Jackie Robinson vs Joe DiMaggio

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Jackie Robinson and Joe DiMaggio compared on their MLB careers: Jackie Robinson played 10 seasons, 1947 to 1956, Joe DiMaggio 13 seasons, 1936 to 1951. Jackie Robinson has .311 batting average to Joe DiMaggio's .325. Jackie Robinson won 1 title, Joe DiMaggio won 9 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Joe DiMaggio leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Jackie Robinson in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Jackie Robinson and Joe DiMaggio career totals

1,382	GP	1,736
4,877	AB	6,821
947	R	1,390, better
1,518	H	2,214, better
137	HR	361, better
734	RBI	1,537, better
197, better	SB	30
0.3	AVG	0.3, better
0.4, better	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.6, better
0.9	OPS	1.0, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jackie Robinson and Joe DiMaggio postseason

38	GP	51
137	AB	199
22	R	27, better
32	H	54, better
2	HR	8, better
12	RBI	30, better
6, better	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.3, better
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.4, better
0.7	OPS	0.8, better

Where each stands all time

Jackie Robinson and Joe DiMaggio all-time places

—	Home runs	92nd (361), better
—	Hits	185th (2,214), better
—	RBI	43rd (1,537), 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

Jackie Robinson and Joe DiMaggio titles and awards

1	Championships	9, better
—	AL MVP	3, better
1, better	Rookie of the Year	—
1, better	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.

Jackie Robinson and Joe DiMaggio season by season

1st	1947	.297	12	48	1936	.323, better	29, better	125, better
2nd	1948	.296	12	85	1937	.346, better	46, better	167, better
3rd	1949	.342, better	16	124	1938	.324	32, better	140, better
4th	1950	.328	14	81	1939	.381, better	30, better	126, better
5th	1951	.338	19	88	1940	.352, better	31, better	133, better
6th	1952	.308	19	75	1941	.357, better	30, better	125, better
7th	1953	.329, better	12	95	1942	.305	21, better	114, better
8th	1954	.311, better	15	59	1946	.290	25, better	95, better
9th	1955	.256	8	36	1947	.315, better	20, better	97, better
10th	1956	.275	10	43	1948	.320, better	39, better	155, better
11th	—	—	—	—	1949	.346	14	67
12th	—	—	—	—	1950	.301	32	122
13th	—	—	—	—	1951	.263	12	71

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI