
117HR310, better
780, betterRBI750
509, betterSB176
0.3, betterAVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4, better
0.4SLG0.6, better
0.8OPS0.9, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Ichiro Suzuki and Shohei Ohtani postseason
19GP33
78AB129
10R27, better
27H32, better
1HR11, better
8RBI24, better
4, betterSB1
0.3, betterAVG0.2
0.4, betterOBP0.4
0.4SLG0.6, better
0.8OPS0.9, better

Where each stands all time

Ichiro Suzuki and Shohei Ohtani all-time places
24th (3,089), betterHits—
34th (509), betterStolen bases—
—Home runs152nd (310), 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 Shohei Ohtani titles and awards
—Championships2, better
1AL Rookie of the Year1
10, betterAL Gold Glove—
3, betterAL Silver Slugger2
1AL MVP2, better
—Hank Aaron Award3, better
—NL MVP2, better
—NL Silver Slugger2, better

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 Shohei Ohtani 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.
1st2001.350, better869, better2018.28522, better61
2nd2002.321, better8512019.28618, better62, better
3rd2003.312, better13, better62, better2020.190724
4th2004.372, better8602021.25746, better100, better
5th2005.303, better15682022.27334, better95, better
6th2006.322, better9492023.30444, better95, better
7th2007.351, better6682024.31054, better130, better
8th2008.310, better6422025.28255, better102, better
9th2009.352, better11462026.27530, better81, better
10th2010.315643————
11th2011.272547————
12th2012.283955————
13th2013.262735————
14th2014.284122————
15th2015.229121————
16th2016.291122————
17th2017.255320————
18th2018.20500————
19th2019.00000————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI